Jermaine Jones a factor as New England tops Chicago Fire 2-1
Major League Soccer
MLS
FT
Sunday, September 7, 2014
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| NE | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Gillette Stadium · 12,204 att.
Match Report
Team Stats
10
Fouls
13
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
0
37.7
Possession
62.3
6
SHOTS
11
1
ON GOAL
6
0.2
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
227
Accurate Passes
428
319
Passes
525
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
5
12
Crosses
21
0.3
Cross %
0.2
64
Long Balls
67
21
Accurate Long Balls
40
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
0
Blocked Shots
1
22
Effective Tackles
16
25
Tackles
20
0.9
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
32
Effective Clearances
17
32
Clearances
17
Head to Head
series tied 2-2-1
Lineups
NE · 4-2-3-1
- 22Bobby ShuttleworthG
- 23Jose GoncalvesCD-L
- 5Anthony SoaresCD-R
- 25Darrius BarnesLB
- 2Andrew FarrellRB
- 24Lee NguyenAM
- 6Scott CaldwellLM
- 13Jermaine JonesRM
- 7Patrick MullinsF
- 11Kelyn RoweAM-L
- 14Diego FagundezAM-R
Substitutes
- 30Kevin AlstonSUB
- 10Teal BunburySUB
- 9Charlie DaviesSUB
- 18Brad KnightonSUB
- 4Steve NeumannSUB
- 16Daigo KobayashiSUB
- 99Tony TaylorSUB
CHI · 4-4-2
- 25Sean JohnsonG
- 4Bakary SoumaréCD-L
- 20Jeff LarentowiczCD-R
- 13Gonzalo SegaresLB
- 5Lovel PalmerRB
- 30Razvan CocisCM-L
- 22Matt WatsonCM-R
- 7Alex LimaLM
- 8Grant WardRM
- 24Quincy AmarikwaCF-L
- 11Sanna NyassiCF-R
Substitutes
- 15Matt FondySUB
- 28Kyle ReynishSUB
- 6Patrick IanniSUB
- 54Hector JoyaSUB
- 14Patrick NyarkoSUB
- 12Logan PauseSUB
- 19Harry ShippSUB
Timeline
- 28' Goal! New England Revolution 0, Chicago Fire 1. Sanna Nyassi (Chicago Fire) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Quincy Amarikwa with a cross.
- 36' Lovel Palmer (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39' Razvan Cocis (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41' Goal! New England Revolution 1, Chicago Fire 1. Diego Fagundez (New England Revolution) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lee Nguyen with a cross following a corner.
- 58' Matt Watson (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card.
- 58' Substitution, New England Revolution. Charlie Davies replaces Patrick Mullins.
- 60' Goal! New England Revolution 2, Chicago Fire 1. Charlie Davies (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jermaine Jones with a through ball following a fast break.
- 65' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Matthew Fondy replaces Alex.
- 66' Substitution, New England Revolution. Teal Bunbury replaces Diego Fagundez.
- 74' Darrius Barnes (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card.
- 75' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Harry Shipp replaces Sanna Nyassi.
- 76' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Patrick Nyarko replaces Grant Ward.
- 78' Scott Caldwell (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78' Jermaine Jones (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1' Substitution, New England Revolution. Daigo Kobayashi replaces Jermaine Jones.
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