MLS

FT Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Chicago Fire FC WDWLW 4
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San Jose Earthquakes WLWLL 1
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CHI224
SJ011
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Team Stats

16
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
5
8
Saves
6
50.6
Possession
49.4
14
SHOTS
20
10
ON GOAL
9
0.7
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
394
Accurate Passes
385
479
Passes
460
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
7
9
Crosses
18
0.2
Cross %
0.4
64
Long Balls
58
28
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
4
8
Effective Tackles
8
12
Tackles
13
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
14
Effective Clearances
17
14
Clearances
17

Highlights

01:57 San Jose 1-4 Chicago: Fire's second half surge Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

SJ · 4-4-2

  1. 28Andrew TarbellG
  2. 23Florian JungwirthCD-L
  3. 3Francois AffolterCD-R
  4. 6Shea SalinasLB
  5. 24Nick LimaRB
  6. 30Aníbal GodoyCM-L
  7. 14Jackson YueillCM-R
  8. 9Danny HoesenLM
  9. 22Tommy ThompsonRM
  10. 21Marco UreñaCF-L
  11. 8Chris WondolowskiCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 25Quincy AmarikwaSUB
  2. 11Valeri QazaishviliSUB
  3. 1David BinghamSUB
  4. 10Jahmir HykaSUB
  5. 5Víctor BernárdezSUB
  6. 2Kofi SarkodieSUB
  7. 17Darwin CerénSUB

CHI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 45Richard SánchezG
  2. 16Jonathan CampbellCD-L
  3. 4Johan KappelhofCD-R
  4. 3Brandon VincentLB
  5. 2Matt PolsterRB
  6. 8Michael de LeeuwAM
  7. 6Dax McCartyLM
  8. 14Djordje MihailovicRM
  9. 23Nemanja NikolicF
  10. 9Luis SolignacAM-L
  11. 12Arturo ÁlvarezAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 28Matt LampsonSUB
  2. 13Brandt BronicoSUB
  3. 66João MeiraSUB
  4. 5Michael HarringtonSUB
  5. 18Drew ConnerSUB
  6. 25Jorge Luis CorralesSUB
  7. 10David ArshakyanSUB

Timeline

  1. 14' Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 0, Chicago Fire 1. Djordje Mihailovic (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matt Polster.
  2. 26' Arturo Alvarez (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 35' Florian Jungwirth (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 39' Aníbal Godoy (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 40' Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 0, Chicago Fire 2. Luis Solignac (Chicago Fire) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Michael de Leeuw.
  6. 48' Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 0, Chicago Fire 3. Nemanja Nikolic (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Solignac with a through ball.
  7. 64' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Valeri Qazaishvili replaces Nick Lima because of an injury.
  8. 65' Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 0, Chicago Fire 4. Nemanja Nikolic (Chicago Fire) header from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  9. 66' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Joao Meira replaces Matt Polster.
  10. 67' Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 72' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Quincy Amarikwa replaces Marco Ureña.
  12. 76' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Drew Conner replaces Nemanja Nikolic.
  13. 77' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Jahmir Hyka replaces Tommy Thompson.
  14. 83' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Brandt Bronico replaces Dax McCarty.
  15. 87' Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 1, Chicago Fire 4. Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Valeri Qazaishvili with a cross following a corner.

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