MLS

FT Saturday, September 29, 2018
LAFC WDWDW 1
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Chicago Fire FC DLWDL 3
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CHI213
SeatGeek Stadium · 18,471 att.

Match Report

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LAFC stumbles against Chicago Fire in quest for first-round playoff bye

Djordje Mihailovic and Nemanja Nikolic each scored first-half goals as the Chicago Fire pulled away for a 3-1 victory against LAFC.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
23
0
Yellow Cards
5
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
6
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
5
66.1
Possession
33.9
16
SHOTS
9
6
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
499
Accurate Passes
219
574
Passes
299
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
8
Accurate Crosses
1
25
Crosses
7
0.3
Cross %
0.1
46
Long Balls
59
31
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.7
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
2
6
Effective Tackles
9
10
Tackles
19
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
8
Interceptions
16
16
Effective Clearances
21
16
Clearances
21

Lineups

CHI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 30Stefan ClevelandG
  2. 31Bastian SchweinsteigerCD-L
  3. 4Johan KappelhofCD-R
  4. 3Brandon VincentLB
  5. 25Jorge Luis CorralesRB
  6. 14Djordje MihailovicAM
  7. 13Brandt BronicoLM
  8. 6Dax McCartyRM
  9. 23Nemanja NikolicF
  10. 7Raheem EdwardsAM-L
  11. 8Michael de LeeuwAM-R

LAFC · 4-3-3

  1. 1Tyler MillerG
  2. 25Walker ZimmermanCD-L
  3. 5Dejan JankovićCD-R
  4. 2Jordan HarveyLB
  5. 3Steven BeitashourRB
  6. 20Eduard AtuestaCM
  7. 8André HortaLM
  8. 33Benny FeilhaberRM
  9. 99Adama DiomandéF
  10. 10Carlos VelaLF
  11. 9Diego RossiRF

Timeline

  1. 20' Goal! Chicago Fire 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Djordje Mihailovic (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Brandon Vincent with a cross.
  2. 24' Dax McCarty (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 29' Goal! Chicago Fire 2, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Nemanja Nikolic (Chicago Fire) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  4. 45' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Lee Nguyen replaces Eduard Atuesta.
  5. 56' Nemanja Nikolic (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 65' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Aleksandar Katai replaces Michael de Leeuw.
  7. 66' Goal! Chicago Fire 3, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Aleksandar Katai (Chicago Fire) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Djordje Mihailovic.
  8. 69' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Joshua Pérez replaces Adama Diomande.
  9. 70' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Christian Ramirez replaces André Horta.
  10. 71' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Drew Conner replaces Djordje Mihailovic.
  11. 73' Goal! Chicago Fire 3, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the top right corner. Assisted by Lee Nguyen.
  12. 74' VAR: Goal. Referee decision on field stands.
  13. 79' Brandt Bronico (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 87' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Jonathan Campbell replaces Nemanja Nikolic.
  15. 90'+3' Johan Kappelhof (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 90'+3' Aleksandar Katai (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card.

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