MLS

FT Thursday, August 23, 2018
Columbus Crew LWWWL 1
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Chicago Fire FC LLLLL 1
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Match Report

Patrick Gorski-USA TODAY Sports

Columbus Crew SC extends Chicago Fire winless run to nine games with late Hansen goal

Niko Hansen scored in the 87th minute to give the Columbus Crew SC a 1-1 tie with Chicago to extend the Fire's winless streak to nine games.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
2
2
Saves
5
54
Possession
46
12
SHOTS
11
6
ON GOAL
3
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
492
Accurate Passes
420
575
Passes
495
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
2
20
Crosses
8
0.4
Cross %
0.3
83
Long Balls
65
58
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.7
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
2
11
Effective Tackles
11
15
Tackles
17
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
12
Interceptions
10
14
Effective Clearances
21
14
Clearances
21

Head to Head

CHI leads series 3-2

Lineups

CHI · 3-4-2-1

  1. 30Stefan ClevelandG
  2. 31Bastian SchweinsteigerCD
  3. 3Brandon VincentCD-L
  4. 4Johan KappelhofCD-R
  5. 13Brandt BronicoCM-L
  6. 6Dax McCartyCM-R
  7. 7Raheem EdwardsLM
  8. 22Nicolas HaslerRM
  9. 23Nemanja NikolicF
  10. 8Michael de LeeuwCF-L
  11. 14Djordje MihailovicCF-R

CLB · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Zack SteffenG
  2. 22Gaston SauroCD-L
  3. 3Josh WilliamsCD-R
  4. 19Milton ValenzuelaLB
  5. 25Harrison AffulRB
  6. 8ArturAM
  7. 6Wil TrappLM
  8. 2Ricardo ClarkRM
  9. 11Gyasi ZardesF
  10. 9Justin MeramAM-L
  11. 7Pedro SantosAM-R

Timeline

  1. 55' Michael de Leeuw (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 57' Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Niko Hansen replaces Ricardo Clark.
  3. 57' Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Federico Higuaín replaces Justin Meram.
  4. 60' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Aleksandar Katai replaces Michael de Leeuw.
  5. 65' Federico Higuaín (Columbus Crew SC) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 66' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Mohammed Adams replaces Djordje Mihailovic.
  7. 67' Goal! Chicago Fire 1, Columbus Crew SC 0. Nemanja Nikolic (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  8. 69' Aleksandar Katai (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 81' Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Patrick Mullins replaces Gastón Sauro.
  10. 87' Goal! Chicago Fire 1, Columbus Crew SC 1. Niko Hansen (Columbus Crew SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  11. 90'+1' Bastian Schweinsteiger (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 90'+3' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Alan Gordon replaces Brandt Bronico.

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