MLS

FT Saturday, June 30, 2018
New York City FC WLDWL 2
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Chicago Fire FC DDWDW 3
1st2ndT
NYC202
CHI123
SeatGeek Stadium · 15,204 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

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Aleksandar Katai's second-half brace carries Chicago Fire past NYCFC

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Team Stats

5
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
5
Corner Kicks
1
2
Saves
4
68.5
Possession
31.5
20
SHOTS
5
6
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
1.0
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
651
Accurate Passes
251
723
Passes
336
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
1
Accurate Crosses
1
22
Crosses
4
0.0
Cross %
0.3
49
Long Balls
59
35
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.7
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
0
7
Effective Tackles
10
10
Tackles
13
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
17
Interceptions
10
3
Effective Clearances
22
3
Clearances
22

Head to Head

NYC leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

CHI · 4-3-3

  1. 45Richard SánchezG
  2. 3Brandon VincentCD-L
  3. 16Jonathan CampbellCD-R
  4. 25Jorge Luis CorralesLB
  5. 17Diego CamposRB
  6. 6Dax McCartyCM
  7. 31Bastian SchweinsteigerLM
  8. 13Brandt BronicoRM
  9. 23Nemanja NikolicF
  10. 28Elliot CollierLF
  11. 10Aleksandar KataiRF

NYC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Sean JohnsonG
  2. 6Alexander CallensCD-L
  3. 33Sebastien IbeaghaCD-R
  4. 2Ben SweatLB
  5. 3Anton TinnerholmRB
  6. 10Maxi MorálezAM
  7. 12Ebenezer OforiLM
  8. 8Alexander RingRM
  9. 9Jo Inge BergetF
  10. 19Jesús MedinaAM-L
  11. 29Ismael Tajouri-ShradiAM-R

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! Chicago Fire 1, New York City FC 0. Nemanja Nikolic (Chicago Fire) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dax McCarty with a through ball.
  2. 10' Brandt Bronico (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 28' Alexander Ring (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 36' Goal! Chicago Fire 1, New York City FC 1. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maximiliano Morález.
  5. 40' Goal! Chicago Fire 1, New York City FC 2. Jo Inge Berget (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anton Tinnerholm following a set piece situation.
  6. 47' Goal! Chicago Fire 2, New York City FC 2. Aleksandar Katai (Chicago Fire) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dax McCarty.
  7. 52' Goal! Chicago Fire 3, New York City FC 2. Aleksandar Katai (Chicago Fire) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Elliot Collier.
  8. 66' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Mohammed Adams replaces Elliot Collier.
  9. 72' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Alan Gordon replaces Nemanja Nikolic.
  10. 75' Substitution, New York City FC. Jonathan Lewis replaces Ben Sweat.
  11. 85' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Tony Tchani replaces Bastian Schweinsteiger.
  12. 89' Richard Sánchez (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 90'+1' Alan Gordon (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 90'+2' Substitution, New York City FC. Thomas McNamara replaces Jesús Medina.

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