MLS

FT Saturday, June 2, 2018
San Jose Earthquakes WDLLL 1
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Chicago Fire FC LLWLW 2
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SJ011
CHI112
SeatGeek Stadium · 14,138 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports

Alan Gordon, Aleksandar Katai lead Chicago Fire past San Jose Earthquakes

Alan Gordon and Aleksandar Katai scored as the Chicago Fire defeated the hapless San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 on Saturday at Toyota Park.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
17
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
8
Corner Kicks
2
3
Saves
4
52.8
Possession
47.2
14
SHOTS
13
5
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
399
Accurate Passes
358
485
Passes
438
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
5
25
Crosses
10
0.2
Cross %
0.5
72
Long Balls
63
42
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
2
6
Effective Tackles
6
10
Tackles
9
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
18
Effective Clearances
26
18
Clearances
26

Head to Head

CHI leads series 3-2

Lineups

CHI · 4-3-3

  1. 32Patrick McLainG
  2. 3Brandon VincentCD-L
  3. 4Johan KappelhofCD-R
  4. 25Jorge Luis CorralesLB
  5. 5Kevin EllisRB
  6. 19Mohammed AdamsCM
  7. 31Bastian SchweinsteigerLM
  8. 13Brandt BronicoRM
  9. 21Alan GordonF
  10. 9Luis SolignacLF
  11. 10Aleksandar KataiRF

Substitutes

  1. 20Daniel JohnsonSUB
  2. 23Nemanja NikolicSUB
  3. 17Diego CamposSUB
  4. 12Tony TchaniSUB
  5. 18Drew ConnerSUB
  6. 45Richard SánchezSUB
  7. 16Jonathan CampbellSUB

SJ · 4-4-2

  1. 28Andrew TarbellG
  2. 30Yefferson QuintanaCD-L
  3. 15Jimmy OckfordCD-R
  4. 6Shea SalinasLB
  5. 24Nick LimaRB
  6. 7Magnus ErikssonCM-L
  7. 23Florian JungwirthCM-R
  8. 11Valeri QazaishviliLM
  9. 16Chris WehanRM
  10. 9Danny HoesenCF-L
  11. 8Chris WondolowskiCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 22Tommy ThompsonSUB
  2. 3Francois AffolterSUB
  3. 27Fatai AlasheSUB
  4. 12Matt BersanoSUB
  5. 10Jahmir HykaSUB
  6. 14Jackson YueillSUB
  7. 25Quincy AmarikwaSUB

Timeline

  1. 14' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Fatai Alashe replaces Shea Salinas because of an injury.
  2. 29' Goal! Chicago Fire 1, San Jose Earthquakes 0. Alan Gordon (Chicago Fire) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Solignac with a cross.
  3. 43' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Richard Sánchez replaces Patrick McLain because of an injury.
  4. 45'+5' Fatai Alashe (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 49' Goal! Chicago Fire 2, San Jose Earthquakes 0. Aleksandar Katai (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Brandt Bronico with a through ball.
  6. 52' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Tommy Thompson replaces Christopher Wehan.
  7. 57' Jorge Corrales (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 61' Jimmy Ockford (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 67' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Nemanja Nikolic replaces Alan Gordon.
  10. 74' Goal! Chicago Fire 2, San Jose Earthquakes 1. Danny Hoesen (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Chris Wondolowski with a cross following a fast break.
  11. 79' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Diego Campos replaces Luis Solignac.
  12. 83' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Quincy Amarikwa replaces Yefferson Quintana.

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