MLS

FT Saturday, April 7, 2018
Columbus Crew WDWLL 0
–
Chicago Fire FC LLLDW 1
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CLB000
CHI101
SeatGeek Stadium · 11,023 att.

Match Report

Patrick Gorski-USA TODAY Sports

Nemanja Nikolic on target as Chicago defeats Columbus

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
0
11
Corner Kicks
4
0
Saves
2
64.3
Possession
35.7
21
SHOTS
5
2
ON GOAL
1
0.1
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
463
Accurate Passes
231
571
Passes
327
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
5
Accurate Crosses
1
28
Crosses
8
0.2
Cross %
0.1
58
Long Balls
67
36
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.6
Long Balls %
0.3
5
Blocked Shots
3
13
Effective Tackles
13
19
Tackles
21
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
11
Effective Clearances
36
11
Clearances
36

Head to Head

CLB leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

CHI · 3-4-1-2

  1. 45Richard SánchezG
  2. 31Bastian SchweinsteigerCD
  3. 5Kevin EllisCD-L
  4. 4Johan KappelhofCD-R
  5. 12Tony TchaniCM-L
  6. 6Dax McCartyCM-R
  7. 17Diego CamposAM
  8. 3Brandon VincentLM
  9. 18Drew ConnerRM
  10. 21Alan GordonCF-L
  11. 23Nemanja NikolicCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Aleksandar KataiSUB
  2. 13Brandt BronicoSUB
  3. 27Rafael RamosSUB
  4. 22Jon BakeroSUB
  5. 15Grant LillardSUB
  6. 28Elliot CollierSUB
  7. 32Patrick McLainSUB

CLB · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Zack SteffenG
  2. 3Josh WilliamsCD-L
  3. 4Jonathan MensahCD-R
  4. 19Milton ValenzuelaLB
  5. 25Harrison AffulRB
  6. 10Federico HiguaínAM
  7. 6Wil TrappLM
  8. 7ArturRM
  9. 11Gyasi ZardesF
  10. 18Cristian MartínezAM-L
  11. 9Pedro SantosAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 24Jon KempinSUB
  2. 8Mohammed AbuSUB
  3. 17Lalas AbubakarSUB
  4. 16Hector JimenezSUB
  5. 31Connor MaloneySUB
  6. 14Adam JahnSUB
  7. 28Niko HansenSUB

Timeline

  1. 6' Johan Kappelhof (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 27' Goal! Chicago Fire 1, Columbus Crew SC 0. Nemanja Nikolic (Chicago Fire) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  3. 47' Artur (Columbus Crew SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 56' Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Niko Hansen replaces Cristian Martínez.
  5. 57' Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Mohammed Abu replaces Artur.
  6. 64' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Grant Lillard replaces Kevin Ellis because of an injury.
  7. 71' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Elliot Collier replaces Diego Campos.
  8. 77' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Brandt Bronico replaces Alan Gordon.
  9. 90' Richard Sánchez (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 90' Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Adam Jahn replaces Josh Williams.
  11. 90'+4' Nemanja Nikolic (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card.

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