MLS

FT Saturday, September 14, 2019
FC Dallas WLDWW 0
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Chicago Fire FC WLWLD 4
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CHI404
SeatGeek Stadium · 12,874 att.

Match Report

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Sapong scores twice as Fire rout FC Dallas

C.J. Sapong scored two of Chicago's four first-half goals as the Fire capped an eventful week with a resounding 4-0 home victory over FC Dallas.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
7
Corner Kicks
9
3
Saves
4
51.7
Possession
48.3
13
SHOTS
17
4
ON GOAL
7
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
394
Accurate Passes
347
467
Passes
427
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
8
22
Crosses
21
0.3
Cross %
0.4
48
Long Balls
53
22
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
6
Blocked Shots
2
13
Effective Tackles
15
20
Tackles
17
0.7
Tackle %
0.9
14
Interceptions
13
24
Effective Clearances
19
24
Clearances
19

Head to Head

CHI leads series 3-2

Lineups

CHI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 27Kenneth KronholmG
  2. 5Francisco CalvoCD-L
  3. 31Bastian SchweinsteigerCD-R
  4. 3Jonathan BornsteinLB
  5. 4Johan KappelhofRB
  6. 20Nicolás GaitánAM
  7. 6Dax McCartyLM
  8. 13Brandt BronicoRM
  9. 23Nemanja NikolicF
  10. 9C.J. SapongAM-L
  11. 11Przemyslaw FrankowskiAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Fabian HerbersSUB
  2. 10Aleksandar KataiSUB
  3. 33Jeremiah GutjahrSUB
  4. 14Djordje MihailovicSUB
  5. 45Richard SánchezSUB
  6. 2MarceloSUB
  7. 16Micheal AziraSUB

DAL · 4-3-3

  1. 1Jesse GonzalezG
  2. 3Reto ZieglerCD-L
  3. 24Matt HedgesCD-R
  4. 12Ryan HollingsheadLB
  5. 2Reggie CannonRB
  6. 33Edwin CerrilloCM
  7. 27Jesús FerreiraLM
  8. 19Paxton PomykalRM
  9. 13Zdenek OndrasekF
  10. 14Dominique BadjiLF
  11. 21Michael BarriosRF

Substitutes

  1. 4BressanSUB
  2. 11Hárold MosqueraSUB
  3. 18Brandon ServaniaSUB
  4. 20Jimmy MaurerSUB
  5. 15Jacori HayesSUB
  6. 26John NelsonSUB
  7. 16Ricardo PepiSUB

Timeline

  1. 5' Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 7' Goal! Chicago Fire 1, FC Dallas 0. C.J. Sapong (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  3. 16' Goal! Chicago Fire 2, FC Dallas 0. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Brandt Bronico with a cross.
  4. 29' Goal! Chicago Fire 3, FC Dallas 0. C.J. Sapong (Chicago Fire) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolás Gaitán with a cross following a corner.
  5. 39' Goal! Chicago Fire 4, FC Dallas 0. Nemanja Nikolic (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
  6. 45' Substitution, FC Dallas. Brandon Servania replaces Jesús Ferreira.
  7. 66' Substitution, FC Dallas. Santiago Mosquera replaces Dominique Badji.
  8. 66' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Djordje Mihailovic replaces Bastian Schweinsteiger.
  9. 73' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Aleksandar Katai replaces C.J. Sapong.
  10. 76' Substitution, FC Dallas. Jacori Hayes replaces Michael Barrios.
  11. 80' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Marcelo replaces Francisco Calvo.

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