MLS

FT Saturday, August 17, 2019
Philadelphia Union WLWWL 0
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Chicago Fire FC DWWLW 2
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Match Report

Patrick Gorski-USA TODAY Sports

Nikolic scores two as Fire upend Union

Nemanja Nikolic scored both goals to lead the Chicago Fire to a 2-0 victory over the Philadelphia Union on Saturday night at Bridgeview, Ill.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
7
Corner Kicks
2
1
Saves
4
69.7
Possession
30.3
18
SHOTS
5
3
ON GOAL
3
0.2
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
540
Accurate Passes
185
627
Passes
269
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
5
Accurate Crosses
3
20
Crosses
9
0.3
Cross %
0.3
47
Long Balls
75
24
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
0
6
Effective Tackles
7
10
Tackles
13
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
5
Interceptions
7
5
Effective Clearances
24
5
Clearances
24

Head to Head

PHI leads series 4-1

Lineups

CHI · 4-3-3

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

PHI · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 18Andre BlakeG
  2. 78Aurélien CollinCD-L
  3. 3Jack ElliottCD-R
  4. 6Haris MedunjaninDM
  5. 27Kai WagnerLB
  6. 28Raymon GaddisRB
  7. 35Jamiro MonteiroAM
  8. 2Warren CreavalleLM
  9. 11Alejandro BedoyaRM
  10. 10Marco FabiánCF-L
  11. 23Kacper PrzybylkoCF-R

Timeline

  1. 38' Goal! Chicago Fire 1, Philadelphia Union 0. Nemanja Nikolic (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with a cross.
  2. 43' Aurélien Collin (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Goal! Chicago Fire 2, Philadelphia Union 0. Nemanja Nikolic (Chicago Fire) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  4. 45'+3' Nicolás Gaitán (Chicago Fire) is shown the red card.
  5. 45'+5' VAR Decision: Red Card Nicolás Gaitán (Chicago Fire).
  6. 45' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Ilsinho replaces Warren Creavalle.
  7. 57' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Andrew Wooten replaces Raymon Gaddis.
  8. 66' Jamiro Monteiro (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 77' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Micheal Azira replaces Nemanja Nikolic.
  10. 80' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Brenden Aaronson replaces Aurélien Collin.
  11. 90'+4' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Grant Lillard replaces Jonathan Bornstein.

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