MLS

FT Saturday, July 20, 2019
Chicago Fire FC LWLLD 0
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Philadelphia Union DLWDL 2
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Match Report

Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

Union extends Eastern lead with win over Fire

The Philadelphia Union extended their lead atop the Eastern Conference with a 2-0 win over the visiting Chicago Fire on Saturday.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
5
1
Saves
3
45.4
Possession
54.6
12
SHOTS
14
3
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
351
Accurate Passes
443
424
Passes
516
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
3
14
Crosses
11
0.3
Cross %
0.3
64
Long Balls
52
43
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.7
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
7
7
Effective Tackles
5
11
Tackles
7
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
7
Interceptions
6
17
Effective Clearances
15
17
Clearances
15

Head to Head

PHI leads series 4-1

Lineups

PHI · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 18Andre BlakeG
  2. 26Auston TrustyCD-L
  3. 3Jack ElliottCD-R
  4. 6Haris MedunjaninDM
  5. 27Kai WagnerLB
  6. 28Raymon GaddisRB
  7. 10Marco FabiánAM
  8. 22Brenden AaronsonLM
  9. 11Alejandro BedoyaRM
  10. 9Fafà PicaultCF-L
  11. 23Kacper PrzybylkoCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Anthony FontanaSUB
  2. 25IlsinhoSUB
  3. 78Aurélien CollinSUB
  4. 16RJ AllenSUB
  5. 12Joe BendikSUB
  6. 7Andrew WootenSUB
  7. 2Warren CreavalleSUB

CHI · 3-1-4-2

  1. 27Kenneth KronholmG
  2. 31Bastian SchweinsteigerCD
  3. 5Francisco CalvoCD-L
  4. 4Johan KappelhofCD-R
  5. 13Brandt BronicoSW
  6. 21Fabian HerbersCM-L
  7. 14Djordje MihailovicCM-R
  8. 25Jorge Luis CorralesLM
  9. 11Przemyslaw FrankowskiRM
  10. 23Nemanja NikolicCF-L
  11. 9C.J. SapongCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 45Richard Sánchez
  2. 36Andre Reynolds
  3. 2Marcelo
  4. 17Diego Campos
  5. 33Jeremiah Gutjahr
  6. 15Grant Lillard
  7. 10Aleksandar Katai

Timeline

  1. 7' Brandt Bronico (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 11' Goal! Philadelphia Union 1, Chicago Fire 0. Marco Fabián (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kai Wagner following a set piece situation.
  3. 19' Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 42' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Grant Lillard replaces Jorge Corrales because of an injury.
  5. 61' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Anthony Fontana replaces Marco Fabián.
  6. 65' Goal! Philadelphia Union 2, Chicago Fire 0. Anthony Fontana (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  7. 70' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Aleksandar Katai replaces Nemanja Nikolic.
  8. 70' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Diego Campos replaces Djordje Mihailovic.
  9. 77' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Ilsinho replaces Brenden Aaronson.
  10. 84' Fabrice-Jean Picault (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 90' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Warren Creavalle replaces Fabrice-Jean Picault.

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