MLS

FT Wednesday, July 3, 2019
Atlanta United FC WWLWL 1
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Chicago Fire FC LLDLW 5
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CHI505
SeatGeek Stadium · 13,476 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

USA Today

Fire pummel Atlanta with 5-goal barrage

Forward C.J. Sapong scored two goals, and the Chicago Fire erupted for five first-half scores en route to a 5-1 trouncing of Atlanta United.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

7
Fouls
14
1
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
1
Corner Kicks
6
5
Saves
0
28.5
Possession
71.5
4
SHOTS
24
1
ON GOAL
10
0.3
On Target %
0.4
1
Penalty Goals
1
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
179
Accurate Passes
561
255
Passes
631
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
6
2
Crosses
16
1.0
Cross %
0.4
56
Long Balls
57
22
Accurate Long Balls
39
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
0
Blocked Shots
5
5
Effective Tackles
12
7
Tackles
15
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
6
Interceptions
4
25
Effective Clearances
4
25
Clearances
4

Head to Head

ATL leads series 3-2

Lineups

CHI · 4-1-4-1

  1. 27Kenneth KronholmG
  2. 5Francisco CalvoCD-L
  3. 31Bastian SchweinsteigerCD-R
  4. 6Dax McCartyDM
  5. 25Jorge Luis CorralesLB
  6. 13Brandt BronicoRB
  7. 20Nicolás GaitánCM-L
  8. 21Fabian HerbersCM-R
  9. 11Przemyslaw FrankowskiLM
  10. 10Aleksandar KataiRM
  11. 9C.J. SapongF

ATL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 5Leandro González PírezCD-L
  3. 12Miles RobinsonCD-R
  4. 3M ParkhurstLB
  5. 2Franco EscobarRB
  6. 10Gonzalo MartínezAM
  7. 6Darlington NagbeLM
  8. 18Jeff LarentowiczRM
  9. 19Brandon VázquezF
  10. 28Dion PereiraAM-L
  11. 24Julian GresselAM-R

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! Chicago Fire 1, Atlanta United FC 0. Francisco Calvo (Chicago Fire) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolás Gaitán with a cross following a corner.
  2. 7' Goal! Chicago Fire 2, Atlanta United FC 0. C.J. Sapong (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolás Gaitán.
  3. 10' VAR: Penalty Kick. Referee decision on field cancelled.
  4. 11' Leandro González Pirez (Atlanta United FC) is shown the red card.
  5. 13' Goal! Chicago Fire 3, Atlanta United FC 0. Nicolás Gaitán (Chicago Fire) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  6. 18' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Florentin Pogba replaces Gonzalo Martínez.
  7. 37' Goal! Chicago Fire 4, Atlanta United FC 0. C.J. Sapong (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolás Gaitán.
  8. 44' Goal! Chicago Fire 5, Atlanta United FC 0. Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Francisco Calvo with a through ball.
  9. 45' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Jeremiah Gutjahr replaces Jorge Corrales.
  10. 57' Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 58' Goal! Chicago Fire 5, Atlanta United FC 1. Brandon Vázquez (Atlanta United FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  12. 60' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Nemanja Nikolic replaces C.J. Sapong.
  13. 63' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Mikey Ambrose replaces Darlington Nagbe.
  14. 63' Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Brek Shea replaces Julian Gressel.
  15. 69' Miles Robinson (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 71' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Amando Moreno replaces Fabian Herbers because of an injury.
  17. 87' Jeremiah Gutjahr (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 90'+2' Nemanja Nikolic (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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