MLS

FT Saturday, May 25, 2019
New York City FC WWDWW 1
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Chicago Fire FC LDWWL 1
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NYC101
CHI101
SeatGeek Stadium · 10,986 att.

Match Report

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NYCFC extend unbeaten streak with Fire draw

Alexandru Mitrita scored in his first start in more than a month and scored in New York City FC's 1-1 draw against the Chicago Fire on Saturday.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
16
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
6
5
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
1
48.3
Possession
51.7
8
SHOTS
11
2
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
311
Accurate Passes
351
407
Passes
427
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
4
8
Crosses
15
0.5
Cross %
0.3
65
Long Balls
60
22
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
1
10
Effective Tackles
10
19
Tackles
14
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
11
Interceptions
8
14
Effective Clearances
9
14
Clearances
9

Head to Head

NYC leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

CHI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 27Kenneth KronholmG
  2. 5Francisco CalvoCD-L
  3. 31Bastian SchweinsteigerCD-R
  4. 7Raheem EdwardsLB
  5. 4Johan KappelhofRB
  6. 14Djordje MihailovicAM
  7. 6Dax McCartyLM
  8. 13Brandt BronicoRM
  9. 9C.J. SapongF
  10. 11Przemyslaw FrankowskiAM-L
  11. 10Aleksandar KataiAM-R

NYC · 3-4-3

  1. 1Sean JohnsonG
  2. 16James SandsCD
  3. 6Alexander CallensCD-L
  4. 4Maxime ChanotCD-R
  5. 15Tony RochaCM-L
  6. 8Alexander RingCM-R
  7. 22Rónald MatarritaLM
  8. 3Anton TinnerholmRM
  9. 9HéberF
  10. 28Alexandru MitritaCF-L
  11. 10Maxi MorálezCF-R

Timeline

  1. 28' Goal! Chicago Fire 1, New York City FC 0. C.J. Sapong (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brandt Bronico.
  2. 30' VAR: Goal. Referee decision on field cancelled.
  3. 40' Goal! Chicago Fire 1, New York City FC 1. Alexandru Mitrita (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez.
  4. 53' Alexander Ring (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 57' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Fabian Herbers replaces Brandt Bronico.
  6. 64' VAR: Penalty Kick. Referee decision on field cancelled.
  7. 66' Substitution, New York City FC. Ebenezer Ofori replaces Ronald Matarrita.
  8. 78' Substitution, New York City FC. Valentín Castellanos replaces Héber.
  9. 78' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Nemanja Nikolic replaces Przemyslaw Frankowski.
  10. 80' Aleksandar Katai (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 88' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Cristian Martínez replaces Aleksandar Katai.
  12. 90' Substitution, New York City FC. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi replaces Alexandru Mitrita.
  13. 90' Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 90'+1' Raheem Edwards (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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