MLS

FT Saturday, May 11, 2019
Minnesota United FC LDWDL 0
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Chicago Fire FC LLDWW 2
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CHI202
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Match Report

Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports

Chicago Fire control pace in win over Minnesota United

The resurgent Chicago Fire offense led the team to another MLS win, besting the visiting Minnesota United 2-0 on Saturday night.

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Team Stats

19
Fouls
14
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
2
46.7
Possession
53.3
5
SHOTS
15
2
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
410
Accurate Passes
486
493
Passes
571
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
0
12
Crosses
6
0.2
Cross %
0.0
40
Long Balls
59
23
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
4
17
Effective Tackles
10
25
Tackles
18
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
19
Interceptions
12
10
Effective Clearances
9
10
Clearances
9

Head to Head

MIN leads series 2-0

Lineups

CHI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1David OustedG
  2. 5Francisco CalvoCD-L
  3. 31Bastian SchweinsteigerCD-R
  4. 25Jorge Luis CorralesLB
  5. 4Johan KappelhofRB
  6. 20Nicolás GaitánAM
  7. 6Dax McCartyLM
  8. 14Djordje MihailovicRM
  9. 23Nemanja NikolicF
  10. 11Przemyslaw FrankowskiAM-L
  11. 10Aleksandar KataiAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 18Cristian MartínezSUB
  2. 9C.J. SapongSUB
  3. 13Brandt BronicoSUB
  4. 45Richard SánchezSUB
  5. 19Mohammed AdamsSUB
  6. 21Fabian HerbersSUB
  7. 17Diego CamposSUB

MIN · 4-3-3

  1. 1Vito MannoneG
  2. 14Brent KallmanCD-L
  3. 3Ike OparaCD-R
  4. 4Eric MillerLB
  5. 19Romain MétanireRB
  6. 6Osvaldo AlonsoCM
  7. 20Rasmus SchüllerLM
  8. 8Jan GregusRM
  9. 9Angelo RodríguezF
  10. 10Miguel IbarraLF
  11. 13Ethan FinlayRF

Substitutes

  1. 7Kevin MolinoSUB
  2. 25Darwin QuinteroSUB
  3. 31Hassani DotsonSUB
  4. 97Dayne St. ClairSUB
  5. 11Romario IbarraSUB
  6. 15Michael BoxallSUB
  7. 99Abu DanladiSUB

Timeline

  1. 21' Goal! Chicago Fire 1, Minnesota United FC 0. Nicolás Gaitán (Chicago Fire) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski following a fast break.
  2. 33' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Brandt Bronico replaces Nicolás Gaitán because of an injury.
  3. 34' Goal! Chicago Fire 2, Minnesota United FC 0. Aleksandar Katai (Chicago Fire) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Johan Kappelhof.
  4. 42' Romain Métanire (Minnesota United FC) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  5. 45' Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Abu Danladi replaces Ethan Finlay.
  6. 45' Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Darwin Quintero replaces Rasmus Schüller.
  7. 57' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Mohammed Adams replaces Djordje Mihailovic.
  8. 64' Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Romario Ibarra replaces Eric Miller.
  9. 77' Bastian Schweinsteiger (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 77' Substitution, Chicago Fire. C.J. Sapong replaces Aleksandar Katai.
  11. 78' Angelo Rodríguez (Minnesota United FC) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 90'+2' Abu Danladi (Minnesota United FC) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 90'+3' Darwin Quintero (Minnesota United FC) is shown the yellow card.

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