MLS

FT Wednesday, May 8, 2019
New England Revolution WLDLL 0
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Chicago Fire FC WLLDW 5
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CHI235
SeatGeek Stadium · 6,074 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

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Nemanja Nikolic, Nico Gaitan on song as Chicago Fire burn New England Revolution

Nemanja Nikolic scored two first-half goals as the Chicago Fire ended their three-match goal drought with a 5-0 win over the New England Revolution.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
13
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
4
4
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
2
47.2
Possession
52.8
4
SHOTS
16
2
ON GOAL
7
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
352
Accurate Passes
417
429
Passes
501
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
3
20
Crosses
5
0.2
Cross %
0.6
42
Long Balls
54
16
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
1
13
Effective Tackles
12
19
Tackles
21
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
6
Interceptions
12
10
Effective Clearances
22
10
Clearances
22

Head to Head

CHI leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

CHI · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1David OustedG
  2. 31Bastian SchweinsteigerCD
  3. 5Francisco CalvoCD-L
  4. 4Johan KappelhofCD-R
  5. 6Dax McCartyCM-L
  6. 14Djordje MihailovicCM-R
  7. 20Nicolás GaitánAM
  8. 25Jorge Luis CorralesLM
  9. 11Przemyslaw FrankowskiRM
  10. 23Nemanja NikolicCF-L
  11. 10Aleksandar KataiCF-R

NE · 4-4-2

  1. 30Matt TurnerG
  2. 3Jalil AnibabaCD-L
  3. 19Antonio Dalamea MilnarCD-R
  4. 8Edgar CastilloLB
  5. 2Andrew FarrellRB
  6. 23Wilfried ZahiboCM-L
  7. 27Luis CaicedoCM-R
  8. 14Diego FagundezLM
  9. 11Tajon BuchananRM
  10. 9Juan CaicedoCF-L
  11. 22Carles GilCF-R

Timeline

  1. 28' Goal! Chicago Fire 1, New England Revolution 0. Nemanja Nikolic (Chicago Fire) header from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolás Gaitán with a cross following a set piece situation.
  2. 40' Goal! Chicago Fire 2, New England Revolution 0. Nemanja Nikolic (Chicago Fire) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bastian Schweinsteiger following a corner.
  3. 45' Substitution, New England Revolution. Teal Bunbury replaces Juan Fernando Caicedo.
  4. 45' Substitution, New England Revolution. Juan Agudelo replaces Wilfried Zahibo.
  5. 55' Johan Kappelhof (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 58' Luis Caicedo (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 61' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Mohammed Adams replaces Djordje Mihailovic.
  8. 72' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Brandt Bronico replaces Nemanja Nikolic.
  9. 74' Substitution, New England Revolution. DeJuan Jones replaces Tajon Buchanan.
  10. 78' Goal! Chicago Fire 3, New England Revolution 0. Brandt Bronico (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Aleksandar Katai.
  11. 82' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Cristian Martínez replaces Dax McCarty.
  12. 85' Goal! Chicago Fire 4, New England Revolution 0. Nicolás Gaitán (Chicago Fire) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleksandar Katai following a fast break.
  13. 89' Goal! Chicago Fire 5, New England Revolution 0. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.

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