MLS

FT Saturday, April 20, 2019
Colorado Rapids DLLLL 1
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Chicago Fire FC DLWDD 4
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COL101
CHI134
SeatGeek Stadium · 12,967 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

Mike Dinovo-USA TODAY Sports

Chicago Fire dominate second half to thrash Colorado Rapids

C.J. Sapong scored the go-ahead goal in the 53rd minute as the host Chicago Fire tallied three times in the second half to post a 4-1 victory.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
1
Corner Kicks
5
1
Saves
1
53.7
Possession
46.3
9
SHOTS
13
2
ON GOAL
5
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
398
Accurate Passes
315
492
Passes
431
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
3
20
Crosses
10
0.2
Cross %
0.3
65
Long Balls
87
33
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.5
Long Balls %
0.3
1
Blocked Shots
1
11
Effective Tackles
14
21
Tackles
26
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
10
Interceptions
16
14
Effective Clearances
12
14
Clearances
12

Head to Head

COL leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

CHI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1David OustedG
  2. 31Bastian SchweinsteigerCD-L
  3. 2MarceloCD-R
  4. 33Jeremiah GutjahrLB
  5. 4Johan KappelhofRB
  6. 20Nicolás GaitánAM
  7. 14Djordje MihailovicLM
  8. 6Dax McCartyRM
  9. 23Nemanja NikolicF
  10. 10Aleksandar KataiAM-L
  11. 9C.J. SapongAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 17Diego CamposSUB
  2. 18Cristian MartínezSUB
  3. 13Brandt BronicoSUB
  4. 45Richard SánchezSUB
  5. 19Mohammed AdamsSUB
  6. 15Grant LillardSUB
  7. 12Amando MorenoSUB

COL · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Tim HowardG
  2. 5Tommy SmithCD-L
  3. 3Kofi OpareCD-R
  4. 13Sam VinesLB
  5. 2Keegan RosenberryRB
  6. 10Kellyn AcostaCM-L
  7. 19Jack PriceCM-R
  8. 20Nicolás MezquidaLM
  9. 7Diego RubioRM
  10. 23Kei KamaraF
  11. 6Benny FeilhaberRCF

Substitutes

  1. 28Sam NicholsonSUB
  2. 44Axel SjöbergSUB
  3. 17Dillon SernaSUB
  4. 99Andre ShinyashikiSUB
  5. 22Sebastian AndersonSUB
  6. 31Clint IrwinSUB
  7. 26Cole BassettSUB

Timeline

  1. 31' Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 34' Goal! Chicago Fire 1, Colorado Rapids 0. Nemanja Nikolic (Chicago Fire) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolás Gaitán with a cross.
  3. 40' Goal! Chicago Fire 1, Colorado Rapids 1. Kei Kamara (Colorado Rapids) header from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  4. 45' Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Sam Nicholson replaces Kellyn Acosta.
  5. 53' Goal! Chicago Fire 2, Colorado Rapids 1. C.J. Sapong (Chicago Fire) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleksandar Katai.
  6. 61' Goal! Chicago Fire 3, Colorado Rapids 1. Djordje Mihailovic (Chicago Fire) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolás Gaitán.
  7. 62' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Mohammed Adams replaces Djordje Mihailovic.
  8. 64' Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Dillon Serna replaces Nicolás Mezquida.
  9. 76' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Brandt Bronico replaces Nemanja Nikolic.
  10. 80' Goal! Chicago Fire 4, Colorado Rapids 1. Aleksandar Katai (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohammed Adams.
  11. 84' Mohammed Adams (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 84' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Amando Moreno replaces C.J. Sapong.
  13. 87' VAR: Red Card. Referee decision on field stands.
  14. 88' Jack Price (Colorado Rapids) is shown the red card.
  15. 89' Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Cole Bassett replaces Diego Rubio.

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