MLS

FT Saturday, September 12, 2020
Columbus Crew WLDWW 2
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Chicago Fire FC LWLDL 2
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CHI202
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Match Report

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Columbus Crew stay top as Zardes shines in draw with Chicago Fire

Gyasi Zardes helped the Columbus Crew rally from two down to draw with the Chicago Fire.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
19
2
Yellow Cards
5
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
12
Corner Kicks
3
4
Saves
4
56.6
Possession
43.4
20
SHOTS
15
6
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
322
Accurate Passes
230
411
Passes
324
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
12
Accurate Crosses
5
32
Crosses
11
0.4
Cross %
0.5
72
Long Balls
60
50
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.7
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
3
7
Effective Tackles
6
11
Tackles
9
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
10
Interceptions
13
17
Effective Clearances
25
17
Clearances
25

Head to Head

CLB leads series 1-0-4

Lineups

CHI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Bobby ShuttleworthG
  2. 5Francisco CalvoCD-L
  3. 22Mauricio PinedaCD-R
  4. 6Miguel NavarroLB
  5. 2Boris SekulicRB
  6. 7Ignacio AlisedaAM
  7. 30Gastón GiménezLM
  8. 10Álvaro MedránRM
  9. 27Robert BericF
  10. 14Djordje MihailovicAM-L
  11. 21Fabian HerbersAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Wyatt OmsbergSUB
  2. 16Micheal AziraSUB
  3. 3Jonathan BornsteinSUB
  4. 24Connor SparrowSUB
  5. 9C.J. SapongSUB
  6. 40Brian GutiérrezSUB
  7. 28Elliot CollierSUB
  8. 13Brandt BronicoSUB
  9. 11Przemyslaw FrankowskiSUB

CLB · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Eloy RoomG
  2. 3Josh WilliamsCD-L
  3. 4Jonathan MensahCD-R
  4. 19Milton ValenzuelaLB
  5. 25Harrison AffulRB
  6. 7Pedro SantosAM
  7. 8ArturLM
  8. 26Fatai AlasheRM
  9. 11Gyasi ZardesF
  10. 22Derrick Etienne Jr.AM-L
  11. 12Luis DíazAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Emmanuel BoatengSUB
  2. 21Aidan MorrisSUB
  3. 13Andrew TarbellSUB
  4. 2Christopher CaddenSUB
  5. 34Youness MokhtarSUB
  6. 30Aboubacar KeitaSUB
  7. 9Fanendo AdiSUB
  8. 18Sebastian BerhalterSUB
  9. 16Hector JimenezSUB

Timeline

  1. 11' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, Columbus Crew SC 0. Djordje Mihailovic (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Robert Beric following a fast break.
  2. 14' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 2, Columbus Crew SC 0. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabian Herbers with a cross.
  3. 22' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Elliot Collier replaces Djordje Mihailovic because of an injury.
  4. 27' Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 34' Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 37' Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 45' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jonathan Bornstein replaces Miguel Ángel Navarro.
  8. 56' Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 62' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Przemyslaw Frankowski replaces Fabian Herbers.
  10. 64' Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Emmanuel Boateng replaces Luis Díaz.
  11. 68' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 2, Columbus Crew SC 1. Fatai Alashe (Columbus Crew SC) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gyasi Zardes following a corner.
  12. 70' Harrison Afful (Columbus Crew SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 70' Francisco Calvo (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 72' Jonathan Bornstein (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 75' Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Youness Mokhtar replaces Derrick Etienne.
  16. 79' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. C.J. Sapong replaces Robert Beric.
  17. 81' Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Fanendo Adi replaces Pedro Santos because of an injury.
  18. 88' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 2, Columbus Crew SC 2. Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.

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