MLS

FT Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Houston Dynamo FC WWDLD 0
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Chicago Fire FC LDLDL 4
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Soldier Field · ESPN+

Match Report

USA Today

Chicago Fire snap skid with rout of Houston Dynamo

The Chicago Fire ended a five-game winless streak by punishing the visiting Houston Dynamo 4-0 on Wednesday night.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

15
Fouls
14
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
2
5
Saves
1
45.8
Possession
54.2
7
SHOTS
16
1
ON GOAL
9
0.1
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
341
Accurate Passes
445
435
Passes
527
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
6
18
Crosses
13
0.1
Cross %
0.5
67
Long Balls
55
39
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.6
Long Balls %
0.3
2
Blocked Shots
2
8
Effective Tackles
9
13
Tackles
12
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
10
Interceptions
19
12
Effective Clearances
18
12
Clearances
18

Head to Head

series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

CHI · 4-2-3-1

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

HOU · 4-3-3

  1. 1Marko MaricG
  2. 15Maynor FigueroaCD-L
  3. 5Aljaz StrunaCD-R
  4. 3Adam LundkvistLB
  5. 18José BizamaRB
  6. 22Matias VeraCM
  7. 24Darwin CerénLM
  8. 8Memo RodríguezRM
  9. 13Christian RamírezF
  10. 23Darwin QuinteroLF
  11. 12Niko HansenRF

Timeline

  1. 15' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, Houston Dynamo 0. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Bornstein with a cross.
  2. 23' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 2, Houston Dynamo 0. Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ignacio Aliseda with a through ball.
  3. 28' VAR Decision: No Penalty Chicago Fire FC.
  4. 40' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 3, Houston Dynamo 0. Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  5. 43' VAR Decision: No Goal Chicago Fire FC 3-0 Houston Dynamo.
  6. 45' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Ariel Lassiter replaces Niko Hansen.
  7. 45' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Nico Lemoine replaces Memo Rodríguez.
  8. 45' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Óscar Boniek García replaces Matías Vera.
  9. 63' Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 64' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Elliot Collier replaces Djordje Mihailovic.
  11. 64' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Mauro Manotas replaces Darwin Quintero.
  12. 70' Bobby Shuttleworth (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 74' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. C.J. Sapong replaces Robert Beric.
  14. 74' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Miguel Ángel Navarro replaces Jonathan Bornstein.
  15. 74' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Brandt Bronico replaces Álvaro Medrán.
  16. 78' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Tomás Martínez replaces Darwin Cerén.
  17. 82' Ariel Lassiter (Houston Dynamo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 86' Aljaz Struna (Houston Dynamo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 86' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Micheal Azira replaces Fabian Herbers.
  20. 89' Marko Maric (Houston Dynamo) is shown the yellow card.
  21. 89' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 4, Houston Dynamo 0. C.J. Sapong (Chicago Fire FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

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