Chicago Fire FC vs New York City FC, 2020 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS

Chicago Fire FC

33': Robert Beric
42': Przemyslaw Frankowski
43': Przemyslaw Frankowski

FT
3 - 4

New York City FC

15': Alexander Callens
32': Gary Mackay-Steven
37': Jesús Medina
77': Valentín Castellanos

New York City FC outlasts Chicago Fire to earn fifth seed in playoffs

Valentin Castellanos scored the tiebreaking goal in the 77th minute and visiting New York City Football Club edged the Chicago Fire 4-3.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Attempt missed. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
3': Anton Tinnerholm (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC).
4': Djordje Mihailovic (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
4': Foul by Alexander Ring (New York City FC).
5': Attempt saved. Djordje Mihailovic (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
5': Attempt blocked. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán.
5': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Przemyslaw Frankowski tries a through ball, but Djordje Mihailovic is caught offside.
7': Foul by Boris Sekulic (Chicago Fire FC).
7': Ronald Matarrita (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14': Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Maxime Chanot with a through ball.
14': Attempt blocked. Keaton Parks (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gary Mackay-Steven.
14': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Francisco Calvo.
15': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 0, New York City FC 1. Alexander Callens (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez with a cross following a corner.
16': Hand ball by Alexander Ring (New York City FC).
17': Attempt saved. Gary Mackay-Steven (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Keaton Parks.
20': Attempt saved. Jesús Medina (New York City FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Valentín Castellanos.
21': Attempt missed. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Keaton Parks.
22': Foul by Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC).
22': Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
23': Attempt missed. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gary Mackay-Steven.
24': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Maxime Chanot.
25': Offside, New York City FC. Alexander Callens tries a through ball, but Gary Mackay-Steven is caught offside.
28': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Francisco Calvo.
29': Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Maxime Chanot (New York City FC).
30': Alexander Ring (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Boris Sekulic (Chicago Fire FC).
30': Foul by Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC).
30': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
32': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 0, New York City FC 2. Gary Mackay-Steven (New York City FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Valentín Castellanos with a through ball following a fast break.
33': Attempt missed. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
33': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, New York City FC 2. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Djordje Mihailovic with a cross.
34': Attempt saved. Jonathan Bornstein (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán.
37': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, New York City FC 3. Jesús Medina (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez.
41': Attempt blocked. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Keaton Parks.
41': Foul by Maxime Chanot (New York City FC).
41': Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Attempt blocked. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Djordje Mihailovic.
42': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 2, New York City FC 3. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
43': Attempt missed. Djordje Mihailovic (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
43': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 3, New York City FC 3. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Djordje Mihailovic.
44': Foul by Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC).
44': Jonathan Bornstein (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Attempt saved. Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
45'+2': Foul by Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC).
45'+2': Jonathan Bornstein (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+2': First Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 3, New York City FC 3.
45': Second Half begins Chicago Fire FC 3, New York City FC 3.
45': Substitution, New York City FC. Sebastien Ibeagha replaces Alexander Callens.
48': Djordje Mihailovic (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
48': Foul by Alexander Ring (New York City FC).
49': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Álvaro Medrán tries a through ball, but Francisco Calvo is caught offside.
49': Attempt missed. Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Boris Sekulic with a cross.
50': Anton Tinnerholm (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
50': Foul by Djordje Mihailovic (Chicago Fire FC).
53': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Przemyslaw Frankowski tries a through ball, but Robert Beric is caught offside.
55': Attempt saved. Gary Mackay-Steven (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anton Tinnerholm.
55': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Bobby Shuttleworth.
56': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Jonathan Bornstein.
58': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Ignacio Aliseda replaces Fabian Herbers.
58': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Miguel Ángel Navarro replaces Jonathan Bornstein.
59': Foul by Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC).
59': Jesús Medina (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Alexander Ring (New York City FC).
60': Ignacio Aliseda (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
61': Foul by Keaton Parks (New York City FC).
61': Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
61': Attempt missed. Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán with a cross following a set piece situation.
62': Offside, New York City FC. Sean Johnson tries a through ball, but Gary Mackay-Steven is caught offside.
64': Attempt saved. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez.
64': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Bobby Shuttleworth.
66': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Miguel Ángel Navarro.
67': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Beric.
67': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Anton Tinnerholm.
68': Substitution, New York City FC. Nicolás Acevedo replaces Keaton Parks.
68': Substitution, New York City FC. Gudmundur Thórarinsson replaces Ronald Matarrita.
71': Attempt missed. Gudmundur Thórarinsson (New York City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alexander Ring.
72': Attempt missed. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Gary Mackay-Steven.
74': Foul by Anton Tinnerholm (New York City FC).
74': Ignacio Aliseda (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Álvaro Medrán tries a through ball, but Francisco Calvo is caught offside.
76': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Elliot Collier replaces Boris Sekulic.
77': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 3, New York City FC 4. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
79': Attempt saved. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jesús Medina with a cross.
80': Attempt saved. Jesús Medina (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexander Ring with a through ball.
80': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Bobby Shuttleworth.
81': Substitution, New York City FC. Tony Rocha replaces Jesús Medina.
81': Substitution, New York City FC. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi replaces Gary Mackay-Steven.
82': Attempt missed. Elliot Collier (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high.
84': Attempt missed. Elliot Collier (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with a cross.
84': Attempt saved. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Elliot Collier.
85': Attempt missed. Djordje Mihailovic (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
86': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Maxime Chanot.
86': Attempt missed. Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán with a cross following a corner.
88': Foul by Nicolás Acevedo (New York City FC).
88': Ignacio Aliseda (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Carlos Terán replaces Mauricio Pineda.
88': Attempt missed. Carlos Terán (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski following a set piece situation.
89': Attempt missed. Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
90': Foul by Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (New York City FC).
90': Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Carlos Terán.
90'+2': Foul by Francisco Calvo (Chicago Fire FC).
90'+2': Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+3': Foul by Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire FC).
90'+3': Tony Rocha (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 3, New York City FC 4.
0': Match ends, Chicago Fire FC 3, New York City FC 4.

Statistics

NYC		CHI
12	Fouls	9
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	4
8	Corner Kicks	3
4	Saves	6
53.3	Possession	46.7
20	SHOTS	20
10	ON GOAL	7
0.5	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
338	Accurate Passes	296
463	Passes	395
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
3	Accurate Crosses	6
14	Crosses	19
0.2	Cross %	0.3
82	Long Balls	66
38	Accurate Long Balls	31
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	3
12	Effective Tackles	5
18	Tackles	16
0.7	Tackle %	0.3
17	Interceptions	16
20	Effective Clearances	17
20	Clearances	17

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Soldier Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA

MLS Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Nashville SC	6	+10	13
2	New York City FC	6	+7	11
3	Charlotte FC	6	+5	11
4	Inter Miami CF	6	+1	11

Full Table

Line-Ups

Chicago Fire FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Bobby Shuttleworth (GK)
5	Francisco Calvo
22	Mauricio Pineda
3	Jonathan Bornstein
2	Boris Sekulic
21	Fabian Herbers
10	Álvaro Medrán
30	Gastón Giménez
27	Robert Beric
14	Djordje Mihailovic
11	Przemyslaw Frankowski

Chicago Fire FC Substitutes:

Wyatt Omsberg, Elliot Collier, Brian Gutiérrez, Carlos Terán, Johan Kappelhof, Miguel Navarro, Ignacio Aliseda, Connor Sparrow, Brandt Bronico.

New York City FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Sean Johnson (GK)
6	Alexander Callens
4	Maxime Chanot
22	Rónald Matarrita
3	Anton Tinnerholm
10	Maxi Morález
8	Alexander Ring
55	Keaton Parks
11	Valentín Castellanos
17	Gary Mackay-Steven
19	Jesús Medina

New York City FC Substitutes:

Sebastien Ibeagha, Justin Haak, Ismael Tajouri-Shradi, Nicolás Acevedo, Gudmundur Thórarinsson, Joe Scally, Juan Torres, Tony Rocha, Brad Stuver.

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