MLS

FT Sunday, November 8, 2020
New York City FC DLWWW 4
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Chicago Fire FC DDLDD 3
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NYC314
CHI303
Soldier Field · ESPN+

Match Report

USA Today

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.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

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

Head to Head

NYC leads series 3-1-1

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. 14Djordje MihailovicAM-L
  11. 11Przemyslaw FrankowskiAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Wyatt OmsbergSUB
  2. 28Elliot CollierSUB
  3. 40Brian GutiérrezSUB
  4. 23Carlos TeránSUB
  5. 4Johan KappelhofSUB
  6. 6Miguel NavarroSUB
  7. 7Ignacio AlisedaSUB
  8. 24Connor SparrowSUB
  9. 13Brandt BronicoSUB

NYC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Sean JohnsonG
  2. 6Alexander CallensCD-L
  3. 4Maxime ChanotCD-R
  4. 22Rónald MatarritaLB
  5. 3Anton TinnerholmRB
  6. 10Maxi MorálezAM
  7. 8Alexander RingLM
  8. 55Keaton ParksRM
  9. 11Valentín CastellanosF
  10. 17Gary Mackay-StevenAM-L
  11. 19Jesús MedinaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 33Sebastien IbeaghaSUB
  2. 80Justin HaakSUB
  3. 29Ismael Tajouri-ShradiSUB
  4. 26Nicolás AcevedoSUB
  5. 20Gudmundur ThórarinssonSUB
  6. 25Joe ScallySUB
  7. 14Juan TorresSUB
  8. 15Tony RochaSUB
  9. 41Brad StuverSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 45' Substitution, New York City FC. Sebastien Ibeagha replaces Alexander Callens.
  8. 58' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Ignacio Aliseda replaces Fabian Herbers.
  9. 58' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Miguel Ángel Navarro replaces Jonathan Bornstein.
  10. 68' Substitution, New York City FC. Nicolás Acevedo replaces Keaton Parks.
  11. 68' Substitution, New York City FC. Gudmundur Thórarinsson replaces Ronald Matarrita.
  12. 76' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Elliot Collier replaces Boris Sekulic.
  13. 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.
  14. 81' Substitution, New York City FC. Tony Rocha replaces Jesús Medina.
  15. 81' Substitution, New York City FC. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi replaces Gary Mackay-Steven.
  16. 88' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Carlos Terán replaces Mauricio Pineda.

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