Atlanta United FC vs Chicago Fire FC, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
· MLS
FT
3 - 1
3 - 1
Barco, Hyndman goals lead Atlanta United past Chicago 3-1
— Ezequiel Barco scored Atlanta's first MLS goal of the season and an own goal by the Chicago Fire propelled United to a 3-1 victory in its home opener Saturday night, giving new coach Gabriel Heinze his first league victory.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Anton Walkes (Atlanta United).
- 2': Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Anton Walkes.
- 3': Offside, Atlanta United. Marcelino Moreno tries a through ball, but Ezequiel Barco is caught offside.
- 5': Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Foul by Johan Kappelhof (Chicago Fire FC).
- 6': Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Foul by Nnamdi Chinonso Offor (Chicago Fire FC).
- 6': Hand ball by Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire FC).
- 9': Attempt saved. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Boris Sekulic.
- 9': Anton Walkes (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Luka Stojanovic (Chicago Fire FC).
- 12': Foul by Nnamdi Chinonso Offor (Chicago Fire FC).
- 12': Jake Mulraney (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 15': Attempt missed. Emerson Hyndman (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ezequiel Barco.
- 16': Foul by Miles Robinson (Atlanta United).
- 16': Nnamdi Chinonso Offor (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 17': Foul by Miles Robinson (Atlanta United).
- 17': Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire FC).
- 20': Attempt missed. Luka Stojanovic (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
- 22': Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Foul by Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC).
- 23': Attempt blocked. Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 23': Goal! Atlanta United 1, Chicago Fire FC 0. Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner following a set piece situation.
- 24': Foul by Nnamdi Chinonso Offor (Chicago Fire FC).
- 24': Lisandro López (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Jake Mulraney (Atlanta United).
- 27': Jonathan Bornstein (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 27': Jake Mulraney (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card.
- 28': Foul by Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC).
- 28': Miles Robinson (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC).
- 31': Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Nnamdi Chinonso Offor with a cross.
- 35': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Francisco Calvo.
- 37': Foul by Francisco Calvo (Chicago Fire FC).
- 37': Jake Mulraney (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emerson Hyndman.
- 38': Attempt missed. Emerson Hyndman (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 38': Attempt saved. Nnamdi Chinonso Offor (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 38': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Anton Walkes.
- 40': Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Jonathan Bornstein (Chicago Fire FC).
- 45'+1': Foul by Jonathan Bornstein (Chicago Fire FC).
- 45'+1': Jake Mulraney (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Przemyslaw Frankowski tries a through ball, but Boris Sekulic is caught offside.
- 45'+3': Foul by Santiago Sosa (Atlanta United).
- 45'+3': Johan Kappelhof (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+4': Bradley Guzan (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Foul by Francisco Calvo (Chicago Fire FC).
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Atlanta United 1, Chicago Fire FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Atlanta United 1, Chicago Fire FC 0.
- 45': Substitution, Atlanta United. Jack Gurr replaces Brooks Lennon because of an injury.
- 46': Goal! Atlanta United 1, Chicago Fire FC 1. Luka Stojanovic (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Boris Sekulic with a cross.
- 48': Attempt saved. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luka Stojanovic.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Jake Mulraney (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ezequiel Barco.
- 52': Attempt saved. Lisandro López (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jake Mulraney with a cross.
- 53': Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Foul by Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC).
- 54': Attempt blocked. George Bello (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Mulraney.
- 54': Foul by Jonathan Bornstein (Chicago Fire FC).
- 54': Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 57': Foul by Santiago Sosa (Atlanta United).
- 57': Luka Stojanovic (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Lisandro López.
- 59': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Francisco Calvo.
- 60': Attempt missed. Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jake Mulraney following a corner.
- 60': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Jonathan Bornstein.
- 61': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
- 62': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Johan Kappelhof.
- 62': Attempt saved. Miles Robinson (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcelino Moreno with a cross.
- 62': Foul by Santiago Sosa (Atlanta United).
- 62': Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Boris Sekulic (Chicago Fire FC).
- 63': Jake Mulraney (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Own Goal by Johan Kappelhof, Chicago Fire FC. Atlanta United 2, Chicago Fire FC 1.
- 66': Substitution, Atlanta United. Jürgen Damm replaces Marcelino Moreno.
- 67': Substitution, Atlanta United. Josef Martínez replaces Lisandro López.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Francisco Calvo.
- 67': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Jack Gurr.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gastón Giménez.
- 68': Attempt missed. Jake Mulraney (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ezequiel Barco following a fast break.
- 69': Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Boris Sekulic (Chicago Fire FC).
- 70': Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card.
- 72': Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Luka Stojanovic (Chicago Fire FC).
- 74': Attempt saved. Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gastón Giménez.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jürgen Damm.
- 75': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Francisco Calvo.
- 77': Foul by Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC).
- 77': Josef Martínez (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Attempt missed. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nnamdi Chinonso Offor.
- 81': Foul by Emerson Hyndman (Atlanta United).
- 81': Jonathan Bornstein (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Emerson Hyndman (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Miles Robinson.
- 82': Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Francisco Calvo with a headed pass.
- 83': Foul by Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC).
- 83': Jake Mulraney (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Foul by Anton Walkes (Atlanta United).
- 84': Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Attempt saved. Jake Mulraney (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jürgen Damm.
- 85': Goal! Atlanta United 3, Chicago Fire FC 1. Emerson Hyndman (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 86': Substitution, Atlanta United. Franco Ibarra replaces Jake Mulraney.
- 86': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jhon Espinoza replaces Nnamdi Chinonso Offor.
- 87': Foul by Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United).
- 87': Jhon Espinoza (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Boris Sekulic (Chicago Fire FC).
- 87': George Bello (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Ezequiel Barco (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Jhon Espinoza (Chicago Fire FC).
- 88': Substitution, Atlanta United. Erik López replaces Ezequiel Barco.
- 89': Attempt saved. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Franco Ibarra with a cross.
- 90': Erik López (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC).
- 90': Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Erik López (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emerson Hyndman.
- 90'+3': Foul by Jonathan Bornstein (Chicago Fire FC).
- 90'+3': Franco Ibarra (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Atlanta United 3, Chicago Fire FC 1.
- 0': Match ends, Atlanta United 3, Chicago Fire FC 1.
Statistics
 CHI |
ATL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 39 | Possession | 61 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 244 | Accurate Passes | 419 |
| 317 | Passes | 500 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 16 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 70 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 43 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 19 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 30 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 16 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Attendance: 20,335
Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Attendance: 20,335
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 5 | +11 | 13 |
| 2 | New York City FC | 5 | +7 | 10 |
| 3 | Inter Miami CF | 5 | +1 | 10 |
| 4 | Charlotte FC | 5 | +4 | 8 |
Line-Ups
Atlanta United FC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Guzan (GK) |
| 4 | Anton Walkes |
| 12 | Miles Robinson |
| 21 | George Bello |
| 11 | Brooks Lennon |
| 5 | Santiago Sosa |
| 8 | Ezequiel Barco |
| 20 | Emerson Hyndman  |
| 15 | Lisandro López |
| 10 | Marcelino Moreno |
| 23 | Jake Mulraney |
Chicago Fire FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Shuttleworth (GK) |
| 5 | Francisco Calvo |
| 4 | Johan Kappelhof |
| 3 | Jonathan Bornstein |
| 2 | Boris Sekulic |
| 8 | Luka Stojanovic |
| 10 | Álvaro Medrán |
| 30 | Gastón Giménez |
| 27 | Robert Beric |
| 9 | Chinonso Offor |
| 11 | Przemyslaw Frankowski |
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