MLS

FT Saturday, May 8, 2021
Philadelphia Union DLWLD 2
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Chicago Fire FC DLDLL 0
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Match Report

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Philadelphia Union break through with shutout of Chicago Fire

Cory Burke and Jakob Glesnes each scored in the second half, and the visiting Philadelphia Union recorded their first MLS victory of the season, 2-0

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
10
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
3
39.9
Possession
60.1
15
SHOTS
9
5
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
203
Accurate Passes
366
319
Passes
484
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
10
20
Crosses
25
0.4
Cross %
0.4
73
Long Balls
71
28
Accurate Long Balls
38
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
0
6
Effective Tackles
12
21
Tackles
25
0.3
Tackle %
0.5
16
Interceptions
17
19
Effective Clearances
26
19
Clearances
26

Head to Head

PHI leads series 4-1

Lineups

CHI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Bobby ShuttleworthG
  2. 5Francisco CalvoCD-L
  3. 20Wyatt OmsbergCD-R
  4. 3Jonathan BornsteinLB
  5. 2Boris SekulicRB
  6. 8Luka StojanovicAM
  7. 30Gastón GiménezLM
  8. 4Johan KappelhofRM
  9. 27Robert BericF
  10. 28Elliot CollierAM-L
  11. 11Przemyslaw FrankowskiAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Álvaro MedránSUB
  2. 9Chinonso OfforSUB
  3. 22Mauricio PinedaSUB
  4. 37Javier CasasSUB
  5. 40Brian GutiérrezSUB
  6. 32Gaga SloninaSUB
  7. 6Miguel NavarroSUB
  8. 38Alex MonisSUB
  9. 14Jhon Jairo EspinozaSUB

PHI · 4-3-1-2

  1. 18Andre BlakeG
  2. 3Jack ElliottCD-L
  3. 5Jakob GlesnesCD-R
  4. 27Kai WagnerLB
  5. 15Olivier MbaizoRB
  6. 23Kacper PrzybylkoM
  7. 31Leon FlachCM
  8. 10Jamiro MonteiroAM
  9. 16Jack McGlynnLM
  10. 11Alejandro BedoyaRM
  11. 19Cory BurkeCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 33Quinn Sullivan
  2. 13Cole Turner
  3. 17Sergio Santos
  4. 2Matthew Real
  5. 78Aurélien Collin
  6. 1Matt Freese
  7. 21Anthony Fontana

Timeline

  1. 26' Johan Kappelhof (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Mauricio Pineda replaces Johan Kappelhof.
  3. 48' Wyatt Omsberg (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 51' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 0, Philadelphia Union 1. Cory Burke (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jamiro Monteiro.
  5. 57' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Miguel Ángel Navarro replaces Jonathan Bornstein.
  6. 57' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Álvaro Medrán replaces Luka Stojanovic.
  7. 57' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Nnamdi Chinonso Offor replaces Elliot Collier.
  8. 60' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 0, Philadelphia Union 2. Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kai Wagner following a corner.
  9. 61' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Anthony Fontana replaces Jack McGlynn.
  10. 61' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Sergio Santos replaces Cory Burke.
  11. 71' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jhon Espinoza replaces Wyatt Omsberg.
  12. 79' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Matt Real replaces Olivier Mbaizo because of an injury.
  13. 90'+2' Sergio Santos (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 90'+2' Boris Sekulic (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 90'+3' VAR Decision: No card change Sergio Santos (Philadelphia Union).
  16. 90'+6' Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 90'+7' Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.

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