MLS

D.C. United vs Chicago Fire FC, 2021 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
D.C. United
  • 7': Edison Flores
FT
1 - 0
Chicago Fire FC

    Flores scores first MLS goal, DC United keeps Fire winless

    — Edison Flores scored his first MLS goal in the seventh minute and D.C. United beat the Chicago Fire 1-0 on Thursday night.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Adrien Pérez (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 1': Foul by Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 1': Attempt missed. Julian Gressel (D.C. United ) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 2': Brian Gutierrez (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Brendan Daniel Hines-Ike (D.C. United ).
    • 3': Boris Sekulic (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Adrien Pérez (D.C. United ).
    • 3': Foul by Brendan Daniel Hines-Ike (D.C. United ).
    • 3': Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 4': Brendan Daniel Hines-Ike (D.C. United ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 5': Foul by Tony Alfaro (D.C. United ).
    • 5': Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 6': Foul by Drew Skundrich (D.C. United ).
    • 6': Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 7': Goal! D.C. United 1, Chicago Fire FC 0. Edison Flores (D.C. United ) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adrien Pérez with a cross.
    • 9': Andy Najar (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 10': Foul by Brendan Daniel Hines-Ike (D.C. United ).
    • 10': Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 10': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Miguel Ángel Navarro tries a through ball, but Francisco Calvo is caught offside.
    • 11': Andy Najar (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 12': Foul by Drew Skundrich (D.C. United ).
    • 12': Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Robert Beric.
    • 16': Foul by Brendan Daniel Hines-Ike (D.C. United ).
    • 16': Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Robert Beric.
    • 19': Adrien Pérez (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 19': Foul by Wyatt Omsberg (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 19': Wyatt Omsberg (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Edison Flores (D.C. United ) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 20': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Wyatt Omsberg.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Adrien Pérez (D.C. United ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Julian Gressel (D.C. United ) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 21': Foul by Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 21': Moses Nyeman (D.C. United ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 23': Offside, D.C. United. Drew Skundrich tries a through ball, but Adrien Pérez is caught offside.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Boris Sekulic with a cross.
    • 27': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Francisco Calvo.
    • 29': Foul by Julian Gressel (D.C. United ).
    • 29': Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left.
    • 31': Foul by Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 31': Julian Gressel (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Attempt saved. Brian Gutierrez (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 32': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Frédéric Brillant.
    • 34': Foul by Edison Flores (D.C. United ).
    • 34': Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Brian Gutierrez (Chicago Fire FC) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Robert Beric.
    • 37': Foul by Moses Nyeman (D.C. United ).
    • 37': Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Boris Sekulic (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán.
    • 39': Foul by Julian Gressel (D.C. United ).
    • 39': Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Andy Najar (D.C. United ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 40': Foul by Boris Sekulic (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 43': Foul by Brendan Daniel Hines-Ike (D.C. United ).
    • 43': Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top left corner.
    • 45': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Edison Flores.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Francisco Calvo (Chicago Fire FC) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Adrien Pérez (D.C. United ) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Júnior Moreno.
    • 45'+3': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Bobby Shuttleworth.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, D.C. United 1, Chicago Fire FC 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins D.C. United 1, Chicago Fire FC 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Javier Casas replaces Gastón Giménez.
    • 47': Julian Gressel (D.C. United ) is shown the yellow card.
    • 48': Andy Najar (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Boris Sekulic (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 49': Foul by Júnior Moreno (D.C. United ).
    • 49': Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Adrien Pérez (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 52': Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 53': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Miguel Ángel Navarro.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Julian Gressel (D.C. United ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 54': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Boris Sekulic.
    • 54': Foul by Adrien Pérez (D.C. United ).
    • 54': Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Francisco Calvo.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Edison Flores (D.C. United ) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julian Gressel with a cross.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Edison Flores (D.C. United ) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Adrien Pérez.
    • 58': Offside, D.C. United. Julian Gressel tries a through ball, but Edison Flores is caught offside.
    • 59': Foul by Adrien Pérez (D.C. United ).
    • 59': Javier Casas (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Fabian Herbers replaces Wyatt Omsberg.
    • 60': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Elliot Collier replaces Brian Gutierrez.
    • 62': Drew Skundrich (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Elliot Collier (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 63': Foul by Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 63': Moses Nyeman (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 63': Júnior Moreno (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Edison Flores (D.C. United ) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrien Pérez.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Adrien Pérez (D.C. United ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 66': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Julian Gressel.
    • 66': Andy Najar (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 67': Edison Flores (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Francisco Calvo (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Julian Gressel (D.C. United ) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moses Nyeman.
    • 71': Foul by Edison Flores (D.C. United ).
    • 71': Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with a cross.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Elliot Collier (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 74': Foul by Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 74': Jon Kempin (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Substitution, D.C. United. Paul Arriola replaces Julian Gressel.
    • 75': Substitution, D.C. United. Felipe replaces Drew Skundrich.
    • 76': Elliot Collier (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Foul by Paul Arriola (D.C. United ).
    • 78': Offside, D.C. United. Edison Flores tries a through ball, but Adrien Pérez is caught offside.
    • 78': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Nnamdi Chinonso Offor replaces Robert Beric.
    • 79': Foul by Paul Arriola (D.C. United ).
    • 79': Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Elliot Collier (Chicago Fire FC) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Boris Sekulic with a cross.
    • 81': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jonathan Bornstein replaces Miguel Ángel Navarro.
    • 85': Substitution, D.C. United. Yamil Asad replaces Adrien Pérez.
    • 88': Foul by Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 88': Yamil Asad (D.C. United ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 89': Substitution, D.C. United. Ola Kamara replaces Edison Flores.
    • 89': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Bobby Shuttleworth.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Frédéric Brillant.
    • 90'+1': Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, D.C. United 1, Chicago Fire FC 0.
    • 0': Match ends, D.C. United 1, Chicago Fire FC 0.

    Statistics

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    16 Fouls 19
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    4 Corner Kicks 7
    3 Saves 3
    57.7 Possession 42.3
    15 SHOTS 12
    3 ON GOAL 4
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    359 Accurate Passes 237
    468 Passes 346
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    8 Accurate Crosses 5
    29 Crosses 17
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    59 Long Balls 68
    25 Accurate Long Balls 29
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    3 Blocked Shots 7
    10 Effective Tackles 8
    19 Tackles 15
    0.5 Tackle % 0.5
    9 Interceptions 16
    16 Effective Clearances 25
    16 Clearances 25

    Game Information

    Competition: MLS

    Venue: Audi Field
    Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
    Attendance: 3,935

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    Line-Ups

    DC D.C. United (3-1-4-2)

    No. Name
    21 Jon Kempin (GK)
    13 Frédéric Brillant
    93 Tony Alfaro
    4 Brendan Hines-Ike Yellow Card
    5 Júnior Moreno
    27 Moses Nyeman
    12 Drew Skundrich
    14 Andy Nájar
    31 Julian Gressel Yellow Card
    16 Adrien Perez
    10 Edison Flores
    D.C. United Substitutes:
    Paul Arriola, Chris Seitz, Kimarni Smith, Kevin Paredes, Yamil Asad, Ola Kamara, Felipe.

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

    No. Name
    1 Bobby Shuttleworth (GK)
    5 Francisco Calvo
    20 Wyatt Omsberg Yellow Card
    6 Miguel Navarro
    2 Boris Sekulic
    40 Brian Gutiérrez
    22 Mauricio Pineda
    30 Gastón Giménez
    27 Robert Beric
    10 Álvaro Medrán
    11 Przemyslaw Frankowski Yellow Card
    Chicago Fire FC Substitutes:
    Jonathan Bornstein, Javier Casas, Chinonso Offor, Johan Kappelhof, Elliot Collier, Gaga Slonina, Fabian Herbers, Luka Stojanovic, Jhon Jairo Espinoza.

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