Chicago Fire FC vs Inter Miami CF, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSChicago Fire defeat Inter Miami for first win of season
Luka Stojanovic's free kick goal in the 69th minute provided the lone tally in a 1-0 victory for the host Chicago Fire over Inter Miami on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Brek Shea (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Boris Sekulic (Chicago Fire FC).
- 2': Brian Gutierrez (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 2': Foul by Victor Ulloa (Inter Miami CF).
- 3': Attempt missed. Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
- 3': Foul by Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC).
- 3': Leandro González Pirez (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Offside, Inter Miami CF. Victor Ulloa tries a through ball, but Gonzalo Higuaín is caught offside.
- 5': Attempt saved. Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 5': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Brian Gutierrez tries a through ball, but Robert Beric is caught offside.
- 7': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Joevin Jones.
- 9': Foul by Victor Ulloa (Inter Miami CF).
- 9': Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 10': Foul by Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC).
- 10': Leandro González Pirez (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Attempt missed. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Robert Beric.
- 11': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Leandro González Pirez.
- 12': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Ryan Shawcross.
- 13': Brian Gutierrez (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 13': Foul by Victor Ulloa (Inter Miami CF).
- 14': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Ryan Shawcross.
- 17': Hand ball by Brian Gutierrez (Chicago Fire FC).
- 20': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Joevin Jones.
- 21': Attempt missed. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Mauricio Pineda.
- 22': Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Foul by Leandro González Pirez (Inter Miami CF).
- 22': Leandro González Pirez (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Attempt missed. Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
- 30': Foul by Lewis Morgan (Inter Miami CF).
- 30': Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Foul by Victor Ulloa (Inter Miami CF).
- 31': Victor Ulloa (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Foul by Brian Gutierrez (Chicago Fire FC).
- 32': Victor Ulloa (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Wyatt Omsberg.
- 39': Attempt missed. Federico Higuaín (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Gonzalo Higuaín.
- 39': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Przemyslaw Frankowski tries a through ball, but Robert Beric is caught offside.
- 42': Boris Sekulic (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Foul by Blaise Matuidi (Inter Miami CF).
- 43': Attempt missed. Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mauricio Pineda following a set piece situation.
- 43': Foul by Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire FC).
- 43': Joevin Jones (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Offside, Inter Miami CF. Blaise Matuidi tries a through ball, but Gonzalo Higuaín is caught offside.
- 45': Foul by Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire FC).
- 45': Victor Ulloa (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 0, Inter Miami CF 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Chicago Fire FC 0, Inter Miami CF 0.
- 45': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Nicolás Figal replaces Leandro González Pirez.
- 45': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Robbie Robinson replaces Brek Shea.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
- 48': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Ryan Shawcross.
- 49': Foul by Joevin Jones (Inter Miami CF).
- 49': Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Attempt missed. Brian Gutierrez (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 51': Attempt saved. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabian Herbers.
- 51': Foul by Nicolás Figal (Inter Miami CF).
- 51': Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Attempt missed. Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
- 53': Foul by Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC).
- 53': Nicolás Figal (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Julián Carranza replaces Federico Higuaín.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Beric.
- 56': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Joevin Jones.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Brian Gutierrez (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 58': Foul by Julián Carranza (Inter Miami CF).
- 58': Wyatt Omsberg (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Luka Stojanovic replaces Brian Gutierrez.
- 61': Attempt saved. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
- 61': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by John McCarthy.
- 61': Foul by Robbie Robinson (Inter Miami CF).
- 61': Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Robbie Robinson (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Attempt missed. Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luka Stojanovic following a set piece situation.
- 62': Attempt missed. Wyatt Omsberg (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Mauricio Pineda following a set piece situation.
- 63': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Christian Makoun replaces Victor Ulloa.
- 65': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Miguel Ángel Navarro.
- 67': Attempt saved. Nicolás Figal (Inter Miami CF) header from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Joevin Jones.
- 67': Foul by Ryan Shawcross (Inter Miami CF).
- 67': Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Ryan Shawcross (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.
- 68': Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Foul by Gregore (Inter Miami CF).
- 68': Blaise Matuidi (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card.
- 69': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Elliot Collier replaces Fabian Herbers.
- 69': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, Inter Miami CF 0. Luka Stojanovic (Chicago Fire FC) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 71': Foul by Gregore (Inter Miami CF).
- 71': Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Hand ball by Julián Carranza (Inter Miami CF).
- 74': Foul by Wyatt Omsberg (Chicago Fire FC).
- 74': Robbie Robinson (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Blaise Matuidi.
- 75': Foul by Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire FC).
- 75': Robbie Robinson (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 76': Attempt missed. Julián Carranza (Inter Miami CF) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lewis Morgan with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Higuaín (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Morgan.
- 77': Foul by Lewis Morgan (Inter Miami CF).
- 77': Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Sami Guediri replaces Joevin Jones.
- 78': Elliot Collier (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Foul by Nicolás Figal (Inter Miami CF).
- 80': Robbie Robinson went off injured after Inter Miami CF had used all subs.
- 82': Foul by Blaise Matuidi (Inter Miami CF).
- 82': Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 83': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Sami Guediri.
- 83': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Johan Kappelhof replaces Álvaro Medrán.
- 83': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Nnamdi Chinonso Offor replaces Robert Beric.
- 83': Attempt missed. Elliot Collier (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luka Stojanovic with a cross following a corner.
- 84': Christian Makoun (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Nnamdi Chinonso Offor (Chicago Fire FC).
- 85': Elliot Collier (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Foul by Nicolás Figal (Inter Miami CF).
- 85': Nicolás Figal (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': 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. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
- 88': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by John McCarthy.
- 89': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Julián Carranza.
- 89': Attempt saved. Francisco Calvo (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Luka Stojanovic with a cross.
- 89': John McCarthy (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Nnamdi Chinonso Offor (Chicago Fire FC).
- 89': Nnamdi Chinonso Offor (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Foul by Boris Sekulic (Chicago Fire FC).
- 90'+1': Julián Carranza (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Boris Sekulic (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Miguel Ángel Navarro.
- 90'+2': Foul by Ryan Shawcross (Inter Miami CF).
- 90'+2': Nnamdi Chinonso Offor (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+5': Foul by Nnamdi Chinonso Offor (Chicago Fire FC).
- 90'+5': Ryan Shawcross (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 1, Inter Miami CF 0.
- 0': Match ends, Chicago Fire FC 1, Inter Miami CF 0.
Statistics
MIA |
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|---|---|---|
| 20 | Fouls | 14 |
| 6 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 12 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 42.6 | Possession | 57.4 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 241 | Accurate Passes | 352 |
| 324 | Passes | 428 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 8 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 15 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 20 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Venue: Soldier Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Attendance: 10,844
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
Chicago Fire FC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Shuttleworth (GK) |
| 5 | Francisco Calvo |
| 20 | Wyatt Omsberg |
| 6 | Miguel Navarro |
| 2 | Boris Sekulic |
| 22 | Mauricio Pineda |
| 10 | Álvaro Medrán |
| 21 | Fabian Herbers |
| 27 | Robert Beric |
| 40 | Brian Gutiérrez |
| 11 | Przemyslaw Frankowski |
Inter Miami CF (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | John McCarthy (GK) |
| 6 | Leandro González Pírez |
| 17 | Ryan Shawcross |
| 33 | Joevin Jones |
| 13 | Victor Ulloa |
| 22 | Federico Higuaín |
| 8 | Blaise Matuidi |
| 26 | Gregore |
| 9 | Gonzalo Higuaín |
| 20 | Brek Shea |
| 7 | Lewis Morgan |
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