MLS

Chicago Fire FC vs FC Cincinnati, 2021 MLS, Regular Season

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Chicago Fire FC
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    FC Cincinnati
    • 50': Álvaro Barreal

    Barreal scores lone goal, FC Cincinnati beats Chicago

    — Álvaro Barreal scored his first goal of the season to help FC Cincinnati beat the Chicago Fire 1-0 on Wednesday night.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 4': Foul by Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati).
    • 5': Foul by Luka Stojanovic (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 5': Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Attempt saved. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Isaac Atanga.
    • 6': Brenner (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Foul by Johan Kappelhof (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 6': Attempt saved. Geoff Cameron (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
    • 6': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Bobby Shuttleworth.
    • 7': Attempt saved. Joseph-Claude Gyau (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yuya Kubo.
    • 7': Foul by Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati).
    • 7': Luka Stojanovic (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Ronald Matarrita.
    • 11': Foul by Francisco Calvo (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 11': Joseph-Claude Gyau (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Luka Stojanovic (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 12': Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luciano Acosta with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 13': Foul by Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati).
    • 13': Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Isaac Atanga (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brenner.
    • 15': Allan Cruz (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Ignacio Aliseda (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 16': Foul by Ronald Matarrita (FC Cincinnati).
    • 16': Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Attempt saved. Ronald Matarrita (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brenner.
    • 19': Attempt saved. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brenner with a through ball.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Allan Cruz.
    • 19': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Francisco Calvo.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 20': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Bobby Shuttleworth.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Gustavo Vallecilla (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 21': Foul by Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati).
    • 21': Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Jhon Espinoza (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ignacio Aliseda.
    • 24': Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 24': Foul by Ronald Matarrita (FC Cincinnati).
    • 25': Foul by Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati).
    • 25': Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Luka Stojanovic (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) header from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mauricio Pineda.
    • 27': Foul by Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 27': Gustavo Vallecilla (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Allan Cruz (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Foul by Luka Stojanovic (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 31': Foul by Geoff Cameron (FC Cincinnati).
    • 31': Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Boris Sekulic (Chicago Fire FC) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Luka Stojanovic with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 35': Hand ball by Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 37': Attempt saved. Isaac Atanga (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
    • 38': Brenner (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Foul by Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 39': Foul by Luka Stojanovic (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 39': Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Álvaro Barreal tries a through ball, but Isaac Atanga is caught offside.
    • 41': Boris Sekulic (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 41': Foul by Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati).
    • 41': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Gustavo Vallecilla.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ignacio Aliseda following a corner.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
    • 43': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Bobby Shuttleworth.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 44': Foul by Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 44': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Foul by Luka Stojanovic (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 44': Geoff Cameron (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Boris Sekulic.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 0, FC Cincinnati 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Chicago Fire FC 0, FC Cincinnati 0.
    • 48': Foul by Gustavo Vallecilla (FC Cincinnati).
    • 48': Jhon Espinoza (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 49': Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Brenner (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Foul by Johan Kappelhof (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 50': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 0, FC Cincinnati 1. Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 53': Hand ball by Jhon Espinoza (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 53': Brenner (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 53': Foul by Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 54': Foul by Joseph-Claude Gyau (FC Cincinnati).
    • 54': Ignacio Aliseda (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Brian Gutierrez replaces Jhon Espinoza.
    • 54': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Álvaro Medrán replaces Johan Kappelhof.
    • 54': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Carlos Terán replaces Mauricio Pineda.
    • 55': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Gustavo Vallecilla.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Francisco Calvo (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luka Stojanovic with a cross following a corner.
    • 58': Bobby Shuttleworth (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Brenner (FC Cincinnati).
    • 59': Boris Sekulic (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Foul by Isaac Atanga (FC Cincinnati).
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Luka Stojanovic (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Terán.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Brian Gutierrez.
    • 60': Allan Cruz (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Foul by Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 61': Foul by Boris Sekulic (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 61': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Ignacio Aliseda (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Luka Stojanovic (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brian Gutierrez.
    • 64': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Luciano Acosta tries a through ball, but Brenner is caught offside.
    • 65': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Luciano Acosta tries a through ball, but Brenner is caught offside.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Brian Gutierrez (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 67': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Brenner tries a through ball, but Luciano Acosta is caught offside.
    • 68': Foul by Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati).
    • 68': Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ignacio Aliseda.
    • 70': Brenner (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 70': Foul by Carlos Terán (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brian Gutierrez with a headed pass.
    • 72': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Geoff Cameron.
    • 73': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Jürgen Locadia replaces Isaac Atanga.
    • 73': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Brandon Vázquez replaces Brenner.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Francisco Calvo (Chicago Fire FC) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Luka Stojanovic with a cross following a corner.
    • 74': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Miguel Ángel Navarro.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Geoff Cameron (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álvaro Barreal with a cross following a corner.
    • 77': Foul by Allan Cruz (FC Cincinnati).
    • 77': Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Kenneth Vermeer.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luka Stojanovic with a cross.
    • 78': Jürgen Locadia (FC Cincinnati) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Kenneth Vermeer.
    • 79': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Nnamdi Chinonso Offor replaces Ignacio Aliseda.
    • 79': Foul by Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati).
    • 79': Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 79': Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
    • 80': Hand ball by Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 81': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Yuya Kubo.
    • 82': Foul by Joseph-Claude Gyau (FC Cincinnati).
    • 82': Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 83': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Nick Hagglund replaces Álvaro Barreal.
    • 84': Foul by Allan Cruz (FC Cincinnati).
    • 84': Luka Stojanovic (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 84': Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 84': Foul by Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati).
    • 84': Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
    • 87': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Nick Hagglund.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Francisco Calvo (Chicago Fire FC) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán with a cross following a corner.
    • 89': Hand ball by Nnamdi Chinonso Offor (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 90': Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90': Foul by Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati).
    • 90'+1': Foul by Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 90'+1': Joseph-Claude Gyau (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+1': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Luciano Acosta tries a through ball, but Brandon Vázquez is caught offside.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Francisco Calvo (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabian Herbers with a cross.
    • 90'+2': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Francisco Calvo tries a through ball, but Robert Beric is caught offside.
    • 90'+3': VAR Decision: No Goal Chicago Fire FC 0-1 FC Cincinnati.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 90'+5': Joseph-Claude Gyau (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Joseph-Claude Gyau tries a through ball, but Brandon Vázquez is caught offside.
    • 90'+7': Attempt saved. Jürgen Locadia (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brandon Vázquez.
    • 90'+7': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Bobby Shuttleworth.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 0, FC Cincinnati 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Chicago Fire FC 0, FC Cincinnati 1.

    Statistics

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    20 Fouls 23
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    6 Offsides 1
    7 Corner Kicks 7
    2 Saves 11
    43.4 Possession 56.6
    19 SHOTS 19
    12 ON GOAL 2
    0.6 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    213 Accurate Passes 288
    305 Passes 389
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
    4 Accurate Crosses 7
    10 Crosses 19
    0.4 Cross % 0.4
    63 Long Balls 55
    27 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 8
    9 Effective Tackles 11
    17 Tackles 17
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    13 Interceptions 7
    23 Effective Clearances 14
    23 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: MLS

    Venue: Soldier Field
    Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
    Attendance: 5,926

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    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    1 Bobby Shuttleworth (GK)
    5 Francisco Calvo
    22 Mauricio Pineda
    6 Miguel Navarro
    2 Boris Sekulic
    21 Fabian Herbers
    8 Luka Stojanovic
    4 Johan Kappelhof
    27 Robert Beric
    7 Ignacio Aliseda
    14 Jhon Jairo Espinoza
    Chicago Fire FC Substitutes:
    Gaga Slonina, Jonathan Bornstein, Brian Gutiérrez, Elliot Collier, Carlos Terán, Álvaro Medrán, Chinonso Offor, Alex Monis, Javier Casas.

    CIN FC Cincinnati (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    25 Kenneth Vermeer (GK)
    5 Gustavo Vallecilla
    12 Geoff Cameron
    18 Rónald Matarrita
    13 Joseph-Claude Gyau
    7 Yuya Kubo
    11 Luciano Acosta
    8 Allan Cruz
    9 Brenner
    23 Isaac Atanga
    31 Álvaro Barreal
    FC Cincinnati Substitutes:
    Edgar Castillo, Nick Hagglund, Caleb Stanko, Jürgen Locadia, Franko Kovacevic, Haris Medunjanin, Kamohelo Mokotjo, Przemyslaw Tyton, Brandon Vázquez.

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