MLS

Chicago Fire FC vs Philadelphia Union, 2021 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Chicago Fire FC
  • 2': Jakob Glesnes (OG)
  • 56': Boris Sekulic
  • 67': Mauricio Pineda
FT
3 - 3
Philadelphia Union
  • 28': Quinn Sullivan
  • 45'+2': Cory Burke
  • 79': Boris Sekulic (OG)

Philadelphia Union draw with Chicago Fire to stretch unbeaten streak to eight

Kacper Przybylko applied the pressure that led to a game-tying own goal as the Philadelphia Union salvaged a 3-3 draw with the Chicago Fire.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ignacio Aliseda with a headed pass.
  • 2': Own Goal by Jakob Glesnes, Philadelphia Union. Chicago Fire FC 1, Philadelphia Union 0.
  • 6': Foul by Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union).
  • 6': Ignacio Aliseda (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 6': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Leon Flach.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Francisco Calvo (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán with a cross following a corner.
  • 10': Foul by Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union).
  • 10': Ignacio Aliseda (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 14': Cory Burke (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Boris Sekulic (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 16': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Cory Burke tries a through ball, but Sergio Santos is caught offside.
  • 18': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Jamiro Monteiro tries a through ball, but Cory Burke is caught offside.
  • 19': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Ignacio Aliseda tries a through ball, but Robert Beric is caught offside.
  • 20': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Jakob Glesnes.
  • 21': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Stuart Findlay.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Luka Stojanovic (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Boris Sekulic.
  • 23': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Stuart Findlay.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Luka Stojanovic (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán with a through ball.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alvas Powell.
  • 27': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Fabian Herbers.
  • 28': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, Philadelphia Union 1. Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 30': Cory Burke (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 30': Foul by Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 34': Foul by Sergio Santos (Philadelphia Union).
  • 34': Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Sergio Santos (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Quinn Sullivan with a cross.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Sergio Santos (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 37': Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 37': Foul by Alvas Powell (Philadelphia Union).
  • 39': Attempt missed. Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Miguel Ángel Navarro.
  • 42': Alvas Powell (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 44': Foul by Luka Stojanovic (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 44': Jamiro Monteiro (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Luka Stojanovic (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Johan Kappelhof.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Quinn Sullivan.
  • 45'+2': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, Philadelphia Union 2. Cory Burke (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jakob Glesnes following a corner.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 1, Philadelphia Union 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Chicago Fire FC 1, Philadelphia Union 2.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Jamiro Monteiro (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Santos.
  • 46': Foul by Stuart Findlay (Philadelphia Union).
  • 46': Ignacio Aliseda (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Cory Burke (Philadelphia Union).
  • 47': Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Johan Kappelhof (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 49': Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 49': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Boris Sekulic.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 52': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Miguel Ángel Navarro.
  • 52': Foul by Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union).
  • 52': Ignacio Aliseda (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 52': Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Foul by Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union).
  • 55': Alvas Powell (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
  • 56': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 2, Philadelphia Union 2. Boris Sekulic (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán following a set piece situation.
  • 58': Foul by Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 58': Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Luka Stojanovic (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Boris Sekulic.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ignacio Aliseda with a through ball.
  • 61': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Daniel Gazdag replaces Quinn Sullivan.
  • 61': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Kacper Przybylko replaces Sergio Santos.
  • 61': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Olivier Mbaizo replaces Alvas Powell.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Stojanovic with a through ball.
  • 62': Cory Burke (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Foul by Francisco Calvo (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 62': Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 63': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Nnamdi Chinonso Offor replaces Robert Beric.
  • 63': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Przemyslaw Frankowski replaces Luka Stojanovic.
  • 64': Foul by Nnamdi Chinonso Offor (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 64': Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 65': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Stuart Findlay.
  • 66': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Stuart Findlay.
  • 67': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 3, Philadelphia Union 2. Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán with a cross following a corner.
  • 71': Foul by Jamiro Monteiro (Philadelphia Union).
  • 71': Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 72': Foul by Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 72': Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Kacper Przybylko (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 73': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Bobby Shuttleworth.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Jamiro Monteiro (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Olivier Mbaizo.
  • 77': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Jamiro Monteiro tries a through ball, but Cory Burke is caught offside.
  • 78': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Nnamdi Chinonso Offor tries a through ball, but Ignacio Aliseda is caught offside.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Kacper Przybylko (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 79': Own Goal by Boris Sekulic, Chicago Fire FC. Chicago Fire FC 3, Philadelphia Union 3.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Boris Sekulic (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán.
  • 81': Foul by Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 81': Kacper Przybylko (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 81': Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Przemyslaw Frankowski tries a through ball, but Nnamdi Chinonso Offor is caught offside.
  • 84': Daniel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Foul by Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 85': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jonathan Bornstein replaces Miguel Ángel Navarro.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Daniel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Jamiro Monteiro (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cory Burke.
  • 86': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Bobby Shuttleworth.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
  • 90': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Matt Real replaces Leon Flach.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ignacio Aliseda.
  • 90'+3': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Jamiro Monteiro tries a through ball, but Kacper Przybylko is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Elliot Collier replaces Ignacio Aliseda.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 3, Philadelphia Union 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Chicago Fire FC 3, Philadelphia Union 3.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 3, Philadelphia Union 3.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 11
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 3
6 Corner Kicks 6
3 Saves 4
57.2 Possession 42.8
14 SHOTS 14
6 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
297 Accurate Passes 222
399 Passes 307
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
4 Accurate Crosses 3
30 Crosses 16
0.1 Cross % 0.2
75 Long Balls 54
39 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 2
11 Effective Tackles 8
16 Tackles 13
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 19
15 Effective Clearances 28
15 Clearances 28

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Soldier Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Attendance: 7,308

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
Full Table

Line-Ups

CHI Chicago Fire FC (5-3-2)

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

PHI Philadelphia Union (4-1-2-1-2)

No. Name
18 Andre Blake (GK)
4 Stuart Findlay
5 Jakob Glesnes
3 Jack Elliott Yellow Card
27 Kai Wagner Yellow Card
29 Alvas Powell Yellow Card
10 Jamiro Monteiro
31 Leon Flach
33 Quinn Sullivan
17 Sergio Santos Yellow Card
19 Cory Burke
Philadelphia Union Substitutes:
Kacper Przybylko, Paxten Aaronson, Dániel Gazdag, Cole Turner, Aurélien Collin, Matthew Real, Jack McGlynn, Matthew Freese, Olivier Mbaizo.

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