MLS

FT Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Orlando City SC WWWLL 1
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Chicago Fire FC LLDWW 3
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ORL101
CHI123
Soldier Field · 8,002 att.

Match Report

Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports

Chicago Fire down Orlando City to win second straight

Robert Beric scored the tiebreaking goal as the Chicago Fire topped Orlando City 3-1 to record back-to-back wins for the first time this season.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
13
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
8
Corner Kicks
9
1
Saves
7
53.2
Possession
46.8
19
SHOTS
13
9
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
359
Accurate Passes
315
454
Passes
398
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
4
24
Crosses
21
0.3
Cross %
0.2
63
Long Balls
54
28
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
5
8
Effective Tackles
8
14
Tackles
18
0.6
Tackle %
0.4
11
Interceptions
12
18
Effective Clearances
26
18
Clearances
26

Head to Head

CHI leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

CHI · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Bobby ShuttleworthG
  2. 22Mauricio PinedaCD
  3. 3Jonathan BornsteinCD-L
  4. 4Johan KappelhofCD-R
  5. 10Álvaro MedránCM-L
  6. 21Fabian HerbersCM-R
  7. 6Miguel NavarroLM
  8. 2Boris SekulicRM
  9. 27Robert BericF
  10. 7Ignacio AlisedaCF-L
  11. 11Przemyslaw FrankowskiCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 40Brian GutiérrezSUB
  2. 28Elliot CollierSUB
  3. 20Wyatt OmsbergSUB
  4. 30Gastón GiménezSUB
  5. 32Gaga SloninaSUB
  6. 8Luka StojanovicSUB
  7. 37Javier CasasSUB
  8. 9Chinonso OfforSUB
  9. 14Jhon Jairo EspinozaSUB

ORL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Brandon AustinG
  2. 6Robin JanssonCD-L
  3. 15Rodrigo SchlegelCD-R
  4. 24Kyle SmithLB
  5. 26Michael HallidayRB
  6. 21Andrés PereaAM
  7. 20Oriol RosellLM
  8. 11Júnior UrsoRM
  9. 13Tesho AkindeleF
  10. 19Benji MichelAM-L
  11. 14Silvester van der WaterAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 17NaniSUB
  2. 30David LoeraSUB
  3. 9Chris MuellerSUB
  4. 10Mauricio PereyraSUB
  5. 34Joseph DezartSUB
  6. 8Jhegson MéndezSUB
  7. 31Mason StajduharSUB
  8. 22Alexander AlvaradoSUB

Timeline

  1. 12' Jonathan Bornstein (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  2. 22' Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 34' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 0, Orlando City SC 1. Andrés Perea (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  4. 45'+1' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, Orlando City SC 1. Boris Sekulic (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán with a cross.
  5. 61' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Wyatt Omsberg replaces Mauricio Pineda because of an injury.
  6. 66' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Gastón Giménez replaces Ignacio Aliseda.
  7. 72' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 2, Orlando City SC 1. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán with a through ball.
  8. 76' Substitution, Orlando City SC. Jhegson Méndez replaces Andrés Perea.
  9. 76' Substitution, Orlando City SC. Mauricio Pereyra replaces Oriol Rosell.
  10. 76' Substitution, Orlando City SC. Nani replaces Silvester van der Water.
  11. 80' Robin Jansson (Orlando City SC) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 80' Substitution, Orlando City SC. Chris Mueller replaces Michael Halliday.
  13. 84' Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 88' Substitution, Orlando City SC. Alexander Alvarado replaces Júnior Urso.
  15. 90'+1' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Chinonso Offor replaces Robert Beric.
  16. 90'+1' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Elliot Collier replaces Fabian Herbers.
  17. 90'+6' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 3, Orlando City SC 1. Chinonso Offor (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski following a fast break.

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