MLS

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

· MLS
Chicago Fire FC
  • 32': Gastón Giménez
  • 61': Andy Nájar (OG)
FT
2 - 2
D.C. United
  • 82': Kevin Paredes
  • 87': Ola Kamara (P)

Paredes, Kamara spark late rally, DC United ties Fire 2-2

— Kevin Paredes and Ola Kamara scored about five minutes apart to help D.C. United rally for a 2-2 tie with the Chicago Fire on Wednesday night.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Hand ball by Moses Nyeman (D.C. United ).
  • 3': Foul by Nigel Robertha (D.C. United ).
  • 3': Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Júnior Moreno (D.C. United ).
  • 3': Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Ola Kamara (D.C. United ) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 6': Foul by Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 6': Yamil Asad (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Nigel Robertha (D.C. United ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julian Gressel with a through ball.
  • 7': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Bobby Shuttleworth.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Frédéric Brillant (D.C. United ) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Gressel with a cross.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Miguel Ángel Navarro with a cross.
  • 20': Andy Najar (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 21': Foul by Julian Gressel (D.C. United ).
  • 21': Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 22': Foul by Julian Gressel (D.C. United ).
  • 22': Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Boris Sekulic (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 24': Foul by Nigel Robertha (D.C. United ).
  • 24': Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Nigel Robertha (D.C. United ) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Julian Gressel with a through ball.
  • 28': Foul by Andy Najar (D.C. United ).
  • 28': Ignacio Aliseda (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, D.C. United 0. Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Boris Sekulic.
  • 34': Foul by Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 34': Yamil Asad (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Bill Hamid (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 41': Attempt missed. Yamil Asad (D.C. United ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Julian Gressel with a cross.
  • 42': Foul by Moses Nyeman (D.C. United ).
  • 42': Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Julian Gressel (D.C. United ) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Moses Nyeman with a cross.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Yamil Asad (D.C. United ).
  • 45'+1': Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 1, D.C. United 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Chicago Fire FC 1, D.C. United 0.
  • 45': Substitution, D.C. United. Kevin Paredes replaces Joseph Mora.
  • 45': Substitution, D.C. United. Yordy Reyna replaces Yamil Asad.
  • 47': Foul by Frédéric Brillant (D.C. United ).
  • 47': Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Foul by Júnior Moreno (D.C. United ).
  • 49': Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 51': Foul by Andy Najar (D.C. United ).
  • 51': Jonathan Bornstein (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Yordy Reyna (D.C. United ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Júnior Moreno (D.C. United ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 53': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Wyatt Omsberg.
  • 55': Foul by Andy Najar (D.C. United ).
  • 55': Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Andy Najar (D.C. United ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Nigel Robertha (D.C. United ) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ola Kamara with a cross.
  • 61': Own Goal by Andy Najar, D.C. United. Chicago Fire FC 2, D.C. United 0.
  • 62': Foul by Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 62': Kevin Paredes (D.C. United ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 62': Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán.
  • 65': Foul by Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 65': Julian Gressel (D.C. United ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 65': Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Boris Sekulic.
  • 66': Foul by Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 66': Yordy Reyna (D.C. United ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
  • 67': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Bill Hamid.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Wyatt Omsberg (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán with a cross following a corner.
  • 68': Foul by Julian Gressel (D.C. United ).
  • 68': Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 71': Foul by Yordy Reyna (D.C. United ).
  • 71': Jonathan Bornstein (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 71': Substitution, D.C. United. Griffin Yow replaces Julian Gressel.
  • 71': Substitution, D.C. United. Drew Skundrich replaces Moses Nyeman.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Boris Sekulic.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Griffin Yow (D.C. United ) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Najar.
  • 74': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Chinonso Offor replaces Robert Beric.
  • 74': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Fabian Herbers replaces Gastón Giménez.
  • 75': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Stanislav Ivaylov Ivanov replaces Przemyslaw Frankowski.
  • 76': Foul by Stanislav Ivaylov Ivanov (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 76': Kevin Paredes (D.C. United ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 81': Foul by Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 81': Kevin Paredes (D.C. United ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 2, D.C. United 1. Kevin Paredes (D.C. United ) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yordy Reyna.
  • 84': Foul by Drew Skundrich (D.C. United ).
  • 84': Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 84': Drew Skundrich (D.C. United ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Brian Gutierrez replaces Ignacio Aliseda.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Wyatt Omsberg (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 86': Penalty D.C. United. Andy Najar draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 86': Penalty conceded by Jonathan Bornstein (Chicago Fire FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 87': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 2, D.C. United 2. Ola Kamara (D.C. United ) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 89': Foul by Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 89': Ola Kamara (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Substitution, D.C. United. Felipe replaces Ola Kamara.
  • 90': Foul by Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 90': Júnior Moreno (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Boris Sekulic (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Brian Gutierrez.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 2, D.C. United 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Chicago Fire FC 2, D.C. United 2.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 12
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 1
1 Saves 4
48.3 Possession 51.7
12 SHOTS 9
6 ON GOAL 2
0.5 On Target % 0.2
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
367 Accurate Passes 377
452 Passes 486
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
7 Accurate Crosses 7
15 Crosses 16
0.5 Cross % 0.4
79 Long Balls 66
46 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
2 Blocked Shots 1
8 Effective Tackles 11
17 Tackles 16
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
19 Interceptions 6
14 Effective Clearances 9
14 Clearances 9

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Soldier Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Attendance: 8,306

MLS Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 New York City FC 4 +8 10
2 Nashville SC 4 +6 10
3 Inter Miami CF 4 0 7
4 Red Bull New York 4 -1 7
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

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

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

No. Name
24 Bill Hamid (GK)
13 Frédéric Brillant
93 Tony Alfaro
14 Andy Nájar Yellow Card
5 Júnior Moreno
27 Moses Nyeman
11 Yamil Asad
28 Joseph Mora
31 Julian Gressel
19 Nigel Robertha
9 Ola Kamara
D.C. United Substitutes:
Drew Skundrich, Chris Odoi-Atsem, Felipe, Jovanny Bolívar, Griffin Yow, Yordy Reyna, Jon Kempin, Kevin Paredes.

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