Orlando City SC vs Chicago Fire FC, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSMichel, Stajduhar shine as Orlando City nips Chicago
Benji Michel scored from just outside the penalty area in the 51st minute as Orlando City SC defeated the visiting Chicago Fire 1-0 Saturday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Luka Stojanovic (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabian Herbers.
- 4': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Mason Stajduhar.
- 5': Attempt missed. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Luka Stojanovic with a cross following a corner.
- 6': Foul by Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC).
- 6': Tesho Akindele (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Silvester van der Water (Orlando City SC) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Júnior Urso.
- 11': Attempt missed. Tesho Akindele (Orlando City SC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Silvester van der Water with a cross.
- 12': Foul by Ruan (Orlando City SC).
- 12': Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt missed. Tesho Akindele (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Silvester van der Water with a cross.
- 15': Attempt missed. Stanislav Ivaylov Ivanov (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Boris Sekulic with a cross.
- 21': Foul by Joey Dezart (Orlando City SC).
- 21': Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Boris Sekulic with a cross.
- 23': Attempt missed. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Miguel Ángel Navarro with a cross.
- 28': Attempt missed. Silvester van der Water (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Robin Jansson.
- 30': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Chris Mueller replaces Nani because of an injury.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Ángel Navarro with a cross.
- 33': Attempt saved. Stanislav Ivaylov Ivanov (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Miguel Ángel Navarro with a cross.
- 34': Attempt saved. Chris Mueller (Orlando City SC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ruan with a cross.
- 37': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Ruan.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Stanislav Ivaylov Ivanov (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 40': VAR Decision: No card change Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC).
- 41': Chris Mueller (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Boris Sekulic (Chicago Fire FC).
- 44': Foul by Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC).
- 44': Ruan (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Joey Dezart (Orlando City SC).
- 45': Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Luka Stojanovic (Chicago Fire FC).
- 45'+3': Silvester van der Water (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+4': Attempt missed. Robin Jansson (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a set piece situation.
- 45'+5': Attempt missed. Benji Michel (Orlando City SC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ruan with a cross.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Orlando City SC 0, Chicago Fire FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Orlando City SC 0, Chicago Fire FC 0.
- 46': Foul by Ruan (Orlando City SC).
- 46': Stanislav Ivaylov Ivanov (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Mauricio Pineda.
- 49': Attempt saved. Júnior Urso (Orlando City SC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Chris Mueller with a cross.
- 51': Goal! Orlando City SC 1, Chicago Fire FC 0. Benji Michel (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tesho Akindele.
- 55': Attempt missed. João Moutinho (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Júnior Urso.
- 56': Carlos Terán (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Tesho Akindele (Orlando City SC).
- 57': Attempt missed. Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fabian Herbers.
- 60': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Francisco Calvo.
- 61': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Miguel Ángel Navarro.
- 62': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Stanislav Ivaylov Ivanov.
- 62': Foul by Júnior Urso (Orlando City SC).
- 62': Luka Stojanovic (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by João Moutinho.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Silvester van der Water (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tesho Akindele.
- 66': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by João Moutinho.
- 68': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Mauricio Pineda.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Luka Stojanovic (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stanislav Ivaylov Ivanov.
- 70': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Robin Jansson.
- 71': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Brian Gutierrez replaces Stanislav Ivaylov Ivanov.
- 71': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Álvaro Medrán replaces Mauricio Pineda.
- 71': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jhon Espinoza replaces Boris Sekulic.
- 71': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Antônio Carlos.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Brian Gutierrez (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán.
- 72': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Antônio Carlos.
- 72': Carlos Terán (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 73': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Robin Jansson.
- 75': Foul by Carlos Terán (Chicago Fire FC).
- 75': Tesho Akindele (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Brian Gutierrez (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Chris Mueller (Orlando City SC).
- 78': Chris Mueller (Orlando City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Rodrigo Schlegel replaces Benji Michel.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Brian Gutierrez (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán.
- 81': Attempt saved. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Brian Gutierrez.
- 81': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Mason Stajduhar.
- 81': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Chinonso Offor replaces Fabian Herbers.
- 82': Attempt missed. Francisco Calvo (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán with a cross following a corner.
- 82': Foul by Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC).
- 82': Tesho Akindele (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brian Gutierrez.
- 85': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Raul Aguilera Jr. replaces Joey Dezart because of an injury.
- 85': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Emmanuel Más replaces Silvester van der Water.
- 85': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Elliot Collier replaces Gastón Giménez because of an injury.
- 89': Foul by Chris Mueller (Orlando City SC).
- 89': Jhon Espinoza (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Chris Mueller (Orlando City SC).
- 90'+1': Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Júnior Urso.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Luka Stojanovic (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán with a cross.
- 90'+4': Foul by Ruan (Orlando City SC).
- 90'+4': Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+6': Attempt saved. Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top left corner.
- 90'+6': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Ruan.
- 90'+6': Attempt saved. Carlos Terán (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Chinonso Offor with a headed pass.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Orlando City SC 1, Chicago Fire FC 0.
- 0': Match ends, Orlando City SC 1, Chicago Fire FC 0.
Statistics
 CHI |
ORL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 11 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 5 |
| 54.3 | Possession | 45.7 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 413 | Accurate Passes | 337 |
| 485 | Passes | 402 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 9 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 27 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 16 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 17 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 30 |
| 10 | Clearances | 30 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Inter&Co Stadium
Location: Orlando, Florida, USA
Attendance: 15,538
Venue: Inter&Co Stadium
Location: Orlando, Florida, USA
Attendance: 15,538
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 10 | +15 | 23 |
| 2 | New England Revolution | 10 | +6 | 19 |
| 3 | Inter Miami CF | 11 | +3 | 19 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire FC | 10 | +8 | 17 |
Line-Ups
Orlando City SC (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Mason Stajduhar (GK) |
| 6 | Robin Jansson |
| 25 | Antônio Carlos |
| 4 | Joao Moutinho |
| 2 | Ruan |
| 11 | Júnior Urso |
| 34 | Joseph Dezart |
| 19 | Benji Michel |
| 14 | Silvester van der Water |
| 17 | Nani |
| 13 | Tesho Akindele |
Chicago Fire FC (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Shuttleworth (GK) |
| 22 | Mauricio Pineda |
| 5 | Francisco Calvo |
| 23 | Carlos Terán  |
| 30 | Gastón Giménez |
| 8 | Luka Stojanovic |
| 21 | Fabian Herbers |
| 6 | Miguel Navarro |
| 2 | Boris Sekulic |
| 99 | Stanislav Ivanov |
| 27 | Robert Beric |
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