MLS

FT Saturday, August 21, 2021
Chicago Fire FC DWWLL 0
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Orlando City SC DDLDW 1
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Match Report

Matt Stamey-USA TODAY Sports

Michel, 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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

CHI leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

ORL · 4-4-2

  1. 31Mason StajduharG
  2. 6Robin JanssonCD-L
  3. 25Antônio CarlosCD-R
  4. 4Joao MoutinhoLB
  5. 2RuanRB
  6. 11Júnior UrsoCM-L
  7. 34Joseph DezartCM-R
  8. 19Benji MichelLM
  9. 14Silvester van der WaterRM
  10. 17NaniCF-L
  11. 13Tesho AkindeleCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 29Rio Hope-GundSUB
  2. 26Michael HallidaySUB
  3. 15Rodrigo SchlegelSUB
  4. 9Chris MuellerSUB
  5. 1Pedro GalleseSUB
  6. 3Emmanuel MásSUB
  7. 22Alexander AlvaradoSUB
  8. 28Raul Aguilera Jr.SUB
  9. 24Kyle SmithSUB

CHI · 3-1-4-2

  1. 1Bobby ShuttleworthG
  2. 22Mauricio PinedaCD
  3. 5Francisco CalvoCD-L
  4. 23Carlos TeránCD-R
  5. 30Gastón GiménezSW
  6. 8Luka StojanovicCM-L
  7. 21Fabian HerbersCM-R
  8. 6Miguel NavarroLM
  9. 2Boris SekulicRM
  10. 99Stanislav IvanovCF-L
  11. 27Robert BericCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 4Johan Kappelhof
  2. 9Chinonso Offor
  3. 40Brian Gutiérrez
  4. 14Jhon Jairo Espinoza
  5. 20Wyatt Omsberg
  6. 3Jonathan Bornstein
  7. 28Elliot Collier
  8. 10Álvaro Medrán
  9. 32Gaga Slonina

Timeline

  1. 30' Substitution, Orlando City SC. Chris Mueller replaces Nani because of an injury.
  2. 40' VAR Decision: No card change Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC).
  3. 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.
  4. 71' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Brian Gutierrez replaces Stanislav Ivaylov Ivanov.
  5. 71' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Álvaro Medrán replaces Mauricio Pineda.
  6. 71' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jhon Espinoza replaces Boris Sekulic.
  7. 72' Carlos Terán (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 78' Chris Mueller (Orlando City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 79' Substitution, Orlando City SC. Rodrigo Schlegel replaces Benji Michel.
  10. 81' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Chinonso Offor replaces Fabian Herbers.
  11. 85' Substitution, Orlando City SC. Raul Aguilera Jr. replaces Joey Dezart because of an injury.
  12. 85' Substitution, Orlando City SC. Emmanuel Más replaces Silvester van der Water.
  13. 85' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Elliot Collier replaces Gastón Giménez because of an injury.

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