MLS

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

· MLS
D.C. United
  • 8': Ola Kamara (P)
  • 35': Ola Kamara (P)
  • 44': Ola Kamara
FT
3 - 0
Chicago Fire FC

    Ola Kamara's hat trick lifts DC United past Chicago

    Ola Kamara converted a pair of penalty kicks while bagging a first-half hat trick, and D.C. United rolled to a 3-0 win over the Chicago Fire.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Julian Gressel (D.C. United ) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is high and wide to the right.
    • 4': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Carlos Terán.
    • 6': Penalty D.C. United. Ola Kamara draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 6': Penalty conceded by Carlos Terán (Chicago Fire FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 8': Carlos Terán (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 8': Goal! D.C. United 1, Chicago Fire FC 0. Ola Kamara (D.C. United ) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 9': Foul by Russell Canouse (D.C. United ).
    • 9': Jonathan Bornstein (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán.
    • 10': Donovan Pines (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 11': Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card.
    • 12': Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 12': Foul by Donovan Pines (D.C. United ).
    • 12': Donovan Pines (D.C. United ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 13': Foul by Kevin Paredes (D.C. United ).
    • 13': Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 13': Foul by Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 13': Ola Kamara (D.C. United ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 15': Offside, D.C. United. Julian Gressel tries a through ball, but Paul Arriola is caught offside.
    • 16': Foul by Russell Canouse (D.C. United ).
    • 16': Luka Stojanovic (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Julian Gressel (D.C. United ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yordy Reyna.
    • 20': Foul by Julian Gressel (D.C. United ).
    • 20': Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 21': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Miguel Ángel Navarro tries a through ball, but Chinonso Offor is caught offside.
    • 22': Carlos Terán (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Paul Arriola (D.C. United ).
    • 22': Attempt missed. Luka Stojanovic (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Miguel Ángel Navarro with a cross.
    • 25': Foul by Paul Arriola (D.C. United ).
    • 25': Jonathan Bornstein (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Luka Stojanovic (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fabian Herbers.
    • 29': Foul by Wyatt Omsberg (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 29': Yordy Reyna (D.C. United ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 29': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Wyatt Omsberg.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Stojanovic.
    • 33': Penalty D.C. United. Kevin Paredes draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 33': Penalty conceded by Jhon Espinoza (Chicago Fire FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 35': Goal! D.C. United 2, Chicago Fire FC 0. Ola Kamara (D.C. United ) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 36': Offside, D.C. United. Paul Arriola tries a through ball, but Ola Kamara is caught offside.
    • 37': Donovan Pines (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Chinonso Offor (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 43': Paul Arriola (D.C. United ) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Ola Kamara.
    • 44': Goal! D.C. United 3, Chicago Fire FC 0. Ola Kamara (D.C. United ) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julian Gressel with a cross.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, D.C. United 3, Chicago Fire FC 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins D.C. United 3, Chicago Fire FC 0.
    • 45': Substitution, D.C. United. Joseph Mora replaces Kevin Paredes.
    • 45': Substitution, D.C. United. Tony Alfaro replaces Donovan Pines.
    • 46': Foul by Luka Stojanovic (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 46': Russell Canouse (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Luka Stojanovic (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Terán.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Luka Stojanovic (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Miguel Ángel Navarro with a cross.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gastón Giménez.
    • 53': Julian Gressel (D.C. United ) is shown the yellow card.
    • 54': Foul by Ola Kamara (D.C. United ).
    • 54': Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 55': Paul Arriola (D.C. United ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 56': Substitution, D.C. United. Edison Flores replaces Julian Gressel.
    • 56': Substitution, D.C. United. Ramón Ábila replaces Ola Kamara.
    • 57': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Paul Arriola.
    • 58': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Ignacio Aliseda replaces Wyatt Omsberg.
    • 58': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Federico Navarro replaces Gastón Giménez.
    • 58': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Robert Beric replaces Chinonso Offor.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Navarro.
    • 62': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Fabian Herbers tries a through ball, but Robert Beric is caught offside.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Jhon Espinoza (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fabian Herbers.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Ramón Ábila (D.C. United ) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Yordy Reyna.
    • 64': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Miguel Ángel Navarro.
    • 68': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Carlos Terán.
    • 68': Offside, D.C. United. Edison Flores tries a through ball, but Yordy Reyna is caught offside.
    • 71': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Joseph Mora.
    • 71': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Bill Hamid.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Luka Stojanovic (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán with a cross following a corner.
    • 73': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Jonathan Bornstein.
    • 74': Foul by Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 74': Yordy Reyna (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 75': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Stanislav Ivaylov Ivanov replaces Fabian Herbers.
    • 78': Substitution, D.C. United. Moses Nyeman replaces Yordy Reyna because of an injury.
    • 80': Offside, D.C. United. Edison Flores tries a through ball, but Joseph Mora is caught offside.
    • 81': Hand ball by Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 82': Offside, D.C. United. Edison Flores tries a through ball, but Ramón Ábila is caught offside.
    • 84': Foul by Stanislav Ivaylov Ivanov (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 84': Joseph Mora (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Elliot Collier replaces Luka Stojanovic.
    • 87': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Álvaro Medrán tries a through ball, but Miguel Ángel Navarro is caught offside.
    • 89': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Tony Alfaro.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán with a cross.
    • 90': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Tony Alfaro.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Jhon Espinoza (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Terán.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Tony Alfaro.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Robert Beric.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, D.C. United 3, Chicago Fire FC 0.
    • 0': Match ends, D.C. United 3, Chicago Fire FC 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 8
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 5
    6 Corner Kicks 5
    0 Saves 1
    53 Possession 47
    13 SHOTS 7
    1 ON GOAL 3
    0.1 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 2
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
    355 Accurate Passes 298
    429 Passes 387
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 3
    25 Crosses 11
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    44 Long Balls 56
    26 Accurate Long Balls 29
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    6 Blocked Shots 2
    11 Effective Tackles 13
    21 Tackles 17
    0.5 Tackle % 0.8
    13 Interceptions 8
    15 Effective Clearances 27
    15 Clearances 27

    Game Information

    Competition: MLS

    Venue: Audi Field
    Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
    Attendance: 13,524

    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
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    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    24 Bill Hamid (GK)
    15 Steve Birnbaum
    23 Donovan Pines Yellow Card
    14 Andy Nájar
    5 Júnior Moreno
    6 Russell Canouse
    30 Kevin Paredes
    31 Julian Gressel
    9 Ola Kamara
    29 Yordy Reyna
    7 Paul Arriola
    D.C. United Substitutes:
    Jon Kempin, Moses Nyeman, Drew Skundrich, Felipe, Joseph Mora, Tony Alfaro, Frédéric Brillant, Edison Flores, Ramón Ábila.

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

    No. Name
    1 Bobby Shuttleworth (GK)
    23 Carlos Terán Yellow Card
    3 Jonathan Bornstein
    20 Wyatt Omsberg
    10 Álvaro Medrán
    30 Gastón Giménez Yellow Card
    6 Miguel Navarro
    14 Jhon Jairo Espinoza
    9 Chinonso Offor
    8 Luka Stojanovic
    21 Fabian Herbers
    Chicago Fire FC Substitutes:
    Mauricio Pineda, Elliot Collier, Ignacio Aliseda, Robert Beric, Boris Sekulic, Gaga Slonina, Stanislav Ivanov, Johan Kappelhof, Federico Navarro.

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