MLS

FT Wednesday, September 29, 2021
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Chicago Fire FC LLLDW 2
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Match Report

Beric, Navarro score in Fire's 2-0 victory over NYCFC

— Robert Beric and Federico Navarro scored and the lowly Chicago Fire beat New York City FC 2-0 on Wednesday night for their first victory in a month.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
15
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
8
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
3
51.5
Possession
48.5
10
SHOTS
12
2
ON GOAL
5
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
391
Accurate Passes
373
492
Passes
469
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
3
24
Crosses
16
0.2
Cross %
0.2
40
Long Balls
50
24
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
3
7
Effective Tackles
11
15
Tackles
15
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
13
Interceptions
15
15
Effective Clearances
28
15
Clearances
28

Head to Head

NYC leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

CHI · 3-1-4-2

  1. 32Gaga SloninaG
  2. 22Mauricio PinedaCD
  3. 3Jonathan BornsteinCD-L
  4. 4Johan KappelhofCD-R
  5. 31Federico NavarroSW
  6. 10Álvaro MedránCM-L
  7. 30Gastón GiménezCM-R
  8. 6Miguel NavarroLM
  9. 14Jhon Jairo EspinozaRM
  10. 27Robert BericCF-L
  11. 21Fabian HerbersCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 7Ignacio Aliseda
  2. 8Luka Stojanovic
  3. 99Stanislav Ivanov
  4. 38Alex Monis
  5. 37Javier Casas
  6. 20Wyatt Omsberg
  7. 9Chinonso Offor
  8. 1Bobby Shuttleworth
  9. 28Elliot Collier

NYC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Sean JohnsonG
  2. 6Alexander CallensCD-L
  3. 4Maxime ChanotCD-R
  4. 20Gudmundur ThórarinssonLB
  5. 3Anton TinnerholmRB
  6. 10Maxi MorálezAM
  7. 7Alfredo MoralesLM
  8. 26Nicolás AcevedoRM
  9. 43Talles MagnoF
  10. 55Keaton ParksAM-L
  11. 19Jesús MedinaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 24Tayvon GraySUB
  2. 17Ismael Tajouri-ShradiSUB
  3. 13Luis BarrazaSUB
  4. 8ThiagoSUB
  5. 23Gedion ZelalemSUB
  6. 9HéberSUB
  7. 12Malte AmundsenSUB
  8. 21Andres JassonSUB
  9. 42Santiago RodríguezSUB

Timeline

  1. 9' Jesús Medina (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 16' Federico Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 27' Nicolás Acevedo (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 48' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, New York City FC 0. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán with a through ball following a set piece situation.
  5. 58' Substitution, New York City FC. Santiago Rodríguez replaces Nicolás Acevedo.
  6. 58' Substitution, New York City FC. Thiago replaces Talles Magno.
  7. 59' Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 66' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 2, New York City FC 0. Federico Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robert Beric.
  9. 73' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Chinonso Offor replaces Robert Beric.
  10. 76' Substitution, New York City FC. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi replaces Jesús Medina.
  11. 76' Substitution, New York City FC. Malte Amundsen replaces Gudmundur Thórarinsson.
  12. 85' Substitution, New York City FC. Héber replaces Alfredo Morales.
  13. 85' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Ignacio Aliseda replaces Fabian Herbers.
  14. 90' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Luka Stojanovic replaces Álvaro Medrán.

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