MLS

New England Revolution vs Chicago Fire FC, 2021 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
New England Revolution
  • 47': Wilfrid Kaptoum
  • 76': Gustavo Bou
FT
2 - 2
Chicago Fire FC
  • 49': Álvaro Medrán
  • 88': Ignacio Aliseda

Medrán, Aliseda score, Fire tie with Revolution, 2-2

— Álvaro Medrán and Ignacio Aliseda each scored a goal and the Chicago Fire tied the MLS-leading New England Revolution 2-2 on Saturday night.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán.
  • 9': Foul by Matt Polster (New England Revolution).
  • 9': Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Navarro.
  • 10': Foul by Federico Navarro (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 10': Matt Polster (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Gustavo Bou (New England Revolution) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 14': Foul by Wilfrid Kaptoum (New England Revolution).
  • 14': Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Foul by Matt Polster (New England Revolution).
  • 16': Ignacio Aliseda (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Johan Kappelhof.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Carles Gil (New England Revolution) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Teal Bunbury.
  • 22': Foul by Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 22': Tommy McNamara (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Carles Gil (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Federico Navarro (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Teal Bunbury (New England Revolution) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carles Gil.
  • 27': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Jonathan Bornstein.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Gustavo Bou (New England Revolution) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 31': Offside, New England Revolution. Brandon Bye tries a through ball, but Gustavo Bou is caught offside.
  • 32': Foul by Wilfrid Kaptoum (New England Revolution).
  • 32': Ignacio Aliseda (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 33': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Matt Turner.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mauricio Pineda.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 34': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Andrew Farrell.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stanislav Ivaylov Ivanov with a cross.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Stanislav Ivaylov Ivanov (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jhon Espinoza with a cross.
  • 37': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Henry Kessler.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Johan Kappelhof (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán with a cross following a corner.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jhon Espinoza.
  • 40': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Matt Polster.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán.
  • 42': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Jhon Espinoza.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Wilfrid Kaptoum (New England Revolution) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brandon Bye.
  • 45': Offside, New England Revolution. Carles Gil tries a through ball, but Gustavo Bou is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, New England Revolution 0, Chicago Fire FC 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins New England Revolution 0, Chicago Fire FC 0.
  • 46': Attempt saved. DeJuan Jones (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gustavo Bou.
  • 46': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Gabriel Slonina.
  • 47': Goal! New England Revolution 1, Chicago Fire FC 0. Wilfrid Kaptoum (New England Revolution) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 49': Goal! New England Revolution 1, Chicago Fire FC 1. Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jhon Espinoza with a cross.
  • 50': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Ignacio Aliseda.
  • 51': Offside, New England Revolution. Henry Kessler tries a through ball, but Gustavo Bou is caught offside.
  • 53': Brandon Bye (New England Revolution) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 53': Foul by Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 58': Substitution, New England Revolution. Adam Buksa replaces Teal Bunbury.
  • 58': Substitution, New England Revolution. Tajon Buchanan replaces Tommy McNamara.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Adam Buksa (New England Revolution) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gustavo Bou.
  • 60': Foul by Federico Navarro (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 60': Tajon Buchanan (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Federico Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Foul by Brandon Bye (New England Revolution).
  • 60': Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Ignacio Aliseda (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Robert Beric.
  • 63': Foul by Tajon Buchanan (New England Revolution).
  • 63': Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Ignacio Aliseda (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán.
  • 64': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by DeJuan Jones.
  • 64': Foul by DeJuan Jones (New England Revolution).
  • 64': Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 65': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Carles Gil.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Johan Kappelhof (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán with a cross following a corner.
  • 67': Foul by Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 67': Tajon Buchanan (New England Revolution) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 68': Substitution, New England Revolution. Emmanuel Boateng replaces Wilfrid Kaptoum.
  • 69': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Brian Gutierrez replaces Stanislav Ivaylov Ivanov.
  • 69': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Chinonso Offor replaces Robert Beric.
  • 71': Emmanuel Boateng (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Brian Gutierrez (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Gustavo Bou (New England Revolution) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carles Gil.
  • 74': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Jhon Espinoza.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Matt Polster (New England Revolution) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carles Gil with a cross.
  • 75': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Miguel Ángel Navarro.
  • 76': Goal! New England Revolution 2, Chicago Fire FC 1. Gustavo Bou (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Carles Gil with a through ball.
  • 77': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Wyatt Omsberg replaces Jhon Espinoza.
  • 80': Foul by Johan Kappelhof (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 80': Gustavo Bou (New England Revolution) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 81': Foul by Brandon Bye (New England Revolution).
  • 81': Ignacio Aliseda (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Elliot Collier replaces Federico Navarro.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Tajon Buchanan (New England Revolution) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Boateng.
  • 83': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Wyatt Omsberg.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Gustavo Bou (New England Revolution) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Gustavo Bou (New England Revolution) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Buksa.
  • 87': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Gabriel Slonina.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Adam Buksa (New England Revolution) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by DeJuan Jones with a cross.
  • 88': Goal! New England Revolution 2, Chicago Fire FC 2. Ignacio Aliseda (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brian Gutierrez.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Elliot Collier (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán.
  • 90': Offside, New England Revolution. Adam Buksa tries a through ball, but Gustavo Bou is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Tajon Buchanan (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Emmanuel Boateng.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Adam Buksa (New England Revolution).
  • 90'+1': Jonathan Bornstein (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Tajon Buchanan (New England Revolution).
  • 90'+3': Ignacio Aliseda (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Tajon Buchanan (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+3': Carles Gil (New England Revolution) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 90'+4': Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Adam Buksa (New England Revolution) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carles Gil.
  • 90'+4': Hand ball by Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 90'+5': Corner, New England Revolution. Conceded by Wyatt Omsberg.
  • 90'+5': Chinonso Offor (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Henry Kessler (New England Revolution).
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, New England Revolution 2, Chicago Fire FC 2.
  • 0': Match ends, New England Revolution 2, Chicago Fire FC 2.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 4
6 Corner Kicks 10
6 Saves 3
40.9 Possession 59.1
16 SHOTS 17
5 ON GOAL 8
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
278 Accurate Passes 429
354 Passes 513
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
7 Accurate Crosses 5
21 Crosses 31
0.3 Cross % 0.2
51 Long Balls 51
19 Accurate Long Balls 34
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
5 Blocked Shots 6
2 Effective Tackles 11
5 Tackles 17
0.4 Tackle % 0.6
18 Interceptions 7
22 Effective Clearances 8
22 Clearances 8

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Gillette Stadium
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA
Attendance: 28,414

MLS Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Nashville SC 9 +15 22
2 Inter Miami CF 10 +4 19
3 Chicago Fire FC 9 +9 17
4 New England Revolution 9 +5 16
Full Table

Line-Ups

NE New England Revolution (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
30 Matt Turner (GK)
4 Henry Kessler
2 Andrew Farrell
24 DeJuan Jones
15 Brandon Bye
10 Teal Bunbury
8 Matt Polster
22 Carles Gil
26 Thomas McNamara
5 Wilfrid Kaptoum
7 Gustavo Bou
New England Revolution Substitutes:
Christian Mafla, Jon Bell, A.J. DeLaGarza, Tajon Buchanan, Brad Knighton, Adam Buksa, Emmanuel Boateng, Arnór Traustason, Luis Caicedo.

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

No. Name
32 Gaga Slonina (GK)
3 Jonathan Bornstein
4 Johan Kappelhof
6 Miguel Navarro Yellow Card
14 Jhon Jairo Espinoza
10 Álvaro Medrán
22 Mauricio Pineda
31 Federico Navarro Yellow Card
27 Robert Beric
7 Ignacio Aliseda
99 Stanislav Ivanov
Chicago Fire FC Substitutes:
Brian Gutiérrez, Alex Monis, Bobby Shuttleworth, Wyatt Omsberg, Luka Stojanovic, Elliot Collier, Javier Casas, Chinonso Offor.

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