MLS

FT Wednesday, September 22, 2021
New England Revolution LWWDW 3
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Chicago Fire FC WLLLL 2
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NE123
CHI112
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Match Report

Gil scores in 91st, Revolution clinch 1st MLS playoff spot

— Carles Gil scored in the 91st minute and the New England Revolution beat the Chicago Fire 3-2 on Wednesday night, becoming the first MLS team to clinch a playoff spot.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
15
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
8
Corner Kicks
9
7
Saves
4
40.5
Possession
59.5
18
SHOTS
26
7
ON GOAL
10
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
207
Accurate Passes
337
287
Passes
418
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
10
19
Crosses
34
0.1
Cross %
0.3
51
Long Balls
48
21
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
8
16
Effective Tackles
10
26
Tackles
15
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
13
Interceptions
10
40
Effective Clearances
19
40
Clearances
19

Head to Head

NE leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

CHI · 3-1-4-2

  1. 32Gaga SloninaG
  2. 4Johan KappelhofCD
  3. 3Jonathan BornsteinCD-L
  4. 23Carlos TeránCD-R
  5. 30Gastón GiménezSW
  6. 10Álvaro MedránCM-L
  7. 31Federico NavarroCM-R
  8. 6Miguel NavarroLM
  9. 2Boris SekulicRM
  10. 9Chinonso OfforCF-L
  11. 27Robert BericCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 99Stanislav Ivanov
  2. 20Wyatt Omsberg
  3. 8Luka Stojanovic
  4. 28Elliot Collier
  5. 7Ignacio Aliseda
  6. 1Bobby Shuttleworth
  7. 22Mauricio Pineda
  8. 14Jhon Jairo Espinoza
  9. 21Fabian Herbers

NE · 4-3-1-2

  1. 30Matt TurnerG
  2. 23Jon BellCD-L
  3. 4Henry KesslerCD-R
  4. 32Christian MaflaLB
  5. 28A.J. DeLaGarzaRB
  6. 10Teal BunburyM
  7. 6Scott CaldwellCM
  8. 25Arnór TraustasonAM
  9. 27Luis CaicedoLM
  10. 5Wilfrid KaptoumRM
  11. 19Edward KizzaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 18Brad Knighton
  2. 7Gustavo Bou
  3. 8Matt Polster
  4. 9Adam Buksa
  5. 2Andrew Farrell
  6. 22Carles Gil
  7. 17Tajon Buchanan
  8. 15Brandon Bye
  9. 24DeJuan Jones

Timeline

  1. 11' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 0, New England Revolution 1. Henry Kessler (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Bell with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  2. 17' Carlos Terán (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 31' Scott Caldwell (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 34' Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 40' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, New England Revolution 1. Carlos Terán (Chicago Fire FC) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gastón Giménez with a cross following a corner.
  6. 45' Substitution, New England Revolution. Carles Gil replaces Scott Caldwell.
  7. 45' Substitution, New England Revolution. Gustavo Bou replaces Edward Kizza.
  8. 60' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Ignacio Aliseda replaces Johan Kappelhof.
  9. 61' Substitution, New England Revolution. Tajon Buchanan replaces Arnór Ingvi Traustason.
  10. 62' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, New England Revolution 2. Teal Bunbury (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gustavo Bou with a headed pass.
  11. 63' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 2, New England Revolution 2. Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chinonso Offor.
  12. 69' Substitution, New England Revolution. Brandon Bye replaces AJ Delagarza JR.
  13. 76' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Luka Stojanovic replaces Álvaro Medrán.
  14. 77' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Fabian Herbers replaces Chinonso Offor.
  15. 84' Substitution, New England Revolution. DeJuan Jones replaces Christian Mafla.
  16. 90'+1' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 2, New England Revolution 3. Carles Gil (New England Revolution) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the top right corner. Assisted by Tajon Buchanan following a fast break.
  17. 90'+1' Carles Gil (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.

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