Chicago Fire FC vs FC Cincinnati, 2022 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSAcosta's late goal sends Cincinnati past Chicago 2-1
— Luciano Acosta scored in the 85th minute to propel FC Cincinnati to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Fire on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 1': Foul by Federico Navarro (Chicago Fire FC).
- 2': Attempt missed. Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 4': Attempt missed. Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri.
- 5': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Luciano Acosta tries a through ball, but Brandon Vázquez is caught offside.
- 5': Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Chris Mueller (Chicago Fire FC).
- 7': Júnior Moreno (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 8': Foul by Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati).
- 8': Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati).
- 9': Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 16': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Rafael Czichos.
- 16': Attempt missed. Júnior Moreno (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 17': Attempt missed. Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 18': Foul by Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati).
- 18': Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
- 21': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
- 22': Foul by Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC).
- 22': Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Attempt missed. Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Chinonso Offor.
- 24': Attempt missed. Chinonso Offor (Chicago Fire FC) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri with a cross.
- 29': Attempt saved. Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Boris Sekulic.
- 29': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Alvas Powell tries a through ball, but Dominique Badji is caught offside.
- 30': Foul by Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati).
- 30': Wyatt Omsberg (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Xherdan Shaqiri tries a through ball, but Chris Mueller is caught offside.
- 32': Attempt saved. Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri.
- 32': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by John Nelson.
- 33': Attempt missed. Wyatt Omsberg (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri with a cross following a corner.
- 33': Own Goal by Rafael Czichos, Chicago Fire FC. Chicago Fire FC 0, FC Cincinnati 1.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Navarro.
- 37': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Ian Murphy.
- 39': Foul by Federico Navarro (Chicago Fire FC).
- 39': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Attempt saved. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Álvaro Barreal.
- 43': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Alvas Powell.
- 44': Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Foul by Júnior Moreno (FC Cincinnati).
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Chris Mueller (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 0, FC Cincinnati 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Chicago Fire FC 0, FC Cincinnati 1.
- 46': Attempt saved. Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Júnior Moreno.
- 46': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Wyatt Omsberg.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Dominique Badji (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Barreal with a cross.
- 47': Attempt missed. Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dominique Badji following a corner.
- 47': Foul by Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC).
- 47': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabian Herbers with a cross.
- 49': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Ian Murphy.
- 50': Foul by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
- 50': Wyatt Omsberg (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Attempt saved. Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabian Herbers.
- 56': Chris Mueller (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
- 57': Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Chris Mueller (Chicago Fire FC).
- 59': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Gastón Giménez tries a through ball, but Xherdan Shaqiri is caught offside.
- 60': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jhon Durán replaces Chinonso Offor.
- 60': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Brian Gutierrez replaces Fabian Herbers.
- 60': Foul by Jhon Durán (Chicago Fire FC).
- 60': Ian Murphy (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Alvas Powell.
- 64': Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Brian Gutierrez (Chicago Fire FC).
- 66': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Arquimides Ordonez replaces Dominique Badji because of an injury.
- 68': Foul by Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati).
- 68': Wyatt Omsberg (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Jhon Durán (Chicago Fire FC).
- 69': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by John Nelson.
- 70': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Nick Hagglund.
- 71': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jairo Torres replaces Chris Mueller.
- 72': Foul by Jairo Torres (Chicago Fire FC).
- 72': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Attempt missed. Jairo Torres (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gastón Giménez.
- 74': Foul by Arquimides Ordonez (FC Cincinnati).
- 74': Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Brandon Vázquez.
- 76': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Júnior Moreno.
- 77': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Tyler Blackett replaces Álvaro Barreal.
- 78': Attempt missed. Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri with a cross following a corner.
- 79': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by John Nelson.
- 80': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Obinna Nwobodo.
- 80': Attempt missed. Brian Gutierrez (Chicago Fire FC) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri with a cross following a corner.
- 81': Foul by Arquimides Ordonez (FC Cincinnati).
- 81': Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Jhon Durán (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Czichos.
- 81': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Ian Murphy.
- 82': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Obinna Nwobodo.
- 82': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jhon Espinoza replaces Jonathan Bornstein.
- 83': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, FC Cincinnati 1. Jhon Durán (Chicago Fire FC) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri with a cross following a corner.
- 85': Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Brian Gutierrez (Chicago Fire FC).
- 85': Foul by Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati).
- 85': Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, FC Cincinnati 2. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 87': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Nick Hagglund.
- 89': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Haris Medunjanin replaces Luciano Acosta because of an injury.
- 90'+2': Foul by Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC).
- 90'+2': Haris Medunjanin (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Arquimides Ordonez (FC Cincinnati).
- 90'+3': Jairo Torres (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Jairo Torres (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Brian Gutierrez.
- 90'+5': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Tyler Blackett tries a through ball, but Brandon Vázquez is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Foul by Boris Sekulic (Chicago Fire FC).
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Arquimides Ordonez (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 1, FC Cincinnati 2.
- 0': Match ends, Chicago Fire FC 1, FC Cincinnati 2.
Statistics
 CIN |
CHI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 14 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 39.7 | Possession | 60.3 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 240 | Accurate Passes | 394 |
| 332 | Passes | 492 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 9 | Crosses | 36 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 18 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 32 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 32 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Soldier Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Attendance: 14,049
Venue: Soldier Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Attendance: 14,049
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 |
Line-Ups
Chicago Fire FC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gaga Slonina (GK) |
| 5 | Rafael Czichos |
| 20 | Wyatt Omsberg |
| 3 | Jonathan Bornstein |
| 2 | Boris Sekulic |
| 30 | Gastón Giménez |
| 8 | Chris Mueller |
| 31 | Federico Navarro |
| 9 | Chinonso Offor |
| 10 | Xherdan Shaqiri |
| 21 | Fabian Herbers |
FC Cincinnati (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Roman Celentano (GK) |
| 32 | Ian Murphy |
| 4 | Nick Hagglund |
| 3 | John Nelson |
| 2 | Alvas Powell |
| 10 | Luciano Acosta  |
| 93 | Júnior Moreno |
| 5 | Obinna Nwobodo |
| 19 | Brandon Vázquez |
| 31 | Álvaro Barreal |
| 14 | Dominique Badji |
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