Chicago Fire FC vs Philadelphia Union, 2022 MLS, Regular Season
· MLS
72': José Andrés MartínezChicago Fire stun Eastern Conference-leading Philadelphia Union
Federico Navarro's 68th-minute goal gave the Chicago Fire a 1-0 upset victory over the visiting Philadelphia Union on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC).
- 2': Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Carlos Terán (Chicago Fire FC).
- 3': Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Foul by Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC).
- 4': Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Attempt missed. Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 5': Federico Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union).
- 6': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Rafael Czichos.
- 8': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Kai Wagner.
- 9': Attempt missed. Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 10': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Nathan Harriel.
- 11': Carlos Terán (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
- 14': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Gabriel Slonina.
- 14': Attempt missed. José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kai Wagner following a corner.
- 15': Foul by Carlos Terán (Chicago Fire FC).
- 15': Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Attempt missed. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 19': Foul by Chris Mueller (Chicago Fire FC).
- 19': Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Andre Reynolds (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 21': Foul by Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union).
- 24': Chris Mueller (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Foul by José Martínez (Philadelphia Union).
- 26': Foul by Andre Reynolds (Chicago Fire FC).
- 26': José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Chris Mueller (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 28': Foul by José Martínez (Philadelphia Union).
- 29': José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Attempt missed. Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gastón Giménez.
- 33': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Nathan Harriel.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 35': Chris Mueller (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union).
- 35': Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Jack Elliott.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Kacper Przybylko (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Mueller.
- 39': Attempt saved. Chris Mueller (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 39': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Andre Blake.
- 41': Attempt missed. Kacper Przybylko (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Boris Sekulic with a cross.
- 42': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Dániel Gazdag tries a through ball, but Julián Carranza is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag.
- 45'+2': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Fabian Herbers tries a through ball, but Chris Mueller is caught offside.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 0, Philadelphia Union 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Chicago Fire FC 0, Philadelphia Union 0.
- 45': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Cory Burke replaces Julián Carranza.
- 45': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Olivier Mbaizo replaces Nathan Harriel.
- 47': Attempt saved. Cory Burke (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross.
- 50': Foul by Cory Burke (Philadelphia Union).
- 50': Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Carlos Terán (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 52': Foul by Andre Reynolds (Chicago Fire FC).
- 52': Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt missed. Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Federico Navarro.
- 57': Attempt missed. Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Andre Reynolds.
- 62': Foul by Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC).
- 62': Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Attempt missed. Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Leon Flach.
- 65': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Brian Gutierrez replaces Fabian Herbers.
- 65': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jonathan Bornstein replaces Andre Reynolds.
- 66': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Chris Donovan replaces Mikael Uhre.
- 67': Foul by Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union).
- 67': Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 68': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, Philadelphia Union 0. Federico Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Boris Sekulic.
- 70': Chris Donovan (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Foul by Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC).
- 71': Chris Mueller (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 71': Foul by Chris Donovan (Philadelphia Union).
- 72': Foul by José Martínez (Philadelphia Union).
- 72': Kacper Przybylko (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Second yellow card to José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) for a bad foul.
- 76': Chris Mueller (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union).
- 76': Kacper Przybylko (Chicago Fire FC) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jonathan Bornstein with a cross.
- 77': Chris Mueller (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 77': Foul by Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union).
- 77': Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Brian Gutierrez (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 79': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Cory Burke.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Chris Mueller (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 80': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Federico Navarro tries a through ball, but Kacper Przybylko is caught offside.
- 82': Attempt saved. Chris Donovan (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Olivier Mbaizo with a cross.
- 83': Attempt saved. Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri.
- 83': Brian Gutierrez (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Foul by Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union).
- 83': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Attempt missed. Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 86': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jhon Espinoza replaces Chris Mueller.
- 88': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Gabriel Slonina.
- 88': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Boris Sekulic.
- 90': Foul by Kacper Przybylko (Chicago Fire FC).
- 90': Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Attempt missed. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Chris Donovan with a headed pass.
- 90'+3': Foul by Jhon Espinoza (Chicago Fire FC).
- 90'+3': Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Kai Wagner.
- 90'+7': Foul by Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC).
- 90'+7': Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 1, Philadelphia Union 0.
- 0': Match ends, Chicago Fire FC 1, Philadelphia Union 0.
Statistics
 PHI |
CHI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 12 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 43.1 | Possession | 56.9 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 244 | Accurate Passes | 352 |
| 345 | Passes | 455 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 18 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 78 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 43 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 18 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 24 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Soldier Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Attendance: 10,384
Venue: Soldier Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Attendance: 10,384
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 (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gaga Slonina (GK) |
| 5 | Rafael Czichos |
| 23 | Carlos Terán  |
| 36 | Andre Reynolds |
| 2 | Boris Sekulic |
| 10 | Xherdan Shaqiri |
| 30 | Gastón Giménez |
| 31 | Federico Navarro |
| 11 | Kacper Przybylko |
| 8 | Chris Mueller |
| 21 | Fabian Herbers |
Philadelphia Union (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Andre Blake (GK) |
| 3 | Jack Elliott |
| 5 | Jakob Glesnes |
| 27 | Kai Wagner |
| 26 | Nathan Harriel |
| 9 | Julián Carranza |
| 8 | José Andrés Martínez |
| 6 | Dániel Gazdag |
| 31 | Leon Flach |
| 11 | Alejandro Bedoya |
| 7 | Mikkel Uhre |
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