MLS

FT Saturday, July 9, 2022
Columbus Crew DDWDW 3
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Chicago Fire FC WLWLL 2
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CHI202
Soldier Field · 15,157 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

Jamie Sabau-USA TODAY Sports

Cucho Hernandez's dramatic debut goal gives Columbus win over Chicago

Cucho Hernandez broke a tie in the 83rd minute in his MLS debut as the Columbus Crew came from behind to beat Chicago Fire FC 3-2.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
19
3
Yellow Cards
5
0
Red Cards
1
1
Offsides
3
1
Corner Kicks
2
3
Saves
1
56.6
Possession
43.4
9
SHOTS
13
4
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
367
Accurate Passes
245
446
Passes
324
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
6
7
Crosses
22
0.3
Cross %
0.3
53
Long Balls
59
32
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
1
9
Effective Tackles
11
18
Tackles
20
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
9
Interceptions
8
23
Effective Clearances
11
23
Clearances
11

Head to Head

CLB leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

CHI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Gaga SloninaG
  2. 5Rafael CzichosCD-L
  3. 23Carlos TeránCD-R
  4. 6Miguel NavarroLB
  5. 14Jhon Jairo EspinozaRB
  6. 10Xherdan ShaqiriAM
  7. 30Gastón GiménezLM
  8. 31Federico NavarroRM
  9. 26Jhon DuránF
  10. 40Brian GutiérrezAM-L
  11. 8Chris MuellerAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 36Andre ReynoldsSUB
  2. 18Spencer RicheySUB
  3. 99Stanislav IvanovSUB
  4. 21Fabian HerbersSUB
  5. 3Jonathan BornsteinSUB
  6. 22Mauricio PinedaSUB
  7. 2Boris SekulicSUB
  8. 7Jairo TorresSUB
  9. 11Kacper PrzybylkoSUB

CLB · 3-5-2

  1. 1Eloy RoomG
  2. 3Josh WilliamsCD
  3. 23Jalil AnibabaCD-L
  4. 4Jonathan MensahCD-R
  5. 25Sean ZawadzkiCM-L
  6. 6Darlington NagbeCM-R
  7. 21Aidan MorrisAM
  8. 7Pedro SantosLM
  9. 31Steven MoreiraRM
  10. 10Lucas ZelarayánCF-L
  11. 39Jacen Russell-RoweCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 22Derrick Etienne Jr.SUB
  2. 30William SandsSUB
  3. 24Evan BushSUB
  4. 9Cucho HernándezSUB
  5. 27Miguel BerrySUB
  6. 26James IgbekemeSUB
  7. 19Erik HurtadoSUB
  8. 12Luis DíazSUB
  9. 13Kevin MolinoSUB

Timeline

  1. 8' Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 14' Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 29' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, Columbus Crew 0. Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Chris Mueller with a cross following a corner.
  4. 41' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 2, Columbus Crew 0. Chris Mueller (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jhon Durán with a cross.
  5. 43' Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Luis Díaz replaces Sean Zawadzki.
  7. 45' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Derrick Etienne replaces Jalil Anibaba.
  8. 50' Miguel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 54' Brian Gutierrez (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 60' Jhon Durán (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 62' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Cucho Hernández replaces Jacen Russell-Rowe.
  12. 63' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jairo Torres replaces Brian Gutierrez.
  13. 63' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 2, Columbus Crew 1. Derrick Etienne (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán with a through ball.
  14. 71' Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 75' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 2, Columbus Crew 2. Derrick Etienne (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
  16. 76' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Kacper Przybylko replaces Jhon Durán.
  17. 80' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Fabian Herbers replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
  18. 81' Substitution, Columbus Crew. James Igbekeme replaces Lucas Zelarayán.
  19. 83' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 2, Columbus Crew 3. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Díaz following a fast break.
  20. 84' Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  21. 90' Miguel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the red card for violent conduct.

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