Herbers helps Fire earn 1-1 draw with NYCFC in season opener
— Fabian Herbers scored a goal in the 75th minute to help the Chicago Fire earn a 1-1 draw with New York City FC on Saturday night.
MLS
FT
Saturday, March 4, 2023
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NYC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| CHI | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Soldier Field · 19,671 att.
Match Report
Team Stats
19
Fouls
15
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
6
0
Saves
2
49.1
Possession
50.9
10
SHOTS
9
3
ON GOAL
1
0.3
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
326
Accurate Passes
340
412
Passes
423
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
4
12
Crosses
20
0.4
Cross %
0.2
48
Long Balls
53
12
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
2
13
Effective Tackles
14
19
Tackles
20
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
9
Interceptions
11
15
Effective Clearances
10
15
Clearances
10
Head to Head
NYC leads series 3-1-1
Lineups
CHI · 4-2-3-1
- 18Spencer RicheyG
- 5Rafael CzichosCD-L
- 4Carlos TeránCD-R
- 6Miguel NavarroLB
- 2Arnaud SouquetRB
- 10Xherdan ShaqiriAM
- 20Jairo TorresLM
- 31Federico NavarroRM
- 11Kacper PrzybylkoF
- 8Chris MuellerAM-L
- 17Brian GutiérrezAM-R
Substitutes
- 27Kendall BurksSUB
- 25Jeff GalSUB
- 22Mauricio PinedaSUB
- 7Maren Haile-SelassieSUB
- 16Wyatt OmsbergSUB
- 24Jonathan DeanSUB
- 23Kei KamaraSUB
- 21Fabian HerbersSUB
- 30Gastón GiménezSUB
NYC · 4-2-3-1
- 1Luis BarrazaG
- 4Maxime ChanotCD-L
- 13Thiago MartinsCD-R
- 3Braian CufréLB
- 35Mitja IlenicRB
- 17Matías PellegriniAM
- 55Keaton ParksLM
- 6James SandsRM
- 43Talles MagnoF
- 21Andres JassonAM-L
- 11Gabriel PereiraAM-R
Substitutes
- 12Malte AmundsenSUB
- 19Gabriel SegalSUB
- 22Kevin O'TooleSUB
- 34Stephen TurnbullSUB
- 80Justin HaakSUB
- 93Tony AlfaroSUB
- 49Matt FreeseSUB
- 8ThiagoSUB
- 10Santiago RodríguezSUB
Timeline
- 14' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Mauricio Pineda replaces Federico Navarro because of an injury.
- 34' Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 0, New York City FC 1. Gabriel Pereira (New York City FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 44' Matías Pellegrini (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Fabian Herbers replaces Jairo Torres because of an injury.
- 45' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Kei Kamara replaces Kacper Przybylko.
- 58' Andres Jasson (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Gastón Giménez replaces Brian Gutiérrez.
- 64' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Maren Haile-Selassie replaces Chris Mueller.
- 68' Substitution, New York City FC. Thiago Andrade replaces Andres Jasson.
- 73' Substitution, New York City FC. Justin Haak replaces James Sands because of an injury.
- 73' Substitution, New York City FC. Santiago Rodríguez replaces Matías Pellegrini.
- 75' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, New York City FC 1. Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
- 90'+4' Substitution, New York City FC. Stephen Turnbull replaces Mitja Ilenic because of an injury.
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