Chicago Fire FC vs St. Louis CITY SC, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season

· MLS

Chicago Fire FC

40': Rafael Czichos

FT
1 - 0

St. Louis CITY SC

70': John Nelson

Chicago Fire edge St. Louis in first MLS game since coaching change

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Rafael Czichos came off the bench to score as the Chicago Fire FC held on for a 1-0 victory over visiting St. Louis City SC on Saturday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Arnaud Souquet (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Foul by Célio Pompeu (St. Louis City SC).
2': Chris Brady (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City SC).
2': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Miguel Perez.
3': Attempt missed. Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Federico Navarro following a corner.
5': Attempt saved. Kei Kamara (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
5': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Roman Bürki.
5': Attempt saved. Kei Kamara (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Gastón Giménez with a cross.
6': Attempt missed. Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Bartlett.
6': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Chris Brady.
8': Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by John Nelson (St. Louis City SC).
9': Attempt saved. Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri.
11': Attempt saved. Kei Kamara (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri.
11': Foul by Federico Navarro (Chicago Fire FC).
11': Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Foul by Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC).
18': Attempt missed. Tomás Ostrák (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
19': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Gastón Giménez tries a through ball, but Fabian Herbers is caught offside.
24': Foul by Kei Kamara (Chicago Fire FC).
24': Miguel Perez (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26': Foul by Miguel Perez (St. Louis City SC).
26': Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Miguel Perez (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
30': Delay in match because of an injury Carlos Terán (Chicago Fire FC).
30': Delay in match because of an injury Célio Pompeu (St. Louis City SC).
34': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Rafael Czichos replaces Carlos Terán because of an injury.
34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
35': Foul by Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC).
35': Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
36': Attempt saved. Kyle Hiebert (St. Louis City SC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eduard Löwen with a cross.
36': Foul by Tomás Ostrák (St. Louis City SC).
36': Miguel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Kyle Hiebert.
39': Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
39': Foul by Miguel Perez (St. Louis City SC).
40': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, St. Louis City SC 0. Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri following a set piece situation.
42': Arnaud Souquet (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by John Nelson (St. Louis City SC).
43': John Nelson (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43': Delay in match because of an injury Arnaud Souquet (Chicago Fire FC).
44': Foul by Jake Nerwinski (St. Louis City SC).
44': Miguel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': Attempt saved. Célio Pompeu (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
45'+4': First Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 1, St. Louis City SC 0.
45': Second Half begins Chicago Fire FC 1, St. Louis City SC 0.
45': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Njabulo Blom replaces Miguel Perez.
48': Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Kei Kamara.
48': Foul by Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC).
48': Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
49': Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City SC).
49': Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51': Foul by Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC).
51': Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
52': Attempt missed. Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Célio Pompeu.
53': Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Jake Nerwinski (St. Louis City SC).
55': Attempt blocked. John Nelson (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
57': Foul by Kyle Hiebert (St. Louis City SC).
57': Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Foul by Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC).
59': Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card.
62': Foul by Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC).
62': Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC).
63': John Nelson (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Delay in match because of an injury Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC).
63': Delay in match because of an injury John Nelson (St. Louis City SC).
64': Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Isak Jensen replaces Tomás Ostrák.
64': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Jared Stroud replaces Jake Nerwinski.
65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
65': Delay in match because of an injury Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City SC).
66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
67': Federico Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City SC).
69': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Mauricio Pineda.
70': Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by John Nelson (St. Louis City SC).
70': Second yellow card to John Nelson (St. Louis City SC) for a bad foul.
70': Delay in match because of an injury Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC).
72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
72': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Kacper Przybylko replaces Kei Kamara.
72': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Georgios Koutsias replaces Fabian Herbers.
73': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Njabulo Blom.
75': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Miguel Navarro tries a through ball, but Kacper Przybylko is caught offside.
77': Foul by Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City SC).
77': Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Caden Glover replaces Eduard Löwen.
77': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Joshua Yaro replaces Lucas Bartlett.
80': Foul by Arnaud Souquet (Chicago Fire FC).
80': Isak Jensen (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
82': Attempt blocked. Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Georgios Koutsias.
82': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Njabulo Blom.
83': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Gastón Giménez.
84': Attempt blocked. Isak Jensen (St. Louis City SC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jared Stroud with a cross.
87': Attempt saved. Georgios Koutsias (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri.
88': Foul by Georgios Koutsias (Chicago Fire FC).
88': Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
89': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jairo Torres replaces Brian Gutiérrez.
90': Attempt missed. Célio Pompeu (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jared Stroud.
90': Attempt missed. Kyle Hiebert (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
90'+2': Foul by Arnaud Souquet (Chicago Fire FC).
90'+2': Isak Jensen (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Foul by Miguel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC).
90'+4': Jared Stroud (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Foul by Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City SC).
90'+4': Kacper Przybylko (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 1, St. Louis City SC 0.
0': Match ends, Chicago Fire FC 1, St. Louis City SC 0.

Statistics

STL		CHI
15	Fouls	13
2	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
3	Corner Kicks	5
5	Saves	2
48.5	Possession	51.5
9	SHOTS	9
2	ON GOAL	6
0.2	On Target %	0.7
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
296	Accurate Passes	330
403	Passes	438
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	3
23	Crosses	9
0.1	Cross %	0.3
54	Long Balls	51
24	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	1
13	Effective Tackles	13
22	Tackles	19
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
9	Interceptions	18
8	Effective Clearances	31
8	Clearances	31

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Soldier Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Attendance: 18,231

MLS Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Vancouver Whitecaps	13	+14	28
2	Minnesota United FC	14	+9	25
3	San Diego FC	14	+9	24
4	Portland Timbers	14	+3	23

Full Table

Line-Ups

Chicago Fire FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
34	Chris Brady (GK)
22	Mauricio Pineda
4	Carlos Terán
6	Miguel Navarro
2	Arnaud Souquet
10	Xherdan Shaqiri
30	Gastón Giménez
31	Federico Navarro
23	Kei Kamara
17	Brian Gutiérrez
21	Fabian Herbers

Chicago Fire FC Substitutes:

Jairo Torres, Kendall Burks, Spencer Richey, Missael Rodriguez, Daniel Aceves, Georgios Koutsias, Wyatt Omsberg, Rafael Czichos, Kacper Przybylko.

St. Louis CITY SC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Roman Bürki (GK)
22	Kyle Hiebert
24	Lucas Bartlett
14	John Nelson
2	Jakob Nerwinski
19	Indiana Vassilev
10	Eduard Löwen
28	Miguel Perez
11	Nicholas Gioacchini
12	Célio Pompeu
7	Tomas Ostrak

St. Louis CITY SC Substitutes:

Joshua Yaro, Caden Glover, Aziel Jackson, Jared Stroud, Akil Watts, Benjamin Lundt, Isak Jensen, Jon Bell, Njabulo Blom.

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