MLS

Sporting Kansas City vs Chicago Fire FC, 2023 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Sporting Kansas City
    FT
    0 - 1
    Chicago Fire FC
    • 47': Fabian Herbers

    Chicago Fire beat Sporting KC for 300th all-time win

    Fabian Herbers scored early in the second half as the Chicago Fire defeated Sporting Kansas City 1-0 on Saturday night in Kansas City.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Federico Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 2': Foul by Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 6': Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 8': Attempt missed. Kei Kamara (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Fabian Herbers.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Jairo Torres (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabian Herbers.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Federico Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brian Gutiérrez.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jairo Torres following a fast break.
    • 15': Attempt saved. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rémi Walter.
    • 15': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Alonso Aceves tries a through ball, but Jairo Torres is caught offside.
    • 23': Attempt saved. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 24': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Mauricio Pineda.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tim Leibold.
    • 28': Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 28': Foul by Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 29': Attempt saved. Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jairo Torres with a cross.
    • 30': Delay in match (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tim Leibold.
    • 36': Arnaud Souquet (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 36': Foul by Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 37': Attempt saved. Jairo Torres (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kei Kamara.
    • 37': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 37': Foul by Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 38': Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 38': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Rafael Czichos.
    • 39': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Alonso Aceves.
    • 39': Delay in match because of an injury Alonso Aceves (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 40': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Tim Leibold.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Kei Kamara (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gastón Giménez with a cross.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Kei Kamara (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gastón Giménez with a cross following a corner.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nemanja Radoja.
    • 44': Foul by Federico Navarro (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 44': Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45': Foul by Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 45': Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Johnny Russell.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jairo Torres.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 0, Chicago Fire FC 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sporting Kansas City 0, Chicago Fire FC 0.
    • 47': Goal! Sporting Kansas City 0, Chicago Fire FC 1. Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
    • 50': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 50': Foul by Kei Kamara (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 51': Attempt missed. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 55': Foul by Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 55': Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 55': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Marinos Tzionis replaces Johnny Russell.
    • 55': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Gadi Kinda replaces Erik Thommy.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fabian Herbers.
    • 58': Arnaud Souquet (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 58': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Maren Haile-Selassie replaces Fabian Herbers.
    • 59': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Xherdan Shaqiri replaces Gastón Giménez.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alan Pulido.
    • 61': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Chris Brady.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Robert Castellanos (Sporting Kansas City) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dániel Sallói with a cross following a corner.
    • 63': Foul by Federico Navarro (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 63': Marinos Tzionis (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 63': Foul by Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 64': Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Jairo Torres tries a through ball, but Kei Kamara is caught offside.
    • 67': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 67': Foul by Arnaud Souquet (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 67': Arnaud Souquet (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 69': Arnaud Souquet (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Foul by Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 69': Foul by Jairo Torres (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 69': Gadi Kinda (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 70': Delay in match because of an injury Alonso Aceves (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 70': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jonathan Dean replaces Alonso Aceves because of an injury.
    • 70': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Carlos Terán replaces Jairo Torres.
    • 74': Hand ball by Kei Kamara (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 75': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Federico Navarro.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Tim Leibold (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nemanja Radoja.
    • 76': Delay in match (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 79': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Jonathan Dean.
    • 84': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Khiry Shelton replaces Jake Davis.
    • 85': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Rafael Czichos.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Pulido.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Marinos Tzionis (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Tim Leibold.
    • 86': Federico Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 86': Arnaud Souquet (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Marinos Tzionis (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 88': Foul by Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 88': Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Khiry Shelton (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 89': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Georgios Koutsias replaces Brian Gutiérrez.
    • 90'+2': Arnaud Souquet (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City).
    • 90'+2': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+4': Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Arnaud Souquet (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Sporting Kansas City 0, Chicago Fire FC 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Sporting Kansas City 0, Chicago Fire FC 1.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 9
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 0
    1 Corner Kicks 7
    4 Saves 4
    34 Possession 66
    12 SHOTS 13
    5 ON GOAL 4
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    287 Accurate Passes 604
    351 Passes 673
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    4 Accurate Crosses 4
    6 Crosses 27
    0.7 Cross % 0.1
    42 Long Balls 40
    20 Accurate Long Balls 30
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.8
    3 Blocked Shots 2
    12 Effective Tackles 10
    20 Tackles 15
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    10 Interceptions 7
    34 Effective Clearances 3
    34 Clearances 3

    Game Information

    Competition: MLS

    Venue: Children's Mercy Park
    Location: Kansas City, Kansas, USA
    Attendance: 18,032

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    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Nashville SC 6 +10 13
    2 New York City FC 6 +7 11
    3 Charlotte FC 6 +5 11
    4 Inter Miami CF 6 +1 11
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    Line-Ups

    SKC Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    22 Kendall McIntosh (GK)
    3 Andreu Fontàs
    19 Robert Castellanos
    14 Tim Leibold
    17 Jacob Davis
    6 Nemanja Radoja
    54 Rémi Walter
    26 Erik Thommy
    9 Alan Pulido
    20 Dániel Sallói Yellow Card
    7 Johnny Russell
    Sporting Kansas City Substitutes:
    Robert Voloder, Felipe Hernàndez, Stephen Afrifa, Khiry Shelton, Roger Espinoza, Gadi Kinda, John Pulskamp, Chris Rindov, Marinos Tzionis.

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

    No. Name
    34 Chris Brady (GK)
    5 Rafael Czichos Yellow Card
    22 Mauricio Pineda Yellow Card
    3 Daniel Aceves
    2 Arnaud Souquet Yellow Card
    17 Brian Gutiérrez
    30 Gastón Giménez
    31 Federico Navarro
    23 Kei Kamara
    20 Jairo Torres
    21 Fabian Herbers
    Chicago Fire FC Substitutes:
    Kendall Burks, Maren Haile-Selassie, Jonathan Dean, Xherdan Shaqiri, Georgios Koutsias, Wyatt Omsberg, Spencer Richey, Kacper Przybylko, Carlos Terán.

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