MLS

Chicago Fire FC vs Nashville SC, 2023 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Chicago Fire FC
  • 34': Fabian Herbers
FT
1 - 0
Nashville SC

    Chicago shut down Nashville in one-goal affair

    Fabian Herbers scored in the 34th minute, and host Chicago Fire held off charging Nashville SC to win 1-0 on Saturday night.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Foul by Teal Bunbury (Nashville SC).
    • 4': Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 5': Foul by Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 6': Foul by Randall Leal (Nashville SC).
    • 6': Miguel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Teal Bunbury (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Shaq Moore.
    • 10': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Shaq Moore.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Teal Bunbury (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dax McCarty with a through ball.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Teal Bunbury (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 14': Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 14': Foul by Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 20': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Miguel Navarro.
    • 22': Foul by Teal Bunbury (Nashville SC).
    • 22': Miguel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 25': Offside, Nashville SC. Alex Muyl tries a through ball, but Teal Bunbury is caught offside.
    • 25': Foul by Lukas MacNaughton (Nashville SC).
    • 25': Georgios Koutsias (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Randall Leal (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fafá Picault.
    • 31': Foul by Georgios Koutsias (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 31': Randall Leal (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 32': Sean Davis (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 34': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, Nashville SC 0. Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maren Haile-Selassie.
    • 37': Foul by Randall Leal (Nashville SC).
    • 37': Miguel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 37': Randall Leal (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 38': Hand ball by Teal Bunbury (Nashville SC).
    • 41': Foul by Jack Maher (Nashville SC).
    • 41': Miguel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Jonathan Dean.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Lukas MacNaughton (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Randall Leal with a cross following a corner.
    • 45': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Mauricio Pineda.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 1, Nashville SC 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Chicago Fire FC 1, Nashville SC 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Nashville SC. Hany Mukhtar replaces Sean Davis.
    • 48': Foul by Alex Muyl (Nashville SC).
    • 48': Jonathan Dean (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maren Haile-Selassie.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Georgios Koutsias (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brian Gutiérrez.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Fafá Picault (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dax McCarty with a headed pass.
    • 55': Foul by Jonathan Dean (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 55': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Shaq Moore with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Lukas MacNaughton (Nashville SC) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar following a set piece situation.
    • 59': Hand ball by Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 61': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Dax McCarty.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 62': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Jonathan Dean.
    • 64': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Carlos Terán replaces Gastón Giménez.
    • 64': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Kei Kamara replaces Georgios Koutsias.
    • 64': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Miguel Navarro.
    • 65': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Kei Kamara.
    • 66': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Miguel Navarro.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 68': Foul by Carlos Terán (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 68': Teal Bunbury (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Randall Leal (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 71': Substitution, Nashville SC. Luke Haakenson replaces Fafá Picault.
    • 71': Substitution, Nashville SC. Ján Gregus replaces Alex Muyl.
    • 72': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Dax McCarty.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Teal Bunbury (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Luke Haakenson (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 74': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Miguel Navarro.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 74': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Jonathan Dean.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Teal Bunbury (Nashville SC) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar with a cross.
    • 75': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Carlos Terán.
    • 75': Foul by Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC).
    • 75': Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Kendall Burks replaces Jonathan Dean.
    • 77': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jairo Torres replaces Maren Haile-Selassie.
    • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Miguel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 81': Foul by Kei Kamara (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 81': Jack Maher (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Kei Kamara (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 82': Foul by Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC).
    • 82': Jairo Torres (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box.
    • 86': Foul by Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC).
    • 86': Jairo Torres (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 86': Substitution, Nashville SC. Ethan Zubak replaces Randall Leal.
    • 87': Substitution, Nashville SC. Taylor Washington replaces Daniel Lovitz.
    • 88': Foul by Taylor Washington (Nashville SC).
    • 88': Jairo Torres (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Alonso Aceves replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
    • 90'+5': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Kendall Burks tries a through ball, but Brian Gutiérrez is caught offside.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 1, Nashville SC 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Chicago Fire FC 1, Nashville SC 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 8
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    10 Corner Kicks 2
    0 Saves 2
    58.3 Possession 41.7
    18 SHOTS 6
    2 ON GOAL 1
    0.1 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    410 Accurate Passes 286
    489 Passes 355
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    8 Accurate Crosses 2
    28 Crosses 14
    0.3 Cross % 0.1
    56 Long Balls 41
    30 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    8 Blocked Shots 2
    11 Effective Tackles 4
    19 Tackles 9
    0.6 Tackle % 0.4
    9 Interceptions 11
    9 Effective Clearances 36
    9 Clearances 36

    Game Information

    Competition: MLS

    Venue: Soldier Field
    Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
    Attendance: 22,348

    MLS Table

    # 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
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    34 Chris Brady (GK)
    5 Rafael Czichos
    22 Mauricio Pineda
    6 Miguel Navarro
    24 Jonathan Dean
    10 Xherdan Shaqiri
    30 Gastón Giménez
    21 Fabian Herbers
    19 Georgios Koutsias
    17 Brian Gutiérrez
    7 Maren Haile-Selassie
    Chicago Fire FC Substitutes:
    Kei Kamara, Kendall Burks, Justin Reynolds, Jeff Gal, Kacper Przybylko, Daniel Aceves, Carlos Terán, Missael Rodriguez, Jairo Torres.

    NSH Nashville SC (4-3-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 Joe Willis (GK)
    5 Jack Maher
    3 Lukas MacNaughton
    2 Daniel Lovitz Yellow Card
    18 Shaq Moore
    7 Fafà Picault
    6 Dax McCarty
    8 Randall Leal Yellow Card
    54 Sean Davis
    19 Alex Muyl
    12 Teal Bunbury
    Nashville SC Substitutes:
    Luke Haakenson, Laurence Wyke, Jan Gregus, Hany Mukhtar, Tah Anunga, Taylor Washington, Josh Bauer, Elliot Panicco, Ethan Zubak.

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