MLS

FT Wednesday, July 12, 2023
CF Montréal WDLLL 0
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Chicago Fire FC WWLWW 3
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MTL000
CHI303
Soldier Field · 12,496 att.

Match Report

Fire use early offensive outburst to blank CF Montreal

Xherdan Shaqiri and Maren Haile-Selassie each collected a goal and an assist to lift the host Chicago Fire to a 3-0 victory over CF Montreal on Wednesday.

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Team Stats

19
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
0
2
Saves
4
61.8
Possession
38.2
16
SHOTS
5
4
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
1.0
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
464
Accurate Passes
267
547
Passes
355
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
0
34
Crosses
1
0.2
Cross %
0.0
54
Long Balls
55
31
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
0
14
Effective Tackles
10
17
Tackles
18
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
13
Interceptions
11
4
Effective Clearances
25
4
Clearances
25

Highlights

00:45 Shaqiri scores stunner off unique free-kick routine Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MTL leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

CHI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 34Chris BradyG
  2. 5Rafael CzichosCD-L
  3. 22Mauricio PinedaCD-R
  4. 6Miguel NavarroLB
  5. 2Arnaud SouquetRB
  6. 10Xherdan ShaqiriAM
  7. 30Gastón GiménezLM
  8. 21Fabian HerbersRM
  9. 19Georgios KoutsiasF
  10. 17Brian GutiérrezAM-L
  11. 7Maren Haile-SelassieAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 32Missael RodriguezSUB
  2. 24Jonathan DeanSUB
  3. 36Justin ReynoldsSUB
  4. 27Kendall BurksSUB
  5. 3Daniel AcevesSUB
  6. 23Kei KamaraSUB
  7. 20Jairo TorresSUB
  8. 18Spencer RicheySUB

MTL · 3-4-1-2

  1. 40Jonathan SiroisG
  2. 24George CampbellCD
  3. 25Gabriele CorboCD-L
  4. 16Joel WatermanCD-R
  5. 2Victor WanyamaCM-L
  6. 19Nathan SalibaCM-R
  7. 10Bryce DukeAM
  8. 11Ariel LassiterLM
  9. 15Zachary Brault-GuillardRM
  10. 13Mason ToyeCF-L
  11. 90Kwadwo OpokuCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 41James PantemisSUB
  2. 7Ahmed HamdiSUB
  3. 28Jules-Anthony VilsaintSUB
  4. 22Aaron HerreraSUB
  5. 14Sunusi IbrahimSUB
  6. 26Róbert Orri ThorkelssonSUB
  7. 29Mathieu ChoinièreSUB
  8. 6Samuel PietteSUB
  9. 9Chinonso OfforSUB

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, CF Montréal 0. Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Georgios Koutsias.
  2. 11' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 2, CF Montréal 0. Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri.
  3. 33' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 3, CF Montréal 0. Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Maren Haile-Selassie following a set piece situation.
  4. 35' Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  5. 36' Penalty missed! Still Chicago Fire FC 3, CF Montréal 0. Ariel Lassiter (CF Montréal) hits the right post with a left footed shot.
  6. 45' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jairo Torres replaces Gastón Giménez.
  7. 45' Substitution, CF Montréal. Chinonso Offor replaces Gabriele Corbo.
  8. 45' Substitution, CF Montréal. Samuel Piette replaces Victor Wanyama.
  9. 45' Substitution, CF Montréal. Aaron Herrera replaces Bryce Duke.
  10. 56' Arnaud Souquet (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 56' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Kei Kamara replaces Brian Gutiérrez.
  12. 58' Substitution, CF Montréal. Ahmed Hamdi replaces Kwadwo Opoku.
  13. 66' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Alonso Aceves replaces Maren Haile-Selassie.
  14. 67' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jonathan Dean replaces Arnaud Souquet.
  15. 70' Chinonso Offor (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 76' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Missael Rodríguez replaces Georgios Koutsias.
  17. 78' Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 79' Substitution, CF Montréal. Jules-Anthony Vilsaint replaces Mason Toye because of an injury.

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