Chicago Fire FC vs CF Montréal, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
· MLS
FT
3 - 0
3 - 0
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.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Foul by Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC).
- 6': Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 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.
- 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.
- 12': Dangerous play by Miguel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC).
- 12': Zachary Brault-Guillard (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 13': Foul by Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC).
- 13': Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Foul by Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC).
- 13': Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Miguel Navarro.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Ariel Lassiter (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 15': Foul by Bryce Duke (CF Montréal).
- 15': Miguel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt missed. Mason Toye (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nathan Saliba.
- 19': Attempt saved. Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 22': Offside, CF Montréal. Gabriele Corbo tries a through ball, but Bryce Duke is caught offside.
- 26': Foul by George Campbell (CF Montréal).
- 26': Georgios Koutsias (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Arnaud Souquet (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Foul by Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal).
- 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.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Mason Toye (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 35': Penalty conceded by Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 35': Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 36': Penalty missed! Still Chicago Fire FC 3, CF Montréal 0. Ariel Lassiter (CF Montréal) hits the right post with a left footed shot.
- 39': Foul by Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC).
- 39': Kwadwo Opoku (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41': Attempt missed. Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kwadwo Opoku.
- 42': Arnaud Souquet (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Ariel Lassiter (CF Montréal).
- 43': Attempt missed. Zachary Brault-Guillard (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bryce Duke with a through ball.
- 45': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Miguel Navarro.
- 45': Attempt missed. Gabriele Corbo (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Bryce Duke with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 3, CF Montréal 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Chicago Fire FC 3, CF Montréal 0.
- 45': Substitution, CF Montréal. Aaron Herrera replaces Bryce Duke.
- 45': Substitution, CF Montréal. Chinonso Offor replaces Gabriele Corbo.
- 45': Substitution, CF Montréal. Samuel Piette replaces Victor Wanyama.
- 45': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jairo Torres replaces Gastón Giménez.
- 47': Attempt saved. Chinonso Offor (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Zachary Brault-Guillard with a cross.
- 47': Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Aaron Herrera (CF Montréal).
- 47': Foul by Mason Toye (CF Montréal).
- 47': Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Fabian Herbers tries a through ball, but Maren Haile-Selassie is caught offside.
- 51': Foul by Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC).
- 51': Kwadwo Opoku (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Foul by Chinonso Offor (CF Montréal).
- 52': Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Attempt saved. Chinonso Offor (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Herrera.
- 56': Ariel Lassiter (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Foul by Arnaud Souquet (Chicago Fire FC).
- 56': Arnaud Souquet (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Kei Kamara replaces Brian Gutiérrez.
- 57': Attempt saved. Joel Waterman (CF Montréal) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 58': Foul by Aaron Herrera (CF Montréal).
- 58': Kei Kamara (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Substitution, CF Montréal. Ahmed Hamdi replaces Kwadwo Opoku.
- 59': Foul by Joel Waterman (CF Montréal).
- 59': Kei Kamara (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Ariel Lassiter (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mason Toye.
- 61': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Fabian Herbers.
- 62': Attempt saved. Ahmed Hamdi (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ariel Lassiter.
- 62': Attempt saved. Georgios Koutsias (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabian Herbers with a through ball.
- 63': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Mauricio Pineda.
- 63': Hand ball by George Campbell (CF Montréal).
- 65': Arnaud Souquet (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Ahmed Hamdi (CF Montréal).
- 66': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Alonso Aceves replaces Maren Haile-Selassie.
- 67': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jonathan Dean replaces Arnaud Souquet.
- 68': Attempt missed. Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mason Toye.
- 70': Attempt missed. Mason Toye (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Samuel Piette with a through ball.
- 70': Foul by Chinonso Offor (CF Montréal).
- 70': Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Chinonso Offor (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Foul by Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal).
- 71': Miguel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Miguel Navarro.
- 74': Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Chinonso Offor (CF Montréal).
- 76': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Missael Rodríguez replaces Georgios Koutsias.
- 78': Chinonso Offor (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Foul by Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC).
- 78': Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Delay in match because of an injury Mason Toye (CF Montréal).
- 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 79': Substitution, CF Montréal. Jules-Anthony Vilsaint replaces Mason Toye because of an injury.
- 80': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Rafael Czichos.
- 81': Delay in match because of an injury Chinonso Offor (CF Montréal).
- 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 83': Hand ball by Chinonso Offor (CF Montréal).
- 83': Foul by Joel Waterman (CF Montréal).
- 83': Kei Kamara (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Aaron Herrera (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Saliba.
- 85': Attempt missed. Ariel Lassiter (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jules-Anthony Vilsaint.
- 86': Ariel Lassiter (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Foul by Missael Rodríguez (Chicago Fire FC).
- 89': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Jonathan Dean.
- 90': Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Jules-Anthony Vilsaint (CF Montréal).
- 90'+3': Foul by Ariel Lassiter (CF Montréal).
- 90'+3': Missael Rodríguez (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+5': Chris Brady (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Jules-Anthony Vilsaint (CF Montréal).
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 3, CF Montréal 0.
- 0': Match ends, Chicago Fire FC 3, CF Montréal 0.
- 0': Match ends, Chicago Fire FC 3, CF Montréal 0.
Statistics
 MTL |
CHI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Soldier Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Attendance: 12,496
Venue: Soldier Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Attendance: 12,496
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inter Miami CF | 11 | +10 | 21 |
| 2 | FC Cincinnati | 10 | +3 | 18 |
| 3 | New York Red Bulls | 10 | +4 | 17 |
| 4 | Toronto FC | 10 | -2 | 16 |
Line-Ups
Chicago Fire FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 34 | Chris Brady (GK) |
| 5 | Rafael Czichos  |
| 22 | Mauricio Pineda |
| 6 | Miguel Navarro |
| 2 | Arnaud Souquet |
| 10 | Xherdan Shaqiri |
| 30 | Gastón Giménez |
| 21 | Fabian Herbers |
| 19 | Georgios Koutsias |
| 17 | Brian Gutierrez |
| 7 | Maren Haile-Selassie |
CF Montréal (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Jonathan Sirois (GK) |
| 24 | George Campbell |
| 25 | Gabriele Corbo |
| 16 | Joel Waterman |
| 2 | Victor Wanyama |
| 19 | Nathan Saliba |
| 10 | Bryce Duke |
| 11 | Ariel Lassiter |
| 15 | Zachary Brault-Guillard |
| 13 | Mason Toye |
| 90 | Kwadwo Opoku |
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