Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire FC, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
· MLS
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3 - 0
3 - 0
67': Xherdan ShaqiriCucho Hernandez has blazing hat trick as Crew douse Fire
Cucho Hernandez scored the second-fastest hat trick from kickoff in MLS history as the host Columbus Crew defeated the Chicago Fire 3-0 on Wednesday to clinch a playoff berth.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Penalty Columbus Crew. Diego Rossi draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 4': Penalty conceded by Chris Brady (Chicago Fire FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 6': VAR Decision: Penalty Columbus Crew.
- 8': Chris Brady (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 8': Goal! Columbus Crew 1, Chicago Fire FC 0. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 10': Hand ball by Arnaud Souquet (Chicago Fire FC).
- 12': Attempt missed. Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right.
- 13': Penalty Columbus Crew. Yaw Yeboah draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 13': Penalty conceded by Arnaud Souquet (Chicago Fire FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 13': Arnaud Souquet (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 15': VAR Decision: Penalty Columbus Crew.
- 16': Goal! Columbus Crew 2, Chicago Fire FC 0. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 18': Foul by Arnaud Souquet (Chicago Fire FC).
- 18': Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Arnaud Souquet tries a through ball, but Georgios Koutsias is caught offside.
- 20': Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Ousmane Doumbia (Chicago Fire FC).
- 23': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Maren Haile-Selassie.
- 23': Goal! Columbus Crew 3, Chicago Fire FC 0. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julian Gressel with a cross following a corner.
- 26': Delay in match because of an injury Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC).
- 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 28': Offside, Columbus Crew. Aidan Morris tries a through ball, but Yaw Yeboah is caught offside.
- 29': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Wyatt Omsberg replaces Mauricio Pineda because of an injury.
- 31': Attempt missed. Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Arnaud Souquet with a cross.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maren Haile-Selassie.
- 33': Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Foul by Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC).
- 33': Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Foul by Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew).
- 35': Jairo Torres (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew).
- 36': Jairo Torres (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Georgios Koutsias (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri.
- 38': Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 38': Foul by Jairo Torres (Chicago Fire FC).
- 39': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Jairo Torres.
- 40': Attempt missed. Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Julian Gressel with a cross following a corner.
- 41': Foul by Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew).
- 41': Georgios Koutsias (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Attempt missed. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Cucho Hernández.
- 43': Attempt missed. Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Steven Moreira.
- 44': Foul by Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC).
- 44': Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Attempt missed. Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 45'+4': Attempt saved. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 45'+4': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Chris Brady.
- 45'+5': Attempt missed. Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Julian Gressel with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+5': Arnaud Souquet (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': Foul by Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew).
- 45'+7': Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+7': Foul by Alonso Aceves (Chicago Fire FC).
- 45'+8': Delay in match because of an injury Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC).
- 45'+10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+11': First Half ends, Columbus Crew 3, Chicago Fire FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Columbus Crew 3, Chicago Fire FC 0.
- 45': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Carlos Terán replaces Rafael Czichos.
- 45': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jonathan Dean replaces Arnaud Souquet.
- 45': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Mohamed Farsi replaces Julian Gressel.
- 45': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Sean Zawadzki replaces Aidan Morris.
- 48': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Carlos Terán.
- 49': Attempt missed. Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Diego Rossi with a cross following a corner.
- 50': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Malte Amundsen.
- 51': Attempt saved. Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yaw Yeboah.
- 54': Attempt missed. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
- 55': Attempt missed. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Farsi.
- 57': Foul by Jairo Torres (Chicago Fire FC).
- 57': Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Fabian Herbers replaces Gastón Giménez.
- 59': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Cucho Hernández.
- 63': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Chris Brady.
- 64': Attempt missed. Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Rossi with a cross following a corner.
- 66': Foul by Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC).
- 66': Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Second yellow card to Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC) for a bad foul.
- 69': Foul by Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew).
- 69': Ousmane Doumbia (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Christian Ramírez replaces Cucho Hernández.
- 70': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Kevin Molino replaces Alexandru Matan.
- 70': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Kacper Przybylko replaces Jairo Torres.
- 72': Foul by Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew).
- 72': Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Georgios Koutsias (Chicago Fire FC).
- 72': Kevin Molino (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Georgios Koutsias (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 74': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Georgios Koutsias.
- 74': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Foul by Kacper Przybylko (Chicago Fire FC).
- 74': Kacper Przybylko (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 78': Foul by Alonso Aceves (Chicago Fire FC).
- 78': Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 82': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Jimmy Medranda replaces Darlington Nagbe.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Dean with a cross.
- 86': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Mohamed Farsi.
- 87': Attempt missed. Ousmane Doumbia (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 89': Attempt missed. Kevin Molino (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Ramírez.
- 90'+1': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Kacper Przybylko tries a through ball, but Georgios Koutsias is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Christian Ramírez (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin Molino.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Columbus Crew 3, Chicago Fire FC 0.
- 0': Match ends, Columbus Crew 3, Chicago Fire FC 0.
Statistics
 CHI |
CLB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 6 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 33.6 | Possession | 66.4 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 2 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 2 |
| 273 | Accurate Passes | 609 |
| 331 | Passes | 663 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 9 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.8 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 32 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 10 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 9 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Lower.com Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 20,349
Venue: Lower.com Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 20,349
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
Columbus Crew (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Patrick Schulte (GK) |
| 4 | Rudy Camacho |
| 18 | Malte Amundsen |
| 31 | Steven Moreira |
| 8 | Aidan Morris |
| 6 | Darlington Nagbe |
| 14 | Yaw Yeboah |
| 7 | Julian Gressel |
| 10 | Diego Rossi |
| 9 | Cucho Hernández |
| 20 | Alexandru Matan |
Chicago Fire FC (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 34 | Chris Brady (GK)  |
| 5 | Rafael Czichos |
| 22 | Mauricio Pineda |
| 3 | Daniel Aceves |
| 2 | Arnaud Souquet |
| 30 | Gastón Giménez |
| 26 | Ousmane Doumbia |
| 7 | Maren Haile-Selassie |
| 20 | Jairo Torres |
| 19 | Georgios Koutsias |
| 10 | Xherdan Shaqiri |
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