MLS

FT Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Chicago Fire FC LLLLD 0
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Columbus Crew WWLWL 3
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CHI000
CLB303
ScottsMiracle-Gro Field · 20,349 att.

Match Report

Cucho 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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

CLB leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

CLB · 3-4-2-1

  1. 28Patrick SchulteG
  2. 4Rudy CamachoCD
  3. 18Malte AmundsenCD-L
  4. 31Steven MoreiraCD-R
  5. 8Aidan MorrisCM-L
  6. 6Darlington NagbeCM-R
  7. 14Yaw YeboahLM
  8. 7Julian GresselRM
  9. 10Diego RossiF
  10. 9Cucho HernándezCF-L
  11. 20Alexandru MatanCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 25Sean ZawadzkiSUB
  2. 27Max ArfstenSUB
  3. 21Yevhen CheberkoSUB
  4. 94Jimmy MedrandaSUB
  5. 17Christian RamírezSUB
  6. 13Kevin MolinoSUB
  7. 24Evan BushSUB
  8. 23Mohamed FarsiSUB
  9. 19Jacen Russell-RoweSUB

CHI · 4-4-2

  1. 34Chris BradyG
  2. 5Rafael CzichosCD-L
  3. 22Mauricio PinedaCD-R
  4. 3Daniel AcevesLB
  5. 2Arnaud SouquetRB
  6. 30Gastón GiménezCM-L
  7. 26Ousmane DoumbiaCM-R
  8. 7Maren Haile-SelassieLM
  9. 20Jairo TorresRM
  10. 19Georgios KoutsiasCF-L
  11. 10Xherdan ShaqiriCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 4Carlos TeránSUB
  2. 21Fabian HerbersSUB
  3. 17Brian GutiérrezSUB
  4. 24Jonathan DeanSUB
  5. 18Spencer RicheySUB
  6. 23Kei KamaraSUB
  7. 6Miguel NavarroSUB
  8. 16Wyatt OmsbergSUB
  9. 11Kacper PrzybylkoSUB

Timeline

  1. 8' Chris Brady (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 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.
  3. 13' Arnaud Souquet (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 29' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Wyatt Omsberg replaces Mauricio Pineda because of an injury.
  7. 33' Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 44' Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 45' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Carlos Terán replaces Rafael Czichos.
  10. 45' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jonathan Dean replaces Arnaud Souquet.
  11. 45' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Sean Zawadzki replaces Aidan Morris.
  12. 45' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Mohamed Farsi replaces Julian Gressel.
  13. 57' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Fabian Herbers replaces Gastón Giménez.
  14. 67' Second yellow card to Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC) for a bad foul.
  15. 70' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Christian Ramírez replaces Cucho Hernández.
  16. 70' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Kevin Molino replaces Alexandru Matan.
  17. 70' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Kacper Przybylko replaces Jairo Torres.
  18. 72' Georgios Koutsias (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 74' Kacper Przybylko (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  20. 82' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Jimmy Medranda replaces Darlington Nagbe.

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