MLS

New York Red Bulls vs Chicago Fire FC, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season

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  • Red Card 62': Hassan Ndam
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0 - 1
  • 64': Georgios Koutsias

Fire edge short-handed Red Bulls, improve playoff stock

The Chicago Fire boosted their chances of securing a playoff spot on Saturday night, defeating the short-handed New York Red Bulls 1-0 in Harrison, N.J.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Hand ball by Frankie Amaya (New York Red Bulls).
  • 1': Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 1': Foul by Hassan Ndam (New York Red Bulls).
  • 2': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Gastón Giménez tries a through ball, but Fabian Herbers is caught offside.
  • 3': Foul by Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 3': John Tolkin (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 4': Foul by Daniel Edelman (New York Red Bulls).
  • 4': Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Delay in match because of an injury Daniel Edelman (New York Red Bulls).
  • 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 7': Foul by Andrés Reyes (New York Red Bulls).
  • 7': Jairo Torres (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Luquinhas (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 14': Foul by Kyle Duncan (New York Red Bulls).
  • 14': Jairo Torres (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Frankie Amaya (New York Red Bulls).
  • 17': Foul by Ousmane Doumbia (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 17': Luquinhas (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Ousmane Doumbia (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 21': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Jonathan Dean tries a through ball, but Fabian Herbers is caught offside.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Omir Fernandez (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Duncan.
  • 23': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Gastón Giménez.
  • 24': Foul by Frankie Amaya (New York Red Bulls).
  • 24': Jonathan Dean (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Jonathan Dean tries a through ball, but Georgios Koutsias is caught offside.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Frankie Amaya (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Omir Fernandez.
  • 32': Attempt missed. John Tolkin (New York Red Bulls) header from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Omir Fernandez with a cross.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Elias Manoel (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luquinhas.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Frankie Amaya (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Omir Fernandez.
  • 34': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Gastón Giménez.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Tom Barlow (New York Red Bulls) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Kyle Duncan.
  • 35': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Chris Brady.
  • 36': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Chris Brady.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Luquinhas (New York Red Bulls) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Frankie Amaya with a cross following a corner.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Frankie Amaya (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 38': Foul by Omir Fernandez (New York Red Bulls).
  • 38': Miguel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Hassan Ndam (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Barlow.
  • 41': Foul by Kyle Duncan (New York Red Bulls).
  • 41': Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Tom Barlow (New York Red Bulls).
  • 44': Ousmane Doumbia (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Luquinhas (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, New York Red Bulls 0, Chicago Fire FC 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins New York Red Bulls 0, Chicago Fire FC 0.
  • 46': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Jairo Torres.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Frankie Amaya (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 49': Foul by Hassan Ndam (New York Red Bulls).
  • 49': Jonathan Dean (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 49': Hassan Ndam (New York Red Bulls) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Luquinhas (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 51': Delay in match because of an injury Jairo Torres (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 52': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Maren Haile-Selassie replaces Jairo Torres because of an injury.
  • 53': Foul by Daniel Edelman (New York Red Bulls).
  • 53': Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Omir Fernandez (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Frankie Amaya.
  • 57': Foul by Jonathan Dean (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 57': Luquinhas (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 59': Andrés Reyes (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Foul by Georgios Koutsias (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 59': Georgios Koutsias (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Foul by Frankie Amaya (New York Red Bulls).
  • 61': Jonathan Dean (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 61': Omir Fernandez (New York Red Bulls) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Hassan Ndam (New York Red Bulls).
  • 62': Jonathan Dean (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 62': Second yellow card to Hassan Ndam (New York Red Bulls) for a bad foul.
  • 64': Goal! New York Red Bulls 0, Chicago Fire FC 1. Georgios Koutsias (Chicago Fire FC) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 68': Hand ball by Elias Manoel (New York Red Bulls).
  • 68': Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Cameron Harper replaces Luquinhas.
  • 68': Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Dylan Nealis replaces Tom Barlow.
  • 68': Foul by Cameron Harper (New York Red Bulls).
  • 68': Miguel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Kyle Duncan (New York Red Bulls).
  • 71': Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Kacper Przybylko replaces Georgios Koutsias.
  • 71': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Brian Gutiérrez replaces Ousmane Doumbia.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri.
  • 77': Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Cory Burke replaces Omir Fernandez.
  • 77': Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Dru Yearwood replaces Daniel Edelman.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Cory Burke (New York Red Bulls) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by John Tolkin.
  • 78': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Carlos Terán.
  • 81': Substitution, New York Red Bulls. Julian Hall replaces Elias Manoel.
  • 82': Chris Brady (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 84': Foul by Dru Yearwood (New York Red Bulls).
  • 84': Miguel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Delay in match because of an injury Carlos Terán (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Maren Haile-Selassie with a cross following a fast break.
  • 87': Kacper Przybylko (Chicago Fire FC) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Maren Haile-Selassie.
  • 88': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Dru Yearwood.
  • 89': Foul by Andrés Reyes (New York Red Bulls).
  • 89': Miguel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Cory Burke (New York Red Bulls).
  • 90'+1': Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Rafael Czichos replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
  • 90'+3': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Miguel Navarro.
  • 90'+3': John Tolkin (New York Red Bulls) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Andrés Reyes (New York Red Bulls) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 90'+5': Jonathan Dean (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+6': Corner, New York Red Bulls. Conceded by Rafael Czichos.
  • 90'+6': Frankie Amaya (New York Red Bulls) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Dylan Nealis.
  • 90'+7': Attempt saved. Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kacper Przybylko.
  • 90'+8': Attempt missed. Cory Burke (New York Red Bulls) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kyle Duncan with a cross.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, New York Red Bulls 0, Chicago Fire FC 1.
  • 0': Match ends, New York Red Bulls 0, Chicago Fire FC 1.

Statistics

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5 Fouls 20
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
3 Offsides 0
1 Corner Kicks 8
2 Saves 1
55.8 Possession 44.2
5 SHOTS 18
2 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
394 Accurate Passes 287
499 Passes 380
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 4
10 Crosses 22
0.3 Cross % 0.2
60 Long Balls 67
24 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 7
9 Effective Tackles 7
14 Tackles 10
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
10 Interceptions 6
30 Effective Clearances 7
30 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Harrison, New Jersey, USA
Attendance: 20,347

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
Full Table

Line-Ups

NY New York Red Bulls (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Carlos Coronel (GK)
98 Hassan Ndam Yellow Card
4 Andrés Reyes
47 John Tolkin Yellow Card
6 Kyle Duncan
75 Daniel Edelman
8 Frankie Amaya
21 Omir Fernandez
82 Luquinhas
11 Elias Manoel
74 Tom Barlow

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

No. Name
34 Chris Brady (GK) Yellow Card
4 Carlos Terán
16 Wyatt Omsberg
6 Miguel Navarro
24 Jonathan Dean Yellow Card
10 Xherdan Shaqiri
30 Gastón Giménez
26 Ousmane Doumbia Yellow Card
19 Georgios Koutsias Yellow Card
20 Jairo Torres
21 Fabian Herbers

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