MLS

FT Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Inter Miami CF WDLDL 1
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Chicago Fire FC DLDWW 4
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MIA011
CHI044
Soldier Field · 62,124 att.

Match Report

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Chicago Fire fly by Lionel Messi-less Inter Miami

Maren Haile-Selassie and Xherdan Shaqiri each recorded a brace as the host Chicago Fire took advantage of the absence of Lionel Messi to cruise to a crucial 4-1 victory over Inter Miami on Wednesday.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
12
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
4
3
Corner Kicks
8
2
Saves
1
63.3
Possession
36.7
10
SHOTS
15
2
ON GOAL
7
0.2
On Target %
0.5
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
504
Accurate Passes
262
570
Passes
326
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
3
12
Crosses
16
0.1
Cross %
0.2
48
Long Balls
56
27
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
5
5
Effective Tackles
10
9
Tackles
22
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
5
Interceptions
6
9
Effective Clearances
12
9
Clearances
12

Highlights

01:02 Shaqiri scores 2 in rout of Inter Miami Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

CHI leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

CHI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 34Chris BradyG
  2. 5Rafael CzichosCD-L
  3. 16Wyatt OmsbergCD-R
  4. 6Miguel NavarroLB
  5. 24Jonathan DeanRB
  6. 10Xherdan ShaqiriAM
  7. 30Gastón GiménezLM
  8. 26Ousmane DoumbiaRM
  9. 19Georgios KoutsiasF
  10. 17Brian GutiérrezAM-L
  11. 21Fabian HerbersAM-R

MIA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Drake CallenderG
  2. 31Kamal MillerCD-L
  3. 27Serhiy KryvtsovCD-R
  4. 32Noah AllenLB
  5. 2DeAndre YedlinRB
  6. 5Sergio BusquetsCM
  7. 30Benjamin CremaschiLM
  8. 3Dixon ArroyoRM
  9. 17Josef MartínezF
  10. 11Facundo FaríasLF
  11. 16Robert TaylorRF

Timeline

  1. 42' Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 49' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, Inter Miami CF 0. Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fabian Herbers.
  3. 52' Jonathan Dean (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  4. 53' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, Inter Miami CF 1. Josef Martínez (Inter Miami CF) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  5. 55' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Maren Haile-Selassie replaces Brian Gutiérrez.
  6. 62' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 2, Inter Miami CF 1. Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Fabian Herbers with a through ball.
  7. 66' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 3, Inter Miami CF 1. Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ousmane Doumbia with a cross.
  8. 67' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Nicolás Stefanelli replaces Robert Taylor.
  9. 67' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Jean Mota replaces Dixon Arroyo.
  10. 69' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Kacper Przybylko replaces Georgios Koutsias.
  11. 73' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 4, Inter Miami CF 1. Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gastón Giménez with a through ball.
  12. 85' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Carlos Terán replaces Fabian Herbers.
  13. 90' Facundo Farías (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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