MLS

FT Saturday, March 2, 2024
FC Cincinnati LWDWW 2
–
Chicago Fire FC WLLDL 1
1st2ndT
CIN112
CHI101
Soldier Field · 26,592 att.

Match Report

Miles Robinson scores winning goal as Cincinnati edges Fire

Miles Robinson scored the tiebreaking goal off a 68th-minute corner, and visiting FC Cincinnati edged the Chicago Fire 2-1 on Saturday night.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
16
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
9
Corner Kicks
3
0
Saves
4
48.9
Possession
51.1
14
SHOTS
5
6
ON GOAL
1
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
349
Accurate Passes
375
427
Passes
446
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
3
16
Crosses
15
0.3
Cross %
0.2
49
Long Balls
55
27
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
1
11
Effective Tackles
9
18
Tackles
18
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
7
Interceptions
10
12
Effective Clearances
13
12
Clearances
13

Head to Head

series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

CHI · 3-4-3

  1. 34Chris BradyG
  2. 22Mauricio PinedaCD
  3. 5Rafael CzichosCD-L
  4. 27Allan ArigoniCD-R
  5. 23Kellyn AcostaCM-L
  6. 30Gastón GiménezCM-R
  7. 21Fabian HerbersLM
  8. 7Maren Haile-SelassieRM
  9. 9Hugo CuypersF
  10. 17Brian GutiérrezCF-L
  11. 10Xherdan ShaqiriCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 77Chase GasperSUB
  2. 8Chris MuellerSUB
  3. 31Federico NavarroSUB
  4. 16Wyatt OmsbergSUB
  5. 14Tobias SalquistSUB
  6. 19Georgios KoutsiasSUB
  7. 24Jonathan DeanSUB
  8. 18Spencer RicheySUB
  9. 12Tom BarlowSUB

CIN · 3-4-1-2

  1. 18Roman CelentanoG
  2. 21Matt MiazgaCD
  3. 32Ian MurphyCD-L
  4. 12Miles RobinsonCD-R
  5. 20Pavel BuchaCM-L
  6. 5Obinna NwobodoCM-R
  7. 10Luciano AcostaAM
  8. 7Yuya KuboLM
  9. 2Alvas PowellRM
  10. 11Corey BairdCF-L
  11. 9Aaron-Salem BoupendzaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 22Gerardo ValenzuelaSUB
  2. 26Malik PintoSUB
  3. 29Arquímides OrdóñezSUB
  4. 33Isaiah FosterSUB
  5. 15Bret HalseySUB
  6. 34London AghedoSUB
  7. 36Evan LouroSUB
  8. 37Stiven JimenezSUB
  9. 17Sergio SantosSUB

Timeline

  1. 39' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 0, FC Cincinnati 1. Aaron Boupendza (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  2. 43' Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, FC Cincinnati 1. Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  4. 55' Kellyn Acosta (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 63' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Bret Halsey replaces Alvas Powell.
  6. 66' Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 68' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, FC Cincinnati 2. Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luciano Acosta with a cross following a corner.
  8. 75' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Federico Navarro replaces Kellyn Acosta.
  9. 75' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Georgios Koutsias replaces Fabian Herbers.
  10. 80' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Sergio Santos replaces Aaron Boupendza.
  11. 81' Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 84' Corey Baird (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 86' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Chris Mueller replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
  14. 87' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Gerardo Valenzuela replaces Corey Baird.
  15. 90'+4' Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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