MLS

Chicago Fire FC vs CF Montréal, 2024 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Chicago Fire FC
  • 45'+8': Maren Haile-Selassie
  • 84': Brian Gutierrez (P)
  • 90'+5': Hugo Cuypers
  • 90'+9': Kellyn Acosta
FT
4 - 3
CF Montréal
  • 7': Matías Cóccaro (P)
  • 12': Matías Cóccaro (P)
  • 70': Dominik Yankov
  • Red Card 82': Raheem Edwards

Chicago Fire gets 'windy-city' assist for dramatic winner

Kellyn Acosta delivered a wind-aided, tie-breaking goal from midfield in the final moments of second-half stoppage time as the Chicago Fire scored twice after the 90-minute mark for a stunning 4-3 victory over visiting CF Montreal on Saturday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Ruan (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 2': Penalty CF Montréal. Matías Cóccaro draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 2': Penalty conceded by Chase Gasper (Chicago Fire FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 3': Delay in match because of an injury Matías Cóccaro (CF Montréal).
  • 4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 5': VAR Decision: Penalty CF Montréal.
  • 7': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 0, CF Montréal 1. Matías Cóccaro (CF Montréal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 11': Penalty CF Montréal. Matías Cóccaro draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 11': Penalty conceded by Tobias Salquist (Chicago Fire FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 11': Tobias Salquist (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 12': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 0, CF Montréal 2. Matías Cóccaro (CF Montréal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 13': Foul by Matías Cóccaro (CF Montréal).
  • 13': Kellyn Acosta (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Bryce Duke (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 14': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 16': Allan Arigoni (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Matías Cóccaro (CF Montréal).
  • 16': Matías Cóccaro (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 17': Offside, CF Montréal. Bryce Duke is caught offside.
  • 18': Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 18': Foul by Ruan (CF Montréal).
  • 19': Attempt missed. Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fabian Herbers.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire FC) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Fabian Herbers with a cross.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Sunusi Ibrahim (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ruan.
  • 24': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Maren Haile-Selassie is caught offside.
  • 25': Foul by Samuel Piette (CF Montréal).
  • 25': Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Fernando Álvarez.
  • 26': Delay in match because of an injury Sunusi Ibrahim (CF Montréal).
  • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 28': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Ruan.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 30': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Chase Gasper.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Matías Cóccaro (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sunusi Ibrahim with a cross following a corner.
  • 31': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Hugo Cuypers is caught offside.
  • 33': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Maren Haile-Selassie is caught offside.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Matías Cóccaro (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bryce Duke with a through ball.
  • 38': Allan Arigoni (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 38': Foul by Bryce Duke (CF Montréal).
  • 38': Foul by Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 38': Ruan (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 44': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Fernando Álvarez.
  • 44': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Jonathan Sirois.
  • 45': Delay in match because of an injury Jonathan Sirois (CF Montréal).
  • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 45'+1': Ruan (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Allan Arigoni (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 45'+3': Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Sunusi Ibrahim (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mathieu Choinière with a through ball.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Chase Gasper (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 45'+4': Ruan (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': Chase Gasper (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+8': Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+8': Foul by Ariel Lassiter (CF Montréal).
  • 45'+8': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, CF Montréal 2. Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafael Czichos with a through ball.
  • 45'+10': Allan Arigoni (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+10': Foul by Samuel Piette (CF Montréal).
  • 45'+12': Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+12': Foul by Samuel Piette (CF Montréal).
  • 45'+12': First Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 1, CF Montréal 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Chicago Fire FC 1, CF Montréal 2.
  • 45': Substitution, CF Montréal. Josef Martínez replaces Matías Cóccaro.
  • 45': Substitution, CF Montréal. Nathan Saliba replaces Sunusi Ibrahim.
  • 45': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Carlos Terán replaces Tobias Salquist.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hugo Cuypers.
  • 46': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Ariel Lassiter.
  • 46': Foul by Chase Gasper (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 46': Ruan (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Czichos with a through ball.
  • 50': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Joel Waterman.
  • 53': Foul by Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 53': Samuel Piette (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 54': Foul by Gabriele Corbo (CF Montréal).
  • 55': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Xherdan Shaqiri is caught offside.
  • 55': Foul by Gabriele Corbo (CF Montréal).
  • 55': Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Kellyn Acosta (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brian Gutiérrez.
  • 58': Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 58': Foul by Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal).
  • 60': Allan Arigoni (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Ariel Lassiter (CF Montréal).
  • 61': Foul by Chase Gasper (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 61': Gabriele Corbo (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Fernando Álvarez (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Allan Arigoni (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 65': Substitution, CF Montréal. Dominik Yankov replaces Bryce Duke.
  • 65': Substitution, CF Montréal. Raheem Edwards replaces Ruan.
  • 66': Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Foul by Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal).
  • 67': Attempt saved. Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri with a cross.
  • 69': Ariel Lassiter (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Chase Gasper (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 69': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Georgios Koutsias replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
  • 70': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, CF Montréal 3. Dominik Yankov (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josef Martínez.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Allan Arigoni (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 73': Allan Arigoni (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 73': Foul by Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal).
  • 74': Attempt missed. Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Chase Gasper with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  • 75': Foul by Carlos Terán (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 75': Josef Martínez (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Tom Barlow replaces Chase Gasper.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Kellyn Acosta (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Georgios Koutsias.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 78': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Ariel Lassiter.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kellyn Acosta with a cross.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hugo Cuypers following a corner.
  • 78': Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 81': Penalty Chicago Fire FC. Georgios Koutsias draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 81': Penalty conceded by Raheem Edwards (CF Montréal) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 82': Raheem Edwards (CF Montréal) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 84': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 2, CF Montréal 3. Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 85': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Tom Barlow is caught offside.
  • 88': Substitution, CF Montréal. Ousman Jabang replaces Dominik Yankov.
  • 90': Foul by Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 90': Gabriele Corbo (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal).
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Georgios Koutsias (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Barlow with a headed pass.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Fernando Álvarez.
  • 90'+5': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 3, CF Montréal 3. Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Terán with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 90'+7': Attempt saved. Georgios Koutsias (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brian Gutiérrez.
  • 90'+7': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Jonathan Sirois.
  • 90'+7': Attempt saved. Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+9': Attempt blocked. Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Barlow.
  • 90'+9': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 4, CF Montréal 3. Kellyn Acosta (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from more than 35 yards to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Chris Brady.
  • 90'+11': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Mauricio Pineda replaces Hugo Cuypers.
  • 90'+11': Hand ball by Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal).
  • 90'+11': Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+13': Second Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 4, CF Montréal 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Chicago Fire FC 4, CF Montréal 3.

Statistics

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17 Fouls 14
2 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 5
1 Corner Kicks 9
6 Saves 1
38.4 Possession 61.6
9 SHOTS 22
4 ON GOAL 12
0.4 On Target % 0.5
2 Penalty Goals 1
2 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
272 Accurate Passes 481
362 Passes 574
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 8
6 Crosses 30
0.2 Cross % 0.3
63 Long Balls 50
16 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 4
8 Effective Tackles 13
18 Tackles 16
0.4 Tackle % 0.8
10 Interceptions 10
31 Effective Clearances 6
31 Clearances 6

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Soldier Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Attendance: 14,874

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
34 Chris Brady (GK)
5 Rafael Czichos
14 Tobias Salquist Yellow Card
77 Chase Gasper Yellow Card
27 Allan Arigoni
10 Xherdan Shaqiri
21 Fabian Herbers Yellow Card
23 Kellyn Acosta
9 Hugo Cuypers
17 Brian Gutierrez
7 Maren Haile-Selassie
Chicago Fire FC Substitutes:
Gastón Giménez, Mauricio Pineda, Arnaud Souquet, Tom Barlow, Jonathan Dean, Carlos Terán, Christopher Mueller, Georgios Koutsias, Spencer Richey.

MTL CF Montréal (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
40 Jonathan Sirois (GK)
16 Joel Waterman
4 Fernando Alvarez
25 Gabriele Corbo
6 Samuel Piette
29 Mathieu Choinière Yellow Card
11 Ariel Lassiter
22 Ruan
9 Matías Cóccaro
10 Bryce Duke
14 Sunusi Ibrahim
CF Montréal Substitutes:
Dominik Yankov, Nathan Saliba, Joaquín Sosa, Mason Toye, Victor Wanyama, Ousman Jabang, Sebastian Breza, Raheem Edwards, Josef Martínez.

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