MLS

FT Saturday, March 16, 2024
CF Montréal WLDWW 3
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Chicago Fire FC LLDLL 4
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MTL213
CHI134
Soldier Field · 14,874 att.

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

00:47 Chicago Fire wins in unbelievable fashion vs. CF Montreal Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MTL leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

CHI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 34Chris BradyG
  2. 5Rafael CzichosCD-L
  3. 14Tobias SalquistCD-R
  4. 77Chase GasperLB
  5. 27Allan ArigoniRB
  6. 10Xherdan ShaqiriAM
  7. 21Fabian HerbersLM
  8. 23Kellyn AcostaRM
  9. 9Hugo CuypersF
  10. 17Brian GutiérrezAM-L
  11. 7Maren Haile-SelassieAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 30Gastón GiménezSUB
  2. 22Mauricio PinedaSUB
  3. 2Arnaud SouquetSUB
  4. 12Tom BarlowSUB
  5. 24Jonathan DeanSUB
  6. 4Carlos TeránSUB
  7. 8Chris MuellerSUB
  8. 19Georgios KoutsiasSUB
  9. 18Spencer RicheySUB

MTL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 40Jonathan SiroisG
  2. 16Joel WatermanCD
  3. 4Fernando ÁlvarezCD-L
  4. 25Gabriele CorboCD-R
  5. 6Samuel PietteCM-L
  6. 29Mathieu ChoinièreCM-R
  7. 11Ariel LassiterLM
  8. 22RuanRM
  9. 9Matías CóccaroF
  10. 10Bryce DukeCF-L
  11. 14Sunusi IbrahimCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 8Dominik IankovSUB
  2. 19Nathan SalibaSUB
  3. 3Joaquín SosaSUB
  4. 13Mason ToyeSUB
  5. 2Victor WanyamaSUB
  6. 23Ousman JabangSUB
  7. 1Sébastian BrezaSUB
  8. 44Raheem EdwardsSUB
  9. 17Josef MartínezSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 11' Tobias Salquist (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 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.
  4. 16' Matías Cóccaro (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45'+4' Chase Gasper (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 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.
  7. 45' Substitution, CF Montréal. Nathan Saliba replaces Sunusi Ibrahim.
  8. 45' Substitution, CF Montréal. Josef Martínez replaces Matías Cóccaro.
  9. 45' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Carlos Terán replaces Tobias Salquist.
  10. 65' Substitution, CF Montréal. Dominik Yankov replaces Bryce Duke.
  11. 65' Substitution, CF Montréal. Raheem Edwards replaces Ruan.
  12. 69' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Georgios Koutsias replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
  13. 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.
  14. 76' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Tom Barlow replaces Chase Gasper.
  15. 78' Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 82' Raheem Edwards (CF Montréal) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  17. 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.
  18. 88' Substitution, CF Montréal. Ousman Jabang replaces Dominik Yankov.
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
  21. 90'+11' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Mauricio Pineda replaces Hugo Cuypers.
  22. 90'+11' Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card.

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