Chicago Fire FC vs Atlanta United FC, 2024 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSFire can't snap scoreless streak but gain draw against Atlanta
Chris Brady made five official saves and another key intervention and the short-handed Chicago Fire held on for a 0-0 draw against visiting Atlanta United on Saturday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Allan Arigoni.
- 3': Attempt missed. Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tristan Muyumba following a corner.
- 5': Foul by Efraín Morales (Atlanta United).
- 5': Georgios Koutsias (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Georgios Koutsias (Chicago Fire FC) hits the bar with a left footed shot from very close range. Assisted by Chris Mueller with a cross.
- 10': Bartosz Slisz (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 10': Foul by Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC).
- 11': Attempt blocked. Georgios Koutsias (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Gutman.
- 14': Attempt missed. Tristan Muyumba (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
- 21': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Rafael Czichos.
- 22': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Luis Abram.
- 24': Offside, Atlanta United. Giorgos Giakoumakis is caught offside.
- 29': Attempt missed. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Georgios Koutsias (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Mueller.
- 31': Attempt missed. Saba Lobjanidze (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Brooks Lennon with a cross.
- 34': Attempt missed. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brooks Lennon.
- 35': Foul by Bartosz Slisz (Atlanta United).
- 35': Kellyn Acosta (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Attempt missed. Chris Mueller (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 36': Attempt missed. Chris Mueller (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kellyn Acosta.
- 38': Foul by Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire FC).
- 38': Tyler Wolff (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Bartosz Slisz (Atlanta United).
- 41': Caleb Wiley (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire FC).
- 42': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Chicago Fire FC).
- 42': Tristan Muyumba (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Tobias Salquist.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Saba Lobjanidze (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago Almada.
- 44': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Rafael Czichos.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Tyler Wolff (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Giorgos Giakoumakis following a fast break.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Saba Lobjanidze (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tristan Muyumba with a headed pass.
- 45'+3': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Andrew Gutman.
- 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Efraín Morales (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago Almada with a cross.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 0, Atlanta United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Chicago Fire FC 0, Atlanta United 0.
- 46': Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card.
- 53': Chris Mueller (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 53': Foul by Tyler Wolff (Atlanta United).
- 56': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Efraín Morales.
- 57': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Brooks Lennon.
- 57': Attempt missed. Kellyn Acosta (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 60': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Hugo Cuypers is caught offside.
- 61': Foul by Chris Mueller (Chicago Fire FC).
- 61': Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Allan Arigoni (Chicago Fire FC).
- 63': Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': Attempt saved. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 65': Attempt missed. Andrew Gutman (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fabian Herbers with a cross.
- 66': Substitution, Atlanta United. Daniel Ríos replaces Giorgos Giakoumakis.
- 66': Substitution, Atlanta United. Edwin Mosquera replaces Tyler Wolff.
- 66': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jonathan Dean replaces Andrew Gutman.
- 66': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Brian Gutiérrez replaces Kellyn Acosta.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabian Herbers.
- 70': Attempt missed. Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Hugo Cuypers.
- 71': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Tom Barlow replaces Georgios Koutsias.
- 74': Foul by Allan Arigoni (Chicago Fire FC).
- 74': Saba Lobjanidze (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Allan Arigoni (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Arnaud Souquet replaces Chris Mueller.
- 76': Attempt saved. Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the top right corner.
- 76': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Chris Brady.
- 78': Substitution, Atlanta United. Dax McCarty replaces Tristan Muyumba.
- 79': Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Edwin Mosquera.
- 79': Attempt saved. Saba Lobjanidze (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Ríos.
- 80': Delay in match because of an injury Chris Brady (Chicago Fire FC).
- 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Tom Barlow (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hugo Cuypers.
- 85': Attempt saved. Daniel Ríos (Atlanta United) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Thiago Almada with a cross.
- 85': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Chris Brady.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Dax McCarty (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 88': Caleb Wiley (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Tom Barlow (Chicago Fire FC).
- 89': Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Bartosz Slisz (Atlanta United).
- 89': Bartosz Slisz (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Delay in match because of an injury Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC).
- 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Daniel Ríos (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Tobias Salquist (Chicago Fire FC).
- 90'+4': Tobias Salquist went off injured after Chicago Fire FC had used all subs.
- 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+7': Attempt missed. Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Caleb Wiley with a cross.
- 90'+7': Foul by Edwin Mosquera (Atlanta United).
- 90'+7': Jonathan Dean (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Edwin Mosquera (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+8': Delay in match because of an injury Jonathan Dean (Chicago Fire FC).
- 90'+10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+10': Offside, Atlanta United. Saba Lobjanidze is caught offside.
- 90'+11': Dax McCarty (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+11': Foul by Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC).
- 90'+12': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Jonathan Dean.
- 90'+13': Attempt missed. Efraín Morales (Atlanta United) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Thiago Almada with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+14': Second Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 0, Atlanta United 0.
- 0': Match ends, Chicago Fire FC 0, Atlanta United 0.
Statistics
 ATL |
CHI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 9 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 0 | Saves | 5 |
| 63.8 | Possession | 36.2 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 529 | Accurate Passes | 248 |
| 601 | Passes | 336 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 27 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 34 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 15 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 22 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Soldier Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Attendance: 18,236
Venue: Soldier Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Attendance: 18,236
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Cincinnati | 10 | +3 | 22 |
| 2 | Columbus Crew | 10 | +6 | 21 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Union | 10 | +10 | 19 |
| 4 | Charlotte FC | 10 | +8 | 19 |
Line-Ups
Chicago Fire FC (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 34 | Chris Brady (GK) |
| 5 | Rafael Czichos |
| 14 | Tobias Salquist |
| 15 | Andrew Gutman |
| 27 | Allan Arigoni  |
| 22 | Mauricio Pineda |
| 23 | Kellyn Acosta |
| 21 | Fabian Herbers |
| 8 | Chris Mueller |
| 19 | Georgios Koutsias |
| 9 | Hugo Cuypers |
Atlanta United FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Guzan (GK) |
| 4 | Luis Abram |
| 21 | Efraín Morales |
| 26 | Caleb Wiley |
| 11 | Brooks Lennon |
| 10 | Thiago Almada |
| 8 | Tristan Muyumba |
| 6 | Bartosz Slisz |
| 7 | Giorgos Giakoumakis |
| 28 | Tyler Wolff |
| 9 | Saba Lobjanidze |
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