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FT Saturday, February 22, 2025
Chicago Fire FC LDLLL 2
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Columbus Crew WWLLW 4
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CHI202
CLB314
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Match Report

Defensive breakdowns doom Fire in 4-2 loss to Rossi, Crew

Diego Rossi scored twice in a span of six minutes in the middle of the match as the host Columbus Crew defeated the Chicago Fire 4-2 on Saturday in the season opener for both teams.

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
8
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
5
1
Saves
4
43.2
Possession
56.8
13
SHOTS
14
6
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
378
Accurate Passes
511
448
Passes
581
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
5
9
Crosses
12
0.6
Cross %
0.4
34
Long Balls
49
19
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.6
Long Balls %
0.3
3
Blocked Shots
7
9
Effective Tackles
9
13
Tackles
17
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
12
Interceptions
11
17
Effective Clearances
12
17
Clearances
12

Head to Head

CLB leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

CLB · 3-5-1-1

  1. 28Patrick SchulteG
  2. 21Yevhen CheberkoCD
  3. 18Malte AmundsenCD-L
  4. 31Steven MoreiraCD-R
  5. 25Sean ZawadzkiCM-L
  6. 7Dylan ChambostCM-R
  7. 6Darlington NagbeAM
  8. 27Max ArfstenLM
  9. 23Mohamed FarsiRM
  10. 19Jacen Russell-RoweF
  11. 10Diego RossiRCF

CHI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Chris BradyG
  2. 3Jack ElliottCD-L
  3. 4Carlos TeránCD-R
  4. 15Andrew GutmanLB
  5. 24Jonathan DeanRB
  6. 17Brian GutiérrezAM
  7. 23Kellyn AcostaLM
  8. 35Sergio OregelRM
  9. 9Hugo CuypersF
  10. 19Jonathan BambaAM-L
  11. 11Philip ZinckernagelAM-R

Timeline

  1. 13' Goal! Columbus Crew 0, Chicago Fire FC 1. Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonathan Bamba following a fast break.
  2. 19' Goal! Columbus Crew 1, Chicago Fire FC 1. Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  3. 22' Goal! Columbus Crew 1, Chicago Fire FC 2. Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Bamba with a through ball.
  4. 37' Sergio Oregel (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 37' Own Goal by Carlos Terán, Chicago Fire FC. Columbus Crew 2, Chicago Fire FC 2.
  6. 44' Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 45'+1' Goal! Columbus Crew 3, Chicago Fire FC 2. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Steven Moreira with a cross.
  8. 45' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Tom Barlow replaces Hugo Cuypers.
  9. 50' Goal! Columbus Crew 4, Chicago Fire FC 2. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Malte Amundsen.
  10. 58' Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 59' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Aziel Jackson replaces Jacen Russell-Rowe.
  12. 68' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Mauricio Pineda replaces Sergio Oregel.
  13. 68' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Omari Glasgow replaces Philip Zinckernagel.
  14. 83' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Andrés Herrera replaces Mohamed Farsi.

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