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Chicago Fire spoil Cifuentes' debut in win over Portland Timbers

Dje D'Avilla had a goal and an assist in the first 14 minutes as Chicago Fire FC spoiled the debut of Portland Timbers coach Martí Cifuentes with a 2-1 victory on Sunday night.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
15
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
0
2
Saves
1
63.1
Possession
36.9
11
SHOTS
8
2
ON GOAL
4
0.2
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
551
Accurate Passes
306
615
Passes
361
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
1
18
Crosses
7
0.2
Cross %
0.3
39
Long Balls
54
19
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
2
10
Effective Tackles
9
14
Tackles
16
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
8
Interceptions
5
13
Effective Clearances
26
13
Clearances
26

Head to Head

series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

CHI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Chris BradyG
  2. 3Jack ElliottCD-L
  3. 5Samual RogersCD-R
  4. 15Andrew GutmanLB
  5. 2Leonardo BarrosoRB
  6. 17Robin LodAM
  7. 42D'Avilla Dje TahLM
  8. 6Anton SaletrosRM
  9. 9Robert LewandowskiF
  10. 7Maren Haile-SelassieAM-L
  11. 11Philip ZinckernagelAM-R

POR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 41James PantemisG
  2. 4Kamal MillerCD-L
  3. 20Finn SurmanCD-R
  4. 27Jimer ForyLB
  5. 5Brandon ByeRB
  6. 17Cole BassettAM
  7. 10David Da CostaLM
  8. 21Diego CharáRM
  9. 19Kevin KelsyF
  10. 11AntonyAM-L
  11. 99Kristoffer VeldeAM-R

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, Portland Timbers 0. Robin Lod (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrew Gutman following a fast break.
  2. 14' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 2, Portland Timbers 0. Djé D'Avilla (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maren Haile-Selassie.
  3. 51' Brandon Bye (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 57' Robin Lod (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 60' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jonathan Bamba replaces Robert Lewandowski.
  6. 60' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Puso Dithejane replaces Philip Zinckernagel.
  7. 61' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Ariel Lassiter replaces Antony.
  8. 61' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Joao Ortiz replaces Cole Bassett.
  9. 72' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jonathan Dean replaces Leonardo Barroso.
  10. 76' Substitution, Portland Timbers. José Caicedo replaces Diego Chará.
  11. 76' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Vincent Janssen replaces David da Costa.
  12. 79' Anton Salétros (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 82' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Mauricio Pineda replaces Anton Salétros.
  14. 85' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 2, Portland Timbers 1. Finn Surman (Portland Timbers) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Brandon Bye with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  15. 88' Substitution, Portland Timbers. Omir Fernandez replaces Kamal Miller.
  16. 90'+4' Vincent Janssen (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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