Chicago Fire and New York City draw 1-1 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

CHICAGO. New York City and Chicago Fire draw 1-1. G. Pereira scored the first goal (39') for New York City. F. Herbers made it even (76').

Chicago Fire and New York City draw 1-1 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

CHICAGO. New York City and Chicago Fire draw 1-1. G. Pereira scored the first goal (39′) for New York City. F. Herbers equalized (76′).

The match was played at the Soldier Field stadium in Chicago on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Filip Dujic who had the assistance of Corey Rockwell and Adam Garner. The 4th official was Guido Gonzalez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 3.7 degrees Celsius or 38.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 9 Total 10
  • 1 On Target 3
  • 6 Off Target 3
  • 2 Shots blocked 4
  • 116 Attack 81
  • 45 Dangerous attack 41
  • 68 Ball safe 75
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 12 Total 19
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Chicago Fire was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. New York City that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Chicago Fire was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 1 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Chicago Fire to win the match​.

Chicago Fire shot 9 times, 1 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, New York City shot 9 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Chicago Fire received 1 yellow card (M. Pineda). Regarding the opposition, New York City received 2 yellow cards (Matías Pellegrini and A. Jasson).

Match Timeline

Mauricio Pineda- sub ->Federico Navarro
13'
Mauricio Pineda- Yellow
34'
39'
44'
Fabian Herbers- sub ->Jairo Torres
45'
Kei Kamara- sub ->Kacper Przybylko
46'
58'
Andres Jasson- Yellow
Gastón Giménez- sub ->B. Gutiérrez
64'
Maren Haile-Selassie- sub ->Chris Mueller
64'
68'
72'
Justin Haak- sub ->James Sands
73'
Santiago Rodríguez- sub ->Matías Pellegrini
Fabian Herbers(goal)
76'
90'
Stephen Turnbull- sub ->M. Ilenčič

Standings

After this match, Chicago Fire has 1 points to occupy the 10th place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, New York City has 1 points (13th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Chicago Fire will play away against New York City on the 20th of October with a 10-3 head to head statistic in favor of New York City (6 draws).

New York City will host Chicago Fire on the 20th of October with a 10-3 head to head stats in favor of New York City (6 draws).

Chicago Fire and New York City will play the return match on the at the Yankee Stadium

Chicago Fire – Formation

Chicago Fire
G
Spencer Richey 18.United States
6.9
D
Arnaud Souquet 2.France
7.3
D
Rafael Czichos 5.Germany
6.4
D
Miguel Navarro 6.Venezuela
6.9
D
Carlos Teran 4.Colombia
6.8
M
Xherdan Shaqiri 10.Switzerland
7.3
M
Brian Gutierrez 17.United States
6.2
64'
M
Federico Navarro 31.Argentina
6.6
13'
M
Chris Mueller 8.United States
6.0
64'
M
Jairo Torres 20.Mexico
6.7
45'
F
Kacper Przybyłko 11.Poland
6.7
46'
Substitutes
G
Jeffrey Gal 25.United States
D
Mauricio Pineda 22.United States
6.4
13' 34'
D
Wyatt Omsberg 16.United States
D
Kendall Burks 27.United States
M
Gastón Giménez 30.Paraguay
7.0
64'
M
Maren Haile-Selassie 7.Switzerland
6.6
64'
M
Jonathan Dean 24.United States
F
Fabian Herbers 21.Germany
7.8
45' Goals76'
F
Kei Kamara 23.Sierra Leone
6.6
46'

Chicago Fire adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Ezra Hendrickson decided to play with the following team: Spencer Richey (6.9), Arnaud Souquet (7.3), Carlos Teran (6.8), Rafael Czichos (6.4), Miguel Navarro (6.9), Federico Navarro (6.6), Jairo Torres (6.7), Brian Gutierrez (6.2), Xherdan Shaqiri (7.3), Chris Mueller (6.0) and Kacper Przybyłko (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Gastón Giménez (7.0), Fabian Herbers (7.8), Maren Haile-Selassie (6.6), Mauricio Pineda (6.4), Kei Kamara (6.6), Wyatt Omsberg, Robert Jonathan Dean Jr, Jeffrey Gal and Kendall Burks.

Chicago Fire could not rely on the presence of Fabian Herbers (injured).

Substitutions

Chicago Fire made 5 changes: Federico Navarro for M. Pineda (13′), Jairo Torres for Fabian Herbers (45′), Kacper Przybylko for Kei Kamara (46′), B. Gutiérrez for Gastón Giménez (64′) and Chris Mueller for Maren Haile-Selassie (64′).

Best player: Fabian Herbers​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Chicago Fire was Fabian Herbers.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 19 passes (68% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 45′.

New York City – Formation

New York City
G
Luis Barraza 1.Mexico
6.1
D
Maxime Chanot 4.Luxembourg
6.2
D
Thiago Martins 13.Brazil
6.5
D
Brian Cufré 3.Argentina
6.2
D
Mitja Ilenič 35.Slovenia
6.8
90'
M
Keaton Parks 55.United States
7.0
M
James Sands 6.United States
6.8
72'
M
Andres Jasson 21.United States
6.0
68' 58'
M
Gabriel Pereira 11.Brazil
7.2
Goals39'
M
Matías Pellegrini 17.Argentina
7.1
73' 44'
F
Talles Magno 43.Brazil
7.1
Substitutes
G
Matthew Freese 49.United States
D
Stephen Turnbull 34.United States
90'
D
Malte Amundsen 12.Denmark
D
Kevin O'Toole 22.United States
D
Tony Alfaro 93.Mexico
M
Justin Haak 80.United States
6.9
72'
M
Santiago Rodríguez 10.Uruguay
6.3
73'
F
Gabriel Segal 19.United States
F
Thiago Andrade 8.Brazil
6.4
68'

Also New York City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Nick Cushing played with: Luis Barraza (6.1), Mitja Ilenič (6.8), Thiago Martins (6.5), Maxime Chanot (6.2), Brian Cufré (6.2), James Sands (6.8), Keaton Parks (7.0), Gabriel Pereira (7.2), Matías Pellegrini (7.1), Andres Jasson (6.0) and Talles Magno (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Gabriel Segal, Stephen Turnbull, Justin Haak (6.9), Santiago Rodríguez (6.3), Malte Amundsen, Kevin O’Toole, Thiago Andrade (6.4), Antony Alfaro and Freese Matthew.

Substitutions

New York City made 3 changes: A. Jasson for Thiago Eduardo de Andrade (68′), James Sands for Justin Haak (72′) and Matías Pellegrini for Santiago Rodriguez (73′).

Best player: Gabriel Pereira​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for New York City was Gabriel Pereira.

His rating is (7.2) with 1 goal, 17 passes (64% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 8 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.​