CHICAGO. New York RB succeeded in capture a draw against Chicago Fire with a late goal from C. Burke scored in the (89′) after Chicago Fire got a lead with a goal from K. Kamara (34′).
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 Chris Penso who was helped by Cameron Blanchard and Jeremy Hanson. The 4th official was Fotis Bazakos. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.4 degrees Celsius or 48.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 8 Total 14
- 4 On Target 4
- 2 Off Target 4
- 2 Shots blocked 6
- 116 Attack 145
- 43 Dangerous attack 41
- 76 Ball safe 89
- 0 Penalties 0
- 0 Corners 5
Fouls
- 15 Total 15
- 5 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Chicago Fire was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. New York RB that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Chicago Fire was more pushing with 43 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Chicago Fire to win the match.
Chicago Fire shot 8 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, New York RB shot 14 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Chicago Fire received 5 yellow cards (Rafael Czichos, M. Pineda, M. Navarro, Chris Mueller and Jonathan Dean). Talking about the opposition, New York RB received 2 yellow cards (C. Cásseres and Omir Fernandez).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, Chicago Fire will have 11 points like Philadelphia Union to go up in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, New York RB will have 9 points like Inter Miami, Charlotte and Montreal Impact to hold in the 13th place.
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 stats in favor of New York City (6 draws).
New York RB will play away agasint Nashville SC on the 20th of October with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of New York RB (2 draws).
Chicago Fire and New York RB will play the return match on the at the Red Bull Arena, Harrison
Chicago Fire – Formation
Chicago Fire
4'
33'
34'
Chicago Fire started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ezra Hendrickson decided to play with the following team: Chris Brady , Arnaud Souquet , Carlos Teran , Rafael Czichos , Miguel Navarro , Federico Navarro , Gastón Giménez , Maren Haile-Selassie , Brian Gutierrez , Chris Mueller and Kei Kamara .
The home team had on the bench: Jairo Torres, Mauricio Pineda , Jonathan Dean , Xherdan Shaqiri , Georgios Koutsias, Spencer Richey, Kacper Przybyłko, Fabian Herbers and Daniel Alonso Aceves Patiño .
Chicago Fire could not rely on the presence of M. Pineda (injured) and Fabian Herbers (injured).
Substitutions
Chicago Fire made 5 changes: C. Terán for M. Pineda (33′), Chris Mueller for Daniel Alonso Aceves Patiño (62′), Federico Navarro for Fabian Herbers (62′), Maren Haile-Selassie for R. Dean Jr (73′) and B. Gutiérrez for Xherdan Shaqiri (73′).
Best player: Kei Kamara
The most impressive player for Chicago Fire was Kei Kamara.
His rating is with 1 goal, 22 passes (59% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 19. He performed 1 cross.
New York RB – Formation
New York RB
New York RB started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Gerhard Struber played with: Carlos Miguel , Andres Reyes , Sean Nealis , John Tolkin , Dylan Nealis , Daniel Edelman , Cristian Cásseres Jr. , Cameron Harper , Omir Fernandez , Tom Barlow and Elias Manoel .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Dru Yearwood, Cory Burke , Peter Stroud, Ryan Meara, Jayden Reid, Wikelman Carmona and Hassan Ndam.
New York RB could not rely on the presence of Peter Stroud (injured).
Substitutions
New York RB made 3 changes: Tom Barlow for Cory Burke (56′), Omir Fernandez for Wikelman José Carmona Torres (61′) and A. Reyes for Peter Stroud (83′).
Best player: Cristian Cásseres Jr.
The most impressive player for New York RB was Cristian Cásseres Jr..
His rating is with 38 passes (60% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Vancouver Whitecaps – Colorado Rapids – 0-0
- Real Salt Lake – Seattle Sounders – 0-0
- Saint Louis City – Portland Timbers – 1-2
- Sporting KC – Montreal Impact – 0-2
- Chicago Fire – New York RB – 1-1
- Austin – SJ Earthquakes – 2-2
