Columbus Crew overcomes Chicago Fire with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Berry (58′) and a goal from L. Zelarayan (31′).
The match was played on Sunday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Timothy Ford assisted by Adam Garner and Matthew Nelson. The 4th official was Chris Ruska.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 28 Total 15
- 8 On Target 3
- 20 Off Target 12
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 124 Attack 100
- 72 Dangerous attack 49
- 72 Ball safe 97
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 4
Fouls
- 3 Total 14
- 0 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Columbus Crew was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Chicago Fire that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Columbus Crew was has a more offensive attitude with 72 dangerous attacks and 28 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Columbus Crew won the match.
Columbus Crew shot 28 times, 8 on target, 20 off target. On the other side, Chicago Fire shot 15 times, 3 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Columbus Crew didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Chicago Fire received 4 yellow cards (S. Ivanov, J. Espinoza, C. Offor and M. Navarro).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this contest, Columbus Crew will have 47 points like LA Galaxy and DC United to remain in the 17th place. On the opposite side, Chicago Fire will stay with 34 points to remain in the 23rd place.
Next matches
Columbus Crew – Formation
Columbus Crew
87'
31'
Columbus Crew started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ezra Hendrickson decided to play with the following team: Eloy Room , Steven Moreira , Vito Wormgoor , Josh Williams , Milton Valenzuela , Darlington Nagbe , Marlon Hairston , Derrick Etienne Junior , Lucas Zelarayán , Pedro Santos and Miguel Berry .
The home team had on the bench: Waylon Francis, Saad Abdul-Salaam, Luis Díaz , Evan Bush, Aboubacar Keita, Liam Fraser , Harrison Afful , Bradley Wright-Phillips and Alexandru Mățan .
Substitutions
Columbus Crew made 5 changes: M. Hairston for L. Fraser (63′), D. Etienne for L. Diaz (63′), P. Santos for A. Matan (83′), M. Berry for B. Wright-Phillips (87′) and S. Moreira for H. Afful (87′).
Best player: Lucas Zelarayán
The most impressive player for Columbus Crew was Lucas Zelarayán.
His rating is with 1 goal, 46 passes (84% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 14. He performed 20 crosses.
Chicago Fire – Formation
Chicago Fire
59'
Chicago Fire started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
On the opposite side, Raphaël Wicky played with: Gabriel Slonina , Boris Sekulić , Carlos Teran , Jonathan Bornstein , Miguel Navarro , Mauricio Pineda , Brian Gutierrez , Federico Navarro , Álvaro Medrán , Ignacio Aliseda and Nnamdi Chinonso Offor .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Javier Casas , Stanislav Ivanov , Jhon Espinoza , Alex Monis , Robert Berić, Elliot Collier, Wyatt Omsberg , Chris Brady and Luka Stojanović.
Substitutions
Chicago Fire made 5 changes: A. Medran for S. Ivanov (46′), B. Sekulic for J. Espinoza (71′), C. Offor for A. Monis (72′), M. Pineda for J. Casas (80′) and C. Teran for W. Omsberg (80′).
Best player: Gabriel Slonina
The most impressive player for Chicago Fire was the goalkeeper: Gabriel Slonina. His rating is 8.15. He performed 8 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Cincinnati – Atlanta United – 1-2
- Columbus Crew – Chicago Fire – 2-0
- Nashville SC – New York RB – 1-1
- New England – Inter Miami – 0-1
- New York City – Philadelphia Union – 1-1
- Toronto – DC United – 1-3
- Montreal Impact – Orlando City – 0-2
