CHICAGO. Chicago Fire finds the way to recover against New England with a goal on the T. Chancalay 17′ and a goal on the C. Gil 59′. New England was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%)
The match was played at the Soldier Field stadium in Chicago on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. In front of 20,129 spectators. The referee was Timothy Ford with the collaboration of Adam Garner and Michael Nickerson. The 4th official was Jon Freemon. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.73 degrees Celsius or 71.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 16 Total 13
- 8 On Target 3
- 5 Off Target 2
- 4 Shots blocked 8
- 92 Attack 120
- 43 Dangerous attack 55
- 78 Ball safe 89
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 6
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 7 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
New England had a superior ball possession 56% while Chicago Fire was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
New England had a more offensive attitude with 55 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough New England to win the match.
Chicago Fire shot 16 times, 8 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, New England shot 13 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Chicago Fire received 2 yellow cards (Gastón Giménez and Ousmane Doumbia). On the opposite side, New England received 1 yellow card (Tomás Chancalay).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, Chicago Fire will have 34 points like New York City to sit in the 12th place. On the other side, New England will have 49 points to climb in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Chicago Fire will play away with New York City on the 21st of October with a 10-3 head to head in favor of New York City (6 draws).
New England will host Philadelphia Union on the 21st of October with a 20-8 head to head record in favor of Philadelphia Union (9 draws).
Chicago Fire – Formation
Chicago Fire
90'
54'
90'
Chicago Fire started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Frank Klopas decided to play with the following team: Chris Brady , Jonathan Dean , Wyatt Omsberg , Carlos Teran , Miguel Navarro , Ousmane Doumbia , Gastón Giménez , Fabian Herbers , Brian Gutierrez , Jairo Torres and Kei Kamara .
The home team had on the bench: Daniel Alonso Aceves Patiño, Maren Haile-Selassie , Kacper Przybyłko , Spencer Richey, Georgios Koutsias and Kendall Burks.
Chicago Fire could not rely on the presence of Daniel Alonso Aceves Patiño (injured).
Substitutions
Chicago Fire made 4 changes: Jairo Torres for Georgios Koutsias (77′), Kei Kamara for Kacper Przybyłko (78′), Brian Gutierrez for Daniel Alonso Aceves Patiño (90′) and Fabian Herbers for Maren Haile-Selassie (67′).
Best player: Brian Gutierrez
The player that probably impressed the most for Chicago Fire was Brian Gutierrez.
His rating is with 1 goal, 28 passes (79% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 3 crosses.
New England – Formation
New England
New England started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Clint Peay played with: Earl Edwards Jr. , DeJuan Jones , Omar González , Dave Romney , Nacho Gil , Mark-Anthony Kaye , Carles Gil , Matt Polster , Noel Buck , Giacomo Vrioni and Tomás Chancalay .
These were the players on the bench: Christian Makoun, Ian Harkes , Bobby Wood , Emmanuel Boateng , Tommy McNamara, Ben Sweat, Esmir Bajraktarevic, Andrew Farrell and Jacob Jackson.
Substitutions
New England made 3 changes: Giacomo Vrioni for Bobby Wood (62′), Noel Buck for Ian Harkes (62′) and Nacho Gil for Emmanuel Boateng (86′).
Best player: Carles Gil
The most impressive player for New England was Carles Gil.
His rating is with 1 goal, 58 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 13 duels out of 19. He performed 10 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- SJ Earthquakes – Nashville SC – 1-1
- Portland Timbers – Colorado Rapids – 3-2
- Real Salt Lake – Vancouver Whitecaps – 2-1
- Minnesota United – St. Louis City – 1-2
- Sporting KC – Houston Dynamo – 2-1
- Dallas – Columbus Crew – 1-1
- Chicago Fire – New England – 2-2
- New York City – Toronto – 3-0
