HARRISON. Chicago Fire overcomes New York RB 1-0 after G. Koutsias scored just 1 goal (64′). Chicago Fire made the most of its superior ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Red Bull Arena, Harrison stadium in Harrison on Sunday and it started at 10:30 am local time. The referee was Filip Dujic assisted by Nick Uranga and Brooke Mayo. The 4th official was Rubiel Vazquez. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 19.51 degrees Celsius or 67.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 43%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 18 Total 5
- 4 On Target 2
- 8 Off Target 2
- 7 Shots blocked 1
- 131 Attack 87
- 50 Dangerous attack 27
- 74 Ball safe 109
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 1
Fouls
- 16 Total 5
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Chicago Fire was in firm control of the ball 56% while New York RB was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
New York RB had a more offensive attitude with 50 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Chicago Fire was able to find the solution to win this encounter.
New York RB shot 18 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Chicago Fire shot 5 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
New York RB received 2 yellow cards (Hassan Ndam and John Tolkin). Regarding the opposition, Chicago Fire received 3 yellow cards (Ousmane Doumbia, Chris Brady and Georgios Koutsias).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this encounter, New York RB will stay with 34 points to remain in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Chicago Fire will have 37 points like DC United and CF Montréal to remain in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, New York RB will play away with Nashville SC on the 21st of October with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of New York RB (1 draw).
Chicago Fire will play away agasint New York City on the 21st of October with a 10-3 head to head record in favor of New York City (6 draws).
New York RB – Formation
New York RB
90'
77'
New York RB started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Troy Lesesne decided to play with the following team: Carlos Miguel , Kyle Duncan , Andres Reyes , Hassan Ndam , John Tolkin , Luquinhas , Frankie Amaya , Daniel Edelman , Omir Fernandez , Tom Barlow and Elias Manoel .
The home team had on the bench: Peter Stroud, Cory Burke , Jorge Cabezas, Dylan Nealis , Dru Yearwood , Cameron Harper , Ryan Meara, Wikelman Carmona and Julian Hall .
Substitutions
New York RB made 5 changes: Luquinhas for Cameron Harper (68′), Tom Barlow for Dylan Nealis (68′), Elias Manoel for Julian Hall (81′), Omir Fernandez for Cory Burke (77′) and Daniel Edelman for Dru Yearwood (77′).
Best player: Kyle Duncan
The player that probably impressed the most for New York RB was Kyle Duncan.
His rating is with 47 passes (72% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.
Chicago Fire – Formation
Chicago Fire
64'
Chicago Fire started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Frank Klopas played with: Chris Brady , Jonathan Dean , Wyatt Omsberg , Carlos Teran , Miguel Navarro , Ousmane Doumbia , Gastón Giménez , Fabian Herbers , Xherdan Shaqiri , Jairo Torres and Georgios Koutsias .
These were the players on the bench: Arnaud Souquet, Daniel Alonso Aceves Patiño, Rafael Czichos, Maren Haile-Selassie , Kacper Przybyłko , Brian Gutierrez , Spencer Richey, Kei Kamara and Javier Casas.
Chicago Fire could not rely on the presence of Maren Haile-Selassie (injured) and Rafael Czichos (injured).
Substitutions
Chicago Fire made 4 changes: Jairo Torres for Maren Haile-Selassie (52′), Georgios Koutsias for Kacper Przybyłko (71′), Ousmane Doumbia for Brian Gutierrez (71′) and Xherdan Shaqiri for Rafael Czichos (90′).
Best player: Wyatt Omsberg
The player that probably impressed the most for Chicago Fire was Wyatt Omsberg even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 73 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Toronto – Cincinnati – 2-3
- Orlando City – CF Montréal – 3-0
- New York RB – Chicago Fire – 0-1
- New England – Charlotte – 2-1
- Columbus Crew – Philadelphia Union – 1-1
