CHICAGO. Chicago Fire destroys Inter Miami 4-1 with goals of Xherdan Shaqiri (49′), Maren Haile-Selassie (62′), Maren Haile-Selassie (65′) and Xherdan Shaqiri (73′). On the other side, Inter Miami scored with Josef Martínez (53′ pen). Inter Miami was much better in terms of ball possession (64%).
The match was played at the Soldier Field stadium in Chicago on Wednesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. In front of 62,124 spectators. The referee was Joe Dickerson who was helped by Cory Richardson and Brian Poeschel. The 4th official was Tori Penso. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 17.93 degrees Celsius or 64.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
- ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
- 15 Total 10
- 7 On Target 2
- 3 Off Target 5
- 5 Shots blocked 3
- 86 Attack 112
- 40 Dangerous attack 48
- 81 Ball safe 107
- 0 Penalties 1
- 8 Corners 3
- 4 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 10 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Inter Miami had a strong ball possession 64% while Chicago Fire was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Inter Miami was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Chicago Fire succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Chicago Fire shot 15 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Inter Miami shot 10 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Chicago Fire received 1 yellow card (Jonathan Dean). Talking about the opposition, Inter Miami received 3 yellow cards (Facundo Farías, Gerardo Martino and Sergio Busquets).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, Chicago Fire will have 40 points to sit in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Inter Miami will stay with 33 points to remain in the 14th 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 stats in favor of New York City (6 draws).
Inter Miami will play away agasint Charlotte on the 21st of October with a 1-1 head to head.
Chicago Fire – Formation
Chicago Fire
52'
49', 73'
55'
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 , Rafael Czichos , Miguel Navarro , Ousmane Doumbia , Gastón Giménez , Fabian Herbers , Xherdan Shaqiri , Brian Gutierrez and Georgios Koutsias .
The home team had on the bench: Arnaud Souquet, Daniel Alonso Aceves Patiño, Carlos Teran , Maren Haile-Selassie , Kacper Przybyłko , Spencer Richey, Kei Kamara, Kendall Burks and Javier Casas.
Substitutions
Chicago Fire made 3 changes: Brian Gutierrez for Maren Haile-Selassie (55′), Georgios Koutsias for Kacper Przybyłko (69′) and Fabian Herbers for Carlos Teran (85′).
Best player: Maren Haile-Selassie
The most impressive player for Chicago Fire was Maren Haile-Selassie.
His rating is with 2 goals, 6 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 55′.
Inter Miami – Formation
Inter Miami
Inter Miami started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Javier Morales played with: Drake Callender , DeAndre Yedlin , Sergiy Kryvtsov , Kamal Miller , Noah Allen , Dixon Arroyo , Sergio Busquets , Benja Cremaschi , Robert Taylor , Josef Martínez and Facundo Farías .
These were the players on the bench: Christopher McVey, Jean Mota , Víctor Ulloa, Ryan Sailor, Nicolás Stefanelli , Edison Azcona, CJ dos Santos, David Ruíz and L. Sunderland.
Substitutions
Inter Miami made 2 changes: Robert Taylor for Nicolás Stefanelli (67′) and Dixon Arroyo for Jean Mota (67′).
Best player: Josef Martínez
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Inter Miami was Josef Martínez.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Vancouver Whitecaps – St. Louis City – 3-0
- Seattle Sounders – LA Galaxy – 2-1
- Los Angeles FC – Minnesota United – 5-1
- Nashville SC – Orlando City – 0-1
- Chicago Fire – Inter Miami – 4-1
- Austin – DC United – 3-0
