Chicago Fire prevails over DC United 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

WASHINGTON. Chicago Fire prevails over DC United with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Ivanov (32') and a goal from J. Bornstein (81').

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Chicago Fire prevails over DC United 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

WASHINGTON. Chicago Fire prevails over DC United with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Ivanov (32′) and a goal from J. Bornstein (81′). DC United lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Audi Field stadium in Washington on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Rubiel Vazquez assisted by Andrew Bigelow and Kevin Klinger. The 4th official was Luis Arroyo. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.2 degrees Celsius or 44.87 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

DC United

0 - 2

Team 1

Chicago Fire

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 8 Total 10
  • 2 On Target 7
  • 6 Off Target 3
  • 3 Shots blocked 1
  • 83 Attack 71
  • 68 Dangerous attack 40
  • 76 Ball safe 78
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 2
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 14 Total 15
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

DC United had a strong ball possession 56% while Chicago Fire was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

DC United had a more offensive attitude with 68 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, Chicago Fire was able to find the solution to win this encounter.​

DC United shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Chicago Fire shot 10 times, 7 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

DC United received 3 yellow cards (A. Najar, D. Skundrich and B. Hines-Ike). Regarding the opposition, Chicago Fire received 3 yellow cards (G. Gimenez, B. Sekulic and F. Navarro).

Match Timeline

21'
32'
45'
45'
G. Giménez- Yellow
48'
63'
Brian Gutierrez- sub ->F. Herbers
65'
67'
71'
71'
F. Navarro- sub ->M. Pineda
Nigel Robertha- sub ->A. Perez
74'
Gaoussou Samaké- sub ->B. Smith
75'
81'
87'
F. Navarro- Yellow

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Philadelphia Union
67
34
CF Montréal
65
34
New York City
55
34
New York RB
53
34
Cincinnati
49
34
Inter Miami
48
34
Orlando City
48
34
Columbus Crew
46
34
New England
42
34
Charlotte
42
34
Atlanta United
40
34
Chicago Fire
39
34
Toronto
34
34
DC United
27
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Los Angeles FC
67
34
Austin
56
34
Dallas
53
34
Nashville SC
50
34
LA Galaxy
50
34
Minnesota United
48
34
Real Salt Lake
47
34
Portland Timbers
46
34
Colorado Rapids
43
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
43
34
Seattle Sounders
41
34
Sporting KC
40
34
Houston Dynamo
36
34
SJ Earthquakes
35
34

After this contest, DC United stays with 6 points to occupy the 7th place in the table. Regarding the opposition, Chicago Fire has 5 points (11th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, DC United will host Cincinnati on the 8th of October with a 4-0 head to head in favor of DC United (4 draws).

Chicago Fire will host New England on the 8th of October with a 23-18 head to head in favor of Chicago Fire (13 draws).

DC United – Formation

DC United
G
B. Hamid 28.USA
6.8
D
A. Najar 14.Honduras
6.8
21'
D
Steve Birnbaum 15.United States
6.1
D
Brendan Hines-Ike 4.United States
6.7
65'
M
D. Skundrich 12.USA
6.8
45'
M
Sofiane Djeffal 13.France
7.6
M
Brad Smith 5.Australia
6.4
75'
M
Julian Gressel 31.Germany
7.1
F
Ola Kamara 9.Norway
6.1
F
Joshua Pérez 16.USA
6.8
74'
F
É. Flores 10.Peru
6.5
67'
Substitutes
G
J. Kempin 21.USA
D
C. Odoi-Atsem 3.USA
D
Donovan Pines 23.United States
D
Gaoussou Samaké 2.Ivory Coast
5.9
75'
D
Tony Alfaro 93.Mexico
F
Nigel Robertha 19.Curaçao
6.4
74'
F
G. Yow 22.United States
F
Michael Estrada 7.Ecuador
6.8
67'

DC United started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Hernán Pablo Losada decided to play with the following team: Bill Hamid (6.8), Andy Najar (6.8), Steve Birnbaum (6.1), Brendan Hines-Ike (6.7), Julian Gressel (7.1), Drew Skundrich (6.8), Sofiane Djeffal (7.6), Bradley Smith (6.4), Edison Flores (6.5), Adrien Perez (6.8) and Ola Kamara (6.1).

The home team had on the bench: Jon Kempin, Chris Odoi-Atsem, Nigel Robertha (6.4), Griffin Yow, Michael Estrada (6.8), Donovan Pines, Gaoussou Samake (5.9) and Tony Alfaro.

Substitutions

DC United made 3 changes: E. Flores for M. Estrada (67′), A. Perez for N. Robertha (74′) and B. Smith for G. Samake (75′).

Best player: Sofiane Djeffal​

The most impressive player for DC United was Sofiane Djeffal.

His rating is (7.6) with 62 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 16.

Chicago Fire – Formation

Chicago Fire
G
G. Słonina 1.United States
7.4
D
Rafael Czichos 5.Germany
7.8
D
Boris Sekulic 2.Slovakia
6.9
48'
D
W. Omsberg 20.United States
7.4
D
M. Navarro 6.Venezuela
7.4
M
Mauricio Pineda 22.United States
7.0
71'
M
Xherdan Shaqiri 10.Switzerland
7.0
M
G. Giménez 30.Paraguay
7.5
45'
M
Stanislav Ivanov 99.Bulgaria
7.4
71' Goals32'
M
Fabian Herbers 21.Germany
6.8
63'
F
Kacper Przybylko 11.Poland
7.3
Substitutes
G
S. Richey 18.United States
D
Jhon Espinoza 14.Ecuador
D
Kendall Burks 27.United States
D
J. Bornstein 3.USA
7.2
71' Goals81'
M
J. Casas 37.United States
M
F. Navarro 31.Argentina
6.7
71' 87'
M
Brian Gutierrez 40.United States
6.8
63'
F
Chinonso Offor 9.Nigeria
F
Jhon Durán 26.Colombia

Chicago Fire started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Ezra Hendrickson played with: Gabriel Slonina (7.4), Boris Sekulić (6.9), Wyatt Omsberg (7.4), Rafael Czichos (7.8), Miguel Navarro (7.4), Mauricio Pineda (7.0), Gastón Giménez (7.5), Stanislav Ivanov (7.4), Xherdan Shaqiri (7.0), Fabian Herbers (6.8) and Kacper Przybyłko (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Javier Casas, Nnamdi Chinonso Offor, Jhon Espinoza, Federico Navarro (6.7), Spencer Richey, Kendall Burks, Jonathan Bornstein (7.2), Jhon Durán and Brian Gutierrez (6.8).

Substitutions

Chicago Fire made 3 changes: F. Herbers for B. Gutierrez (63′), S. Ivanov for J. Bornstein (71′) and M. Pineda for F. Navarro (71′).

Best player: Rafael Czichos​

The player that probably impressed the most for Chicago Fire was Rafael Czichos even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 29 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 6.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.​