ORLANDO. Orlando City conquers Chicago Fire 1-0 after E. Kara scored just 1 goal (59′). Orlando City was much better in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
B. Gutierrez received a red card (43′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Chicago Fire lost the match.
The match was played at the Exploria Stadium stadium in Orlando on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Víctor Rivas who was helped by Jeffrey Swartzel and Matthew Nelson. The 4th official was Elvis Osmanovic. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.5 degrees Celsius or 70.66 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 41%.
Match Statistics
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 23 Total 8
- 8 On Target 3
- 15 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 131 Attack 81
- 60 Dangerous attack 22
- 105 Ball safe 91
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 2
Fouls
- 6 Total 15
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Orlando City was in firm control of the ball 62% while Chicago Fire was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Orlando City had a more offensive attitude with 60 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Orlando City won the match.
Orlando City shot 23 times, 8 on target, 15 off target. Regarding the opposition, Chicago Fire shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Orlando City received 2 yellow cards (R. Jansson and J. Mendez). Regarding the opposition, Chicago Fire received 2 yellow cards (B. Gutierrez and J. Espinoza).
Also, Chicago Fire didn’t end the match with 11 players after B. Gutierrez (Chicago Fire) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (43′).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this encounter, Orlando City will have 11 points like Real Salt Lake to hold in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Chicago Fire will stay with 9 points like LA Galaxy to remain in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Orlando City will host Columbus Crew on the 8th of October with a 6-6 head to head statistic.
Chicago Fire will host New England on the 8th of October with a 23-18 head to head stats in favor of Chicago Fire (13 draws).
Orlando City – Formation
Orlando City
81'
75'
59'
Orlando City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Óscar Alexander Pareja Gómez decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Orlando City made 5 changes: C. Araujo for Urso Junior (46′), F. Torres for B. Michel (75′), E. Kara for T. Akindele (75′), Ruan for K. Smith (75′) and M. Pereyra for A. Perea (86′).
Chicago Fire – Formation
Chicago Fire
43'
Also Chicago Fire adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Ezra Hendrickson played with: .
Substitutions
Chicago Fire made 4 changes: J. Bornstein for A. Reynolds II (60′), S. Ivanov for C. Offor (60′), G. Gimenez for J. Duran (75′) and K. Przybylko for J. Casas (84′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- LA Galaxy – Los Angeles FC – 2-1
- Orlando City – Chicago Fire – 1-0
- Philadelphia Union – Columbus Crew – 1-0
- New York RB – Montreal Impact – 1-2
- Inter Miami – New England – 3-2
