Minnesota United prevails over Chicago Fire 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

SAINT PAUL. Minnesota United was finally too good for Chicago Fire.

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Minnesota United prevails over Chicago Fire 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

SAINT PAUL. Minnesota United was eventually too strong for Chicago Fire with the goal of E. Reynoso (72′), K. Arriaga (84′) and R. Lod (88′). Minnesota United took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Allianz Field stadium in Saint Paul. The referee was Silviu Petrescu with the support of Adam Wienckowski and Lyes Arfa. The 4th official was Joe Dickerson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.2 degrees Celsius or 73.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Minnesota United

3 - 0

Team 1

Chicago Fire

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 11 Total 13
  • 4 On Target 4
  • 7 Off Target 9
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 103 Attack 75
  • 55 Dangerous attack 28
  • 65 Ball safe 63
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 15 Total 12
  • 1 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Minnesota United had a superior ball possession 56% while Chicago Fire was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Minnesota United was more pushing with 55 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Minnesota United won the match​.

Minnesota United shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Chicago Fire shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Minnesota United received 1 yellow card (W. Trapp). On the opposite side, Chicago Fire received 3 yellow cards (M. Navarro, G. Gimenez and F. Navarro).

Also, Chicago Fire didn’t end the match with 11 players after F. Navarro (Chicago Fire) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (77′).

Match Timeline

35'
Wil Trapp - Yellow
36'
41'
G. Giménez- Yellow
52'
F. Navarro- Yellow
62'
Bongokuhle Hlongwane- sub ->L. Amarilla
62'
63'
Emanuel Reynoso(goal)
72'
77'
F. Navarro(yellowred)
78'
82'
Mauricio Pineda- sub ->X. Shaqiri
82'
Kervin Arriaga(goal)E. Reynoso
84'
Joseph Rosales- sub ->E. Reynoso
86'
Robin Lod(goal)B. Hlongwane
88'
89'

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 playing this match, Minnesota United will have 14 points like New York RB and Orlando City to remain in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Chicago Fire will stay with 10 points like New York City, Charlotte and Inter Miami to hold in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Minnesota United will host Vancouver Whitecaps on the 9th of October with a 3-3 head to head stats.

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).

Minnesota United – Formation

Minnesota United
G
Dayne St. Clair 97.Canada
7.4
D
Michael Boxall 15.New Zealand
7.1
D
Kemar Lawrence 92.Jamaica
6.8
D
O. Fisher 91.Jamaica
6.6
D
Bakaye Dibassy 12.Mali
7.3
M
Robin Lod 17.Finland
6.8
89' Goals88'
M
Wil Trapp  20.United States
7.4
36'
M
Emanuel Reynoso 10.Argentina
8.4
86' Goals72'
M
Kervin Arriaga 33.Honduras
7.8
Goals84'
M
Franco Fragapane 7.Argentina
6.6
62'
F
Luis Amarilla 9.Paraguay
6.5
62'
Substitutes
G
T. Miller 1.United States
D
D.J. Taylor 27.United States
D
Brent Kallman 14.United States
M
Joseph Rosales 8.Honduras
6.2
86'
M
Jacori Hayes 5.USA
M
A. Hunou 23.France
89'
M
Niko Hansen 11.Denmark
F
A. Danladi 18.Ghana
6.2
62'
F
Bongokuhle Hlongwane 21.South Africa
7.8
62'

Minnesota United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Adrian Heath decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Minnesota United made 4 changes: F. Fragapane for A. Danladi (62′), L. Amarilla for B. Hlongwane (62′), E. Reynoso for J. Rosales (86′) and R. Lod for A. Hunou (89′).

Chicago Fire – Formation

Chicago Fire
G
G. Słonina 1.United States
6.0
D
Rafael Czichos 5.Germany
6.2
D
Boris Sekulic 2.Slovakia
6.2
D
W. Omsberg 20.United States
6.3
D
M. Navarro 6.Venezuela
7.0
35'
M
F. Navarro 31.Argentina
7.3
77'
M
Stanislav Ivanov 99.Bulgaria
6.4
78'
M
Xherdan Shaqiri 10.Switzerland
6.8
82'
M
G. Giménez 30.Paraguay
7.1
41'
M
Brian Gutierrez 40.United States
6.7
63'
F
Kacper Przybylko 11.Poland
6.4
82'
Substitutes
G
S. Richey 18.United States
D
C. Terán 23.Colombia
D
Mauricio Pineda 22.United States
6.8
82'
D
J. Bornstein 3.USA
6.0
63'
D
Jhon Espinoza 14.Ecuador
6.0
78'
D
A. Reynolds 36.USA
F
Victor Bezerra 33.United States
F
Jhon Durán 26.Colombia
6.4
82'
F
Chinonso Offor 9.Nigeria

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: B. Gutierrez for J. Bornstein (63′), S. Ivanov for J. Espinoza (78′), X. Shaqiri for M. Pineda (82′) and K. Przybylko for J. Duran (82′).

Results of the day

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