CHARLOTTE. Chicago Fire defeated Charlotte 3-2 thanks to K. Przybylko who scored in the 21st and 52nd minute. Charlotte lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Bank of America Stadium stadium in Charlotte on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Nima Saghafi with the assistance of Andrew Bigelow and Tyler Wyrostek. The 4th official was Luis Arroyo. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.9 degrees Celsius or 73.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Charlotte was in firm control of the ball 60% while Chicago Fire was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Charlotte was putting more pressure with 58 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, Chicago Fire managed to find the solution to win this contest.​

Charlotte shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Chicago Fire shot 13 times, 8 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Charlotte received 2 yellow cards (O. McKinze Gaines II and D. Jones). On the opposite side, Chicago Fire received 3 yellow cards (K. Przybylko, B. Sekulic and C. Mueller).

Standings

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Charlotte will play away with New York RB on the 8th of October with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Charlotte (0 draws).

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

Charlotte and Chicago Fire will play the return match on the at the

Charlotte – Formation

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

The manager Christian Lattanzio decided to play with the following team: Kristijan Kahlina (6.2), Jaylin Lindsey (7.4), Guzmán Corujo (6.2), Anton Walkes (6.4), Christian Fuchs (6.5), Quinn McNeill (6.1), Brandt Bronico (7.3), Orrin McKinze Gaines II. (5.6), Benjamin Bender (7.1), Yordy Reyna (7.1) and Karol Świderski (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Derrick Jones (6.8), Joseph Mora (6.6), Jordy Alcivar (7.4), Harrison Afful, Daniel Rios (6.7), Kamil Jóźwiak, Andre Shinyashiki (6.6), George Marks and Jan Sobociński.

Charlotte could not rely on the presence of J. Mora (injured).

Substitutions

Charlotte made 5 changes: G. Corujo for J. Mora (31′), Q. McNeill for D. Jones (46′), Bender Ben for J. Alcivar (58′), Y. Reyna for A. Shinyashiki (58′) and J. Lindsey for D. Rios (76′).

Best player: Jaylin Lindsey​

The most impressive player for Charlotte was Jaylin Lindsey.

His rating is (7.4) with 37 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 6 crosses.

Chicago Fire – Formation

Also Chicago Fire adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Ezra Hendrickson played with: Gabriel Słonina (6.6), Boris Sekulić (6.9), Mauricio Pineda (6.9), Jonathan Bornstein (6.5), Miguel Navarro (7.4), Federico Navarro (8.0), Gastón Giménez (7.0), Chris Mueller (6.6), Xherdan Shaqiri (8.3), Jairo Torres (6.4) and Kacper Przybyłko (8.5).

They had on the bench: Spencer Richey, Jhon Durán, Javier Casas, Kendall Burks, Fabian Herbers (6.4), Brian Gutierrez (6.8), Andre Reynolds (6.8) and Victor Bezerra.

Substitutions

Chicago Fire made 4 changes: J. M. Torres Ramirez I. for B. Gutierrez (68′), G. Gimenez for F. Herbers (68′), C. Mueller for A. Reynolds II (87′) and X. Shaqiri for J. Duran (90′).

Best player: Kacper Przybyłko​

The most impressive player for Chicago Fire was Kacper Przybyłko.

His rating is (8.5) with 2 goals, 31 passes (61% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 20. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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

• Orlando City – New England – 0-3
• Montreal Impact – Inter Miami – 2-2
• DC United – New York RB – 0-0
• Charlotte – Chicago Fire – 2-3
• Atlanta United – Seattle Sounders – 2-1
• Vancouver Whitecaps – Houston Dynamo – 2-1
• Cincinnati – Philadelphia Union – 3-1
• Columbus Crew – New York City – 3-2