BRIDGEVIEW. New York City had a surprising win over Chicago Fire with a 2-0 win with a goal from G. Pereira (16′) and a goal from S. Rodriguez (46′). Chicago Fire lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the SeatGeek Stadium stadium in Bridgeview on Monday and it started at 12:00 am local time. The referee was Rosendo Mendoza with the support of Logan Brown and Kevin Lock. The 4th official was Fotis Bazakos. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.2 degrees Celsius or 73.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 10 Total 9
- 1 On Target 6
- 9 Off Target 3
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 115 Attack 82
- 31 Dangerous attack 19
- 65 Ball safe 59
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
- 5 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 13 Total 11
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Chicago Fire was in firm control of the ball 58% while New York City was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Chicago Fire was more aggressive with 31 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 1 were on target. Even so, New York City found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Chicago Fire shot 10 times, 1 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, New York City shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Chicago Fire received 3 yellow cards (R. Czichos, C. Teran and M. Navarro). Regarding the opposition, New York City received 1 yellow card (S. Rodriguez).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, Chicago Fire will stay with 30 points like Atlanta United and Toronto to hold in the 13th place. On the opposite side, New York City will have 45 points to remain in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, 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).
New York City will play away agasint Atlanta United on the 8th of October with a 4-4 head to head statistic.
Chicago Fire – Formation
Chicago Fire
18'
68'
Chicago Fire adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ezra Hendrickson decided to play with the following team: Gabriel Słonina , Boris Sekulić , Carlos Teran , Rafael Czichos , Miguel Navarro , Federico Navarro , Mauricio Pineda , Jairo Torres , Xherdan Shaqiri , Chris Mueller and Kacper Przybyłko .
The home team had on the bench: Kendall Burks, Javier Casas, Spencer Richey, Jhon Durán , Brian Gutierrez , Andre Reynolds, Jonathan Bornstein, Victor Bezerra and Fabian Herbers .
Chicago Fire could not rely on the presence of B. Gutierrez (injured).
Substitutions
Chicago Fire made 4 changes: M. Pineda for F. Herbers (51′), K. Przybylko for J. Duran (51′), C. Teran for B. Gutierrez (68′) and C. Mueller for V. Bezerra (78′).
Best player: Xherdan Shaqiri
The most impressive player for Chicago Fire was Xherdan Shaqiri.
His rating is with 39 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 11. He performed 8 crosses.
New York City – Formation
New York City
46'
Also New York City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Nick Cushing played with: Sean Johnson , Anton Tinnerholm , Maxime Chanot , Thiago Martins , Malte Amundsen , Nicolás Acevedo , Justin Haak , Gabriel Pereira , Santiago Rodríguez , Thiago Andrade and Talles Magno .
They had on the bench: Andres Jasson, Chris Gloster, Vuk Latinovich, Tayvon Gray , Luis Barraza, Samuel Kwaku Owusu, Cody Mizell, Kevin O’Toole and Héber .
Substitutions
New York City made 3 changes: T. Andrade for T. Gray (77′), T. Magno for Heber (82′) and G. Pereira for A. Jasson (89′).
Best player: Santiago Rodríguez
The player that probably impressed the most for New York City was Santiago Rodríguez.
His rating is with 1 goal, 31 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Minnesota United – Austin – 2-1
- Chicago Fire – New York City – 0-2
- Sporting KC – Portland Timbers – 4-1
- Charlotte – Orlando City – 1-2
- Real Salt Lake – Vancouver Whitecaps – 1-1
- Colorado Rapids – Houston Dynamo – 1-1
- Columbus Crew – Atlanta United – 2-2
- SJ Earthquakes – Los Angeles FC – 2-1
- Inter Miami – Toronto – 2-1
