Chicago Fire overcomes Inter Miami 3-1 with 2 goals from J. Duran. HIGHLIGHTS

CHICAGO. Chicago Fire conquered Inter Miami 3-1 thanks to J. Duran who scored in the 40th and 87th minute.

Chicago Fire overcomes Inter Miami 3-1 with 2 goals from J. Duran. HIGHLIGHTS

CHICAGO. Chicago Fire topped Inter Miami 3-1 thanks to J. Duran who scored in the 40th and 87th minute. Chicago Fire got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from J. Duran (40′) and X. Shaqiri (64′). Inter Miami tried to recover with a goal from G. Higuain (76′). However, the contest was closed by a goal (87′) scored by J. Duran for Chicago Fire.

The match was played at the Soldier Field stadium in Chicago on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Matthew Conger who was helped by Meghan Mullen and Gianni Facchini. The 4th official was Ramy Touchan. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 22.3 degrees Celsius or 72.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 11 Total 7
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 7 Off Target 4
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 105 Attack 96
  • 50 Dangerous attack 53
  • 96 Ball safe 75
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 7 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 7 Total 10
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Chicago Fire was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Inter Miami that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Inter Miami was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Chicago Fire was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Chicago Fire shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Inter Miami shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Chicago Fire received 2 yellow cards (R. Czichos and F. Navarro). On the other side, Inter Miami received 1 yellow card (C. McVey).

Match Timeline

Rafael Czichos- Yellow
33'
40'
62'
62'
Xherdan Shaqiri(goal)C. Mueller
64'
66'
68'
73'
Federico Navarro- Yellow
76'
76'
81'
87'
90'
Victor Bezerra- sub ->J. Duran
90'

Standings

After playing this match, Chicago Fire will have 35 points like Charlotte to sit in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, Inter Miami will stay with 36 points like Atlanta United to remain in the 10th 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 (14 draws).

Inter Miami will host Montreal Impact on the 8th of October with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Montreal Impact (1 draw).

Chicago Fire – Formation

Chicago Fire
G
Gabriel Słonina 1.United States
6.5
D
Rafael Czichos 5.Germany
7.0
33'
D
Boris Sekulic 2.Slovakia
7.0
D
Miguel Navarro 6.Venezuela
7.2
D
Carlos Teran 23.Colombia
7.1
M
Mauricio Pineda 22.United States
6.2
68'
M
Xherdan Shaqiri 10.Switzerland
8.3
Goals64'
M
Chris Mueller 8.United States
6.8
81'
M
Brian Gutierrez 40.United States
7.0
66'
M
Federico Navarro 31.Argentina
6.9
76'
F
Jhon Durán 26.Colombia
8.6
90' Goals40', 87'
Substitutes
G
Spencer Richey 18.United States
D
Kendall Burks 27.United States
D
J. Bornstein 3.USA
6.1
68'
D
A. Reynolds 36.USA
6.1
66'
D
Jhon Espinoza 14.Ecuador
6.5
81'
M
Javier Casas 37.United States
M
Sergio Oregel 35.United States
F
Alex Monis 38.United States
F
Victor Bezerra 33.United States
90'

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 (6.5), Boris Sekulić (7.0), Carlos Teran (7.1), Rafael Czichos (7.0), Miguel Navarro (7.2), Federico Navarro (6.9), Mauricio Pineda (6.2), Brian Gutierrez (7.0), Xherdan Shaqiri (8.3), Chris Mueller (6.8) and Jhon Durán (8.6).

The home team had on the bench: Alex Monis, Spencer Richey, Kendall Burks, Javier Casas, Jonathan Bornstein (6.1), Sergio Oregel, Andre Reynolds (6.1), Victor Bezerra and Jhon Espinoza (6.5).

Substitutions

Chicago Fire made 4 changes: B. Gutierrez for A. Reynolds II (66′), M. Pineda for J. Bornstein (68′), C. Mueller for J. Espinoza (81′) and J. Duran for V. Bezerra (90′).

Best player: Jhon Durán​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Chicago Fire was Jhon Durán.

His rating is (8.6) with 2 goals, 19 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9.

Inter Miami – Formation

Inter Miami
G
Nick Marsman 21.Netherlands
5.8
D
Kieran Gibbs 3.England
6.8
62'
D
DeAndre Yedlin 2.United States
6.2
D
7.0
90'
D
Ryan Sailor 45.United States
6.0
M
6.9
M
Robert Taylor 16.Finland
6.8
M
Jean Mota 7.Brazil
6.9
73'
M
Gregore  26.Brazil
6.7
M
Indiana Vassilev 17.United States
6.1
62'
F
G. Higuaín 10.Argentina
7.5
Goals76'
Substitutes
G
Drake Callender 27.United States
D
Noah Allen 32.United States
D
Aimé Mabika 12.Zambia
D
Joevin Jones 33.Trinidad and Tobago
6.1
62'
D
H. Neville 18.England
M
Emerson Rodríguez 25.Colombia
M
Bryce Duke 22.United States
6.3
62'
M
Víctor Ulloa 13.United States
F
Ariel Lassiter 11.Costa Rica
6.6
73'

Also Inter Miami adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Phil Neville played with: Nick Marsman (5.8), DeAndre Yedlin (6.2), Christopher McVey (7.0), Ryan Sailor (6.0), Kieran Gibbs (6.8), Gregore (6.7), Jean Mota (6.9), Indiana Vassilev (6.1), Alejandro Pozuelo (6.9), Robert Taylor (6.8) and Gonzalo Higuaín (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Emerson Rodríguez, Noah Allen, Bryce Duke (6.3), Drake Callender, Aimé Mabika, Joevin Jones (6.1), Harvey Neville, Victor Ulloa and Ariel Lassiter (6.6).

Substitutions

Inter Miami made 3 changes: I. Vassilev for B. Duke (62′), K. Gibbs for J. Jones (62′) and J. Mota for A. Lassiter (73′).

Best player: Gonzalo Higuaín​

The player that probably impressed the most for Inter Miami was Gonzalo Higuaín.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 21 passes (71% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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