MLS

FC Dallas vs Chicago Fire FC, 2018 Major League Soccer, Regular Season

· MLS
  • 27': Carlos Gruezo
  • 74': Kellyn Acosta
  • 81': Reto Ziegler (P)
FT
3 - 1
  • Red Card 70': Drew Conner
  • 86': Brandt Bronico

FC Dallas defeats 10-man Chicago Fire to claim Brimstone Cup

Kellyn Acosta scored his first goal of the season shortly after coming on as a substitute as host FC Dallas defeated the 10-man Chicago Fire.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 1': Carlos Gruezo (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Tony Tchani (Chicago Fire).
  • 1': Foul by Tony Tchani (Chicago Fire).
  • 1': Santiago Mosquera (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Alan Gordon (Chicago Fire) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Elliot Collier.
  • 10': Corner, Chicago Fire. Conceded by Matt Hedges.
  • 12': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Mohammed Adams.
  • 13': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Jon Bakero.
  • 13': Offside, FC Dallas. Victor Ulloa tries a through ball, but Roland Lamah is caught offside.
  • 14': Foul by Jon Bakero (Chicago Fire).
  • 14': Jesse Gonzalez (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Reto Ziegler (FC Dallas) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Hedges.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Michael Barrios (FC Dallas) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Reggie Cannon.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Santiago Mosquera (FC Dallas) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maximiliano Urruti.
  • 22': Offside, FC Dallas. Santiago Mosquera tries a through ball, but Maximiliano Urruti is caught offside.
  • 27': Goal! FC Dallas 1, Chicago Fire 0. Carlos Gruezo (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Reggie Cannon with a cross.
  • 30': Delay in match (FC Dallas).
  • 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 35': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Jonathan Campbell.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Roland Lamah (FC Dallas) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Santiago Mosquera.
  • 37': Foul by Johan Kappelhof (Chicago Fire).
  • 37': Maximiliano Urruti (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Maximiliano Urruti (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Reto Ziegler.
  • 38': Daniel Johnson (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Santiago Mosquera (FC Dallas).
  • 39': Foul by Drew Conner (Chicago Fire).
  • 39': Santiago Mosquera (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Drew Conner (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Santiago Mosquera (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Maximiliano Urruti (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Gruezo.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Roland Lamah (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Barrios.
  • 42': Offside, FC Dallas. Roland Lamah tries a through ball, but Michael Barrios is caught offside.
  • 43': Foul by Alan Gordon (Chicago Fire).
  • 43': Reto Ziegler (FC Dallas) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Ryan Hollingshead (FC Dallas) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roland Lamah.
  • 44': Foul by Brandon Vincent (Chicago Fire).
  • 44': Reggie Cannon (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Santiago Mosquera (FC Dallas) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Hollingshead.
  • 45'+3': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Tony Tchani.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, FC Dallas 1, Chicago Fire 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins FC Dallas 1, Chicago Fire 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Chicago Fire. Brandt Bronico replaces Jon Bakero.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Michael Barrios (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Gruezo.
  • 47': Foul by Brandon Vincent (Chicago Fire).
  • 47': Michael Barrios (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Tony Tchani (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Brandt Bronico.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Michael Barrios (FC Dallas) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Brandt Bronico (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Brandon Vincent with a cross.
  • 52': Corner, Chicago Fire. Conceded by Reto Ziegler.
  • 53': Offside, Chicago Fire. Mohammed Adams tries a through ball, but Alan Gordon is caught offside.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Maximiliano Urruti (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Michael Barrios.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Michael Barrios (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Santiago Mosquera.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Santiago Mosquera (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 58': Substitution, Chicago Fire. Aleksandar Katai replaces Daniel Johnson.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Maximiliano Urruti (FC Dallas) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Santiago Mosquera with a cross.
  • 59': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Jonathan Campbell.
  • 63': Aleksandar Katai (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 63': Foul by Reggie Cannon (FC Dallas).
  • 63': Reggie Cannon (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Maximiliano Urruti (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Gruezo.
  • 66': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Jonathan Campbell.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Santiago Mosquera (FC Dallas) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Victor Ulloa.
  • 68': Foul by Roland Lamah (FC Dallas).
  • 68': Jonathan Campbell (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Substitution, FC Dallas. Kellyn Acosta replaces Carlos Gruezo.
  • 70': Foul by Drew Conner (Chicago Fire).
  • 70': Ryan Hollingshead (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Second yellow card to Drew Conner (Chicago Fire) for a bad foul.
  • 74': Goal! FC Dallas 2, Chicago Fire 0. Kellyn Acosta (FC Dallas) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Victor Ulloa.
  • 75': Delay in match (FC Dallas).
  • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 76': Substitution, Chicago Fire. Diego Campos replaces Alan Gordon.
  • 79': Offside, FC Dallas. Reggie Cannon tries a through ball, but Michael Barrios is caught offside.
  • 80': Penalty FC Dallas. Maximiliano Urruti draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 80': Penalty conceded by Jonathan Campbell (Chicago Fire) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 81': Goal! FC Dallas 3, Chicago Fire 0. Reto Ziegler (FC Dallas) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 82': Substitution, FC Dallas. Paxton Pomykal replaces Roland Lamah.
  • 84': Corner, Chicago Fire. Conceded by Reggie Cannon.
  • 86': Goal! FC Dallas 3, Chicago Fire 1. Brandt Bronico (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  • 87': Substitution, FC Dallas. Jesús Ferreira replaces Michael Barrios.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Diego Campos (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Jesús Ferreira (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kellyn Acosta.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Jesús Ferreira (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Paxton Pomykal.
  • 90'+4': Match ends, FC Dallas 3, Chicago Fire 1.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, FC Dallas 3, Chicago Fire 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 3
0 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 4
3 Corner Kicks 6
3 Saves 0
40.3 Possession 59.7
5 SHOTS 23
1 ON GOAL 6
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
283 Accurate Passes 469
363 Passes 548
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 4
12 Crosses 11
0.2 Cross % 0.4
60 Long Balls 69
31 Accurate Long Balls 47
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 9
9 Effective Tackles 8
17 Tackles 13
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
15 Interceptions 11
23 Effective Clearances 12
23 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Toyota Stadium
Location: Frisco, Texas, USA
Attendance: 16,000

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# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Philadelphia Union 2 +5 6
2 Columbus Crew 2 +3 6
3 Inter Miami CF 2 +3 4
4 Charlotte FC 2 +2 4
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Line-Ups

DAL FC Dallas (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Jesse Gonzalez (GK)
3 Reto Ziegler
24 Matt Hedges
12 Ryan Hollingshead
2 Reggie Cannon
11 Hárold Mosquera
8 Victor Ulloa
7 Carlos Gruezo
37 Maximiliano Urruti
20 Roland Lamah
21 Michael Barrios

CHI Chicago Fire FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
45 Richard Sánchez (GK)
16 Jonathan Campbell
4 Johan Kappelhof
3 Brandon Vincent
18 Drew Conner Yellow Card
22 Jon Bakero
12 Tony Tchani
19 Mohammed Adams
21 Alan Gordon
20 Daniel Johnson
28 Elliot Collier

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