Chicago Fire FC vs FC Dallas, 2019 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
· MLS
FT
4 - 0
4 - 0
Sapong scores twice as Fire rout FC Dallas
C.J. Sapong scored two of Chicago's four first-half goals as the Fire capped an eventful week with a resounding 4-0 home victory over FC Dallas.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by C.J. Sapong (Chicago Fire).
- 1': Reggie Cannon (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Attempt saved. Dominique Badji (FC Dallas) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Hollingshead.
- 4': C.J. Sapong (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Reggie Cannon (FC Dallas).
- 5': Attempt missed. Brandt Bronico (Chicago Fire) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonathan Bornstein with a cross.
- 5': Bastian Schweinsteiger (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas).
- 5': Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 7': Bastian Schweinsteiger (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Zdenek Ondrasek (FC Dallas).
- 7': Goal! Chicago Fire 1, FC Dallas 0. C.J. Sapong (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 9': Foul by Bastian Schweinsteiger (Chicago Fire).
- 9': Jesús Ferreira (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt saved. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nemanja Nikolic.
- 12': Foul by Michael Barrios (FC Dallas).
- 12': Jonathan Bornstein (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Attempt saved. Zdenek Ondrasek (FC Dallas) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Barrios.
- 16': Goal! Chicago Fire 2, FC Dallas 0. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Brandt Bronico with a cross.
- 18': Foul by Michael Barrios (FC Dallas).
- 18': Jonathan Bornstein (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Michael Barrios (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zdenek Ondrasek with a headed pass.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Dominique Badji (FC Dallas) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 23': Foul by Jonathan Bornstein (Chicago Fire).
- 23': Michael Barrios (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Johan Kappelhof.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Jesús Ferreira (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Edwin Cerrillo.
- 27': Corner, Chicago Fire. Conceded by Reggie Cannon.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Brandt Bronico (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 27': Corner, Chicago Fire. Conceded by Michael Barrios.
- 29': Corner, Chicago Fire. Conceded by Matt Hedges.
- 29': Goal! Chicago Fire 3, FC Dallas 0. C.J. Sapong (Chicago Fire) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolás Gaitán with a cross following a corner.
- 32': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Jonathan Bornstein.
- 33': Attempt saved. Dominique Badji (FC Dallas) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Zdenek Ondrasek.
- 34': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Jonathan Bornstein.
- 35': Corner, Chicago Fire. Conceded by Ryan Hollingshead.
- 37': Attempt saved. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nemanja Nikolic.
- 37': Corner, Chicago Fire. Conceded by Jesse González.
- 37': Attempt missed. C.J. Sapong (Chicago Fire) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolás Gaitán with a cross following a corner.
- 39': Goal! Chicago Fire 4, FC Dallas 0. Nemanja Nikolic (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
- 43': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Dax McCarty.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brandt Bronico.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Chicago Fire 4, FC Dallas 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Chicago Fire 4, FC Dallas 0.
- 45': Substitution, FC Dallas. Brandon Servania replaces Jesús Ferreira.
- 48': Foul by Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas).
- 48': Jonathan Bornstein (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Brandon Servania (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Dax McCarty (Chicago Fire).
- 51': Foul by Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire).
- 51': Reggie Cannon (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Attempt saved. Reto Ziegler (FC Dallas) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 52': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Kenneth Kronholm.
- 52': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by C.J. Sapong.
- 53': Attempt missed. Matt Hedges (FC Dallas) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Michael Barrios with a cross following a corner.
- 57': Dominique Badji (FC Dallas) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 57': Foul by Johan Kappelhof (Chicago Fire).
- 59': Dominique Badji (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Foul by Johan Kappelhof (Chicago Fire).
- 60': Attempt blocked. Zdenek Ondrasek (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brandon Servania with a cross.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zdenek Ondrasek.
- 60': Attempt missed. Edwin Cerrillo (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Michael Barrios.
- 61': Foul by Brandon Servania (FC Dallas).
- 61': Francisco Calvo (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Attempt missed. Dax McCarty (Chicago Fire) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a set piece situation.
- 63': Corner, Chicago Fire. Conceded by Jesse González.
- 63': Attempt missed. Francisco Calvo (Chicago Fire) header from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolás Gaitán with a cross following a corner.
- 63': Corner, Chicago Fire. Conceded by Jesse González.
- 64': Dax McCarty (Chicago Fire) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Nicolás Gaitán with a cross following a corner.
- 64': C.J. Sapong (Chicago Fire) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Johan Kappelhof with a headed pass following a corner.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Francisco Calvo (Chicago Fire) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 64': Dominique Badji (FC Dallas) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Foul by Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire).
- 66': Substitution, FC Dallas. Santiago Mosquera replaces Dominique Badji.
- 66': Substitution, Chicago Fire. Djordje Mihailovic replaces Bastian Schweinsteiger.
- 66': C.J. Sapong (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Foul by Reggie Cannon (FC Dallas).
- 68': Attempt saved. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Francisco Calvo.
- 73': Substitution, Chicago Fire. Aleksandar Katai replaces C.J. Sapong.
- 76': Substitution, FC Dallas. Jacori Hayes replaces Michael Barrios.
- 78': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Kenneth Kronholm.
- 79': Attempt missed. Matt Hedges (FC Dallas) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Paxton Pomykal with a cross following a corner.
- 80': Substitution, Chicago Fire. Marcelo replaces Francisco Calvo.
- 80': Offside, FC Dallas. Brandon Servania tries a through ball, but Zdenek Ondrasek is caught offside.
- 81': Foul by Jonathan Bornstein (Chicago Fire).
- 81': Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Hand ball by Zdenek Ondrasek (FC Dallas).
- 88': Attempt blocked. Santiago Mosquera (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paxton Pomykal.
- 88': Foul by Brandon Servania (FC Dallas).
- 88': Nemanja Nikolic (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Attempt missed. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
- 90'+1': Corner, Chicago Fire. Conceded by Reto Ziegler.
- 90'+2': Corner, Chicago Fire. Conceded by Ryan Hollingshead.
- 90'+2': Second Half ends, Chicago Fire 4, FC Dallas 0.
- 0': Match ends, Chicago Fire 4, FC Dallas 0.
Statistics
 DAL |
CHI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 51.7 | Possession | 48.3 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 394 | Accurate Passes | 347 |
| 467 | Passes | 427 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 22 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 20 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 24 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: SeatGeek Stadium
Location: Bridgeview, Illinois, USA
Attendance: 12,874
Venue: SeatGeek Stadium
Location: Bridgeview, Illinois, USA
Attendance: 12,874
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2 | +5 | 6 |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2 | +4 | 6 |
| 3 | LAFC | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| 4 | San Diego FC | 2 | +2 | 4 |
Line-Ups
Chicago Fire FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 27 | Kenneth Kronholm (GK) |
| 5 | Francisco Calvo |
| 31 | Bastian Schweinsteiger |
| 3 | Jonathan Bornstein |
| 4 | Johan Kappelhof |
| 20 | Nicolás Gaitán |
| 6 | Dax McCarty |
| 13 | Brandt Bronico |
| 23 | Nemanja Nikolic |
| 9 | C.J. Sapong |
| 11 | Przemyslaw Frankowski |
FC Dallas (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jesse Gonzalez (GK) |
| 3 | Reto Ziegler |
| 24 | Matt Hedges |
| 12 | Ryan Hollingshead |
| 2 | Reggie Cannon |
| 33 | Edwin Cerrillo |
| 27 | Jesús Ferreira |
| 19 | Paxton Pomykal  |
| 13 | Zdenek Ondrasek |
| 14 | Dominique Badji |
| 21 | Michael Barrios |
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