MLS

FC Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire FC, 2022 Major League Soccer, Regular Season

· MLS
FC Cincinnati
  • 78': Luciano Acosta
  • 89': Brandon Vázquez
  • Red Card 90'+5': Sergio Santos
FT
2 - 3
Chicago Fire FC
  • 56': Jhon Durán
  • 59': Brian Gutiérrez
  • 75': Jhon Durán

Fire hold on to stun FC Cincinnati, 3-2

Jhon Duran scored twice and the visiting Chicago Fire put FC Cincinnati's playoff plans on hold with a 3-2 victory on Saturday night.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati).
  • 1': Jhon Durán (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Jhon Durán (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Boris Sekulic.
  • 10': Foul by Federico Navarro (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 10': Júnior Moreno (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alvas Powell with a cross.
  • 12': Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 12': Foul by Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 12': Attempt missed. Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Matt Miazga with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 13': Foul by Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati).
  • 13': Jhon Durán (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Jhon Durán (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Mueller with a cross.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Alvas Powell.
  • 19': Foul by Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 19': Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Federico Navarro.
  • 22': Foul by Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 22': Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Jhon Durán (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Terán.
  • 23': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Matt Miazga.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Carlos Terán (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Brian Gutiérrez with a cross following a corner.
  • 27': Chris Mueller (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 27': Foul by Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati).
  • 27': Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 29': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Álvaro Barreal tries a through ball, but Brenner is caught offside.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 31': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
  • 31': Jonathan Bornstein (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Chris Mueller (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 34': Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 34': Foul by Chris Mueller (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 37': Foul by Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 37': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Alvas Powell tries a through ball, but Luciano Acosta is caught offside.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
  • 44': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Rafael Czichos.
  • 44': Foul by Chris Mueller (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 44': Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Júnior Moreno (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matt Miazga with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Júnior Moreno.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Alvas Powell.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, FC Cincinnati 0, Chicago Fire FC 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins FC Cincinnati 0, Chicago Fire FC 0.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Jhon Durán (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stanislav Ivanov with a cross.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Boris Sekulic with a cross.
  • 50': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Boris Sekulic.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Álvaro Barreal with a cross following a corner.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Geoff Cameron (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alvas Powell.
  • 53': Foul by Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati).
  • 53': Jhon Durán (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Stanislav Ivanov.
  • 55': Foul by Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati).
  • 55': Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Goal! FC Cincinnati 0, Chicago Fire FC 1. Jhon Durán (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brian Gutiérrez with a through ball.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 59': Goal! FC Cincinnati 0, Chicago Fire FC 2. Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Chris Mueller.
  • 60': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Ian Murphy replaces Nick Hagglund.
  • 60': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Yuya Kubo replaces Júnior Moreno.
  • 61': Foul by Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 61': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Brenner.
  • 62': Foul by Geoff Cameron (FC Cincinnati).
  • 62': Jhon Durán (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 63': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Ian Murphy.
  • 64': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Alvas Powell tries a through ball, but Brandon Vázquez is caught offside.
  • 65': Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 65': Foul by Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 66': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Jonathan Bornstein.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Geoff Cameron (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Álvaro Barreal with a cross following a corner.
  • 68': Foul by Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 68': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 70': Chris Mueller (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati).
  • 72': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Ronald Matarrita replaces Alvas Powell.
  • 73': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Sergio Santos replaces Brenner.
  • 73': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Federico Navarro.
  • 74': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Jhon Durán.
  • 74': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Rafael Czichos.
  • 75': Goal! FC Cincinnati 0, Chicago Fire FC 3. Jhon Durán (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brian Gutiérrez with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 77': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Miguel Navarro replaces Stanislav Ivanov.
  • 78': Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, Chicago Fire FC 3. Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Ronald Matarrita with a cross.
  • 80': Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati).
  • 81': Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': Boris Sekulic (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati).
  • 84': Foul by Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 84': Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Dominique Badji replaces Geoff Cameron.
  • 89': Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, Chicago Fire FC 3. Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Obinna Nwobodo with a headed pass.
  • 90': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Javier Casas replaces Brian Gutiérrez.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Federico Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Chris Mueller.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Roman Celentano.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Obinna Nwobodo.
  • 90'+4': Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Ian Murphy (FC Cincinnati).
  • 90'+7': Javier Casas (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+8': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Kendall Burks replaces Jonathan Bornstein.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Miguel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 90'+8': Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+9': Miguel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+9': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Rafael Czichos.
  • 90'+10': Attempt missed. Álvaro Barreal (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, FC Cincinnati 2, Chicago Fire FC 3.
  • 0': Match ends, FC Cincinnati 2, Chicago Fire FC 3.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 11
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
0 Offsides 3
5 Corner Kicks 7
2 Saves 3
47.4 Possession 52.6
12 SHOTS 18
6 ON GOAL 4
0.5 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
262 Accurate Passes 289
355 Passes 385
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
10 Accurate Crosses 6
14 Crosses 25
0.7 Cross % 0.2
55 Long Balls 54
20 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 2
13 Effective Tackles 21
24 Tackles 28
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
13 Interceptions 6
22 Effective Clearances 8
22 Clearances 8

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: TQL Stadium
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 25,316

MLS Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Columbus Crew 8 +6 18
2 Charlotte FC 8 +6 16
3 FC Cincinnati 8 +1 16
4 Inter Miami CF 7 +6 15
Full Table

Line-Ups

CIN FC Cincinnati (5-3-2)

No. Name
18 Roman Celentano (GK)
20 Geoff Cameron
21 Matt Miazga
4 Nick Hagglund Yellow Card
31 Álvaro Barreal
2 Alvas Powell
10 Luciano Acosta
93 Júnior Moreno
5 Obinna Nwobodo
9 Brenner
19 Brandon Vázquez
FC Cincinnati Substitutes:
John Nelson, Rónald Matarrita, Dominique Badji, Sergio Santos, Yuya Kubo, Alec Kann, Ian Murphy, Allan Cruz, Raymon Gaddis.

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

No. Name
18 Spencer Richey (GK)
5 Rafael Czichos Yellow Card
23 Carlos Terán
3 Jonathan Bornstein
2 Boris Sekulic
40 Brian Gutiérrez
22 Mauricio Pineda Yellow Card
31 Federico Navarro
26 Jhon Durán
8 Chris Mueller
99 Stanislav Ivanov
Chicago Fire FC Substitutes:
Sergio Oregel, Chris Brady, Javier Casas, Alex Monis, Kendall Burks, Missael Rodriguez, Jhon Jairo Espinoza, Miguel Navarro, Victor Bezerra.

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