MLS

New York City FC vs Chicago Fire FC, 2024 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
New York City FC
  • 15': Alonso Martínez
  • 22': Alonso Martínez
FT
2 - 2
Chicago Fire FC
  • 78': Hugo Cuypers
  • 90'+4': Brian Gutiérrez (P)

Fire storm back for draw with NYCFC

Alonso Martinez scored twice in a span of seven minutes in the first half, but New York City FC endured a late collapse and settled for a 2-2 draw with the visiting Chicago Fire on Saturday night.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Arnaud Souquet (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 2': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Rafael Czichos.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Hannes Wolf with a cross.
  • 3': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Chris Brady.
  • 5': Foul by Arnaud Souquet (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 5': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 8': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Arnaud Souquet.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hannes Wolf.
  • 10': Foul by Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC).
  • 10': Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Goal! New York City FC 1, Chicago Fire FC 0. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez.
  • 18': Foul by Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 18': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 20': Foul by Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC).
  • 20': Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 22': Goal! New York City FC 2, Chicago Fire FC 0. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Keaton Parks.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Allan Arigoni.
  • 24': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Birk Risa.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Maren Haile-Selassie with a cross.
  • 25': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Keaton Parks.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Andrew Gutman (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 28': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Allan Arigoni.
  • 29': Offside, New York City FC. Santiago Rodríguez is caught offside.
  • 31': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Carlos Terán.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Thiago Martins (New York City FC) header from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Hannes Wolf with a cross following a corner.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hugo Cuypers with a headed pass.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Allan Arigoni (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maren Haile-Selassie with a through ball.
  • 33': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Matt Freese.
  • 36': Foul by Arnaud Souquet (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 36': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Delay in match because of an injury Carlos Terán (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 44': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Andrew Gutman.
  • 45'+1': Christian McFarlane (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 45'+1': Birk Risa (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 45'+3': Foul by Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC).
  • 45'+3': Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+5': Attempt missed. Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kellyn Acosta with a headed pass.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, New York City FC 2, Chicago Fire FC 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins New York City FC 2, Chicago Fire FC 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Chris Mueller replaces Allan Arigoni.
  • 45': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Tobias Salquist replaces Carlos Terán.
  • 46': Foul by James Sands (New York City FC).
  • 46': Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Foul by Tayvon Gray (New York City FC).
  • 49': Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Tayvon Gray (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Andrew Gutman.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Tayvon Gray (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez following a corner.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tayvon Gray following a corner.
  • 55': Foul by Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 55': James Sands (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Chris Mueller (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Keaton Parks (New York City FC).
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hannes Wolf.
  • 57': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Rafael Czichos.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gastón Giménez.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Hannes Wolf.
  • 65': Foul by Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 65': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Tobias Salquist.
  • 69': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Andrew Gutman.
  • 71': Substitution, New York City FC. Julián Fernández replaces Maximiliano Moralez.
  • 71': Substitution, New York City FC. Kevin O'Toole replaces Christian McFarlane.
  • 72': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Justin Reynolds replaces Andrew Gutman.
  • 72': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Georgios Koutsias replaces Maren Haile-Selassie.
  • 72': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Federico Navarro replaces Kellyn Acosta.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Santiago Rodríguez.
  • 73': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Rafael Czichos.
  • 74': Foul by Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 74': Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Goal! New York City FC 2, Chicago Fire FC 1. Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Tobias Salquist.
  • 79': Substitution, New York City FC. Jovan Mijatovic replaces Alonso Martínez.
  • 80': Foul by Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 80': Jovan Mijatovic (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 81': James Sands (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Substitution, New York City FC. Justin Haak replaces Santiago Rodríguez.
  • 86': Foul by Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 86': Julián Fernández (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 89': Foul by Federico Navarro (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 89': Keaton Parks (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Keaton Parks (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90': Federico Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Matt Freese.
  • 90'+3': Penalty conceded by Tayvon Gray (New York City FC) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 90'+3': Matt Freese (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Goal! New York City FC 2, Chicago Fire FC 2. Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 90'+6': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Justin Reynolds.
  • 90'+7': Attempt saved. Thiago Martins (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jovan Mijatovic.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, New York City FC 2, Chicago Fire FC 2.
  • 0': Match ends, New York City FC 2, Chicago Fire FC 2.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 7
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 12
2 Saves 1
41.9 Possession 58.1
9 SHOTS 12
3 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
313 Accurate Passes 471
393 Passes 548
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 3
11 Crosses 18
0.1 Cross % 0.2
53 Long Balls 33
22 Accurate Long Balls 13
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 2
14 Effective Tackles 11
22 Tackles 15
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
12 Interceptions 3
21 Effective Clearances 15
21 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Citi Field
Location: New York, New York, USA
Attendance: 24,428

MLS Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Inter Miami CF 5 +6 13
2 Philadelphia Union 6 +5 12
3 Columbus Crew 6 +4 12
4 Chicago Fire FC 6 +3 11
Full Table

Line-Ups

NYC New York City FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
49 Matthew Freese (GK) Yellow Card
5 Birk Risa
13 Thiago Martins
18 Christian McFarlane
24 Tayvon Gray Yellow Card
27 Maxi Morález
55 Keaton Parks
6 James Sands
16 Alonso Martínez
10 Santiago Rodríguez
17 Hannes Wolf
New York City FC Substitutes:
Luis Barraza, Jovan Mijatovic, Mitja Ilenic, Monsef Bakrar, Agustin Ojeda, Julián Fernández, Kevin O'Toole, Justin Haak, Strahinja Tanasijevic.

CHI Chicago Fire FC (3-4-3)

No. Name
34 Chris Brady (GK)
4 Carlos Terán
5 Rafael Czichos
2 Arnaud Souquet
30 Gastón Giménez Yellow Card
23 Kellyn Acosta
15 Andrew Gutman
27 Allan Arigoni
9 Hugo Cuypers
17 Brian Gutiérrez
7 Maren Haile-Selassie
Chicago Fire FC Substitutes:
Justin Reynolds, Georgios Koutsias, Tobias Salquist, Jonathan Dean, Federico Navarro, Tom Barlow, Spencer Richey, Mauricio Pineda, Chris Mueller.

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