MLS

Chicago Fire FC vs Portland Timbers, 2016 MLS, Regular Season 2016

· MLS
Chicago Fire FC
  • 20': David Accam
FT
1 - 1
Portland Timbers
  • 18': Diego Valeri

About

Chicago Fire FC are hosting Portland Timbers at SeatGeek Stadium, Bridgeview, Illinois, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the MLS.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 1': Attempt saved. Jack McInerney (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Valeri.
  • 2': Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 2': Foul by Rodrigo Ramos (Chicago Fire).
  • 4': Foul by Lucas Melano (Portland Timbers).
  • 4': Joao Meira (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Corner, Chicago Fire. Conceded by Zarek Valentin.
  • 6': Corner, Chicago Fire. Conceded by Jack McInerney.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Arturo Alvarez (Chicago Fire) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Razvan Cocis.
  • 9': Foul by Ben Zemanski (Portland Timbers).
  • 9': Kennedy Igboananike (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Diego Chara (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Razvan Cocis (Chicago Fire).
  • 11': Offside, Chicago Fire. Johan Kappelhof tries a through ball, but Kennedy Igboananike is caught offside.
  • 12': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Rodrigo Ramos.
  • 15': Foul by Chris Klute (Portland Timbers).
  • 15': Razvan Cocis (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Kennedy Igboananike (Chicago Fire) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by David Accam.
  • 17': Corner, Chicago Fire. Conceded by Jake Gleeson.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Jonathan Campbell (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matt Polster.
  • 18': Goal! Chicago Fire 0, Portland Timbers 1. Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Matt Polster (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 20': Goal! Chicago Fire 1, Portland Timbers 1. David Accam (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kennedy Igboananike.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Matt Polster (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Lucas Melano.
  • 23': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Sean Johnson.
  • 25': Offside, Chicago Fire. Brandon Vincent tries a through ball, but David Accam is caught offside.
  • 28': Foul by David Accam (Chicago Fire).
  • 28': Zarek Valentin (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Klute.
  • 30': Foul by Johan Kappelhof (Chicago Fire).
  • 30': Jack McInerney (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Ben Zemanski (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 32': Foul by Matt Polster (Chicago Fire).
  • 34': Foul by Zarek Valentin (Portland Timbers).
  • 34': Kennedy Igboananike (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 35': Attempt missed. David Accam (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Arturo Alvarez.
  • 38': Foul by Johan Kappelhof (Chicago Fire).
  • 38': Jack McInerney (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Johan Kappelhof (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Jack McInerney (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Valeri following a set piece situation.
  • 40': Foul by Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers).
  • 41': Jonathan Campbell (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Diego Chara (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by David Accam (Chicago Fire).
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. David Accam (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Arturo Alvarez.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Chicago Fire 1, Portland Timbers 1.
  • 90'+5': Match ends, Chicago Fire 1, Portland Timbers 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Chicago Fire 1, Portland Timbers 1.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Valeri.
  • 46': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Brandon Vincent.
  • 47': Attempt saved. David Accam (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joao Meira.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Razvan Cocis (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 48': Offside, Chicago Fire. Rodrigo Ramos tries a through ball, but David Accam is caught offside.
  • 50': Foul by Jack McInerney (Portland Timbers).
  • 50': Joao Meira (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Corner, Chicago Fire. Conceded by Lucas Melano.
  • 53': Hand ball by Liam Ridgewell (Portland Timbers).
  • 55': Corner, Chicago Fire. Conceded by Liam Ridgewell.
  • 55': Corner, Chicago Fire. Conceded by Zarek Valentin.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Campbell (Chicago Fire) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Polster.
  • 56': Corner, Chicago Fire. Conceded by Zarek Valentin.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Ben Zemanski (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Diego Chara.
  • 62': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Fanendo Adi replaces Jack McInerney.
  • 62': Foul by Lucas Melano (Portland Timbers).
  • 62': Rodrigo Ramos (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Kennedy Igboananike (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Accam.
  • 65': Corner, Chicago Fire. Conceded by Jake Gleeson.
  • 65': Substitution, Chicago Fire. Khaly Thiam replaces Arturo Alvarez.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Khaly Thiam (Chicago Fire) header from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by David Accam.
  • 67': Foul by Liam Ridgewell (Portland Timbers).
  • 67': Kennedy Igboananike (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 68': Offside, Chicago Fire. Johan Kappelhof tries a through ball, but David Accam is caught offside.
  • 69': David Accam (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Liam Ridgewell (Portland Timbers).
  • 69': Liam Ridgewell (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Jack Barmby replaces Lucas Melano.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Khaly Thiam (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Ramos.
  • 70': Corner, Chicago Fire. Conceded by Diego Chara.
  • 71': Offside, Chicago Fire. Rodrigo Ramos tries a through ball, but Kennedy Igboananike is caught offside.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Kennedy Igboananike (Chicago Fire) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Johan Kappelhof.
  • 74': Ben Zemanski (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 74': Foul by Khaly Thiam (Chicago Fire).
  • 75': Attempt missed. Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Fanendo Adi.
  • 76': Substitution, Chicago Fire. Joey Calistri replaces Joao Meira.
  • 77': Foul by Rodrigo Ramos (Chicago Fire).
  • 77': Jack Barmby (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 77': Rodrigo Ramos (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Delay in match Jack Barmby (Portland Timbers) because of an injury.
  • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 78': Foul by Khaly Thiam (Chicago Fire).
  • 78': Liam Ridgewell (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Corner, Chicago Fire. Conceded by Nat Borchers.
  • 82': Delay in match Rodrigo Ramos (Chicago Fire) because of an injury.
  • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 83': Substitution, Chicago Fire. Eric Gehrig replaces Rodrigo Ramos because of an injury.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Brandon Vincent (Chicago Fire) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Khaly Thiam.
  • 86': Foul by Nat Borchers (Portland Timbers).
  • 86': Kennedy Igboananike (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Kennedy Igboananike (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eric Gehrig.
  • 88': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Joey Calistri.
  • 89': Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Brandon Vincent (Chicago Fire).
  • 90'+1': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Eric Gehrig.
  • 90'+1': David Accam (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Chris Klute (Portland Timbers).
  • 90'+2': Chris Klute (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Matt Polster (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Chicago Fire 1, Portland Timbers 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 5
5 Corner Kicks 10
6 Saves 2
57 Possession 43
9 SHOTS 18
3 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
400 Accurate Passes 273
462 Passes 339
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 2
21 Crosses 25
0.0 Cross % 0.1
83 Long Balls 66
56 Accurate Long Balls 32
0.7 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 6
14 Effective Tackles 15
20 Tackles 20
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
0 Interceptions 0
15 Effective Clearances 14
23 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: SeatGeek Stadium
Location: Bridgeview, Illinois, USA
Attendance: 14,729

MLS Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Austin FC 0 0 0
2 Colorado Rapids 0 0 0
3 FC Dallas 0 0 0
4 Houston Dynamo FC 0 0 0
Full Standings

Line-Ups

CHI Chicago Fire FC (4-3-3)

No. Name
25 Sean Johnson (GK)
16 Jonathan Campbell
4 Johan Kappelhof Yellow Card
3 Brandon Vincent
13 Rodrigo Ramos Yellow Card
30 Razvan Cocis
66 João Meira
2 Matt Polster
77 Kennedy Igboananike
11 David Accam
12 Arturo Álvarez
Chicago Fire FC Substitutes:
Michael Stephens, Khaly Thiam, Eric Gehrig, Alex Morrell, Matt Lampson, Nick LaBrocca, Joey Calistri.

POR Portland Timbers (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
90 Jake Gleeson (GK)
24 Liam Ridgewell Yellow Card
7 Nat Borchers
15 Chris Klute Yellow Card
16 Zarek Valentin
8 Diego Valeri
14 Ben Zemanski
21 Diego Chará
99 Jack McInerney
11 Dairon Asprilla
26 Lucas Melano
Portland Timbers Substitutes:
Taylor Peay, Ned Grabavoy, Amobi Okugo, Jack Jewsbury, Jack Barmby, Wade Hamilton, Fanendo Adi.

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