MLS

Chicago Fire FC vs Portland Timbers, 2018 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Chicago Fire FC
  • 50': Nemanja Nikolic
  • 84': Brandon Vincent
FT
2 - 2
Portland Timbers
  • 6': Diego Valeri
  • 55': Sebastián Blanco

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.
  • 4': Offside, Chicago Fire. Kevin Ellis tries a through ball, but Nemanja Nikolic is caught offside.
  • 6': Goal! Chicago Fire 0, Portland Timbers 1. Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sebastián Blanco following a fast break.
  • 8': Foul by Aleksandar Katai (Chicago Fire).
  • 8': Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 11': Offside, Chicago Fire. Kevin Ellis tries a through ball, but Nemanja Nikolic is caught offside.
  • 12': Foul by Aleksandar Katai (Chicago Fire).
  • 12': Marco Farfan (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 12': Aleksandar Katai (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 17': Bill Poni Tuiloma (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 17': Foul by Bastian Schweinsteiger (Chicago Fire).
  • 20': Offside, Portland Timbers. Diego Valeri tries a through ball, but Fanendo Adi is caught offside.
  • 23': Offside, Chicago Fire. Brandon Vincent tries a through ball, but Nemanja Nikolic is caught offside.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Andrés Flores (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastián Blanco.
  • 28': Corner, Chicago Fire. Conceded by Marco Farfan.
  • 33': Corner, Chicago Fire. Conceded by Diego Chara.
  • 34': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Johan Kappelhof.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Valeri with a cross following a corner.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Larrys Mabiala (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cristhian Paredes with a cross following a corner.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Fanendo Adi (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 37': Fanendo Adi (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Foul by Johan Kappelhof (Chicago Fire).
  • 37': Foul by Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers).
  • 37': Tony Tchani (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Elliot Collier (Chicago Fire) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Dax McCarty.
  • 41': Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Foul by Aleksandar Katai (Chicago Fire).
  • 45': First Half ends, Chicago Fire 0, Portland Timbers 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Chicago Fire 0, Portland Timbers 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Chicago Fire. Diego Campos replaces Aleksandar Katai.
  • 46': Corner, Chicago Fire. Conceded by Zarek Valentin.
  • 49': Offside, Chicago Fire. Dax McCarty tries a through ball, but Kevin Ellis is caught offside.
  • 50': Foul by Cristhian Paredes (Portland Timbers).
  • 50': Kevin Ellis (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 50': Goal! Chicago Fire 1, Portland Timbers 1. Nemanja Nikolic (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brandon Vincent with a cross.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Dax McCarty (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 52': Brandon Vincent (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 52': Foul by Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers).
  • 52': Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Foul by Brandon Vincent (Chicago Fire).
  • 54': Zarek Valentin (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Goal! Chicago Fire 1, Portland Timbers 2. Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrés Flores with a cross.
  • 56': Foul by Andrés Flores (Portland Timbers).
  • 56': Tony Tchani (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Cristhian Paredes (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Johan Kappelhof (Chicago Fire).
  • 57': Foul by Fanendo Adi (Portland Timbers).
  • 57': Johan Kappelhof (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Diego Campos (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dax McCarty.
  • 59': Substitution, Chicago Fire. Drew Conner replaces Tony Tchani.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Fanendo Adi (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 60': Elliot Collier (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Foul by Bill Poni Tuiloma (Portland Timbers).
  • 64': Diego Campos (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 64': Foul by Diego Chara (Portland Timbers).
  • 64': Attempt missed. Brandon Vincent (Chicago Fire) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Johan Kappelhof.
  • 66': Offside, Chicago Fire. Diego Campos tries a through ball, but Nemanja Nikolic is caught offside.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Nemanja Nikolic (Chicago Fire) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Brandon Vincent with a cross.
  • 69': Diego Chara (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Drew Conner (Chicago Fire).
  • 71': Corner, Chicago Fire. Conceded by Jake Gleeson.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Dax McCarty (Chicago Fire) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Diego Campos with a cross following a corner.
  • 73': Corner, Chicago Fire. Conceded by Bill Poni Tuiloma.
  • 74': Corner, Chicago Fire. Conceded by Larrys Mabiala.
  • 75': Substitution, Chicago Fire. Alan Gordon replaces Kevin Ellis.
  • 78': Diego Campos (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers).
  • 79': Attempt missed. Diego Campos (Chicago Fire) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alan Gordon.
  • 80': Delay in match Marco Farfan (Portland Timbers) because of an injury.
  • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 81': Offside, Portland Timbers. Diego Valeri tries a through ball, but Fanendo Adi is caught offside.
  • 82': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Vytautas Andriuskevicius replaces Marco Farfan.
  • 84': Goal! Chicago Fire 2, Portland Timbers 2. Brandon Vincent (Chicago Fire) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Bastian Schweinsteiger with a cross.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Nemanja Nikolic (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alan Gordon.
  • 87': Alan Gordon (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Foul by Cristhian Paredes (Portland Timbers).
  • 87': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Julio Cascante replaces Andrés Flores.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Alan Gordon (Chicago Fire) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Drew Conner with a cross.
  • 89': Corner, Chicago Fire. Conceded by Jake Gleeson.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Elliot Collier (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Dean.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Samuel Armenteros replaces Fanendo Adi.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Dax McCarty (Chicago Fire).
  • 90'+4': Samuel Armenteros (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Christian Dean.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Chicago Fire 2, Portland Timbers 2.
  • 90'+5': Match ends, Chicago Fire 2, Portland Timbers 2.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 5
2 Corner Kicks 7
1 Saves 1
46.4 Possession 53.6
8 SHOTS 12
3 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
334 Accurate Passes 381
435 Passes 475
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 7
7 Crosses 30
0.4 Cross % 0.2
67 Long Balls 68
28 Accurate Long Balls 34
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 2
12 Effective Tackles 15
21 Tackles 21
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
0 Interceptions 0
32 Effective Clearances 16
32 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: SeatGeek Stadium
Location: Bridgeview, Illinois, USA
Attendance: 13,678

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 (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
45 Richard Sánchez (GK)
26 Christian Dean
4 Johan Kappelhof
3 Brandon Vincent
5 Kevin Ellis
12 Tony Tchani
6 Dax McCarty
31 Bastian Schweinsteiger
23 Nemanja Nikolic
28 Elliot Collier
10 Aleksandar Katai Yellow Card
Chicago Fire FC Substitutes:
Diego Campos, Alan Gordon, Grant Lillard, Drew Conner, Brandt Bronico, Jon Bakero, Patrick McLain.

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

No. Name
90 Jake Gleeson (GK)
25 Bill Tuiloma
33 Larrys Mabiala
32 Marco Farfan
16 Zarek Valentin
21 Diego Chará
22 Cristhian Paredes
14 Andrés Flores
9 Fanendo Adi
10 Sebastián Blanco
8 Diego Valeri
Portland Timbers Substitutes:
Dairon Asprilla, Vytautas Andriuskevicius, Samuel Armenteros, Jeff Attinella, Andy Polo, Julio Cascante, Jack Barmby.

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