LAFC vs Chicago Fire FC, 2019 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
· MLSDavid Ousted, Chicago Fire manage scoreless draw at LAFC
David Ousted made four saves, and the Chicago Fire escaped Banc of California Stadium with a 0-0 draw against LAFC on Saturday night.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Foul by C.J. Sapong (Chicago Fire).
- 1': Mark-Anthony Kaye (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Bastian Schweinsteiger (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 3': Foul by Steven Beitashour (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 3': Nicolás Gaitán (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Foul by C.J. Sapong (Chicago Fire).
- 5': Jordan Harvey (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Foul by Jorge Corrales (Chicago Fire).
- 9': Attempt blocked. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Ramirez.
- 10': Attempt missed. Jordan Harvey (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross.
- 13': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
- 17': Attempt saved. Dax McCarty (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 18': Attempt saved. Christian Ramirez (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
- 18': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Dax McCarty.
- 21': Foul by Nicolás Gaitán (Chicago Fire).
- 21': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Foul by Steven Beitashour (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 24': Nicolás Gaitán (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Steven Beitashour (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Foul by Jorge Corrales (Chicago Fire).
- 25': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25': Jorge Corrales (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Jordan Harvey (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Eddie Segura.
- 28': Attempt saved. Jordan Harvey (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Christian Ramirez (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
- 28': Attempt missed. Jordan Harvey (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Ramirez.
- 33': Attempt missed. Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Latif Blessing.
- 33': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Nicolás Gaitán.
- 35': Attempt missed. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 37': Foul by Nicolás Gaitán (Chicago Fire).
- 37': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 37': Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 37': Foul by Nicolás Gaitán (Chicago Fire).
- 40': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Foul by C.J. Sapong (Chicago Fire).
- 41': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Eduard Atuesta tries a through ball, but Mark-Anthony Kaye is caught offside.
- 41': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Foul by Bastian Schweinsteiger (Chicago Fire).
- 41': Bastian Schweinsteiger (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card.
- 43': Attempt missed. Djordje Mihailovic (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bastian Schweinsteiger.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Walker Zimmerman.
- 45'+1': Corner, Chicago Fire. Conceded by Eduard Atuesta.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 0, Chicago Fire 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Los Angeles Football Club 0, Chicago Fire 0.
- 47': Foul by Bastian Schweinsteiger (Chicago Fire).
- 47': Mark-Anthony Kaye (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Corner, Chicago Fire. Conceded by Walker Zimmerman.
- 50': Attempt missed. Nemanja Nikolic (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Aleksandar Katai.
- 51': C.J. Sapong (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Steven Beitashour (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 51': Foul by Nicolás Gaitán (Chicago Fire).
- 51': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Mark-Anthony Kaye tries a through ball, but Steven Beitashour is caught offside.
- 54': Attempt missed. Nemanja Nikolic (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Aleksandar Katai.
- 57': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Katai (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Nicolás Gaitán.
- 57': Attempt missed. Christian Ramirez (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a through ball.
- 58': C.J. Sapong (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Jordan Harvey (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 59': Djordje Mihailovic (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 60': Attempt blocked. C.J. Sapong (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Djordje Mihailovic.
- 60': Corner, Chicago Fire. Conceded by Eddie Segura.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Aleksandar Katai (Chicago Fire) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Gaitán.
- 64': Attempt missed. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mark-Anthony Kaye.
- 64': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Lee Nguyen replaces Christian Ramirez.
- 65': Attempt saved. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
- 65': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Carlos Vela tries a through ball, but Latif Blessing is caught offside.
- 66': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Lee Nguyen tries a through ball, but Diego Rossi is caught offside.
- 69': Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Aleksandar Katai (Chicago Fire).
- 69': Substitution, Chicago Fire. Brandt Bronico replaces Nemanja Nikolic.
- 71': Attempt missed. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Rossi with a cross.
- 72': Delay in match Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire) because of an injury.
- 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 74': Attempt saved. Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Steven Beitashour.
- 75': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Adama Diomande replaces Steven Beitashour.
- 76': Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Aleksandar Katai (Chicago Fire).
- 78': Delay in match Nicolás Gaitán (Chicago Fire) because of an injury.
- 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 79': Substitution, Chicago Fire. Francisco Calvo replaces Aleksandar Katai.
- 80': Attempt missed. Lee Nguyen (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Eduard Atuesta.
- 81': Attempt missed. Nicolás Gaitán (Chicago Fire) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by C.J. Sapong with a headed pass.
- 81': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
- 82': Attempt missed. Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Eduard Atuesta with a cross following a corner.
- 83': Foul by Dax McCarty (Chicago Fire).
- 83': Lee Nguyen (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Substitution, Chicago Fire. Mohammed Adams replaces Nicolás Gaitán.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Lee Nguyen (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Latif Blessing.
- 85': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Dax McCarty.
- 85': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Mohamed El-Munir replaces Jordan Harvey.
- 85': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Djordje Mihailovic.
- 86': Attempt missed. Walker Zimmerman (Los Angeles Football Club) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross following a corner.
- 87': Dax McCarty (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Mark-Anthony Kaye (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 88': Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card.
- 89': Attempt missed. Dax McCarty (Chicago Fire) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Djordje Mihailovic.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Mohamed El-Munir (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Nguyen.
- 90': Foul by Francisco Calvo (Chicago Fire).
- 90': Walker Zimmerman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Attempt missed. Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mark-Anthony Kaye.
- 90'+4': Foul by Walker Zimmerman (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 90'+4': Jorge Corrales (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Los Angeles Football Club 0, Chicago Fire 0.
- 90'+6': Match ends, Los Angeles Football Club 0, Chicago Fire 0.
Statistics
 CHI |
LAFC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 8 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 4 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 36.4 | Possession | 63.6 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 284 | Accurate Passes | 556 |
| 366 | Passes | 630 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 6 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 66 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 21 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 34 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 34 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: BMO Stadium
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Attendance: 22,154
Venue: BMO Stadium
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Attendance: 22,154
MLS Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Union | 25 | +19 | 50 |
| 2 | FC Cincinnati | 25 | +8 | 49 |
| 3 | Nashville SC | 25 | +16 | 47 |
| 4 | Columbus Crew | 25 | +5 | 44 |
Line-Ups
LAFC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Miller (GK) |
| 4 | Eddie Segura |
| 25 | Walker Zimmerman |
| 2 | Jordan Harvey |
| 3 | Steven Beitashour  |
| 20 | Eduard Atuesta |
| 14 | Mark-Anthony Kaye |
| 7 | Latif Blessing |
| 21 | Christian Ramírez |
| 9 | Diego Rossi |
| 10 | Carlos Vela |
Chicago Fire FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David Ousted (GK) |
| 31 | Bastian Schweinsteiger |
| 4 | Johan Kappelhof |
| 25 | Jorge Luis Corrales |
| 11 | Przemyslaw Frankowski |
| 20 | Nicolás Gaitán |
| 6 | Dax McCarty |
| 14 | Djordje Mihailovic |
| 23 | Nemanja Nikolic |
| 10 | Aleksandar Katai |
| 9 | C.J. Sapong |
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