MLS

Seattle Sounders FC vs Chicago Fire FC, 2020 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Seattle Sounders FC
  • 62': Jordan Morris
  • 90'+3': Jordan Morris
FT
2 - 1
Chicago Fire FC
  • 46': Robert Beric

Morris scores twice to help Sounders douse Fire

Jordan Morris scored twice, including the winner in second-half stoppage time, as the defending MLS Cup champion Seattle Sounders rallied for a 2-1

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 2': João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 3': Foul by Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 3': Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Miguel Ibarra (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kelvin Leerdam with a cross.
  • 3': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Kenneth Kronholm.
  • 4': Foul by Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 4': João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Jonathan Bornstein.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Kelvin Leerdam (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by João Paulo with a cross following a corner.
  • 7': Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 10': Attempt saved. Miguel Ibarra (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 12': Foul by Shane O'Neill (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 12': Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Djordje Mihailovic (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Fabian Herbers.
  • 15': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Jordy Delem tries a through ball, but Miguel Ibarra is caught offside.
  • 15': Hand ball by Danny Leyva (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 16': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Francisco Calvo tries a through ball, but Przemyslaw Frankowski is caught offside.
  • 17': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Brandt Bronico tries a through ball, but Fabian Herbers is caught offside.
  • 18': Foul by Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 18': Jordy Delem (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Johan Kappelhof (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 20': Foul by Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 20': Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Fabian Herbers.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Miguel Ibarra (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raúl Ruidíaz.
  • 23': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Johan Kappelhof.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Miguel Ibarra (Seattle Sounders FC) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by João Paulo with a cross following a corner.
  • 25': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Johan Kappelhof tries a through ball, but Robert Beric is caught offside.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabian Herbers.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Fabian Herbers.
  • 29': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Jonathan Bornstein tries a through ball, but Robert Beric is caught offside.
  • 31': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Shane O'Neill.
  • 34': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Francisco Calvo.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Danny Leyva following a corner.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Djordje Mihailovic with a cross.
  • 36': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Przemyslaw Frankowski tries a through ball, but Djordje Mihailovic is caught offside.
  • 37': Foul by Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 37': Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Jordy Delem.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Kelvin Leerdam (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Roldan.
  • 45': Foul by Jordy Delem (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 45': Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 45'+1': Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 45'+2': Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Brandt Bronico (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Seattle Sounders FC 0, Chicago Fire FC 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Seattle Sounders FC 0, Chicago Fire FC 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Jordan Morris replaces Danny Leyva.
  • 46': Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 0, Chicago Fire FC 1. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Djordje Mihailovic.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Miguel Ibarra (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordy Delem.
  • 48': Foul by Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 48': Jordy Delem (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 49': Joevin Jones (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 50': Joevin Jones (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 51': Foul by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 51': Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Foul by Joevin Jones (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 53': Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raúl Ruidíaz.
  • 56': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Cristian Roldan tries a through ball, but Jordan Morris is caught offside.
  • 56': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 57': VAR Decision: No Goal Seattle Sounders FC 0-1 Chicago Fire FC.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Miguel Ibarra (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jordan Morris.
  • 62': Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 1, Chicago Fire FC 1. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristian Roldan with a cross.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 65': Foul by Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 65': João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Joevin Jones tries a through ball, but Jordan Morris is caught offside.
  • 70': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Elliot Collier replaces Djordje Mihailovic.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kelvin Leerdam following a fast break.
  • 72': Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Harry Shipp replaces Miguel Ibarra.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 74': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Joevin Jones tries a through ball, but Harry Shipp is caught offside.
  • 76': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Cristian Roldan tries a through ball, but Jordan Morris is caught offside.
  • 76': Foul by Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 76': Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Kenneth Kronholm tries a through ball, but Robert Beric is caught offside.
  • 78': Foul by Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 78': Jordy Delem (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Brandt Bronico.
  • 80': Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 80': Jordy Delem (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 81': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Micheal Azira replaces Fabian Herbers.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Elliot Collier (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Francisco Calvo.
  • 82': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by João Paulo.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 83': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Joevin Jones.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Micheal Azira following a corner.
  • 85': Foul by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 85': Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Nouhou Tolo replaces Jordy Delem.
  • 88': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Brandt Bronico.
  • 89': Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Jordan Morris.
  • 90': Foul by Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 90': Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Brandt Bronico tries a through ball, but Robert Beric is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Jonathan Bornstein.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by João Paulo with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 2, Chicago Fire FC 1. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristian Roldan following a corner.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 90'+4': Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 90'+4': Jonathan Bornstein (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+5': Hand ball by Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Seattle Sounders FC 2, Chicago Fire FC 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Seattle Sounders FC 2, Chicago Fire FC 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Seattle Sounders FC 2, Chicago Fire FC 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 14
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
7 Offsides 5
4 Corner Kicks 8
4 Saves 2
46.2 Possession 53.8
12 SHOTS 16
3 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
359 Accurate Passes 438
436 Passes 521
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 7
27 Crosses 18
0.1 Cross % 0.4
54 Long Balls 47
26 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 2
13 Effective Tackles 7
21 Tackles 12
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
18 Interceptions 16
22 Effective Clearances 17
22 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Lumen Field
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
Attendance: 40,126

MLS Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Atlanta United FC 0 0 0
2 CF Montréal 0 0 0
3 Charlotte FC 0 0 0
4 Chicago Fire FC 0 0 0
Full Standings

Line-Ups

SEA Seattle Sounders FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
24 Stefan Frei (GK)
3 Xavier Arreaga
27 Shane O'Neill
33 Joevin Jones
18 Kelvin Leerdam
6 João Paulo Yellow Card
8 Jordy Delem Yellow Card
75 Daniel Leyva
9 Raúl Ruidíaz
11 Miguel Ibarra
7 Cristian Roldan
Seattle Sounders FC Substitutes:
Stefan Cleveland, Justin Dhillon, Jordan Morris, Yeimar Gómez, Alex Roldan, Nouhou Tolo, Harry Shipp.

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

No. Name
18 Kenneth Kronholm (GK)
5 Francisco Calvo
4 Johan Kappelhof
22 Mauricio Pineda
3 Jonathan Bornstein
13 Brandt Bronico
10 Álvaro Medrán
21 Fabian Herbers Yellow Card
14 Djordje Mihailovic
11 Przemyslaw Frankowski
27 Robert Beric
Chicago Fire FC Substitutes:
Micheal Azira, Elliot Collier, Bobby Shuttleworth, Wyatt Omsberg, Nicholas Slonina, Miguel Navarro, Jeremiah Gutjahr.

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