MLS

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

· MLS
Chicago Fire FC
  • 52': Robert Beric
  • 84': Mauricio Pineda
FT
2 - 1
Seattle Sounders FC
  • 77': Handwalla Bwana

Pineda nets first MLS goal to fuel Chicago Fire past Seattle Sounders

Major League Soccer

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Francisco Calvo (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 2': Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Foul by Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 7': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Raúl Ruidíaz.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by C.J. Sapong.
  • 14': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Yeimar Gómez tries a through ball, but Miguel Ibarra is caught offside.
  • 15': C.J. Sapong (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 15': Foul by Gustav Svensson (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 22': Attempt missed. Shandon Hopeau (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Raúl Ruidíaz.
  • 22': Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 24': Foul by Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 24': Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Foul by Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 27': Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Kelvin Leerdam tries a through ball, but Raúl Ruidíaz is caught offside.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Bornstein with a cross.
  • 33': Foul by Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 33': Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 38': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Xavier Arreaga.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 40': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
  • 41': Foul by Shandon Hopeau (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 41': Jonathan Bornstein (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 41': Shandon Hopeau (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Foul by Gustav Svensson (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 43': Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Kelvin Leerdam.
  • 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Francisco Calvo (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 0, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Chicago Fire FC 0, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Miguel Ángel Navarro replaces Jonathan Bornstein.
  • 45': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Jordan Morris replaces Shandon Hopeau.
  • 47': Foul by Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 47': Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 48': Foul by Miguel Ibarra (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 48': Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with a cross.
  • 52': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mauricio Pineda following a fast break.
  • 57': Foul by Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 57': Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Handwalla Bwana replaces Miguel Ibarra.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Gustav Svensson (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 59': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by C.J. Sapong.
  • 60': C.J. Sapong (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Foul by Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 60': Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Shane O'Neill replaces Yeimar Gómez.
  • 63': Foul by Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 63': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 64': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Foul by Handwalla Bwana (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 65': Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Nicolás Lodeiro tries a through ball, but Raúl Ruidíaz is caught offside.
  • 68': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Djordje Mihailovic replaces Fabian Herbers.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Djordje Mihailovic (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by C.J. Sapong.
  • 69': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
  • 74': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Luka Stojanovic replaces Álvaro Medrán.
  • 75': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Wyatt Omsberg replaces Francisco Calvo.
  • 77': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, Seattle Sounders FC 1. Handwalla Bwana (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Morris.
  • 78': Foul by Shane O'Neill (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 78': Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Miguel Ángel Navarro.
  • 80': Foul by Boris Sekulic (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 80': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 81': Foul by Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 81': Kelvin Leerdam (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Djordje Mihailovic.
  • 83': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Stefan Frei.
  • 84': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 2, Seattle Sounders FC 1. Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gastón Giménez with a cross following a corner.
  • 85': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Alex Roldan replaces Kelvin Leerdam.
  • 85': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Jordy Delem replaces Xavier Arreaga.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Jordy Delem (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Jordy Delem (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alex Roldan.
  • 90': Foul by Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 90': Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Elliot Collier replaces Robert Beric.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Elliot Collier (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 90'+1': Gustav Svensson (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Luka Stojanovic (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 90'+3': Gustav Svensson (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+5': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Shane O'Neill tries a through ball, but Raúl Ruidíaz is caught offside.
  • 90'+9': Attempt blocked. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Roldan with a cross.
  • 90'+9': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Gastón Giménez.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 2, Seattle Sounders FC 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Chicago Fire FC 2, Seattle Sounders FC 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 10
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 0
60.7 Possession 39.3
7 SHOTS 10
1 ON GOAL 5
0.1 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
537 Accurate Passes 313
595 Passes 383
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 5
25 Crosses 17
0.1 Cross % 0.3
61 Long Balls 36
45 Accurate Long Balls 16
0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 3
2 Effective Tackles 6
3 Tackles 8
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
11 Interceptions 4
18 Effective Clearances 28
18 Clearances 28

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Location: Orlando, Florida, USA

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

CHI Chicago Fire FC (3-5-2)

No. Name
18 Kenneth Kronholm (GK)
22 Mauricio Pineda
5 Francisco Calvo
2 Boris Sekulic
10 Álvaro Medrán
21 Fabian Herbers Yellow Card
30 Gastón Giménez
3 Jonathan Bornstein
11 Przemyslaw Frankowski
27 Robert Beric
9 C.J. Sapong
Chicago Fire FC Substitutes:
Elliot Collier, Nicholas Slonina, Connor Sparrow, Andre Reynolds, Wyatt Omsberg, Brandt Bronico, Luka Stojanovic, Javier Casas, Miguel Navarro, Ignacio Aliseda, Gaga Slonina, Djordje Mihailovic.

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

No. Name
24 Stefan Frei (GK)
3 Xavier Arreaga
28 Yeimar Gómez Yellow Card
5 Nouhou Tolo
18 Kelvin Leerdam
10 Nicolás Lodeiro
7 Cristian Roldan
4 Gustav Svensson
9 Raúl Ruidíaz Yellow Card
11 Miguel Ibarra
37 Shandon Hopeau Yellow Card
Seattle Sounders FC Substitutes:
Jordy Delem, Daniel Leyva, Jordan Morris, Stefan Cleveland, Joshua Atencio, Alex Roldan, Handwalla Bwana, Trey Muse, Justin Dhillon, Shane O'Neill, Ethan Dobbelaere.

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