MLS

Chicago Fire FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps, 2020 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Chicago Fire FC
    FT
    0 - 2
    Vancouver Whitecaps
    • 65': Yordy Reyna
    • 71': Cristián Dájome

    Vancouver Whitecaps down Chicago Fire to reach knockout rounds in MLS

    The Vancouver Whitecaps qualified for the round of 16 in the MLS is Back Tournament with a 2-0 victory over Chicago Fire FC.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Boris Sekulic (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 2': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Leonard Owusu.
    • 3': Attempt blocked. Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán with a cross.
    • 4': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Derek Cornelius.
    • 4': Hand ball by Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 5': Hand ball by Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 6': Attempt missed. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gastón Giménez.
    • 10': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Álvaro Medrán tries a through ball, but Robert Beric is caught offside.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán.
    • 20': Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Foul by Leonard Owusu (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 21': Attempt saved. Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 23': Foul by Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 23': Russell Teibert (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Álvaro Medrán tries a through ball, but Robert Beric is caught offside.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 26': Foul by Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 26': Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Ignacio Aliseda (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 27': Leonard Owusu (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 29': Foul by Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 29': Ryan Raposo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Jasser Khmiri.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Ignacio Aliseda (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gastón Giménez.
    • 31': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Leonard Owusu.
    • 32': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Jasser Khmiri.
    • 32': Foul by Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 32': Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Leonard Owusu tries a through ball, but Ryan Raposo is caught offside.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Boris Sekulic (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mauricio Pineda.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Hwang In-Beom (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jake Nerwinski.
    • 42': Foul by Boris Sekulic (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 42': Ryan Raposo (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Russell Teibert.
    • 45'+2': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Cristian Dájome replaces Jasser Khmiri because of an injury.
    • 45'+5': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Hwang In-Beom.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 0, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Chicago Fire FC 0, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0.
    • 46': Foul by Jake Nerwinski (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 46': Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gastón Giménez.
    • 47': Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire FC) hits the right post with a header from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán with a cross.
    • 47': Foul by Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 47': Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Theo Bair (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 52': Jonathan Bornstein (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Cristian Dájome (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hwang In-Beom.
    • 53': Foul by Leonard Owusu (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 53': Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Bornstein.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán.
    • 57': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Yordy Reyna replaces Ryan Raposo.
    • 58': Foul by Leonard Owusu (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 58': Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Robert Beric.
    • 59': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. C.J. Sapong replaces Ignacio Aliseda.
    • 60': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Miguel Ángel Navarro replaces Jonathan Bornstein.
    • 60': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Ranko Veselinovic.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high.
    • 62': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. David Milinkovic replaces Theo Bair.
    • 62': Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Cristián Gutiérrez replaces Leonard Owusu.
    • 65': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 0, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1. Yordy Reyna (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ali Adnan with a through ball.
    • 66': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Ranko Veselinovic.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Boris Sekulic (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Fabian Herbers following a corner.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) header from very close range misses to the left following a corner.
    • 67': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Thomas Hasal.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 76': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Jake Nerwinski.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 70': Attempt missed. C.J. Sapong (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
    • 70': Thomas Hasal (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card.
    • 71': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 0, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2. Cristian Dájome (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yordy Reyna with a through ball.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
    • 73': Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 73': Foul by Yordy Reyna (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 74': Attempt missed. Boris Sekulic (Chicago Fire FC) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with a cross.
    • 76': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Elliot Collier replaces Mauricio Pineda.
    • 76': Foul by Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 76': Ranko Veselinovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by C.J. Sapong.
    • 81': Foul by Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 81': Yordy Reyna (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 81': Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 81': Foul by Hwang In-Beom (Vancouver Whitecaps FC).
    • 81': Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Elliot Collier (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Ángel Navarro.
    • 84': Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box.
    • 84': Hand ball by C.J. Sapong (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 84': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: C.J. Sapong (Chicago Fire FC) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 86': VAR Decision: No Goal Chicago Fire FC 0-2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
    • 87': Offside, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ali Adnan tries a through ball, but Yordy Reyna is caught offside.
    • 88': David Milinkovic (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 90': Ali Adnan (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC).
    • 90'+2': Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 0, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Chicago Fire FC 0, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 14
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    0 Corner Kicks 11
    4 Saves 0
    38.3 Possession 61.7
    4 SHOTS 27
    2 ON GOAL 5
    0.5 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    242 Accurate Passes 412
    315 Passes 484
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 7
    4 Crosses 37
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    56 Long Balls 46
    17 Accurate Long Balls 25
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 7
    7 Effective Tackles 7
    8 Tackles 10
    0.9 Tackle % 0.7
    12 Interceptions 15
    44 Effective Clearances 4
    44 Clearances 4

    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 Yellow Card
    3 Jonathan Bornstein
    11 Przemyslaw Frankowski
    27 Robert Beric
    7 Ignacio Aliseda
    Chicago Fire FC Substitutes:
    C.J. Sapong, Javier Casas, Wyatt Omsberg, Connor Sparrow, Brian Gutiérrez, Andre Reynolds, Djordje Mihailovic, Brandt Bronico, Nicholas Slonina, Miguel Navarro, Elliot Collier, Bobby Shuttleworth.

    VAN Vancouver Whitecaps (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    51 Thomas Hasal (GK) Yellow Card
    4 Ranko Veselinovic
    13 Derek Cornelius
    20 Jasser Khmiri
    53 Ali Adnan Kadhim
    28 Jakob Nerwinski
    17 Leonard Owusu
    31 Russell Teibert
    6 Hwang In-Beom
    27 Ryan Raposo
    14 Thelonius Bair
    Vancouver Whitecaps Substitutes:
    Yordy Reyna, Jonathan Sirois, Manuel Milinkovic, Cristián Gutiérrez, Damiano Pecile, Michael Baldisimo, Simon Colyn, Patrick Metcalfe, Cristián Dájome.

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