Chicago Fire FC vs Seattle Sounders FC, 2022 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSCzichos, Slonina lead Fire to 1-0 victory over Sounders
— Defender Rafael Czichos scored in the 23rd minute and Gaga Slonina made it stand as the Chicago Fire blanked the Seattle Sounders 1-0 on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Brian Gutierrez (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Gastón Giménez.
- 3': Foul by Carlos Terán (Chicago Fire FC).
- 3': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Chris Mueller (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Foul by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 7': Attempt saved. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro.
- 7': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Gabriel Slonina.
- 8': Attempt missed. Yéimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro with a cross following a corner.
- 9': Chris Mueller (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Danny Leyva (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 11': Carlos Terán (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Will Bruin (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 13': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Xavier Arreaga.
- 17': Foul by Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 17': Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt saved. Kacper Przybylko (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 23': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0. Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Federico Navarro.
- 25': Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Attempt saved. Brian Gutierrez (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gastón Giménez with a through ball.
- 26': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Stefan Cleveland.
- 27': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Yéimar Gómez.
- 28': Foul by Federico Navarro (Chicago Fire FC).
- 28': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Attempt missed. Will Bruin (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kelyn Rowe with a cross.
- 34': Foul by Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC).
- 34': Will Bruin (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 37': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Mauricio Pineda replaces Gastón Giménez because of an injury.
- 39': Attempt missed. Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Albert Rusnák.
- 42': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Rafael Czichos tries a through ball, but Xherdan Shaqiri is caught offside.
- 43': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Carlos Terán.
- 43': Attempt missed. Yéimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Albert Rusnák with a cross following a corner.
- 45': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Brian Gutierrez (Chicago Fire FC).
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kacper Przybylko.
- 45'+2': Foul by Danny Leyva (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 45'+2': Jonathan Bornstein (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Chris Mueller.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Chicago Fire FC 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
- 46': Foul by Boris Sekulic (Chicago Fire FC).
- 46': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Roldan with a cross.
- 48': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Boris Sekulic.
- 48': Foul by Brian Gutierrez (Chicago Fire FC).
- 48': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Danny Leyva (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Foul by Federico Navarro (Chicago Fire FC).
- 51': Attempt blocked. Will Bruin (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Roldan.
- 52': Foul by Kacper Przybylko (Chicago Fire FC).
- 52': Yéimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Nicolás Lodeiro tries a through ball, but Will Bruin is caught offside.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Chris Mueller (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Bornstein.
- 56': Attempt missed. Kacper Przybylko (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Brian Gutierrez following a fast break.
- 56': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Carlos Terán.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Danny Leyva (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 57': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Federico Navarro.
- 57': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Nouhou Tolo tries a through ball, but Nicolás Lodeiro is caught offside.
- 58': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Léo Chú replaces Will Bruin.
- 58': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Alex Roldan replaces Kelyn Rowe.
- 60': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Fabian Herbers replaces Chris Mueller.
- 60': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jairo Torres replaces Brian Gutierrez.
- 60': Attempt saved. Jairo Torres (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 63': Foul by Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 63': Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': Foul by Federico Navarro (Chicago Fire FC).
- 65': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Fredy Montero replaces Danny Leyva.
- 65': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Jackson Ragen replaces Xavier Arreaga.
- 69': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Rafael Czichos.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 73': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Fredy Montero tries a through ball, but Jordan Morris is caught offside.
- 75': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Yéimar Gómez.
- 76': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Stefan Cleveland.
- 77': Foul by Carlos Terán (Chicago Fire FC).
- 77': Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 78': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Carlos Terán.
- 78': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Mauricio Pineda.
- 79': Attempt missed. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 80': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Federico Navarro.
- 83': Foul by Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 83': Jonathan Bornstein (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Dylan Teves replaces Nouhou Tolo.
- 83': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Chinonso Offor replaces Kacper Przybylko.
- 85': Foul by Dylan Teves (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 85': Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Attempt saved. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro.
- 89': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Boris Sekulic.
- 89': Attempt missed. Yéimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro with a cross following a corner.
- 90': Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Foul by Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 90'+2': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Cristian Roldan.
- 90'+3': Foul by Chinonso Offor (Chicago Fire FC).
- 90'+3': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
- 0': Match ends, Chicago Fire FC 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
Statistics
 SEA |
CHI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 10 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 50.5 | Possession | 49.5 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 389 | Accurate Passes | 381 |
| 458 | Passes | 466 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 30 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 69 | Long Balls | 59 |
| 43 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 16 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 18 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 14 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Soldier Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Attendance: 13,601
Venue: Soldier Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Attendance: 13,601
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 |
Line-Ups
Chicago Fire FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gaga Slonina (GK) |
| 5 | Rafael Czichos |
| 23 | Carlos Terán |
| 3 | Jonathan Bornstein |
| 2 | Boris Sekulic |
| 10 | Xherdan Shaqiri |
| 31 | Federico Navarro |
| 30 | Gastón Giménez |
| 11 | Kacper Przybylko |
| 40 | Brian Gutiérrez |
| 8 | Chris Mueller |
Seattle Sounders FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Stefan Cleveland (GK) |
| 3 | Xavier Arreaga |
| 28 | Yeimar Gómez |
| 5 | Nouhou Tolo |
| 22 | Kelyn Rowe  |
| 10 | Nicolás Lodeiro |
| 11 | Albert Rusnák |
| 75 | Daniel Leyva |
| 17 | Will Bruin |
| 13 | Jordan Morris |
| 7 | Cristian Roldan |
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