
Chicago Fire FC vs Philadelphia Union, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
· MLS2 - 2
Carranza's goal pulls Union into 2-2 draw with Fire
— Julián Carranza's goal in the 65th minute pulled the Philadelphia Union into a 2-2 draw with the Chicago Fire on Saturday night.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Arnaud Souquet (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 1': Foul by Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union).
- 1': Foul by Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC).
- 1': Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gastón Giménez.
- 3': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Nathan Harriel.
- 6': Attempt missed. Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag following a fast break.
- 8': Attempt missed. Arnaud Souquet (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is just a bit too high. Assisted by Carlos Terán.
- 9': Attempt saved. Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikael Uhre with a headed pass.
- 9': Foul by Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC).
- 9': Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Attempt missed. Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mikael Uhre following a set piece situation.
- 12': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Miguel Navarro.
- 13': Attempt missed. Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 17': Attempt missed. Kei Kamara (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 18': Delay in match because of an injury Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union).
- 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 19': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, Philadelphia Union 0. Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Miguel Navarro with a cross.
- 22': Attempt missed. Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Arnaud Souquet with a cross.
- 28': Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Foul by Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union).
- 29': Attempt missed. Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Maren Haile-Selassie following a set piece situation.
- 29': Foul by Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC).
- 29': Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Jack McGlynn.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 34': Delay in match because of an injury Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
- 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 39': Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39': Foul by Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
- 40': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Jack Elliott.
- 41': Hand ball by Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union).
- 41': Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Kei Kamara (Chicago Fire FC).
- 42': Delay in match because of an injury Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union).
- 42': Delay in match because of an injury Kei Kamara (Chicago Fire FC).
- 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+2': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Jack McGlynn tries a through ball, but Julián Carranza is caught offside.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 1, Philadelphia Union 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Chicago Fire FC 1, Philadelphia Union 0.
- 45': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Mauricio Pineda replaces Gastón Giménez.
- 47': Arnaud Souquet (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union).
- 47': Own Goal by Nathan Harriel, Philadelphia Union. Chicago Fire FC 2, Philadelphia Union 0.
- 54': Foul by Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
- 54': Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabian Herbers.
- 56': Attempt saved. Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Chris Mueller.
- 56': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Andre Blake.
- 56': Delay in match because of an injury Carlos Terán (Chicago Fire FC).
- 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 58': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Kendall Burks replaces Carlos Terán because of an injury.
- 59': Attempt missed. Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Fabian Herbers following a corner.
- 60': Chris Mueller (Chicago Fire FC).
- 60': Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Kei Kamara (Chicago Fire FC).
- 60': Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Bedoya with a cross.
- 61': Penalty Philadelphia Union. Mikael Uhre draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 61': Penalty conceded by Miguel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 62': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 2, Philadelphia Union 1. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 64': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Matt Real replaces Olivier Mbaizo.
- 64': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Quinn Sullivan replaces Mikael Uhre.
- 64': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 2, Philadelphia Union 2. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag with a headed pass.
- 65': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Xherdan Shaqiri replaces Brian Gutiérrez.
- 66': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Georgios Koutsias replaces Kei Kamara.
- 66': Foul by Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC).
- 66': Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 69': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Dániel Gazdag tries a through ball, but Quinn Sullivan is caught offside.
- 73': Attempt missed. Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag with a through ball.
- 75': Attempt missed. Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Georgios Koutsias.
- 77': Attempt missed. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag.
- 78': Chris Mueller (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union).
- 79': José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Quinn Sullivan.
- 80': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Javier Casas replaces Fabian Herbers.
- 81': Foul by Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
- 81': Miguel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Attempt missed. Georgios Koutsias (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Miguel Navarro.
- 82': Georgios Koutsias (Chicago Fire FC) hits the bar with a right footed shot from very close range.
- 83': Foul by José Martínez (Philadelphia Union).
- 83': Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Delay in match because of an injury Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union).
- 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Bedoya.
- 88': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Mauricio Pineda.
- 89': Attempt missed. Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag with a cross following a corner.
- 90': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Jesús Bueno replaces Jack McGlynn.
- 90'+2': Hand ball by Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
- 90'+2': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Foul by Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union).
- 90'+3': Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Hand ball by Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union).
- 90'+8': Attempt saved. Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathan Harriel with a cross.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 2, Philadelphia Union 2.
- 0': Match ends, Chicago Fire FC 2, Philadelphia Union 2.
Statistics
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CHI![]() |
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12 | Fouls | 8 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 0 |
2 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
1 | Saves | 2 |
50.4 | Possession | 49.6 |
16 | SHOTS | 12 |
4 | ON GOAL | 2 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
353 | Accurate Passes | 329 |
445 | Passes | 425 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
5 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
14 | Crosses | 18 |
0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
51 | Long Balls | 56 |
25 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
7 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
15 | Tackles | 20 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
11 | Interceptions | 10 |
11 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
11 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Venue: Soldier Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Attendance: 12,811
MLS Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Philadelphia Union | 17 | +14 | 34 |
2 | FC Cincinnati | 17 | +1 | 30 |
3 | Inter Miami CF | 16 | +9 | 29 |
4 | Nashville SC | 17 | +9 | 29 |
Line-Ups
Chicago Fire FC (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
34 | Chris Brady (GK) |
5 | Rafael Czichos |
4 | Carlos Terán |
6 | Miguel Navarro |
2 | Arnaud Souquet |
17 | Brian Gutiérrez |
30 | Gastón Giménez |
21 | Fabian Herbers ![]() |
23 | Kei Kamara |
8 | Chris Mueller |
7 | Maren Haile-Selassie |
Philadelphia Union (4-1-2-1-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
18 | Andre Blake (GK) |
3 | Jack Elliott |
5 | Jakob Glesnes |
8 | José Andrés Martínez |
26 | Nathan Harriel |
15 | Olivier Mbaizo |
10 | Dániel Gazdag |
16 | Jack McGlynn |
11 | Alejandro Bedoya |
7 | Mikkel Uhre |
9 | Julián Carranza |
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