U.S. Open Cup

Chicago Fire FC vs St. Louis CITY SC, 2023 U.S. Open Cup, Round of 32

· U.S. Open Cup
Chicago Fire FC
  • 3': Maren Haile-Selassie
  • 75': Fabian Herbers
FT
2 - 1
St. Louis CITY SC
  • 90'+3': Miguel Perez

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Chicago Fire FC are hosting St. Louis CITY SC at SeatGeek Stadium, Bridgeview, Illinois, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the U.S. Open Cup.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Aziel Jackson (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 2': Foul by Federico Navarro (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 3': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, St. Louis City SC 0. Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Mauricio Pineda with a headed pass.
  • 5': Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Foul by Jared Stroud (St. Louis City SC).
  • 6': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Tim Parker.
  • 7': Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Foul by Aziel Jackson (St. Louis City SC).
  • 8': Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Federico Navarro (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 11': Foul by Miguel Perez (St. Louis City SC).
  • 11': Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Federico Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Brian Gutiérrez.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 15': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Brian Gutiérrez.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Jared Stroud (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Eduard Löwen with a cross following a corner.
  • 18': Offside, St. Louis City SC. Tim Parker tries a through ball, but Célio Pompeu is caught offside.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Kei Kamara (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Arnaud Souquet with a cross.
  • 21': Célio Pompeu (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 21': Foul by Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 23': Delay in match because of an injury Kei Kamara (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 25': Federico Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Miguel Perez (St. Louis City SC).
  • 25': Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Jared Stroud (St. Louis City SC).
  • 28': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Gastón Giménez.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Célio Pompeu (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aziel Jackson.
  • 29': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Mauricio Pineda.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Jared Stroud (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eduard Löwen.
  • 31': Aziel Jackson (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Foul by Federico Navarro (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Arnaud Souquet (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 35': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Mauricio Pineda.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Tim Parker (St. Louis City SC) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Eduard Löwen with a cross following a corner.
  • 37': Foul by Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 37': Jared Stroud (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 39': Foul by Akil Watts (St. Louis City SC).
  • 39': Miguel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gastón Giménez.
  • 42': Foul by Célio Pompeu (St. Louis City SC).
  • 42': Wyatt Omsberg (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 45': Isak Jensen (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Célio Pompeu (St. Louis City SC).
  • 45'+3': Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 1, St. Louis City SC 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Chicago Fire FC 1, St. Louis City SC 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Chris Mueller replaces Maren Haile-Selassie.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Isak Jensen (St. Louis City SC) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jared Stroud with a cross.
  • 48': Foul by Aziel Jackson (St. Louis City SC).
  • 48': Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Selmir Pidro.
  • 51': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Miguel Navarro.
  • 53': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Arnaud Souquet.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Miguel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brian Gutiérrez.
  • 58': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Gastón Giménez.
  • 59': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Tomás Ostrák replaces Isak Jensen.
  • 59': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Nicholas Gioacchini replaces Aziel Jackson.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Célio Pompeu (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 60': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Mauricio Pineda.
  • 61': Spencer Richey (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Tim Parker (St. Louis City SC).
  • 62': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Fabian Herbers replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
  • 62': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Spencer Richey tries a through ball, but Kei Kamara is caught offside.
  • 63': Foul by Jared Stroud (St. Louis City SC).
  • 63': Miguel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Selmir Pidro (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Célio Pompeu.
  • 65': Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Selmir Pidro (St. Louis City SC).
  • 66': Delay in match because of an injury Kei Kamara (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 69': Foul by Arnaud Souquet (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 69': Selmir Pidro (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Jared Stroud (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Eduard Löwen.
  • 70': Arnaud Souquet (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Célio Pompeu (St. Louis City SC).
  • 70': Célio Pompeu (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 71': Delay in match because of an injury Arnaud Souquet (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 72': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Eduard Löwen.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Kei Kamara (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brian Gutiérrez with a cross.
  • 74': Offside, St. Louis City SC. Tomás Ostrák tries a through ball, but Nicholas Gioacchini is caught offside.
  • 75': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 2, St. Louis City SC 0. Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brian Gutiérrez.
  • 78': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Njabulo Blom replaces Akil Watts.
  • 78': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Indiana Vassilev replaces Jared Stroud.
  • 79': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Arnaud Souquet tries a through ball, but Kei Kamara is caught offside.
  • 80': Foul by Miguel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 80': Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City SC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Eduard Löwen with a cross.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Federico Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kei Kamara.
  • 81': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Ben Lundt.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Miguel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 83': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Kacper Przybylko replaces Kei Kamara.
  • 83': Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC).
  • 84': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Wyatt Omsberg tries a through ball, but Kacper Przybylko is caught offside.
  • 85': Foul by Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC).
  • 85': Miguel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Indiana Vassilev.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Njabulo Blom.
  • 87': Foul by Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 87': Miguel Perez (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Tomás Ostrák (St. Louis City SC).
  • 88': Miguel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Georgios Koutsias replaces Brian Gutiérrez.
  • 90'+1': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Miguel Navarro.
  • 90'+3': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Wyatt Omsberg.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 2, St. Louis City SC 1. Miguel Perez (St. Louis City SC) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eduard Löwen with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City SC).
  • 90'+4': Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Georgios Koutsias (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Kacper Przybylko with a headed pass.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 2, St. Louis City SC 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Chicago Fire FC 2, St. Louis City SC 1.

Statistics

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17 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
10 Corner Kicks 4
4 Saves 3
56.7 Possession 43.3
14 SHOTS 11
4 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
333 Accurate Passes 240
467 Passes 364
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
11 Accurate Crosses 3
23 Crosses 8
0.5 Cross % 0.4
56 Long Balls 83
24 Accurate Long Balls 37
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
6 Blocked Shots 3
18 Effective Tackles 23
27 Tackles 37
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
5 Interceptions 21
12 Effective Clearances 17
12 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: U.S. Open Cup

Venue: SeatGeek Stadium
Location: Bridgeview, Illinois, USA
Attendance: 4,371

Line-Ups

CHI Chicago Fire FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
18 Spencer Richey (GK)
22 Mauricio Pineda
16 Wyatt Omsberg
6 Miguel Navarro
2 Arnaud Souquet
10 Xherdan Shaqiri
30 Gastón Giménez
31 Federico Navarro
23 Kei Kamara
17 Brian Gutiérrez
7 Maren Haile-Selassie
Chicago Fire FC Substitutes:
Kacper Przybylko, Georgios Koutsias, Chris Mueller, Kendall Burks, Fabian Herbers, Jeff Gal, Daniel Aceves.

STL St. Louis CITY SC (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
39 Benjamin Lundt (GK)
22 Kyle Hiebert
26 Tim Parker
17 Selmir Pidro
20 Akil Watts
30 Isak Jensen
28 Miguel Perez
25 Aziel Jackson
10 Eduard Löwen
8 Jared Stroud
12 Célio Pompeu Yellow Card
St. Louis CITY SC Substitutes:
Indiana Vassilev, Njabulo Blom, Nicholas Gioacchini, Roman Bürki, Joshua Yaro, Lucas Bartlett, Tomas Ostrak.

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