Chicago Fire vs New England

MLS - Regular Season 23 Sep 2021, 00:00
Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire
2–3
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
New England
New England
🏟 Soldier Field (Chicago, Illinois) 👤 L. Szpala Round 35

Match report

New England edged past Chicago Fire 3-2 in the MLS - Regular Season on 23 September 2021. It was 1-1 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Chicago Fire dominated possession with 60% of the ball and had 26 shots to New England's 18.

The match was played at Soldier Field (Chicago, Illinois), with L. Szpala in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 60% - 40% Shots 26 - 18 On target 10 - 7 Corners 9 - 8 Fouls 15 - 16 Yellow cards 4
10
Player of the match
Gastón Giménez
Chicago Fire · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Henry Kessler 1 goal
8 Carles Gil 1 goal
8 Jonathan Bell 1 assist
7 Carlos Teran 1 goal
First half vs second half
New England came out stronger after half-time, with 16 second-half shots against 2 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 10–2 16–16
Shots On Goal 4–1 6–6
Ball Possession 63–37 —
Corners 4–2 5–6
Attacks 56–48 44–59
Match statistics
3 Substitution 5
100 Attacks 107
85 Dangerous Attacks 41
8 On Target 8
17 Off Target 9
26 Shots Total 18
10 Shots On Goal 7
8 Shots Off Goal 7
8 Shots Blocked 4
19 Shots Inside Box 12
7 Shots Outside Box 6
15 Fouls 16
9 Corners 8
3 Offsides 1
60% Ball Possession 40%
2 Yellow Cards 2
4 Saves 7
417 Passes Total 285
337 Passes Accurate 209
Line-ups 3-1-4-2  vs  4-3-1-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Chicago Fire · 3-1-4-2
32 G. Slonina
23 C. Teran 4 J. Kappelhof 3 J. Bornstein
30 G. Giménez
2 B. Sekulic 31 F. Navarro 10 Á. Medrán 6 M. Navarro
27 R. Beric 9 N. Offor
New England · 4-3-1-2
30 M. Turner
28 A.J. DeLaGarza 4 H. Kessler 23 J. Bell 32 C. Mafla
5 W. Kaptoum 6 S. Caldwell 27 L. Caicedo
25 A. Traustason
19 E. Kizza 10 T. Bunbury
Chicago Fire
Coach
R. Wicky
Substitutes
  • 1 Bobby Shuttleworth
  • 20 Wyatt Omsberg
  • 22 Mauricio Pineda
  • 21 Fabian Herbers
  • 8 Luka Stojanovic
  • 14 Jhon Espinoza
  • 99 Stanislav Ivanov
  • 28 Elliot Collier
  • 7 Ignacio Aliseda
New England
Coach
B. Arena
Substitutes
  • 18 Brad Knighton
  • 2 Andrew Farrell
  • 24 DeJuan Jones
  • 15 Brandon Bye
  • 17 Tajon Buchanan
  • 8 Matt Polster
  • 22 Carles Gil
  • 9 Adam Buksa
  • 7 Gustavo Bou
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ Carles Gil ↓ S. Caldwell New England
  • 46' ↑ G. Bou ↓ E. Kizza New England
  • 60' ↑ I. Aliseda ↓ J. Kappelhof Chicago Fire
  • 61' ↑ T. Buchanan ↓ A. Traustason New England
  • 69' ↑ B. Bye ↓ A. DeLaGarza New England
  • 76' ↑ L. Stojanović ↓ Medrán Chicago Fire
  • 77' ↑ F. Herbers ↓ C. Nnamdi Chicago Fire
  • 84' ↑ D. Jones ↓ C. Mafla New England
Cards
  • 17' C. Teran Chicago Fire
  • 31' S. Caldwell New England
  • 34' A. Medran Chicago Fire
  • 90+2' C. Gil New England
Head-to-head
Chicago Fire 2 6 draws 3 New England
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2022-08-31 New England vs Chicago Fire 0 - 0
Recent form
Chicago Fire D D D D D
New England W D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Chicago Fire vs New England?
Chicago Fire lost 2-3 against New England on 23 September 2021.
Who won Chicago Fire vs New England?
New England won the match 3-2.
Where was Chicago Fire vs New England played?
The match was played at Soldier Field (Chicago, Illinois).
Who had more possession in Chicago Fire vs New England?
Chicago Fire had 60% of possession, compared to 40% for the other side.