Montreal Impact 2-0 Chicago Fire: A surprise win against Chicago Fire
CHICAGO. Montreal Impact had a surprising win over Chicago Fire with a 2-0 win with a goal from I. Kone (20') and a goal from R. Quioto (24').
CHICAGO. Montreal Impact had a surprising win over Chicago Fire with a 2-0 win with a goal from I. Kone (20′) and a goal from R. Quioto (24′). Chicago Fire lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
Montreal Impact remained in 10 people after I. Kone received a double yellow card in the 45′. Anyway, Montreal Impact still was capable to win this contest competing only with 10 players.
The match was played at the Soldier Field stadium in Chicago on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Michael Radchuk with the help of Adam Garner and Ian McKay. The 4th official was Mark Allatin. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 22.8 degrees Celsius or 73.06 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 75%.
Match Statistics
Chicago Fire was in firm control of the ball 58% while Montreal Impact was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Chicago Fire was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Montreal Impact succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.
Chicago Fire shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Montreal Impact shot 11 times, 7 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Chicago Fire received 2 yellow cards (C. Teran and J. M. Torres Ramirez I.). On the opposite side, Montreal Impact received 4 yellow cards (I. Kone, V. Wanyama, D. Mihailovic and S. Breza).
Also, Montreal Impact didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after I. Kone (Montreal Impact) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (45′).
After this match, Chicago Fire will stay with 30 points like Atlanta United and Toronto to stay in the 13th place. On the other side, Montreal Impact will have 49 points to stay in the 2nd place.
Match Events
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20'20'
I. Kone
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22'22'
C. Teran
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24'24'
R. Quioto
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30'30'
F. Herbers
X. Shaqiri
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34'34'
I. Kone
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45'45'
I. Kone
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45'45'
V. Wanyama
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46'46'
S. Piette
J. Torres
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57'57'
J. M. Torres Ramirez I.
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59'59'
D. Mihailovic
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61'61'
M. Toye
R. Quioto
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61'61'
R. Thorkelsson
L. Lappalainen
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61'61'
K. Przybylko
J. Bornstein
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62'62'
S. Breza
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66'66'
M. Choiniere
D. Mihailovic
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72'72'
I. Sunusi
M. Toye
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90'90'
K. Burks
R. Czichos
Next match
In the upcoming Major League Soccer match, Chicago Fire will play away against New England on the 31st of August with a 23-18 head to head in favor of Chicago Fire (13 draws).
Montreal Impact will host New York RB on the 31st of August with a 12-11 head to head statistic in favor of New York RB (2 draws).
Chicago Fire and Montreal Impact will play the return match on the at the Stade Saputo
Chicago Fire: Formation and Lineups
Chicago Fire started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ezra Hendrickson chose to play with the following team: Gabriel Słonina , Boris Sekulić , Carlos Teran , Rafael Czichos , Jonathan Bornstein , Jairo Torres , Federico Navarro , Brian Gutierrez , Xherdan Shaqiri , Chris Mueller and Jhon Durán .
Substitutes
Chicago Fire made 3 changes: X. Shaqiri for F. Herbers (30′), J. Bornstein for K. Przybylko (61′) and R. Czichos for K. Burks (90′).
Top player: Brian Gutierrez
Probably the most impressive player in Chicago Fire was Brian Gutierrez.
His rating is with 29 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9.
Montreal Impact: Formation and Lineups
Montreal Impact started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
On the opposite side, Wilfried Nancy played with: Sebastian Breza , Gabriele Corbo , Joel Waterman , Kamal Miller , Alistair Johnston , Ismael Koné , Victor Wanyama , Djordje Mihailović , Lassi Lappalainen , Joaquín Torres and Romell Quioto .
Substitutes
Montreal Impact made 5 changes: J. Torres for S. Piette (46′), R. Quioto for M. Toye (61′), L. Lappalainen for R. Thorkelsson (61′), D. Mihailovic for M. Choiniere (66′) and M. Toye for I. Sunusi (72′).
Top player: Alistair Johnston
The player who no doubt impressed Montreal Impact the most was Alistair Johnston even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 32 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 15. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
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