Major League Soccer: Houston Dynamo tops Chicago Fire 2-0 on Sunday
PORTSMOUTH. Houston Dynamo beats Chicago Fire with a 2-0 win with a goal from T. Ulfarsson (24') and a goal from D. Quintero (45').
PORTSMOUTH. Houston Dynamo conquers Chicago Fire with a 2-0 win with a goal from T. Ulfarsson (24′) and a goal from D. Quintero (45′).
The match was played at the PMC Stadium stadium in Portsmouth on Sunday and it started at 1:00 am local time. The referee was Ismir Pekmic with the assistance of Frank Anderson and Tiffini Turpin. The 4th official was Brad Jensen. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 13.3 degrees Celsius or 55.94 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 82%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Houston Dynamo was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Chicago Fire that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Chicago Fire was more aggressive with 38 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, Houston Dynamo managed to find the solution to win this match.
Houston Dynamo shot 11 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Chicago Fire shot 18 times, 6 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Houston Dynamo received 4 yellow cards (M. Rodriguez, D. Steres, D. Ceren and T. Parker). On the opposite side, Chicago Fire received 2 yellow cards (F. Navarro and J. Espinoza).
After this match, Houston Dynamo will have 18 points like Inter Miami and Minnesota United to move up in the 20th place. On the other side, Chicago Fire will stay with 14 points like DC United to move down in the 25th place.
Match Events
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24'24'
T. Ulfarsson
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38'38'
F. Navarro
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41'41'
M. Rodriguez
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45'45'
D. Quintero
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46'46'
F. Herbers
B. Gutierrez
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56'56'
C. Ferreira Vidal (Goal Disallowed)
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58'58'
J. Espinoza
S. Ivanov
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64'64'
D. Steres
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66'66'
J. Duran
K. Przybylko
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70'70'
T. Pasher
M. Rodriguez
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70'70'
T. Parker
D. Steres
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73'73'
A. Carrasquilla
D. Quintero
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79'79'
D. Ceren
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80'80'
A. Reynolds II
J. Bornstein
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80'80'
C. Offor
F. Navarro
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80'80'
J. Espinoza
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87'87'
R. Avila
S. Ferreira
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87'87'
G. Dorsey
T. Ulfarsson
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90'90'
T. Parker
Next match
In the upcoming Major League Soccer match, Houston Dynamo will play away with Portland Timbers on the 30th of June with a 9-6 head to head in favor of Portland Timbers (8 draws).
Chicago Fire will host Philadelphia Union on the 30th of June with a 12-9 head to head in favor of Philadelphia Union (7 draws).
Houston Dynamo: Formation and Lineups
Houston Dynamo adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Paulo Roberto Corradi Nagamura chose to play with the following team: Steve Clark , Zeca , Daniel Steres , Teenage Hadebe , Adam Lundqvist , Matías Vera , Darwin Cerén , Memo Rodríguez , Darwin Quintero , Þorleifur Úlfarsson and Sebastián Ferreira .
Substitutes
Houston Dynamo made 5 changes: M. Rodriguez for T. Pasher (70′), D. Steres for T. Parker (70′), D. Quintero for A. Carrasquilla (73′), S. Ferreira for R. Avila (87′) and T. Ulfarsson for G. Dorsey (87′).
Top player: Þorleifur Úlfarsson
The player who no doubt impressed Houston Dynamo the most was Þorleifur Úlfarsson.
His rating is with 1 goal, 16 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Chicago Fire: Formation and Lineups
Also Chicago Fire adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Ezra Hendrickson played with: Gabriel Słonina , Boris Sekulić , Carlos Teran , Rafael Czichos , Jonathan Bornstein , Federico Navarro , Gastón Giménez , Stanislav Ivanov , Brian Gutierrez , Chris Mueller and Kacper Przybyłko .
Substitutes
Chicago Fire made 5 changes: B. Gutierrez for F. Herbers (46′), S. Ivanov for J. Espinoza (58′), K. Przybylko for J. Duran (66′), J. Bornstein for A. Reynolds II (80′) and F. Navarro for C. Offor (80′).
Top player: Gastón Giménez
Probably the most impressive player in Chicago Fire was Gastón Giménez.
His rating is with 57 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
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