Orlando City 1-0 Chicago Fire: beats 1-0 with a goal scored by E. Kara
ORLANDO. Orlando City overcomes Chicago Fire 1-0 after E. Kara scored just 1 goal (59').
ORLANDO. Orlando City overcomes Chicago Fire 1-0 after E. Kara scored just 1 goal (59′). Orlando City was vastly superior ball possession (61%) was among the key factors of its victory.
B. Gutierrez received a red card (43′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Chicago Fire lost the match.
The match was played at the Exploria Stadium stadium in Orlando on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Víctor Rivas with the assistance of Jeffrey Swartzel and Matthew Nelson. The 4th official was Elvis Osmanovic. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 21.5 degrees Celsius or 70.66 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 41%.
Match Statistics
Orlando City was in firm control of the ball 61% while Chicago Fire was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Orlando City was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 8 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Orlando City won the match.
Orlando City shot 23 times, 8 on target, 15 off target. On the other side, Chicago Fire shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Orlando City received 2 yellow cards (R. Jansson and J. Mendez). On the other side, Chicago Fire received 2 yellow cards (B. Gutierrez and J. Espinoza).
Also, Chicago Fire didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after B. Gutierrez (Chicago Fire) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (43′).
After this match, Orlando City will have 8 points like Austin, Dallas, Columbus Crew, Colorado Rapids, Houston Dynamo and Minnesota United to move down in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Chicago Fire will stay with 9 points like LA Galaxy to move down in the 7th place.
Match Events
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5'5'
B. Gutierrez
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43'43'
B. Gutierrez
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46'46'
Urso Junior
C. Araujo
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54'54'
J. Espinoza
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59'59'
E. Kara
Pato
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60'60'
A. Reynolds II
J. Bornstein
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60'60'
C. Offor
S. Ivanov
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75'75'
J. Duran
G. Gimenez
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75'75'
B. Michel
F. Torres
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75'75'
T. Akindele
E. Kara
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75'75'
K. Smith
Ruan
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81'81'
R. Jansson
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84'84'
J. Casas
K. Przybylko
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85'85'
J. Mendez
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86'86'
A. Perea
M. Pereyra
Next match
In the upcoming Major League Soccer match, Orlando City will play away against Columbus Crew on the 16th of April with a 6-6 head to head record.
Chicago Fire will host LA Galaxy on the 17th of April with a 10-7 head to head statistic in favor of LA Galaxy (5 draws).
Orlando City: Formation and Lineups
Orlando City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Óscar Alexander Pareja Gómez chose to play with the following team: Pedro Gallese , Ruan , Rodrigo Schlegel , Robin Jansson , João Moutinho , César Araújo , Jhegson Méndez , Alexandre Pato , Mauricio Pereyra , Facundo Torres and Ercan Kara .
Substitutes
Orlando City made 5 changes: C. Araujo for Urso Junior (46′), F. Torres for B. Michel (75′), E. Kara for T. Akindele (75′), Ruan for K. Smith (75′) and M. Pereyra for A. Perea (86′).
Top player: Alexandre Pato
The player who no doubt impressed Orlando City the most was Alexandre Pato even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 36 passes (72% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 3 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
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 Slonina , Boris Sekulić , Wyatt Omsberg , Mauricio Pineda , Jhon Espinoza , Gastón Giménez , Federico Navarro , Stanislav Ivanov , Brian Gutierrez , Jonathan Bornstein and Kacper Przybyłko .
Substitutes
Chicago Fire made 4 changes: J. Bornstein for A. Reynolds II (60′), S. Ivanov for C. Offor (60′), G. Gimenez for J. Duran (75′) and K. Przybylko for J. Casas (84′).
Top player: Federico Navarro
The player who no doubt impressed Chicago Fire the most was Federico Navarro.
His rating is with 47 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 15. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
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