Match Report


Minnesota UnitedMinnesota United     Chicago FireChicago Fire
Stewart AndersonStewart Anderson Edgar Formosa Edgar Formosa
Manny NanchoffM. Nanchoff78
G
captain1
G
79Jefferson GonzálezJ. González
Miguel PardoM. Pardo69
D
2
D
75Daniel BulosD. Bulos
Luis Fernando PerezL. Perez71
D
3
D
72Jaime BejaranoJ. Bejarano
Chris KellyC. Kelly71
D
4
D
72Carlos KoufattyC. Koufatty
Luis Fernando HurtadoL. Hurtado66
D
5
D
68Breno BrancoB. Branco
Marco SilvaM. Silva73
M
6
M
72César PerozoC. Perozo
Floyd MorganF. Morgan77
M
7
M
76Jeremy KnightonJ. Knighton
Ted RichardsonT. Richardson84
M
8
M
76Luciano BlancoL. Blanco
Gerald MartinG. Martin52
A
9captain
M
87Casey AlstonC. Alston
Leonardo CafùL. Cafù73
A
10
A
72Jamie WatsonJ. Watson
Heitor GónzalezH. Gónzalez69
A
11
A
71Luís MendozaL. Mendoza
 
Facundo LealF. Leal70
D
12
G
67Cheyne YatesC. Yates
Jovan BrownJ. Brown39
M
13
D
70Julio TariccoJ. Taricco
Antonio JoyceA. Joyce44
A
14
A
71Hernan BatistutaH. Batistuta

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at National Sports Center where Minnesota United play host to Chicago Fire. A crowd of 16,874 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Minnesota United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Chicago Fire appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Adrian Hertel.


0.00
Minnesota United kick off!
3.17
Marco Silva hits a low pass to Heitor Gónzalez. Heitor Gónzalez whips in a cross ball towards Leonardo Cafù. Leonardo Cafù finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just off target!
6.35
Luciano Blanco threads a neat ball through to Jamie Watson. Jamie Watson whips in a cross ball towards Luís Mendoza. Luís Mendoza beats his man to it with a header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
12.10
Jeremy Knighton hacks Luis Fernando Perez from behind! The referee calls over Jeremy Knighton and shows him a yellow card! Luis Fernando Perez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
14.51
Luis Fernando Perez comes in with a late challenge on Jamie Watson. Luis Fernando Perez is warned by the referee! Jamie Watson gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
24.07
César Perozo makes a beautiful solo run. César Perozo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Manny Nanchoff!
26.57
Jeremy Knighton knocks the ball forward to Jamie Watson. Jamie Watson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Luis Fernando Hurtado.
27.28
Miguel Pardo threads a neat ball through to Marco Silva. Marco Silva knocks the ball to his team mate, Gerald Martin. Gerald Martin shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
28.10
Marco Silva deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gerald Martin. Gerald Martin knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Carlos Koufatty.
33.08
Ted Richardson threads a neat ball through to Leonardo Cafù. Leonardo Cafù lofts in a cross ball towards Gerald Martin. Gerald Martin makes a convincing header but somehow Jefferson González manages to keep it out.
34.55
Jamie Watson comes in with a late challenge on Luis Fernando Hurtado. Jamie Watson is shown the yellow card! Luis Fernando Hurtado stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.11
César Perozo passes the ball forward to Luís Mendoza. Luís Mendoza knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Chris Kelly.
45.00
Floyd Morgan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Leonardo Cafù. Leonardo Cafù controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Minnesota United appear unchanged since the first half. Chicago Fire also appear unchanged since the first half. The Minnesota United players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with Chicago Fire kicking off!
47.57
Casey Alston knocks the ball forward to Luís Mendoza. Luís Mendoza knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
48.38
Luis Fernando Perez threads the ball through to Ted Richardson. Ted Richardson flicks a high pass forward to Heitor Gónzalez who brings the ball under control. Heitor Gónzalez plays a one-two with Gerald Martin and rushes in on goal... Breno Branco barges into Heitor Gónzalez. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
51.21
Ted Richardson brings the ball forward. Ted Richardson lofts in a cross ball towards Heitor Gónzalez. Heitor Gónzalez makes a looping header on goal but it is tipped over by Jefferson González.
52.44
Gerald Martin takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Casey Alston chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
53.02
Luciano Blanco sees Luís Mendoza in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Luís Mendoza shoots from 20 yards. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Chicago Fire are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
54.24
Seeing a gap ahead, César Perozo plays the ball forward to Jamie Watson. Jamie Watson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
55.04
Carlos Koufatty knocks the ball forward to Luciano Blanco. Luciano Blanco flicks a high pass forward. Jamie Watson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jamie Watson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
57.06
Ted Richardson makes a probing pass to Leonardo Cafù. Leonardo Cafù plays a quick one-two with Gerald Martin and rushes in on goal... Leonardo Cafù cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it's a lousy effort!
59.58
Luis Fernando Hurtado comes in with a late challenge on César Perozo. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! César Perozo runs off the knock.
60.12
Minnesota United have made a substitution with Antonio Joyce replacing Leonardo Cafù .
61.14
Marco Silva changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Marco Silva knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Breno Branco.
65.32
Luis Fernando Perez threads a neat ball through to Marco Silva. Marco Silva flicks a high ball forward to Gerald Martin who takes it down. Gerald Martin edges inside the box! Gerald Martin looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
66.48
Luciano Blanco flicks a high pass forward to Luís Mendoza who brings the ball under control. Luís Mendoza finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
69.32
Ted Richardson sees a break and surges forward. Ted Richardson finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
73.44
Floyd Morgan makes an attacking run forward. Floyd Morgan advances inside the box! Floyd Morgan muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball is deflected off Breno Branco and goes out of play.
74.39
Corner kick to Minnesota United. Gerald Martin chips it out wide. Heitor Gónzalez strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
78.02
Ted Richardson sees Heitor Gónzalez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Heitor Gónzalez finds some space and shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
79.31
Jeremy Knighton flicks the ball to his team mate, Jamie Watson. Jamie Watson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Manny Nanchoff who gathers it comfortably.
84.14
Jeremy Knighton sees Luís Mendoza in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Luís Mendoza knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.20
Luís Mendoza catches Luis Fernando Hurtado on the ankles. Luís Mendoza is shown the yellow card! Luis Fernando Hurtado hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.15
Luciano Blanco deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jamie Watson. Jamie Watson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Minnesota United

Chicago Fire
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
6
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47%
53%
Play Area
28.9%
49.4%
21.7%

Scorers
Luís Mendoza 6

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ted Richardson of Minnesota United

Match Ratings
1.Manny Nanchoff (GK)
6
2.Miguel Pardo (DEF)
6
3.Luis Fernando Perez (DEF)
7
4.Chris Kelly (DEF)
6
5.Luis Fernando Hurtado (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Marco Silva (MID)
8
7.Floyd Morgan (MID)
7
8.Ted Richardson (MID)
9
9.Gerald Martin (ATT)
6
10.Leonardo Cafù (ATT)
6
11.Heitor Gónzalez (ATT)
6
 
12.Facundo Leal (DEF)
0
13.Jovan Brown (MID)
0
14.Antonio Joyce (ATT)
6

1.Jefferson González (GK)
8
2.Daniel Bulos (DEF)
6
3.Jaime Bejarano (DEF)
6
4.Carlos Koufatty (DEF)
6
5.Breno Branco (DEF)
6
6.César Perozo (MID)
8
7.Jeremy Knighton (MID)yellow card
6
8.Luciano Blanco (MID)
7
9.Casey Alston (MID)
6
10.Jamie Watson (ATT)yellow card
6
11.Luís Mendoza (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
 
12.Cheyne Yates (GK)
0
13.Julio Taricco (DEF)
0
14.Hernan Batistuta (ATT)
0