Match Report


Houston DynamoHouston Dynamo     Chicago FireChicago Fire
Computer Player Computer Player Edgar Formosa Edgar Formosa
Cameron RobinsonC. Robinson70
G
captain1
G
69Cheyne YatesC. Yates
Marcos DiazM. Diaz71
D
2
D
75Daniel BulosD. Bulos
Christian CrespoC. Crespo69
D
3
D
72Jaime BejaranoJ. Bejarano
Tomás ArcaT. Arca68
D
4
D
70Valentino RossiV. Rossi
Pedro Henrique AdailtonP. Adailton75
M
5
D
74Julián PeñaJ. Peña
Alexander MyersA. Myers70
M
6
M
76Sixto EscobarS. Escobar
Kyle EdwardsK. Edwards63
M
7
M
72César PerozoC. Perozo
Harvey GilstrapH. Gilstrap56
M
8captain
M
77Jeremy KnightonJ. Knighton
Thomas LongT. Long53
M
9
M
77Luciano BlancoL. Blanco
Iago CardosoI. Cardoso55
A
10
M
88Casey AlstonC. Alston
Gene BakerG. Baker54
A
11
A
74Rafael PalacioR. Palacio
 
Ignacio MateoI. Mateo66
D
12
D
73Carlos KoufattyC. Koufatty
Milton WrightM. Wright63
G
13
M
72Neil KasselN. Kassel
Kyle HowardK. Howard60
D
14
A
72Jamie WatsonJ. Watson

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Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at PNC Stadium where Houston Dynamo play host to Chicago Fire. A crowd of 11,317 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Houston Dynamo are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Chicago Fire appear to be shaped for 4-5-1.
Today's match is refereed by Enrique Altidore.


0.00
Chicago Fire kick off and get the first half underway!
3.22
Jaime Bejarano catches Kyle Edwards on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Kyle Edwards stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.27
César Perozo hacks Harvey Gilstrap from behind! The referee warns César Perozo to calm down! Harvey Gilstrap runs off the knock.
22.45
Daniel Bulos flicks a high ball forward to Luciano Blanco who takes it down. Luciano Blanco sees space and advances. Luciano Blanco advances inside the box! Luciano Blanco rockets a shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
32.57
César Perozo flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Palacio collects the pass. Rafael Palacio shoots from long range. Solid save from Cameron Robinson.
40.08
Luciano Blanco changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Luciano Blanco lofts in a cross ball towards Rafael Palacio. Rafael Palacio rises majestically and gets a header on goal but Cameron Robinson is on top of it.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Houston Dynamo have changed their lineup with Milton Wright replacing Pedro Henrique Adailton. Chicago Fire appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
The whistle blows and Houston Dynamo kick off!
48.16
Milton Wright slams into Casey Alston with his studs up. Milton Wright is shown the red card!! Casey Alston hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
51.26
Casey Alston makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rafael Palacio. Rafael Palacio shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
60.44
Houston Dynamo have made a substitution with Ignacio Mateo replacing Christian Crespo .Chicago Fire have made a substitution with Neil Kassel replacing Casey Alston .
63.09
Valentino Rossi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sixto Escobar. Sixto Escobar flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Palacio holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rafael Palacio knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.34
Ignacio Mateo flicks a high pass forward. Thomas Long collects the pass. Thomas Long sees space and advances. Thomas Long shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Cheyne Yates.
75.40
Neil Kassel comes in with a late challenge on Gene Baker. Neil Kassel is shown the yellow card! Gene Baker stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.24
Chicago Fire have made a substitution with Jamie Watson replacing Rafael Palacio .
83.06
Thomas Long passes the ball forward to Iago Cardoso. Iago Cardoso knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Cheyne Yates who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Houston Dynamo

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

Possession
54.8%
45.2%
Play Area
24.7%
53.4%
21.9%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Luciano Blanco of Chicago Fire

Match Ratings
1.Cameron Robinson (GK)
6
2.Marcos Diaz (DEF)
7
3.Christian Crespo (DEF)
6
4.Tomás Arca (DEF)
6
5.Milton Wright (GK)red card
3
6.Alexander Myers (MID)
6
7.Kyle Edwards (MID)
6
8.Harvey Gilstrap (MID)
6
9.Thomas Long (MID)
7
10.Iago Cardoso (ATT)
6
11.Pedro Henrique Adailton (MID)
6
 
12.Ignacio Mateo (DEF)
6
13.Gene Baker (ATT)
6
14.Kyle Howard (DEF)
0

1.Cheyne Yates (GK)
6
2.Daniel Bulos (DEF)
6
3.Jaime Bejarano (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Valentino Rossi (DEF)
6
5.Julián Peña (DEF)
6
6.Sixto Escobar (MID)
6
7.César Perozo (MID)
6
8.Jeremy Knighton (MID)
6
9.Luciano Blanco (MID)
7
10.Casey Alston (MID)
6
11.Rafael Palacio (ATT)
6
 
12.Carlos Koufatty (DEF)
0
13.Neil Kassel (MID)yellow card
5
14.Jamie Watson (ATT)
6