Chicago Fire FC vs LA Galaxy, 2024 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSBrian Gutierrez, Fire top Galaxy to halt lengthy winless streak
Homegrown midfielder Brian Gutierrez scored the tiebreaking goal just past the hour mark, and the Chicago Fire rallied to snap a nine-match winless rut with Saturday night's 2-1 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Galaxy.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC).
- 3': Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked.
- 4': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Hugo Cuypers.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Maya Yoshida (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Pérez with a cross.
- 4': Penalty conceded by Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 5': VAR Decision: Penalty LA Galaxy.
- 7': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 0, LA Galaxy 1. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 8': Foul by Carlos Terán (Chicago Fire FC).
- 8': Miguel Berry (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Carlos Terán (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Jonathan Pérez (LA Galaxy).
- 10': Foul by Jonathan Dean (Chicago Fire FC).
- 10': Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Allan Arigoni (Chicago Fire FC).
- 12': Jonathan Pérez (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Martín Cáceres.
- 18': Foul by Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC).
- 18': Jonathan Pérez (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Chicago Fire FC).
- 19': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Foul by Edwin Cerrillo (LA Galaxy).
- 21': Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Edwin Cerrillo (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Foul by Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC).
- 28': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Miki Yamane.
- 29': Foul by Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC).
- 29': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Delay in match because of an injury Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy).
- 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31': Foul by Allan Arigoni (Chicago Fire FC).
- 31': Julián Aude (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, LA Galaxy 1. Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabian Herbers.
- 40': Attempt missed. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Riqui Puig.
- 41': Attempt missed. Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Rafael Czichos.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Miguel Berry (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Julián Aude with a cross.
- 43': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Rafael Czichos.
- 45': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Kellyn Acosta.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Julián Aude (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 45'+4': Foul by Edwin Cerrillo (LA Galaxy).
- 45'+4': Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+4': Edwin Cerrillo (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+6': Attempt missed. Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hugo Cuypers with a cross.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 1, LA Galaxy 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Chicago Fire FC 1, LA Galaxy 1.
- 45': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Arnaud Souquet replaces Mauricio Pineda.
- 47': Attempt missed. Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brian Gutiérrez.
- 48': Jonathan Pérez (LA Galaxy) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Mark Delgado.
- 49': Delay in match because of an injury Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC).
- 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 50': Attempt missed. Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Maren Haile-Selassie with a cross.
- 51': Attempt saved. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 53': Foul by Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC).
- 53': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt saved. Arnaud Souquet (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Allan Arigoni.
- 59': Attempt missed. Jonathan Pérez (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Riqui Puig.
- 59': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Dejan Joveljic replaces Jonathan Pérez.
- 61': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 2, LA Galaxy 1. Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal.
- 63': Attempt saved. Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arnaud Souquet.
- 65': Attempt missed. Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maren Haile-Selassie.
- 66': Attempt missed. Julián Aude (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Riqui Puig.
- 66': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Tom Barlow replaces Hugo Cuypers.
- 69': Attempt saved. Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mark Delgado.
- 69': Attempt saved. Julián Aude (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 70': Foul by Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC).
- 70': Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Miguel Berry (LA Galaxy).
- 72': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Daniel Aguirre replaces Edwin Cerrillo.
- 72': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Mauricio Cuevas replaces Julián Aude.
- 74': Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Foul by Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC).
- 74': Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Gastón Giménez replaces Kellyn Acosta.
- 76': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Georgios Koutsias replaces Maren Haile-Selassie.
- 77': Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Foul by Carlos Terán (Chicago Fire FC).
- 77': Attempt blocked. Miguel Berry (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Miki Yamane.
- 77': Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Mauricio Cuevas (LA Galaxy).
- 77': Mauricio Cuevas (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Foul by Tom Barlow (Chicago Fire FC).
- 78': Miki Yamane (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Arnaud Souquet.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Mauricio Cuevas with a cross.
- 82': Delay in match because of an injury Chris Brady (Chicago Fire FC).
- 82': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Diego Fagúndez replaces Miguel Berry.
- 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 85': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Chris Mueller replaces Brian Gutiérrez.
- 88': Allan Arigoni (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Diego Fagúndez (LA Galaxy).
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Tom Barlow (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Arnaud Souquet following a fast break.
- 90'+4': Foul by Allan Arigoni (Chicago Fire FC).
- 90'+4': Mark Delgado (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Allan Arigoni (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Arnaud Souquet.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 2, LA Galaxy 1.
- 0': Match ends, Chicago Fire FC 2, LA Galaxy 1.
Statistics
 LA |
CHI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 63.9 | Possession | 36.1 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 656 | Accurate Passes | 350 |
| 740 | Passes | 412 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 15 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 40 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 13 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 16 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 8 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Soldier Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Attendance: 25,237
Venue: Soldier Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Attendance: 25,237
MLS Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1 | +4 | 3 |
| 2 | FC Dallas | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 3 | Austin FC | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 4 | LAFC | 1 | +1 | 3 |
Line-Ups
Chicago Fire FC (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 34 | Chris Brady (GK) |
| 4 | Carlos Terán |
| 5 | Rafael Czichos |
| 22 | Mauricio Pineda  |
| 24 | Jonathan Dean |
| 27 | Allan Arigoni |
| 23 | Kellyn Acosta |
| 21 | Fabian Herbers |
| 17 | Brian Gutiérrez |
| 9 | Hugo Cuypers |
| 7 | Maren Haile-Selassie |
LA Galaxy (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 35 | Novak Micovic (GK) |
| 22 | Martín Cáceres |
| 4 | Maya Yoshida |
| 3 | Julian Aude |
| 2 | Miki Yamane |
| 20 | Edwin Cerrillo |
| 10 | Ricard Puig |
| 8 | Marky Delgado |
| 27 | Miguel Berry |
| 18 | Jonathan Pérez |
| 11 | Gabriel Pec |
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