MLS

Chicago Fire FC vs D.C. United, 2024 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Chicago Fire FC
  • 54': Andrew Gutman
FT
1 - 2
D.C. United
  • 26': Christian Benteke
  • 29': Gabriel Pirani

Pair of first-half goals all DC United need to top slumping Fire

D.C. United scored twice in three minutes in the first half, including Christian Benteke's MLS-leading 18th goal of the season, to notch a 2-1 win over the host Chicago Fire on Saturday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 3': Mateusz Klich (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Cristian Dájome (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jared Stroud.
  • 10': Foul by Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 10': Lucas Bartlett (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 13': Martín Rodríguez (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Jared Stroud (D.C. United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Dájome.
  • 21': Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 21': Foul by Cristian Dájome (D.C. United).
  • 23': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Carlos Terán.
  • 24': Foul by Christopher McVey (D.C. United).
  • 24': Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Jared Stroud (D.C. United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 26': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 0, D.C. United 1. Christian Benteke (D.C. United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mateusz Klich with a cross.
  • 29': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 0, D.C. United 2. Gabriel Pirani (D.C. United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mateusz Klich.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Jared Stroud (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cristian Dájome.
  • 32': Foul by Allan Arigoni (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 32': Pedro Santos (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 33': Mateusz Klich (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Pirani (D.C. United).
  • 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 40': Kellyn Acosta (Chicago Fire FC) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box.
  • 41': Christian Benteke (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Foul by Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 42': Hand ball by Christopher McVey (D.C. United).
  • 43': Arnaud Souquet (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Gabriel Pirani (D.C. United).
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Cristian Dájome (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Andrew Gutman (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 45'+1': Andrew Gutman (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 0, D.C. United 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Chicago Fire FC 0, D.C. United 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Tom Barlow replaces Allan Arigoni.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Gutman with a cross.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Tom Barlow (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kellyn Acosta.
  • 51': Foul by Mateusz Klich (D.C. United).
  • 51': Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Lucas Bartlett.
  • 54': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, D.C. United 2. Andrew Gutman (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 55': Andrew Gutman (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Mateusz Klich (D.C. United).
  • 57': Substitution, D.C. United. Theodore Ku-DiPietro replaces Gabriel Pirani.
  • 57': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Lucas Bartlett.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Theodore Ku-DiPietro (D.C. United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Dájome.
  • 65': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Arnaud Souquet.
  • 65': Arnaud Souquet (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Garrison Tubbs (D.C. United).
  • 68': Substitution, D.C. United. Jacob Murrell replaces Jared Stroud.
  • 68': Substitution, D.C. United. Dominique Badji replaces Christian Benteke.
  • 69': Foul by Lucas Bartlett (D.C. United).
  • 69': Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Cristian Dájome (D.C. United).
  • 72': Tom Barlow (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Dominique Badji (D.C. United).
  • 73': Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Dominique Badji (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 74': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Justin Reynolds replaces Kellyn Acosta.
  • 74': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Fabian Herbers replaces Andrew Gutman.
  • 75': Foul by Christopher McVey (D.C. United).
  • 75': Tom Barlow (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 78': Foul by Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 78': Lucas Bartlett (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Substitution, D.C. United. Russell Canouse replaces Garrison Tubbs.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Jacob Murrell (D.C. United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateusz Klich with a through ball.
  • 84': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Chris Brady.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Theodore Ku-DiPietro (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Martín Rodríguez following a corner.
  • 86': Foul by Martín Rodríguez (D.C. United).
  • 86': Justin Reynolds (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 86': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jonathan Dean replaces Arnaud Souquet.
  • 88': Foul by Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 88': Mateusz Klich (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 89': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Gastón Giménez.
  • 90': Mateusz Klich (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90': Hand ball by Cristian Dájome (D.C. United).
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Mateusz Klich.
  • 90'+4': Dominique Badji (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 1, D.C. United 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Chicago Fire FC 1, D.C. United 2.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 3
1 Saves 1
34.9 Possession 65.1
9 SHOTS 6
3 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
248 Accurate Passes 534
334 Passes 620
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 2
8 Crosses 18
0.4 Cross % 0.1
58 Long Balls 68
19 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 1
13 Effective Tackles 14
24 Tackles 17
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
5 Interceptions 9
33 Effective Clearances 22
33 Clearances 22

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: SeatGeek Stadium
Location: Bridgeview, Illinois, USA
Attendance: 16,426

MLS Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Atlanta United FC 0 0 0
2 CF Montréal 0 0 0
3 Charlotte FC 0 0 0
4 Chicago Fire FC 0 0 0
Full Standings

Line-Ups

CHI Chicago Fire FC (5-4-1)

No. Name
34 Chris Brady (GK)
4 Carlos Terán
16 Wyatt Omsberg
2 Arnaud Souquet
15 Andrew Gutman Yellow Card
27 Allan Arigoni
30 Gastón Giménez
23 Kellyn Acosta
17 Brian Gutierrez
7 Maren Haile-Selassie
9 Hugo Cuypers
Chicago Fire FC Substitutes:
Tobias Salquist, Javier Casas, Fabian Herbers, Justin Reynolds, Spencer Richey, Tom Barlow, Christopher Mueller, Jonathan Dean, Federico Navarro.

DC D.C. United (5-4-1)

No. Name
24 Alex Bono (GK)
3 Lucas Bartlett
16 Garrison Tubbs
97 Christopher McVey
7 Pedro Santos
11 Cristián Dájome
14 Martín Rodríguez
43 Mateusz Klich
10 Gabriel Pirani
8 Jared Stroud
20 Christian Benteke
D.C. United Substitutes:
Theodore Ku-Dipietro, Dominique Badji, Luis Zamudio, Russell Canouse, Jacob Murrell, Jeremy Garay, Hayden Sargis.

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