MLS

Charlotte FC vs Chicago Fire FC, 2024 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Charlotte FC
  • 8': Karol Swiderski
  • 30': Júnior Urso
  • 45'+1': Karol Swiderski
  • 58': Liel Abada
FT
4 - 3
Chicago Fire FC
  • 25': Fabian Herbers
  • 67': Kellyn Acosta
  • 90'+3': Tom Barlow

About

Charlotte FC are hosting Chicago Fire FC at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the MLS.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Offside, Charlotte FC. Karol Swiderski is caught offside.
  • 3': Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 3': Foul by Júnior Urso (Charlotte FC).
  • 6': Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 6': Foul by Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 6': Attempt missed. Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fabian Herbers.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Dean (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 6': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Tim Ream.
  • 8': Goal! Charlotte FC 1, Chicago Fire FC 0. Karol Swiderski (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Pep Biel.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Pep Biel (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Brandt Bronico.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Karol Swiderski (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Liel Abada.
  • 15': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Chris Brady.
  • 16': Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Foul by Liel Abada (Charlotte FC).
  • 16': Liel Abada (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Pep Biel (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Liel Abada.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Ariel Lassiter (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Dean with a cross.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Pep Biel (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 20': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Chris Brady.
  • 23': Ariel Lassiter (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Júnior Urso (Charlotte FC).
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Ariel Lassiter (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brian Gutiérrez.
  • 25': Goal! Charlotte FC 1, Chicago Fire FC 1. Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Júnior Urso (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Adilson Malanda.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ariel Lassiter.
  • 30': Goal! Charlotte FC 2, Chicago Fire FC 1. Júnior Urso (Charlotte FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pep Biel.
  • 32': Delay in match because of an injury Wyatt Omsberg (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 34': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Tobias Salquist replaces Wyatt Omsberg because of an injury.
  • 35': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Brian Gutiérrez is caught offside.
  • 39': Pep Biel (Charlotte FC) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Liel Abada following a fast break.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Karol Swiderski (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonathan Dean with a cross.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Giorgos Koutsias (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kellyn Acosta.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rafael Czichos.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Brian Gutiérrez.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Goal! Charlotte FC 3, Chicago Fire FC 1. Karol Swiderski (Charlotte FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nathan Byrne with a cross.
  • 45'+2': Arnaud Souquet (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC).
  • 45'+4': Foul by Tim Ream (Charlotte FC).
  • 45'+4': Jonathan Dean (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brian Gutiérrez.
  • 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Charlotte FC 3, Chicago Fire FC 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Charlotte FC 3, Chicago Fire FC 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Justin Reynolds replaces Arnaud Souquet.
  • 47': Foul by Liel Abada (Charlotte FC).
  • 47': Justin Reynolds (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC).
  • 48': Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Karol Swiderski (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Júnior Urso.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathan Byrne.
  • 54': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Chris Brady.
  • 54': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Jonathan Dean.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Tim Ream (Charlotte FC) header from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ashley Westwood.
  • 56': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Tim Ream.
  • 57': Andrew Privett (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Liel Abada (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 58': Goal! Charlotte FC 4, Chicago Fire FC 1. Liel Abada (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Karol Swiderski.
  • 59': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Chris Mueller replaces Fabian Herbers.
  • 59': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Tom Barlow replaces Giorgos Koutsias.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gastón Giménez.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Pep Biel (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karol Swiderski.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Chris Mueller (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brian Gutiérrez.
  • 64': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Federico Navarro replaces Gastón Giménez.
  • 64': Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 64': Foul by Federico Navarro (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 64': Federico Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 67': Goal! Charlotte FC 4, Chicago Fire FC 2. Kellyn Acosta (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Federico Navarro.
  • 69': Karol Swiderski (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 72': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Kerwin Vargas replaces Liel Abada.
  • 72': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Djibril Diani replaces Júnior Urso.
  • 73': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Patrick Agyemang replaces Karol Swiderski.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Tom Barlow (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Chris Mueller.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Pep Biel (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Djibril Diani.
  • 74': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Tobias Salquist.
  • 76': Foul by Pep Biel (Charlotte FC).
  • 76': Justin Reynolds (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 78': Nathan Byrne (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Jamie Paterson replaces Pep Biel.
  • 80': Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 85': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Nathan Byrne.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Patrick Agyemang.
  • 88': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Iuri Tavares replaces Brandt Bronico.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Iuri Tavares (Charlotte FC) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jamie Paterson with a cross.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Chris Mueller (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brian Gutiérrez with a through ball.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Charlotte FC 4, Chicago Fire FC 3. Tom Barlow (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chris Mueller following a fast break.
  • 90'+3': Kristijan Kahlina (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+6': Offside, Charlotte FC. Patrick Agyemang is caught offside.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Charlotte FC 4, Chicago Fire FC 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Charlotte FC 4, Chicago Fire FC 3.

Statistics

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5 Fouls 8
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 5
6 Saves 4
57 Possession 43
18 SHOTS 19
7 ON GOAL 10
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
482 Accurate Passes 347
550 Passes 414
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 3
21 Crosses 15
0.1 Cross % 0.2
45 Long Balls 57
20 Accurate Long Balls 32
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
6 Blocked Shots 4
10 Effective Tackles 5
12 Tackles 10
0.8 Tackle % 0.5
4 Interceptions 6
10 Effective Clearances 16
10 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Bank of America Stadium
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Attendance: 26,899

MLS Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Inter Miami CF 34 +30 74
2 Columbus Crew 34 +32 66
3 FC Cincinnati 34 +10 59
4 Orlando City SC 34 +9 52
Full Standings

Line-Ups

CLT Charlotte FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Kristijan Kahlina (GK) Yellow Card
34 Andrew Privett
29 Adilson Malanda
3 Tim Ream
14 Nathan Byrne
13 Brandt Bronico
8 Ashley Westwood
30 Júnior Urso
9 Karol Swiderski
11 Liel Abada Yellow Card
10 Pep Biel
Charlotte FC Substitutes:
Patrick Agyemang, Djibril Diani, Jamie Paterson, David Bingham, Kerwin Vargas, Iuri Tavares, Jaylin Lindsey, Bill Tuiloma, Jere Uronen.

CHI Chicago Fire FC (3-5-2)

No. Name
34 Chris Brady (GK)
16 Wyatt Omsberg
5 Rafael Czichos
2 Arnaud Souquet
21 Fabian Herbers
23 Kellyn Acosta
30 Gastón Giménez
11 Ariel Lassiter
24 Jonathan Dean
17 Brian Gutierrez
19 Georgios Koutsias
Chicago Fire FC Substitutes:
Mauricio Pineda, Federico Navarro, Justin Reynolds, Carlos Terán, Tom Barlow, Tobias Salquist, Spencer Richey, Christopher Mueller, Allan Arigoni.

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