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Chicago Fire and Charlotte Deliver Thrilling Match at Soldier Field
Chicago, Illinois – In a game filled with emotions and twists, the Chicago Fire prevailed over Charlotte in a hard-fought encounter at Soldier Field. The home team, dominating possession with 57%, managed to convert their superiority into goals, although the visiting team showed resilience and determination.
The first half was clearly in favor of the Chicago Fire, who displayed effective attacking play. P. Zinckernagel opened the scoring in the 23rd minute, followed by B. Gutierrez just two minutes later, extending the lead. H. Cuypers increased the difference in the 33rd minute, leaving the score at 3 to 0 at halftime.
In the second half, Charlotte reacted with pride. P. Biel narrowed the gap in the 56th minute, followed by I. Toklomati in the 59th, bringing the visiting team dangerously close on the scoreboard. However, despite their efforts, Charlotte was unable to complete the comeback.
The match was marked by a total of seven yellow cards, five for the Chicago Fire and two for Charlotte, reflecting the intensity and fight on the field. The Chicago Fire dominated in total shots, with 11 attempts compared to Charlotte’s 8, although the effectiveness in front of goal was more even, with 5 shots on target for the home side and 2 for the visitors.
The encounter concluded with a victory for the Chicago Fire, but made it clear that Charlotte is a combative rival capable of challenging any team in Major League Soccer. The final score was Chicago Fire 3, Charlotte 2.
Substitutions charlotte: at minute 18 S. Doumbia came in and N. Scardina went out., at minute 46 L. Abada came in and D. Diani went out., at minute 86 B. Bronico came in and K. A. Calderon Vargas went out., at minute 89 I. Toklomati came in and T. Smalls went out.
Substitutions chicago fire: at minute 46 J. Bamba came in and M. Haile-Selassie went out., at minute 46 M. Pineda came in and D. D’Avilla went out., at minute 89 S. Oregel came in and K. Acosta went out., at minute 89 S. Rogers came in and O. Gonzalez went out., at minute 90 H. Cuypers came in and T. Barlow went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Chicago Fire
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Charlotte
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