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Chicago Fire Falls at Home to New York City FC in Thrilling Match
Chicago, Illinois – In a vibrant encounter at Soldier Field, the Chicago Fire couldn’t maintain their initial lead and succumbed to New York City FC with a score of 1-3. The match, corresponding to matchday 30 of the Major League Soccer regular season, left moments of great intensity for the fans.
The Chicago Fire started strongly, opening the scoring in the 13th minute thanks to a goal by P. Zinckernagel, assisted by B. Gutierrez. However, New York City FC reacted before halftime, with a goal by N. Mercau in the 40th minute, leveling the score.
The second half was dominated by the visiting team. In the 57th minute, A. Martinez gave New York City FC the lead. The contest remained tight until the final minutes when S. Garfield Reid sealed the match with a goal in the 90th minute, assisted by T. Gray, consolidating the victory for New York City FC.
Regarding the statistics, the Chicago Fire had a slight advantage in ball possession with 51%, while New York City FC recorded 49%. Both teams took 10 shots, but New York City FC was more effective, with 5 shots on target compared to Chicago Fire’s 3. Referee Pierre-Luc Lauziere cautioned A. O’Neill of New York City FC with a yellow card in the 37th minute.
Substitutions chicago fire: at minute 56 A. Franco came in and S. Oregel went out., at minute 67 J. Bamba came in and M. Haile-Selassie went out., at minute 81 J. Waterman came in and T. Barlow went out.
Substitutions new york city fc: at minute 71 A. O’Neill came in and J. Shore went out., at minute 80 N. Mercau came in and A. Ojeda went out., at minute 90 Raul Gustavo came in and S. Tanasijevic went out., at minute 90 A. Martinez came in and S. Garfield Reid went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Chicago Fire
New York City FC
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