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Chicago Fire Demolishes DC United in Washington
Washington, D.C. – The Chicago Fire delivered a resounding defeat to DC United in their visit to Audi Field, in a match corresponding to the 26th matchday of the Major League Soccer regular season. The final score reflected the superiority of the visiting team, which seized every opportunity to breach the local defense.
From the opening whistle, the Chicago Fire showed their hunger for goals. Just 8 minutes in, M. Haile-Selassie opened the scoring, dealing a blow to DC United’s aspirations. The local response was hampered by a yellow card to G. Tubbs shortly after. The Chicago Fire continued their onslaught, and J. Bamba extended the lead in the 24th minute, thanks to an assist from P. Zinckernagel. T. Barlow joined the party with a double, scoring in the 30th and 44th minutes, the latter without an assist. Before halftime, J. Bamba received a yellow card.
In the second half, the Chicago Fire did not slow down. P. Zinckernagel scored in the 57th minute, further increasing the lead. DC United managed to pull one back in the 60th minute through D. Badji, but the reaction was short-lived. T. Barlow completed his hat-trick in the 65th minute, virtually sealing the victory for the visitors. The match was punctuated by yellow cards to K. Acosta and P. Zinckernagel. In the last minute of regulation time, B. Gutierrez put the icing on the cake, establishing the final score.
Despite having 57% possession of the ball, DC United failed to transform their dominance into goals, showing little effectiveness in front of goal (3 shots on target out of 15 attempts). For their part, the Chicago Fire, with 43% possession, was much more effective, scoring 7 goals with 11 shots on target. The match, refereed by Lorenzo Hernandez, highlighted the offensive power of the Chicago Fire at Audi Field.
Substitutions chicago fire: at minute 12 S. Williams came in and R. Kouame went out., at minute 46 B. Gutierrez came in and J. Bamba went out., at minute 46 L. Barroso came in and J. Dean went out., at minute 59 S. Rogers came in and J. Elliott went out., at minute 76 J. Shokalook came in and T. Barlow went out.
Substitutions dc united: at minute 46 R. Leal came in and R. Zouhir went out., at minute 58 D. Badji came in and J. Murrell went out., at minute 66 G. Turner came in and J. Stroud went out., at minute 80 D. Dodson came in and C. Antley went out., at minute 80 F. Barajas came in and Gabriel Pirani went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
DC United
Chicago Fire
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