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Chicago Fire Dominates Minnesota United at Allianz Field
Saint Paul, Minnesota – Chicago Fire secured a convincing victory on their visit to Allianz Field, overcoming Minnesota United FC with a score of 3-0. The match, corresponding to matchday 31 of the Major League Soccer regular season, saw the visiting team impose their game from the start, reflected in a 65% ball possession.
Chicago Fire opened the scoring in the 26th minute with a goal from J. Waterman, followed by a goal from D. D’Avilla in the 41st minute, assisted by A. Franco. Minnesota United, with 35% possession, struggled to find their rhythm, but were frustrated by Chicago’s solid defense. W. Trapp and M. Duggan received yellow cards for Minnesota in the 40th and 59th minutes, respectively, reflecting the frustration on the field.
In the second half, Chicago Fire continued to dominate. P. Zinckernagel extended the lead in the 70th minute with the third goal for the visitors. Despite a missed penalty by H. Cuypers in the 86th minute, the control of the game was never in doubt. N. Romero of Minnesota and J. Elliott of Chicago received yellow cards in the 87th minute. The match concluded with a clear demonstration of superiority by Chicago Fire, who added three valuable points in their quest for the playoffs.
Substitutions minnesota united fc: at minute 56 A. Randell came in and J. Pereyra went out., at minute 56 O. Gene came in and M. Boxall went out., at minute 56 D. Fitz came in and B. Hlongwane went out., at minute 56 W. Trapp came in and R. Lod went out., at minute 72 A. Markanich came in and J. Rosales went out.
Substitutions chicago fire: at minute 79 J. Bamba came in and M. Haile-Selassie went out., at minute 79 P. Zinckernagel came in and B. Gutierrez went out., at minute 90 A. Franco came in and R. Kouame went out., at minute 90 J. Dean came in and L. Barroso went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Minnesota United FC
Chicago Fire
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