New York City FC thrashes Chicago Fire in a thrilling match
New York City FC secured a resounding 3-2 victory over the Chicago Fire in a thrilling match at Citi Field in Flushing.
The game started with a clear dominance by New York City FC, who scored two goals within the first 22 minutes. A. Martinez opened the scoring in the 15th minute with an assist from M. Moralez, and then repeated the feat in the 22nd minute after an assist from K. Parks.
The Chicago Fire attempted to react, but the New York City FC defense proved to be solid. The home team even had a goal disallowed for offside in the 30th minute, when S. Rodriguez found himself in an off-side position.
The second half began at a faster pace, with the Chicago Fire going all-out in search of a goal. However, New York City FC remained calm and continued to control the match.
In the 78th minute, H. Cuypers finally managed to break through the New York City FC defense and score the first goal for the Chicago Fire. This goal woke up the visiting team, who went on the attack looking for the equalizer.
In the final minutes, the match turned into a real spectacle. The Chicago Fire managed to score a penalty in the 90th minute, with a goal from B. Gutierrez. Despite the final effort from the Chicago Fire, New York City FC managed to hold on to their lead and take all three points.
Match statistics:
New York City FC: 58% possession, 12 shots (4 on target, 6 off target), 12 corners, 7 fouls, 2 yellow cards, 0 red cards
Chicago Fire: 42% possession, 9 shots (3 on target, 2 off target), 4 corners, 14 fouls, 2 yellow cards, 0 red cards
The match was officiated by Malik Badawi, an American referee.
Substitutions chicago fire: at minute 46 C. Mueller came in and A. Arigoni went out., at minute 46 T. Salquist came in and C. Teran went out., at minute 72 J. Reynolds came in and A. Gutman went out., at minute 72 G. Koutsias came in and M. Haile-Selassie went out., at minute 72 F. Navarro came in and K. Acosta went out.
Substitutions new york city fc: at minute 71 J. Fernandez came in and M. Moralez went out., at minute 72 K. O’Toole came in and C. McFarlane went out., at minute 79 J. Mijatovic came in and A. Martinez went out., at minute 85 J. Haak came in and S. Rodriguez went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
New York City FC
Chicago Fire
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