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Regular season · 2017 · Matchday 6

Chicago 1–0Columbus.

April 8, 2017 · SeatGeek Stadium · 16,434 announced.

Chicago Fire

Veljko Paunović

  • Nemanja Nikolic 22'

1–0

FT

xG 0.82 – 0.94

Columbus Crew SC

Gregg Berhalter

Highlights

Watch it back.

HIGHLIGHTS | Chicago Fire vs. Columbus Crew SC | April 8, 2017Watch on YouTube · @MLS

Timeline

How it unfolded.

  1. GoalNemanja Nikolic22'
  2. SubstitutionDrew Connerfor Jonathan Campbell55'
  3. 60'SubstitutionNiko Hansenfor Mohammed Abu
  4. SubstitutionDaniel Johnsonfor David Accam73'
  5. 73'SubstitutionWaylon Francisfor Jukka Raitala
  6. 79'SubstitutionAdam Jahnfor Ethan Finlay

Team statistics

The box score.

45.4
Possession %
54.6
11
Shots
12
6
Shots on target
3
4
Corners
5
8
Fouls
12
2
Offsides
1
1
Yellow cards
1
0
Red cards
0
3
Saves
5
438
Passes
507
348
Accurate passes
434
79%
Pass accuracy
86%
0
Penalty goals
0
0
Penalties taken
0
9
Crosses
26
4
Accurate crosses
7
70
Long balls
47
33
Accurate long balls
24
2
Blocked shots
2
14
Tackles won
6
17
Tackles
7
0
Interceptions
0
27
Clearances
11
27
Clearances attempted
11

Lineups

Who played.

Chicago Fire3-4-3

  1. 1Jorge Bava G
  2. 16Jonathan Campbell CD↓
  3. 66João Meira CD-L
  4. 4Johan Kappelhof CD-R
  5. 31Bastian Schweinsteiger CM-L
  6. 6Dax McCarty CM-RA
  7. 3Brandon Vincent LM
  8. 5Michael Harrington RM
  9. 23Nemanja Nikolic FG
  10. 11David Accam CF-L↓
  11. 8Michael de Leeuw CF-R

Bench

  1. 10David Arshakyan SUB
  2. 20Daniel Johnson SUB↑
  3. 18Drew Conner SUB↑
  4. 22Patrick Doody SUB
  5. 12Arturo Álvarez SUB
  6. 28Matt Lampson SUB
  7. 13Brandt Bronico SUB

Columbus Crew SC4-2-3-1

  1. 23Zack Steffen G
  2. 24Nicolai Naess CD-L
  3. 21Alex Crognale CD-R
  4. 2Jukka Raitala LB↓
  5. 16Hector Jimenez RB
  6. 7Artur AM
  7. 8Mohammed Abu LM↓
  8. 20Wil Trapp RM
  9. 11Ola Kamara F
  10. 9Justin Meram AM-L
  11. 13Ethan Finlay AM-R↓

Bench

  1. 12Adam Jahn SUB↑
  2. 14Waylon Francis SUB↑
  3. 30Logan Ketterer SUB
  4. 3Josh Williams SUB
  5. 18Cristian Martínez SUB
  6. 28Niko Hansen SUB↑
  7. 31Connor Maloney SUB

Match facts

Match facts

Kickoff
Saturday, April 8, 2017 at 2:00 PM EDT
Competition
Regular season · 2017 · Matchday 6
Venue
SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance
16,434
Chicago coach
Veljko Paunović
Columbus coach
Gregg Berhalter
Expected points
1.18 – 1.48

Attendance is the announced figure. Kickoff times are shown in Eastern time.