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Regular season · 2018 · Matchday 26

Chicago 1–1Columbus.

August 23, 2018 · SeatGeek Stadium · 8,551 announced.

Chicago Fire

Veljko Paunović

  • Nemanja Nikolic 67'

1–1

FT

xG 1.52 – 0.65

Columbus Crew SC

Gregg Berhalter

  • Niko Hansen 87'

Highlights

Watch it back.

HIGHLIGHTS: Chicago Fire vs. Columbus Crew SC | August 23, 2018Watch on YouTube · @MLS

Timeline

How it unfolded.

  1. 57'SubstitutionNiko Hansenfor Ricardo Clark
  2. 57'SubstitutionFederico Higuaínfor Justin Meram
  3. SubstitutionAleksandar Kataifor Michael de Leeuw60'
  4. SubstitutionMohammed Adamsfor Djordje Mihailovic66'
  5. GoalNemanja Nikolic67'
  6. 81'SubstitutionPatrick Mullinsfor Gaston Sauro
  7. 87'GoalNiko Hansen
  8. SubstitutionAlan Gordonfor Brandt Bronico90'+3'

Team statistics

The box score.

46
Possession %
54
11
Shots
12
3
Shots on target
6
2
Corners
4
10
Fouls
7
3
Offsides
1
3
Yellow cards
1
0
Red cards
0
5
Saves
2
495
Passes
575
420
Accurate passes
492
85%
Pass accuracy
86%
0
Penalty goals
0
0
Penalties taken
0
8
Crosses
20
2
Accurate crosses
7
65
Long balls
83
35
Accurate long balls
58
2
Blocked shots
3
11
Tackles won
11
17
Tackles
15
10
Interceptions
12
21
Clearances
14
21
Clearances attempted
14

Lineups

Who played.

Chicago Fire3-4-2-1

  1. 30Stefan Cleveland G
  2. 31Bastian Schweinsteiger CD
  3. 3Brandon Vincent CD-L
  4. 4Johan Kappelhof CD-R
  5. 13Brandt Bronico CM-L↓
  6. 6Dax McCarty CM-R
  7. 7Raheem Edwards LM
  8. 22Nicolas Hasler RM
  9. 23Nemanja Nikolic FG
  10. 8Michael de Leeuw CF-L↓
  11. 14Djordje Mihailovic CF-R↓

Bench

  1. 45Richard Sánchez SUB
  2. 19Mohammed Adams SUB↑
  3. 18Drew Conner SUB
  4. 21Alan Gordon SUB↑
  5. 20Daniel Johnson SUB
  6. 26Christian Dean SUB
  7. 10Aleksandar Katai SUB↑

Columbus Crew SC4-2-3-1

  1. 23Zack Steffen G
  2. 22Gaston Sauro CD-L↓
  3. 3Josh Williams CD-R
  4. 19Milton Valenzuela LB
  5. 25Harrison Afful RB
  6. 8Artur AM
  7. 6Wil Trapp LM
  8. 2Ricardo Clark RM↓
  9. 11Gyasi Zardes F
  10. 9Justin Meram AM-L↓
  11. 7Pedro Santos AM-R

Bench

  1. 16Hector Jimenez SUB
  2. 4Jonathan Mensah SUB
  3. 28Niko Hansen SUBG↑
  4. 24Jon Kempin SUB
  5. 10Federico Higuaín SUB↑
  6. 32Patrick Mullins SUB↑
  7. 13Mike Grella SUB

Match facts

Match facts

Kickoff
Thursday, August 23, 2018 at 7:00 PM EDT
Competition
Regular season · 2018 · Matchday 26
Venue
SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance
8,551
Chicago coach
Veljko Paunović
Columbus coach
Gregg Berhalter
Expected points
2.08 – 0.65

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