Kick off @ 7:08pm
Play-by-Play
- 3’: low cross by 20 Emilio Renteria Crew but cleared out for corner. Corner kick ineffective.
- Nothing going on in the first 5 minute of the game. Mostly CC possession.
- 8’: Possession evening out 50/50
- 9’: GOAL Eddie Gaven on first shot of game from top left outside the box. Not a good start for Chicago Fire. Assisted by 29 Sean Francis
- 10’: Corner Kick Fire. No troubles for Crew to clear out.
- 12’: Back to back corner kicks for CF, no harm done.
- 15’: Corner Kick Crew, no harm
- 16’ Shot by Emilio Renteria from inside, right box but save by Sean Johnson low at him. Quick distribution out to Patrick Nyarko, but counter attack was prevented
- 20’ Conner kick Crew. No result.
- 26’ foul by 37 Dilly Duka on 14 Patrick Nyarko. Free Kick Fire from 30 yds out. Free kick was intended as a chipped pass into the box by 17 Pavel Padro but it was easily taken by Andy Gruenbaum. Fire still have not shots on goal.
- 29’ cross by 12 Eddie Gaven take by 25 Sean Johnson for an easy save.
- 35’ low cross by 3 Dan Gargan into the 6-yard box no one on the receiving end.
- 36’ shot by 9 Federico Puppo at Crew Keeper. Cross by 3 Dan Gargan. First shot on goal for Fire
- 41’ Mistake by CC29 Shaun Francis led to breakaway opportunity for CF14 Patrick Nyarko missing his shot wide right
- 42’ shot by CC29 Shaun Francis from top left of box. Easy foward save at the near post for CFGK25 Sean Johnson
- 43’ Shot by CF14 Patrick Nyarko right at CCGK30 Andy Gruenbaum
- 44’ GOAL -> Cross low by CC12 Eddie Gaven to CC20 Emilio Renteria to short post. Turned and finessed top right conrer
- 45’ again through ball to CC20 Renteria for break away, but shot pulled barely left of goal.
- 45’ free kick for fire. Right flank, crossed into box but safely headed out of bounce. HALFTIME
- 2nd Half 15->9 & 8->16 Chicago Fire Subsitutions
- 47’ another bad backpass by CC6 Tony Tchani and shot by CF8 Oduro. Great save by Andy Greunbaum. Corner kick. Off of corner kick shot deflected and another shot by Fire. Greunbaum got another piece of it and corner kick for Fire. No harm on following play.
- 50’ Fire’s substitution seems to make an impact on game. More pace
- 50’ Substitution for Crew 32 -> 29
- 52’ CC11 Duka shot from top middle of box. Hit the cross bar and bounced down in front of the goal line and picked up GK Sean Johnson.
- 56’ cross by CC11 into the middle of the box to CC20 Emilio Renteria who headed the ball wide right of the goal.
- 60’ substitution for Fire 11->12.
- 61’ shot by CF11 Paladini high middle of goal.
- 67’ yellow card to CC7 Bernardo Anor
- 68’ save by CC30. Shot by CF15 Barouch
- 72’ corner kick Fire – headed by Fire player and cleared off the line by 12 Eddie Gaven ball cleared wide
- 72’ GOAL. cleared corner kick was taken and then immediated crossed into the middle on top of the six in by CF11 Paladini to CF22 Berry.
- 80’ shot by CC20 Renteria from right inside box at gk. Sean Johnsone with the save and parried over the goal for corner kick
- 81’ cross back in from corner kcik and saved by CFGK25 and palmed away from the box.
- 82’ yellow card issued to CF13 Ganzalo Segares
- 86’ corner kick attempt for Fire, but cleared out of the box. Ball eventually goes out for a goal kick and the Crew can relax.
- 88’ Crew GK elects to take his time on free kick to slow the game down
- 90’ – 3 added minutes of stoppage time
- 90’ crew go the corner to waste time
- 91’ shot by CC20 Renteria fired high of goal.
- 92’ last stitch efforts by Fire turned away by Crew’s defense. Multiple crosses cleared
- FINAL Crew 2, Fire 1
