Chicago 3-1 Kansas City (Mar 19, 2022) Commentary

Sporting Kansas City

11-7-16, 40 PTS

Kacper Przybylko - 30', 82'
Xherdan Shaqiri - 50' Pen

Roger Espinoza - 56'

1
Slonina
6
Navarro
5
Czichos
20
Omsberg
2
Sekulic
30
Giménez
22
Pineda
21
Herbers
10
Shaqiri
99
Ivanov
11
Przybylko

No.Name
1Gaga Slonina
5Rafael Czichos
20Wyatt Omsberg
6Miguel Navarro
2Boris Sekulic
10Xherdan Shaqiri
30Gastón Giménez
22Mauricio Pineda 31Federico Navarro
11Kacper Przybylko
21Fabian Herbers 3Jonathan Bornstein
99Stanislav Ivanov 40Brian Gutierrez

Substitutes
27Kendall Burks
37Javier Casas
33Victor Bezerra
9Chinonso Offor
14Jhon Jairo Espinoza
18Spencer Richey

Soldier Field

6:00 PM, March 19, 2022Coverage: ESPN+

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Attendance: 9,352

Referees:
Timothy Ford

Chicago Fire FC

Sporting Kansas City

- Match ends, Chicago Fire FC 3, Sporting Kansas City 1.
90'+5' Second Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 3, Sporting Kansas City 1.
90'+4' Attempt saved. Nikola Vujnovic (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolas Isimat-Mirin.
90'+1' Foul by Nikola Vujnovic (Sporting Kansas City).
90'+1' Boris Sekulic (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1' Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Gastón Giménez.
90' Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90' Foul by Boris Sekulic (Chicago Fire FC).
90' Felipe Hernández (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87' Attempt blocked. Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikola Vujnovic.
87' Attempt blocked. Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
86' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Jake Davis replaces Roger Espinoza.
86' Kacper Przybylko (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86' Foul by Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City).
85' Attempt missed. Miguel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
84' Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Kortne Ford.
82' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 3, Sporting Kansas City 1. Kacper Przybylko (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brian Gutiérrez.
80' Kacper Przybylko (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
80' Foul by Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Sporting Kansas City).
79' Attempt missed. Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
77' Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
77' Foul by Miguel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC).
77' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Logan Ndenbe replaces Ben Sweat.
77' Attempt missed. Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
77' Attempt missed. Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri with a cross following a corner.
76' Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Andreu Fontàs.
76' Attempt blocked. Kacper Przybylko (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Bornstein.
75' Kacper Przybylko (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75' Foul by Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City).
74' Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card.
74' Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
74' Foul by Federico Navarro (Chicago Fire FC).
73' Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
73' Foul by Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC).
73' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jonathan Bornstein replaces Fabian Herbers.
73' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Federico Navarro replaces Mauricio Pineda.
72' Attempt missed. Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
71' Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Marinos Tzionis is caught offside.
69' Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69' Foul by Marinos Tzionis (Sporting Kansas City).
69' Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69' Foul by Miguel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC).
68' Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Nicolas Isimat-Mirin is caught offside.
68' Attempt blocked. Marinos Tzionis (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kortne Ford with a headed pass.
66' Marinos Tzionis (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
66' Foul by Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC).
65' Foul by Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC).
65' Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Brian Gutiérrez replaces Stanislav Ivanov.
62' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Marinos Tzionis replaces Cameron Duke.
61' Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Stanislav Ivanov is caught offside.
61' Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61' Foul by Cameron Duke (Sporting Kansas City).
59' Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Rémi Walter.
58' Miguel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
58' Foul by Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City).
56' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 2, Sporting Kansas City 1. Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Felipe Hernández.
54' Foul by Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC).
54' Cameron Duke (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
53' Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
53' Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Andreu Fontàs.
52' Stanislav Ivanov (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52' Foul by Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Sporting Kansas City).
51' Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Xherdan Shaqiri is caught offside.
50' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 2, Sporting Kansas City 0. Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
48' Penalty conceded by Kortne Ford (Sporting Kansas City) after a foul in the penalty area.
48' Penalty Chicago Fire FC. Mauricio Pineda draws a foul in the penalty area.
47' Miguel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47' Foul by Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City).
46' Attempt blocked. Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
45' Second Half begins Chicago Fire FC 1, Sporting Kansas City 0.
45'+1' First Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 1, Sporting Kansas City 0.
45' Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
43' Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Kacper Przybylko is caught offside.
43' Rafael Czichos (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
43' Foul by Nikola Vujnovic (Sporting Kansas City).
42' Attempt blocked. Kacper Przybylko (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stanislav Ivanov.
37' Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card.
35' Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
35' Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35' Foul by Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City).
34' Kortne Ford (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34' Foul by Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC).
32' Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32' Foul by Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City).
31' Roger Espinoza (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
31' Foul by Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC).
30' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, Sporting Kansas City 0. Kacper Przybylko (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabian Herbers.
27' Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Xherdan Shaqiri is caught offside.
25' Foul by Stanislav Ivanov (Chicago Fire FC).
25' Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24' Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24' Foul by Miguel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC).
23' Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Fabian Herbers is caught offside.
22' Foul by Rémi Walter (Sporting Kansas City).
22' Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
15' Miguel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15' Foul by Felipe Hernández (Sporting Kansas City).
14' Foul by Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC).
14' Cameron Duke (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10' Attempt blocked. Ben Sweat (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikola Vujnovic.
7' Stanislav Ivanov (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7' Foul by Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Sporting Kansas City).
6' Foul by Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC).
6' Cameron Duke (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3' Foul by Kortne Ford (Sporting Kansas City).
3' Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
2' Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Kacper Przybylko is caught offside.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	P
LAFC	34	19	7	8	+20	64
LA Galaxy	34	19	7	8	+19	64
Real Salt Lake	34	16	11	7	+17	59
Seattle Sounders FC	34	16	9	9	+16	57
Houston Dynamo FC	34	15	9	10	+8	54
Minnesota United FC	34	15	7	12	+9	52
Colorado Rapids	34	15	5	14	+1	50
Vancouver Whitecaps	34	13	8	13	+3	47
Portland Timbers	34	12	11	11	+9	47
Austin FC	34	11	9	14	-9	42
FC Dallas	34	11	8	15	-2	41
St. Louis CITY SC	34	8	13	13	-13	37
Sporting Kansas City	34	8	7	19	-15	31
San Jose Earthquakes	34	6	3	25	-37	21

Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	P
Inter Miami CF	34	22	8	4	+30	74
Columbus Crew	34	19	9	6	+32	66
FC Cincinnati	34	18	5	11	+10	59
Orlando City SC	34	15	7	12	+9	52
Charlotte FC	34	14	9	11	+9	51
New York City FC	34	14	8	12	+5	50
New York Red Bulls	34	11	14	9	+5	47
CF Montréal	34	11	10	13	-16	43
Atlanta United FC	34	10	10	14	-3	40
D.C. United	34	10	10	14	-18	40
Toronto FC	34	11	4	19	-21	37
Philadelphia Union	34	9	10	15	+7	37
Nashville SC	34	9	9	16	-16	36
New England Revolution	34	9	4	21	-37	31
Chicago Fire FC	34	7	9	18	-22	30

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