Chicago Fire 3 (14-9-6, 48 points) v. D.C. United 0 (8-17-4, 28 points)
Sept. 16, 2017 – Toyota Park, Bridgeview, Ill.
Player Notes
- Ian Harkes made his first start since July 29 and 20th of the season.
- Luciano Acosta made his 25th start of 2017, tying his mark from last season.
- Chris Odoi-Atsem made his fifth career start.
- Bill Hamid posted at least six saves in a match for the fifth time this season. He now has 98 on the year.
- Bruno Miranda made his first away appearance and first appearance since Aug. 13.
#CHIvDC Notes
- United are now 22-20-15 against Chicago all-time.
- The Black-and-Red are 7-11-10 against the Fire away from home all-time.
- United lost in Chicago for the first time since 2013.
Match Notes
- United are now 283-276-132 in franchise history.
- The Black-and-Red are 1-7-1 against Eastern Conference sides away from home this season.
- D.C. are 2-15-1 when their opponents score first.
Goals by Half
1st Half | 2nd Half | Total | |
Chicago Fire | 1 | 2 | 3 |
D.C. United | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Misconduct Summary
Minute | Team | Offender | Reason |
15' | CHI | Brandon Vincent | Unsporting Behavior |
Scoring Summary
Minute | Team | Goalscorer | Assisted by |
23' | CHI | Ian Harkes (OG) | |
62' | CHI | Brandon Vincent | Arturo Alvarez, Drew Conner |
90' | CHI | Nemanja Nikolic (PK) |
Box Score
Team | Shots | Shots on Goal | Corners | Offsides | Possession (%) | Saves |
Chicago Fire | 21 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 43 | 4 |
D.C. United | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 57 | 6 |
Chicago Fire lineup:
Matt Lampson; Brandon Vincent, Jonathan Campbell, Johan Kappelhof, Matt Polster; Dax McCarty, Drew Conner; David Accam, Luis Solignac, Arturo Alvarez (Joao Meira 71'); Nemanja Nikolic (David Arshakyan 90'+1)
Unused Substitutes: Richard Sánchez, Michael Harrington, Brandt Bronico, Djordje Mihailovic
D.C. United lineup:
Bill Hamid; Nick DeLeon, Kofi Opare, Steve Birnbaum (Zoltán Stieber 78'), Chris Odoi-Atsem, Russell Canouse, Ian Harkes; Lloyd Sam, Luciano Acosta, Paul Arriola (Bruno Miranda 84'); Deshorn Brown (Patrick Mullins 62')
Unused Substitutes: Steve Clark, Jalen Robinson, Marcelo Sarvas, Chris Korb