Monday, April 29, 2024

Match Preview: Charlotte FC at Chicago Fire FC

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Kahlina did well to hang on to a strong Haile-Salassie shot and prevent the rebound. Soon after, Przybylko gave Charlotte FC a gift by skying a gilt-edged chance (which had looped over Adilson Malanda’s head from a deflection) and Rafael Czichos hit another opportunity right at Kahlina from close range. CLTFC then broke the deadlock in the 24th minute through a quality Ashley Westwood strike. Kerwin Vargas whipped in an in-swinging cross that was headed clear to the top of the box, where Westwood attacked it with a clean volley straight out of the air. A deflection took the strike past Chicago goalkeeper Chris Brady for the opening goal of the match.

home team, Chicago Fire

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After sending Kerwin Vargas through in the channel, the Argentine burst forward into the box to get across the near post. He was being tracked by Miguel Navarro, who tried to take him down on top of the box off the ball. After he rode that initial challenge, Navarro intentionally swiped out his legs as Uronen played the ball to him. A VAR review led referee Natalie Simon to point to the spot for a clear penalty. Chicago Fire FC Head Coach Frank Klopas made two changes at halftime to spark his team, bringing on Polish forward Kacper Przybylko and midfielder Maren Haile-Selassie, scorer of two goals off the bench against Inter Miami last time out.

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Head of Rehabilitation, First Team

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As it currently stands, three wins from the three remaining games would guarantee 8th place and hosting privileges for the first-round game against the 9th seed, regardless of scores elsewhere. Both teams in this matchup notched massive midweek wins in the last round of matches. Charlotte FC ran rampant over last-placed Toronto FC in a dominant home display, while Chicago Fire FC took down a Lionel Messi-less Inter Miami CF in front of 62,124 at Soldier Field. Mobile ticketing will allow ticket holders to conveniently manage, transfer (forward), or sell tickets and will aid in efforts to reduce the risk of lost or counterfeit tickets.

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Villa, who before joining New York City FC helped lead Spain to the 2010 FIFA World Cup title, had an immediate and lasting impact on the club. He led the team in scoring in each of his four seasons and won the 2016 Landon Donovan MLS MVP Award before leaving to play in Japan for Vissel Kobe after the 2018 MLS season. Chicago failed to properly clear the ball late in the first half and Swiderski made it pay, scoring from close range to forge a 2-2 tie. The goal was his team-leading seventh of the season, with all seven being scored in Charlotte. Match atmosphere is known for organized displays of stadium-wide support, particularly for matches of prime competitive importance. The matchup between Charlotte and Chicago features some all-time matches, despite the series only being three games so far.

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The Season So Far

Atlanta (3-3-3, 12 points) welcomed leading scorer Giorgos Giakoumakis back for his first start since a 3-0 home win over the Fire on March 31, after missing two games to a knee injury. The Atrium Health Fit Zone is an outdoor area located on the 100 level concourse by section 138 and features a miniature artificial turf pitch, where kids can play. Our youngest fans can practice their kicking and passing skills, and other fun interactive activities. Tensions burned throughout the match to the tune of nine yellow cards in total for both teams. Cambridge tapped in a goal to the left side of the net in the 81st minute to give Charlotte the crucial advantage.

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There was time for one more opportunity deep in second-half stoppage time, but this time center back Efrain Morales headed Almada's service wide of the left post. Then he picked out Giakoumakis' replacement, Daniel Rios, on the back post in the 85th minute, but Brady reacted superbly to deny Rios' close-range header. Then in the 31st minute, Brady dived to clearly push Saba Lobjanidze's dangerous header wide of the far post, but the play wasn't officially ruled a save.

Wednesday's match is the fourth win in a row for Charlotte FC in all competitions. Charlotte has now downed Chicago, New York City FC, and Atlanta United in MLS competition and Orlando City SC in U.S. Kacper Przybylko capped a two-goal performance by scoring in the 52nd minute to lift visiting Chicago Fire FC to a 3-2 victory over Charlotte FC on Saturday night. From that point on, CLTFC went into protect mode to keep their lead. With that in mind, Patrick Agyemang entered for Copetti to see the game out, and the game got extremely feisty. Derrick Jones and Kamil Jozwiak both picked up yellow cards in stoppage time.

The Fire are now unbeaten in three and riding a two-match winning streak up the table, putting together key results at exactly the right time in the playoff race. Overall, this matchup has never disappointed, giving the fans late fireworks each and every time. With a massive three points on the line yet again, Saturday will be sure to deliver another classic at the tail end of the season. CLTFC got their first goal back in the 68th minute through Karol Swiderski before Charlotte FC equalized matters in the 76th minute.

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In this period new talent emerged, including Jamaican striker Damani Ralph. Still, stagnating performances and the building strength of the Eastern Conference made Chicago's league position ever more tenuous. In 2004, the team missed the league playoffs for the first time in their history. After finding their footing during their inaugural season, New York City FC reeled off three playoff appearances in a row, making the Eastern Conference semi-finals in 2016, 2017 and 2018. The New York City FC roster was quickly built around international stars such as David Villa and Frank Lampard, giving the team credibility and a solid reputation from the very beginning.

Leading up to 2010, Chicago hired Carlos de los Cobos as head coach, previously manager of El Salvador.[9] Cuauhtémoc Blanco, Chris Rolfe and Gonzalo Segares all departed. More changes came in the summer transfer window with the trade of Justin Mapp to Philadelphia, the acquisition of Mexican international striker Nery Castillo, and the trade for former Swedish international midfielder Freddie Ljungberg. Defender Gonzalo Segares returned to the Fire, leaving Apollon Limassol after only six months away. Despite these reinforcements, the Fire failed to qualify for the playoffs for only the second time in club history. Brown retired at season's end, followed closely by the departures of Wilman Conde, Ljungberg, and Castillo.

Charlotte FC’s second season got off to a tough start, with one win, three draws, and five losses in the opening eight matches. However, the Crown were able to stabilize in an extremely congested April and May, rattling off five straight wins at home in the league and the U.S. Over the course of the summer, wins were hard to come by, but the team kept themselves in touching distance of the playoffs with five draws in their last six games before the Leagues Cup break. Meanwhile, Yallop was busy recruiting a new coaching staff which included "Ring of Fire" member and Chicago Fire veteran C. International striker Clint Mathis as the team's assistant coaches, adding Columbus Crew's Brian Bliss as Technical Director.

Charlotte FC kept up the pressure from there, and Copetti nearly got the goal he deserved in the 65th minute. Vargas delivered an inch-perfect cross from a short corner routine, but Copetti’s header went straight at Brady. After that, the game turned quite chippy with several fouls and very few, if any, chances for either team. Offsides and foul calls dominated the rest of the first half until the very last play. Kristijan Kahlina preserved the lead with a strong top hand save on a pacy free kick from a wide area, sending CLTFC to the locker room holding a 1-0 lead.

On September 6, 2007, Andell Holdings, a Los Angeles-based private investment firm controlled by chairman Andrew Hauptman, acquired AEG's interest in the Chicago Fire Soccer Club. Reports estimated the purchase price to be upwards of $35 million.[6] The team has not won a major trophy since Hauptman bought the team. Then, earlier this year, CLTFC got another epic come-from-behind result. Down 1-0 at Bank of America Stadium, rookie Brandon Cambridge entered the match in the 59th minute looking to make an impact… and what an impact it was.

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