Joey Colby-Begovich Vice President, Matchday Operations and Guest Experience | Chicago Fire FC Website
Joey Colby-Begovich Vice President, Matchday Operations and Guest Experience | Chicago Fire FC Website
Chicago Fire FC II was defeated 3-0 by Orlando City B on Monday night at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida. This result leaves Chicago Fire FC II in eighth place in the Eastern Conference standings.
The first half saw both teams taking 10 shots each, but it was Orlando who broke the deadlock in the second half. In the 61st minute, Alexander Freeman headed a ball back toward goal, and Jack Lynn connected at the near post to score.
Orlando extended their lead in the 71st minute when Yukaro Tsukada received a pass from Lynn. Tsukada created space for himself and scored from the top of the box. The final goal came in the 88th minute when Freeman passed to Favian Loyola, who fired a shot from distance into the net.
The match saw several players receiving yellow cards: Casas Jr., Poreba for Chicago Fire FC II; Solís, Kibunguchy, Freeman, Loyola, and Rivera for Orlando City B.
Chicago Fire FC II's lineup included Los as goalkeeper; Rochester, Shannon, Konincks, Diouf (substituted by Cupps), Oregel Jr. (substituted by Blake), Casas Jr. (substituted by Soudan), Prpa (substituted by Shokalook), Koffi (substituted by Hlyut), Poreba as captain, and Glasgow. Substitutes not used were Stechnij, Richards, Calle, and Nagle.
Orlando City B's lineup featured Mercado as goalkeeper; Petrasso (substituted by Reid-Brown), Williams, Kibunguchy, Freeman; Almaguer, Guske; Valencia (substituted by Tsukada), Solís (substituted by Cocca), Mohammed (substituted by Rivera); Lynn (substituted by Loyola). Substitutes not used were Rojas, Kocevski, Taifi and Ellis.
Statistically speaking:
- Shots: Orlando had 19 compared to Chicago's 18.
- Shots on Goal: Orlando had 7 while Chicago had 5.
- Passing Accuracy: Orlando achieved an accuracy of 86.8% while Chicago had 86.2%.
- Saves: Orlando made 5 saves compared to Chicago’s 4.
- Corners: Orlando earned 7 corners against Chicago’s 6.
- Fouls: Orlando committed 14 fouls whereas Chicago committed 18.
- Offsides: Both teams recorded one offside each.
- Possession was nearly even with Orlando holding slightly more at 50.3% compared to Chicago’s 49.7%.
Referee Joe Surgan officiated the match with assistance from Sarah Gaddes and Jonathan Smith. Russell Miller served as the fourth official.
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