DC United 1-0 Chicago Fire FC
WASHINGTON, DC—Fire head coach Raphael Wicky made four changes to the starting lineup, including 17-year old homegrown player Brian Gutierrez for the first time. It was an improved performance by the Fire, but it ended up being the same result—a loss. It is now four straight losses and 11 straight winless dating back to last season as DC United made a 7th minute strike hold for their first win of the year.
Former Ontario Fury and LAFC player Adrien Perez was able to make run to the end line and feed Edison Flores for his first goal in DC colors in his 18th appearance.
Gutierrez did impress in his first start and even shooting one off the post in the 37th minute after another chance was stopped by Jon Kempic five minutes earlier. He would be subbed at the hour mark for Elliot Collier.
The Fire would have 15 shots on the night, but just three on target. The last shot being Fabian Herbers in his first match heading off the bar in stoppage time.
The Fire will now return home on May 22nd to play Inter Miami at 5pm on UniMas. The Fire changed things up on Thursday night, but the result stayed the same. Right now, it is not working for the Fire.
SCORING SUMMARY:
DC-Edison Flores (Perez) 7
BOOKING SUMMARY:
DC-Brendan Hines-Ike (caution, reckless foul) 4
CHI-Wyatt Omsberg (caution, reckless tackle) 19
DC-Julian Gressel (caution, delaying a restart) 47
CHI-Przemyslaw Frankowksi (caution, tactical foul) 52
CHI-Fabian Herbers (caution, tactical foul) 63
DC UNITED (3-1-4-2): #21-Jon Kempic; #14-Andy Najar, #13-Frederic Brillant, #93-Tony Alfaro; #5-Junior Moreno; #31-Julian Gressel (#7-Paul Arriola 75), #12-Drew Skundrich (#8-Felipe 75), #27-Moses Nyeman, #4-Brendan Hines-Ike; #10-Edison Flores (#9-Ola Kamara 88), #16-Adrien Perez (#11-Yamil Asad 85)
Subs not used: #1-Chris Seitz, #17-Kimarni Smith, #30-Kevin Paredess
CHICAGO FIRE (4-2-3-1): #1-Bobby Shuttleworth; #2-Boris Sekulic, #20-Wyatt Omsberg (#21-Fabian Herber 60), #5-Francisco Calvo, #6-Miguel Navarro (#3-Jonathan Bornstein 81); #30-Gaston Gimenez (#7-Javier Casas 46), #22-Mauricio Pineda; #11-Przemyslaw Frankowski, #10-Alvardo Medran, #40-Brian Gutierrez (#28-Elliot Collier 60); #27-Robert Beric (#9-Chinoso Offor 78)
Subs not used: #32-Gabriel Slonina, #14-Jhon Espinoza, #8-Luka Stojanovic, #4-Johan Kappelhof
TOTAL SHOTS: DC 12-15 CHI
SHOTS ON GOAL: DC 4-3 CHI
FOULS: DC 19-16 CHI
OFFSIDES: DC 3-1 CHI
CORNER KICKS: DC 6-4 CHI
SAVES: DC 3-3 CHI
Referee: Ramy Touchan
Assistant Referees: Adam Wienckowski, Matthew Nelson
4th Official: Alan Kelly
VAR: Robert Sibiga
Attendance: 3,935
Weather: Partly Cloudy and 68º
Man of the Match: Adrien Perez (DC)
