Houston left the Soldier Field stadium chewing anger after losing by just one goal against Chicago Fire, in the match valid for week 7 of the United States tournament

Houston left the Soldier Field stadium chewing anger after losing by just one goal against Chicago Fire, in the match valid for week 7 of the United States – MLS 2024 tournament. In a match that either team could have won, Xherdan Shaqiri He made it 1-0 9 minutes into the first half, after a penalty. Houston’s reaction came in the 19th minute of the second stage after a play by Aliyu Ibrahim. Chicago Fire was more effective and was able to balance the balance in its favor to make it 2-1 through a play by Brian Gutiérrez when 32 minutes into the same half.

Brian Gutiérrez distinguished himself as the most outstanding player of the match. The Chicago Fire midfielder scored 1 goal and looked for the opposite goal with 2 shots.

Another important player in the match was Xherdan Shaqiri. The Chicago Fire midfielder was the author of 1 goal and shot on goal 2 times.

Forward Maren Haile-Selassie of Chicago Fire asked Houston midfielder Artur de Lima to dance and hit him 22 minutes into the first stage.

With a dirty game, the match played between both teams stood out. There were 2 reprimands: Erik Sviatchenko and Rafael Czichos.

Chicago Fire head coach Frank Klopas proposed a 4-3-3 strategy with Christopher Brady in goal; Arnaud Souquet, Tobias Salquist, Rafael Czichos and Allan Arigoni on the defensive line; Kellyn Perry-Acosta, Fabian Herbers and Xherdan Shaqiri in the middle; and Maren Haile-Selassie, Hugo Cuypers and Chris Mueller in attack.

For their part, those led by Benjamin Olsen stood with a 3-4-3 formation with Steven Clark between the three sticks; Ethan Bartlow, Erik Sviatchenko and Franco Escobar on defense; Griffin Dorsey, Adalberto Carrasquilla, Artur de Lima and Ján Gregus in the midfield; and Sebastian Kowalczyk, Amine Bassi and Aliyu Ibrahim up front.

The referee selected for the game at Soldier Field was Malik Badawi.

Chicago Fire will visit New York Red Bulls on the next day. On the Houston side, they will play as a visitor against Minnesota United.