Chicago Fire FC vs Necaxa, 2026 Leagues Cup, League Phase

· Leagues Cup
Chicago Fire FC
  • 31': Jonathan Dean
  • 69': Andrew Gutman
FT
2 - 0
Necaxa
  • Red Card 78':

About

Chicago Fire FC are hosting Necaxa at SeatGeek Stadium, Bridgeview, Illinois, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the Leagues Cup.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Julián Carranza (Necaxa) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 7': Foul by Puso Dithejane (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 7': Juan Torres (Necaxa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Agustín Oliveros (Necaxa) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner by Chris Brady (Chicago Fire FC). Assisted by Emilio Rodríguez with a cross.
  • 10': Foul by Julián Carranza (Necaxa).
  • 10': Djé D'Avilla (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Emilio Rodríguez (Necaxa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Chris Brady (Chicago Fire FC). Assisted by Juan Torres.
  • 12': Agustín Oliveros (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 13': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andrew Gutman with a cross.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Danny Leyva (Necaxa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Chris Brady (Chicago Fire FC). Assisted by Emilio Rodríguez.
  • 15': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Puso Dithejane is caught offside.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Anton Salétros.
  • 20': Foul by Jack Elliott (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 20': Julián Carranza (Necaxa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 21': Corner, Necaxa. Conceded by Sam Rogers.
  • 22': Robert Lewandowski (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Emilio Rodríguez (Necaxa).
  • 23': Handball by Raúl Martínez (Necaxa).
  • 23': Raúl Martínez (Necaxa) is shown the yellow card for handball.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Anton Salétros (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 26': Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Agustín Oliveros (Necaxa).
  • 27': Attempt saved. Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Luis Jiménez (Necaxa). Assisted by Anton Salétros.
  • 28': Foul by Jack Elliott (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 28': Julián Carranza (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Luis Jiménez (Necaxa). Assisted by Anton Salétros.
  • 31': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, Necaxa 0. Jonathan Dean (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Mauro Zaleta (Necaxa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Chris Brady (Chicago Fire FC). Assisted by Kaiky Naves.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Emilio Rodríguez (Necaxa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Chris Brady (Chicago Fire FC). Assisted by Juan Torres.
  • 41': Delay in match because of an injury Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anton Salétros.
  • 42': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Raúl Martínez.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Javier Ruiz (Necaxa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Emilio Rodríguez.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Julián Carranza (Necaxa).
  • 45'+2': Anton Salétros (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 1, Necaxa 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Necaxa. Owen González replaces Emilio Rodríguez.
  • 45': Second Half begins Chicago Fire FC 1, Necaxa 0.
  • 46': Foul by Julián Carranza (Necaxa).
  • 46': Djé D'Avilla (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Agustín Oliveros.
  • 49': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Luis Jiménez.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Andrew Gutman (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 50': Foul by Djé D'Avilla (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 50': Juan Torres (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 52': Mauro Zaleta (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Faravelli (Necaxa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Chris Brady (Chicago Fire FC). Assisted by Kaiky Naves.
  • 55': Lorenzo Faravelli (Necaxa) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Owen González.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Faravelli (Necaxa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Leyva.
  • 58': Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 58': Javier Ruiz (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Luis Jiménez (Necaxa). Assisted by Puso Dithejane with a through ball.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
  • 61': Robert Lewandowski (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Foul by Danny Leyva (Necaxa).
  • 61': Danny Leyva (Necaxa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Mauro Zaleta (Necaxa) is shown the yellow card.
  • 62': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Kaiky Naves.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Jack Elliott (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Djé D'Avilla following a corner.
  • 63': Foul by Andrew Gutman (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 63': Owen González (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Owen González (Necaxa) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Juan Torres.
  • 64': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jonathan Bamba replaces Philip Zinckernagel.
  • 64': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Robin Lod replaces Robert Lewandowski.
  • 65': Corner, Necaxa. Conceded by Andrew Gutman.
  • 66': Foul by Sergio Oregel Jr. (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 66': Juan Torres (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Robin Lod.
  • 68': Substitution, Necaxa. Rogelio Cortéz replaces Lorenzo Faravelli.
  • 69': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 2, Necaxa 0. Andrew Gutman (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anton Salétros with a through ball.
  • 71': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Agustín Oliveros.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Sam Rogers (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Luis Jiménez (Necaxa). Assisted by Anton Salétros with a cross.
  • 73': Djé D'Avilla (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Danny Leyva (Necaxa).
  • 74': Attempt missed. Julián Carranza (Necaxa) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Javier Ruiz with a cross.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Andrew Gutman (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Robin Lod.
  • 77': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Puso Dithejane is caught offside.
  • 78': Foul by Robin Lod (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 78': Mauro Zaleta (Necaxa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 78': Substitution, Necaxa. Matías Espíndola replaces Juan Torres.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Luis Jiménez (Necaxa). Assisted by Robin Lod.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Matías Espíndola (Necaxa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Owen González.
  • 82': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Maren Haile-Selassie replaces Puso Dithejane.
  • 82': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Mauricio Pineda replaces Anton Salétros.
  • 84': Corner, Necaxa. Conceded by Andrew Gutman.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Javier Ruiz (Necaxa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Danny Leyva with a cross following a corner.
  • 85': Foul by Sergio Oregel Jr. (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 85': Matías Espíndola (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Robin Lod (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Raúl Martínez (Necaxa).
  • 88': Substitution, Necaxa. Pedro Pedraza replaces Danny Leyva.
  • 88': Substitution, Necaxa. Juan Valencia replaces Javier Ruiz.
  • 88': Foul by Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 88': Juan Valencia (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Dawid Poreba replaces Sergio Oregel Jr..
  • 90'+2': Delay in match (Necaxa).
  • 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+2': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 90'+3': Agustín Oliveros (Necaxa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Dawid Poreba (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Luis Jiménez (Necaxa). Assisted by Mauricio Pineda.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Luis Jiménez.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Robin Lod (Chicago Fire FC) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Maren Haile-Selassie with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 2, Necaxa 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Chicago Fire FC 2, Necaxa 0.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 13
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 6
6 Saves 6
50.6 Possession 49.4
14 SHOTS 20
6 ON GOAL 8
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
420 Accurate Passes 410
479 Passes 468
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 3
16 Crosses 9
0.3 Cross % 0.3
43 Long Balls 38
19 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 4
12 Effective Tackles 8
14 Tackles 10
0.9 Tackle % 0.8
9 Interceptions 4
23 Effective Clearances 17
23 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: Leagues Cup

Venue: SeatGeek Stadium
Location: Bridgeview, Illinois, USA

Leagues Cup Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 León 3 +3 9
2 América 3 +4 7
3 Toluca 3 +4 6
4 Monterrey 3 +1 6
Full Table

Line-Ups

CHI Chicago Fire FC (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Chris Brady (GK)
3 Jack Elliott
5 Samual Rogers
15 Andrew Gutman
24 Jonathan Dean
42 D'Avilla Dje Tah
6 Anton Saletros
35 Sergio Oregel
9 Robert Lewandowski
12 Puso Dithejane
11 Philip Zinckernagel
Chicago Fire FC Substitutes:
Robert Turdean, Leonardo Barroso, Christopher Cupps, Jason Shokalook, Josh Cohen, Jeff Gal, Mauricio Pineda, Maren Haile-Selassie, Jonathan Bamba, David Poreba, Viktor Radojevic, Robin Lod.

NCX Necaxa (3-4-3)

No. Name
12 Luis Jiménez (GK)
5 Kaiky Naves
3 Agustín Oliveros
33 Raúl Martínez Yellow Card
8 Lorenzo Faravelli
6 Daniel Leyva Yellow Card
14 Mauro Zaleta Yellow Card
99 Miguel Rodríguez
9 Julián Carranza
10 Javier Ruiz
11 Juan Torres
Necaxa Substitutes:
Juan Valencia, Rogelio Cortéz, Owen González, Miguel Pedroza, Matías Espíndola, Javier Orantes, Emilio Martínez, Carlos Vargas, Alexis Peña, Christopher Josué Andrade Martín, Pedro Pedraza, Francisco Méndez.

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