MLS

FT Saturday, April 19, 2025
FC Cincinnati DWWWW 3
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Chicago Fire FC WDLDL 2
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CIN213
CHI112
Soldier Field · 17,732 att. · MLS Season Pass

Match Report

Evander scores twice as FC Cincinnati handles Chicago Fire

FC Cincinnati rode on the back of Evander's brace to extend their winning streak to four matches with a 3-2 win over the host Chicago Fire on Saturday night.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
13
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
1
Corner Kicks
6
2
Saves
5
43.2
Possession
56.8
12
SHOTS
18
8
ON GOAL
5
0.7
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
313
Accurate Passes
445
397
Passes
519
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
2
6
Crosses
17
0.3
Cross %
0.1
64
Long Balls
48
29
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
8
10
Effective Tackles
8
14
Tackles
14
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
6
Interceptions
13
27
Effective Clearances
16
27
Clearances
16

Head to Head

series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

CHI · 4-3-3

  1. 1Chris BradyG
  2. 3Jack ElliottCD-L
  3. 4Carlos TeránCD-R
  4. 15Andrew GutmanLB
  5. 26Omari GlasgowRB
  6. 22Mauricio PinedaCM
  7. 17Brian GutiérrezLM
  8. 35Sergio OregelRM
  9. 9Hugo CuypersF
  10. 19Jonathan BambaLF
  11. 11Philip ZinckernagelRF

CIN · 3-4-2-1

  1. 18Roman CelentanoG
  2. 21Matt MiazgaCD
  3. 4Nick HagglundCD-L
  4. 12Miles RobinsonCD-R
  5. 27Tah AnungaCM-L
  6. 20Pavel BuchaCM-R
  7. 29Lukas EngelLM
  8. 91DeAndre YedlinRM
  9. 9Kévin DenkeyF
  10. 10EvanderCF-L
  11. 17Sergio SantosCF-R

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 0, FC Cincinnati 1. Evander (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Sérgio Santos following a fast break.
  2. 21' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Sam Rogers replaces Carlos Terán because of an injury.
  3. 31' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, FC Cincinnati 1. Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Bamba.
  4. 42' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, FC Cincinnati 2. Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sérgio Santos.
  5. 42' Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  6. 45' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Gilberto Flores replaces Matt Miazga.
  7. 53' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Luca Orellano replaces Sérgio Santos because of an injury.
  8. 64' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Maren Haile-Selassie replaces Sergio Oregel.
  9. 65' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Dje Tah D'Avilla replaces Mauricio Pineda.
  10. 70' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Kellyn Acosta replaces Philip Zinckernagel.
  11. 71' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, FC Cincinnati 3. Evander (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luca Orellano following a fast break.
  12. 80' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Gerardo Valenzuela replaces Evander.
  13. 85' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 2, FC Cincinnati 3. Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  14. 86' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Alvas Powell replaces DeAndre Yedlin.
  15. 86' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Corey Baird replaces Kévin Denkey.
  16. 88' Kellyn Acosta (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 90'+5' Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
  18. 90'+6' Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.

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