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FT Sunday, May 25, 2025
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Match Report

New York City FC rallies to defeat short-handed Chicago Fire

Hannes Wolf scored on a stunning 70th-minute strike and New York City FC rallied to a 3-1 victory over the nine-man Chicago Fire on Sunday.

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Team Stats

19
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
4
2
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
11
5
Saves
2
34.8
Possession
65.2
8
SHOTS
22
3
ON GOAL
8
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
223
Accurate Passes
453
285
Passes
528
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
3
9
Crosses
24
0.2
Cross %
0.1
48
Long Balls
44
15
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
6
4
Effective Tackles
11
8
Tackles
20
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
12
Interceptions
8
30
Effective Clearances
29
30
Clearances
29

Highlights

01:56 New York City FC vs. Chicago Fire FC - game highlights Watch on ESPN 00:44 Philip Zinckernagel slots in the goal for Chicago Fire FC Watch on ESPN 00:56 Monsef Bakrar gets on the scoresheet for New York City FC Watch on ESPN 00:36 D'Avilla Dje Tah receives a red card vs. New York City FC Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

NYC leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

NYC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 49Matt FreeseG
  2. 80Justin HaakCD-L
  3. 13Thiago MartinsCD-R
  4. 5Birk RisaLB
  5. 24Tayvon GrayRB
  6. 10Maxi MorálezAM
  7. 32Jonathan ShoreLM
  8. 21Aiden O'NeillRM
  9. 16Alonso MartínezF
  10. 17Hannes WolfAM-L
  11. 11Julián FernándezAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 55Keaton ParksSUB
  2. 2Nico CavalloSUB
  3. 19Strahinja TanasijevicSUB
  4. 30Tomas RomeroSUB
  5. 18Greg RanjitsinghSUB
  6. 29Maxi CarrizoSUB
  7. 26Agustin OjedaSUB
  8. 35Mitja IlenicSUB
  9. 9Monsef BakrarSUB

CHI · 4-3-3

  1. 1Chris BradyG
  2. 3Jack ElliottCD-L
  3. 5Samual RogersCD-R
  4. 15Andrew GutmanLB
  5. 24Jonathan DeanRB
  6. 22Mauricio PinedaCM
  7. 17Brian GutiérrezLM
  8. 35Sergio OregelRM
  9. 9Hugo CuypersF
  10. 19Jonathan BambaLF
  11. 11Philip ZinckernagelRF

Substitutes

  1. 12Tom BarlowSUB
  2. 38Christopher CuppsSUB
  3. 7Maren Haile-SelassieSUB
  4. 26Omari GlasgowSUB
  5. 23Kellyn AcostaSUB
  6. 25Jeff GalSUB
  7. 6Rominigue KouaméSUB
  8. 2Leonardo BarrosoSUB
  9. 42D'Avilla Dje TahSUB

Timeline

  1. 14' Justin Haak (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 19' Goal! New York City FC 0, Chicago Fire FC 1. Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Dean.
  3. 28' Maxi Moralez (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 31' Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  5. 41' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Dje Tah D'Avilla replaces Mauricio Pineda because of an injury.
  6. 45'+1' Jonathan Dean (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 45'+3' Tayvon Gray (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 45' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Rominigue Kouamé replaces Jonathan Bamba.
  9. 45' Substitution, New York City FC. Mounsef Bakrar replaces Jonathan Shore.
  10. 45' Substitution, New York City FC. Mitja Ilenic replaces Tayvon Gray.
  11. 56' Thiago Martins (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 58' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Leonardo Barroso replaces Philip Zinckernagel.
  13. 58' Goal! New York City FC 1, Chicago Fire FC 1. Mounsef Bakrar (New York City FC) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Justin Haak.
  14. 60' Dje Tah D'Avilla (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 70' Goal! New York City FC 2, Chicago Fire FC 1. Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julián Fernández.
  16. 76' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Maren Haile-Selassie replaces Jonathan Dean.
  17. 76' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Omari Glasgow replaces Sergio Oregel.
  18. 79' Substitution, New York City FC. Agustín Ojeda replaces Julián Fernández.
  19. 84' Second yellow card to Dje Tah D'Avilla (Chicago Fire FC) for a bad foul.
  20. 89' Goal! New York City FC 3, Chicago Fire FC 1. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  21. 90' Substitution, New York City FC. Keaton Parks replaces Justin Haak.
  22. 90' Substitution, New York City FC. Nico Cavallo replaces Alonso Martínez.

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