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FT Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Chicago Fire FC LWLWW 5
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Inter Miami CF LWWWD 3
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MIA123
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Match Report

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Chicago Fire power past Miami, clinch 1st playoffs since 2017

Chicago Fire FC jumped out to an early two-goal lead and withstood a furious second-half comeback try led by Luis Suárez in a 5-3 win over Inter Miami CF on Tuesday night.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
9
3
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
3
8
Saves
1
35.7
Possession
64.3
11
SHOTS
25
6
ON GOAL
11
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
300
Accurate Passes
576
359
Passes
653
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
6
6
Crosses
14
0.5
Cross %
0.4
49
Long Balls
34
23
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
4
9
Effective Tackles
7
13
Tackles
15
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
17
Interceptions
10
24
Effective Clearances
6
24
Clearances
6

Highlights

01:22 Inter Miami CF vs. Chicago Fire FC - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:25 D'Avilla Dje Tah finds the back of the net for Chicago Fire FC Watch on ESPN 00:29 Jonathan Dean finds the back of the net for Chicago Fire FC Watch on ESPN 00:50 Tomás Avilés slots in the goal for Inter Miami CF Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

MIA · 4-4-2

  1. 19Oscar UstariG
  2. 2Gonzalo LujánCD-L
  3. 6Tomás AvilésCD-R
  4. 18Jordi AlbaLB
  5. 57Marcelo WeigandtRB
  6. 5Sergio BusquetsCM-L
  7. 42Yannick BrightCM-R
  8. 8Telasco SegoviaLM
  9. 7Rodrigo De PaulRM
  10. 9Luis SuárezCF-L
  11. 10Lionel MessiCF-R

CHI · 3-4-3

  1. 1Chris BradyG
  2. 16Joel WatermanCD
  3. 15Andrew GutmanCD-L
  4. 3Jack ElliottCD-R
  5. 42D'Avilla Dje TahCM-L
  6. 10André FrancoCM-R
  7. 7Maren Haile-SelassieLM
  8. 24Jonathan DeanRM
  9. 9Hugo CuypersF
  10. 19Jonathan BambaCF-L
  11. 6Rominigue KouaméCF-R

Timeline

  1. 11' Goal! Inter Miami CF 0, Chicago Fire FC 1. Dje Tah D'Avilla (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Maren Haile-Selassie with a cross following a corner.
  2. 31' Goal! Inter Miami CF 0, Chicago Fire FC 2. Jonathan Dean (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rominigue Kouamé following a fast break.
  3. 32' Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 39' Goal! Inter Miami CF 1, Chicago Fire FC 2. Tomás Avilés (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gonzalo Luján following a corner.
  5. 43' Goal! Inter Miami CF 1, Chicago Fire FC 3. Rominigue Kouamé (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maren Haile-Selassie.
  6. 45'+3' Tomás Avilés (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 45' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Philip Zinckernagel replaces Rominigue Kouamé.
  8. 45' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Tadeo Allende replaces Tomás Avilés.
  9. 45' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Baltasar Rodríguez replaces Telasco Segovia.
  10. 45' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Ian Fray replaces Marcelo Weigandt.
  11. 57' Goal! Inter Miami CF 2, Chicago Fire FC 3. Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Baltasar Rodríguez with a through ball.
  12. 61' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Brian Gutiérrez replaces Jonathan Bamba.
  13. 61' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Mauricio Pineda replaces Dje Tah D'Avilla.
  14. 61' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Justin Reynolds replaces Jonathan Dean.
  15. 68' Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 68' Baltasar Rodríguez (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 69' André Franco (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 71' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Kellyn Acosta replaces André Franco because of an injury.
  19. 74' Goal! Inter Miami CF 3, Chicago Fire FC 3. Luis Suárez (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
  20. 77' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Noah Allen replaces Gonzalo Luján.
  21. 78' Yannick Bright (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  22. 80' Goal! Inter Miami CF 3, Chicago Fire FC 4. Justin Reynolds (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mauricio Pineda.
  23. 83' Goal! Inter Miami CF 3, Chicago Fire FC 5. Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Maren Haile-Selassie.
  24. 84' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Fafà Picault replaces Yannick Bright.
  25. 86' Jack Elliott (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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