MLS

FT Saturday, November 1, 2025
Philadelphia Union WWWLW 3
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Chicago Fire FC WDDWL 0
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Match Report

Baribo double leads Philadelphia to series sweep of Chicago

Tai Baribo scored two early goals and the Philadelphia Union beat the Chicago Fire 3-0 on Saturday to sweep the best-of-three first-round series in the MLS Cup playoffs.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
17
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
8
2
Saves
0
29
Possession
71
9
SHOTS
11
3
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
112
Accurate Passes
434
211
Passes
536
0.5
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
2
17
Crosses
18
0.3
Cross %
0.1
62
Long Balls
47
13
Accurate Long Balls
13
0.2
Long Balls %
0.3
4
Blocked Shots
6
19
Effective Tackles
6
25
Tackles
11
0.8
Tackle %
0.5
8
Interceptions
7
43
Effective Clearances
39
43
Clearances
39

Highlights

00:53 Tai Baribo pounces on keeper error for Union's opening goal Watch on ESPN 00:46 Tai Baribo heads in his second goal of the game Watch on ESPN 00:52 Bruno Damiani's tidy finish gives Union 3-goal lead Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

PHI leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

CHI · 4-3-3

  1. 25Jeff GalG
  2. 3Jack ElliottCD-L
  3. 16Joel WatermanCD-R
  4. 15Andrew GutmanLB
  5. 24Jonathan DeanRB
  6. 42D'Avilla Dje TahCM
  7. 17Brian GutiérrezLM
  8. 6Rominigue KouaméRM
  9. 9Hugo CuypersF
  10. 19Jonathan BambaLF
  11. 11Philip ZinckernagelRF

PHI · 4-4-2

  1. 18Andre BlakeG
  2. 29Olwethu MakhanyaCD-L
  3. 5Jakob GlesnesCD-R
  4. 27Kai WagnerLB
  5. 26Nathan HarrielRB
  6. 4Jovan LukicCM-L
  7. 21Danley Jean JacquesCM-R
  8. 32Milan IloskiLM
  9. 39Frankie WestfieldRM
  10. 20Bruno DamianiCF-L
  11. 9Tai BariboCF-R

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 0, Philadelphia Union 1. Tai Baribo (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal.
  2. 16' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 0, Philadelphia Union 2. Tai Baribo (Philadelphia Union) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross.
  3. 19' Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 26' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Mauricio Pineda replaces Rominigue Kouamé.
  5. 31' Danley Jean Jacques (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 32' Penalty saved. Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Andre Blake (Philadelphia Union).
  7. 35' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 0, Philadelphia Union 3. Bruno Damiani (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Milan Iloski.
  8. 39' Milan Iloski (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 45' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Maren Haile-Selassie replaces Jonathan Dean.
  10. 63' Dje Tah D'Avilla (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 65' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Tom Barlow replaces Dje Tah D'Avilla.
  12. 68' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Indiana Vassilev replaces Milan Iloski.
  13. 69' Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 85' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Chris Donovan replaces Bruno Damiani.
  15. 85' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Alejandro Bedoya replaces Tai Baribo.
  16. 90'+3' Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Jeremy Rafanello replaces Danley Jean Jacques.

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