MLS

FT Saturday, April 18, 2026
Chicago Fire FC LWWWW 3
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FC Cincinnati LLWLD 3
1st2ndT
CHI213
CIN123
TQL Stadium · 25,513 att. · Apple TV

Team Stats

9
Fouls
11
3
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
1
Corner Kicks
9
7
Saves
3
45.2
Possession
54.8
18
SHOTS
23
6
ON GOAL
9
0.3
On Target %
0.4
2
Penalty Goals
2
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
318
Accurate Passes
400
413
Passes
483
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
5
7
Crosses
28
0.3
Cross %
0.2
56
Long Balls
43
17
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
8
Blocked Shots
4
14
Effective Tackles
7
19
Tackles
13
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
5
Interceptions
7
39
Effective Clearances
12
39
Clearances
12

Head to Head

CIN leads series 4-1

Lineups

CIN · 3-4-1-2

  1. 18Roman CelentanoG
  2. 12Miles RobinsonCD
  3. 3Gilberto FloresCD-L
  4. 4Nick HagglundCD-R
  5. 11Samuel GidiCM-L
  6. 20Pavel BuchaCM-R
  7. 10EvanderAM
  8. 29Bryan RamirezLM
  9. 66Ender EcheniqueRM
  10. 16Tom BarlowCF-L
  11. 17Kenji Mboma DemCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 2Alvas PowellSUB
  2. 24Kyle SmithSUB
  3. 22Gerardo ValenzuelaSUB
  4. 99Ayoub JabbariSUB
  5. 13Evan LouroSUB
  6. 27Tah AnungaSUB
  7. 15Teenage HadebeSUB

CHI · 4-4-2

  1. 1Chris BradyG
  2. 4Mbekezeli MbokaziCD-L
  3. 3Jack ElliottCD-R
  4. 15Andrew GutmanLB
  5. 24Jonathan DeanRB
  6. 42D'Avilla Dje TahCM-L
  7. 6Anton SaletrosCM-R
  8. 7Maren Haile-SelassieLM
  9. 11Philip ZinckernagelRM
  10. 17Robin LodCF-L
  11. 9Hugo CuypersCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Joel WatermanSUB
  2. 20Jason ShokalookSUB
  3. 22Mauricio PinedaSUB
  4. 12Puso DithejaneSUB
  5. 29David PorebaSUB
  6. 27Dylan BorsoSUB
  7. 35Sergio OregelSUB
  8. 44Josh CohenSUB
  9. 14Viktor RadojevicSUB

Timeline

  1. 7' Samuel Gidi (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 11' Tom Barlow (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 26' Goal! FC Cincinnati 0, Chicago Fire FC 1. Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel with a through ball.
  4. 42' Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, Chicago Fire FC 1. Tom Barlow (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  5. 45'+5' Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, Chicago Fire FC 2. Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  6. 45' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Teenage Hadebe replaces Gilberto Flores.
  7. 48' Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, Chicago Fire FC 3. Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  8. 64' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Alvas Powell replaces Miles Robinson.
  9. 70' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Ayoub Jabbari replaces Tom Barlow.
  10. 70' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Gerardo Valenzuela replaces Ender Echenique.
  11. 73' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Joel Waterman replaces Philip Zinckernagel.
  12. 79' Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, Chicago Fire FC 3. Evander (FC Cincinnati) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  13. 83' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Puso Dithejane replaces Robin Lod.
  14. 83' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Dylan Borso replaces Jonathan Dean.
  15. 85' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Kyle Smith replaces Kenji Mboma Dem.
  16. 86' Own Goal by Djé D'Avilla, Chicago Fire FC. FC Cincinnati 3, Chicago Fire FC 3.
  17. 90' Bryan Ramírez (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 90' Dylan Borso (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card.
  19. 90' Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
  20. 90'+4' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Viktor Radojevic replaces Maren Haile-Selassie.
  21. 90'+9' Jack Elliott (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card.
  22. 90'+9' Mbekezeli Mbokazi (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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