MLS

FT Saturday, May 2, 2026
FC Cincinnati DDDWW 3
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Chicago Fire FC WDWLL 2
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CIN213
CHI202
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Match Report

Evander hat trick gives Cincy thrilling win over Chicago

Evander scored three goals, his first career hat trick in MLS, and Roman Celentano had eight saves Saturday night to help for FC Cincinnati beat the Chicago Fire 3-2.

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Team Stats

5
Fouls
12
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
1
Corner Kicks
10
8
Saves
1
44.5
Possession
55.5
10
SHOTS
33
4
ON GOAL
10
0.4
On Target %
0.3
2
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
356
Accurate Passes
430
419
Passes
506
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
10
5
Crosses
27
0.0
Cross %
0.4
57
Long Balls
35
27
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
7
5
Effective Tackles
11
9
Tackles
17
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
16
Interceptions
5
35
Effective Clearances
13
35
Clearances
13

Head to Head

CIN leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

CHI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Chris BradyG
  2. 4Mbekezeli MbokaziCD-L
  3. 3Jack ElliottCD-R
  4. 15Andrew GutmanLB
  5. 24Jonathan DeanRB
  6. 17Robin LodAM
  7. 6Anton SaletrosLM
  8. 42D'Avilla Dje TahRM
  9. 9Hugo CuypersF
  10. 7Maren Haile-SelassieAM-L
  11. 11Philip ZinckernagelAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Joel WatermanSUB
  2. 12Puso DithejaneSUB
  3. 22Mauricio PinedaSUB
  4. 14Viktor RadojevicSUB
  5. 19Jonathan BambaSUB
  6. 35Sergio OregelSUB
  7. 27Dylan BorsoSUB
  8. 20Jason ShokalookSUB
  9. 44Josh CohenSUB

CIN · 3-4-1-2

  1. 18Roman CelentanoG
  2. 88Andrei ChirilaCD
  3. 11Samuel GidiCD-L
  4. 24Kyle SmithCD-R
  5. 27Tah AnungaCM-L
  6. 22Gerardo ValenzuelaCM-R
  7. 10EvanderAM
  8. 29Bryan RamirezLM
  9. 20Pavel BuchaRM
  10. 9Kévin DenkeyCF-L
  11. 17Kenji Mboma DemCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Matt MiazgaSUB
  2. 66Ender EcheniqueSUB
  3. 3Gilberto FloresSUB
  4. 37Stiven JimenezSUB
  5. 55Ayoub LajharSUB
  6. 99Ayoub JabbariSUB
  7. 16Tom BarlowSUB
  8. 13Evan LouroSUB
  9. 4Nick HagglundSUB

Timeline

  1. 16' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, FC Cincinnati 0. Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  2. 24' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, FC Cincinnati 1. Evander (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  3. 28' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 2, FC Cincinnati 1. Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel.
  4. 31' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 2, FC Cincinnati 2. Evander (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kenji Mboma Dem.
  5. 45' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Nick Hagglund replaces Tah Brian Anunga.
  6. 56' Kyle Smith (FC Cincinnati) is shown the red card.
  7. 59' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jonathan Bamba replaces Robin Lod because of an injury.
  8. 66' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Matt Miazga replaces Gerardo Valenzuela.
  9. 68' Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 77' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Tom Barlow replaces Kenji Mboma Dem.
  11. 77' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Ayoub Jabbari replaces Kévin Denkey.
  12. 88' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Ayoub Lajhar replaces Bryan Ramírez.
  13. 90' Ayoub Lajhar (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 90'+1' Penalty saved. Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati).
  15. 90'+1' Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati) Penalty - Saved at 91'
  16. 90'+3' Djé D'Avilla (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 90'+7' Goal! Chicago Fire FC 2, FC Cincinnati 3. Evander (FC Cincinnati) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  18. 90'+8' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jason Shokalook replaces Jonathan Dean.
  19. 90'+12' Andrei Chirila (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.

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