Chicago vs CF Montréal 2026 MLS, Regular Season
3 - 0
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 27': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, CF Montréal 0. Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
- 30': Brayan Vera (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, CF Montréal. Brandan Craig replaces Jalen Neal.
- 53': Iván Jaime (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card.
- 56': Jonathan Dean (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the red card.
- 57': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Joel Waterman replaces Jonathan Bamba.
- 63': Substitution, CF Montréal. Dawid Bugaj replaces Aleksandr Guboglo.
- 64': Substitution, CF Montréal. Noah Streit replaces Brayan Vera.
- 72': Substitution, CF Montréal. Daniel Ríos replaces Iván Jaime.
- 78': Substitution, CF Montréal. Wiki Carmona replaces Matty Longstaff.
- 89': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Dje Tah D'Avilla replaces Mauricio Pineda.
- 90'+2': Thomas Gillier (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 2, CF Montréal 0. Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 90'+6': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Robin Lod replaces Philip Zinckernagel.
- 90'+10': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 3, CF Montréal 0. Robin Lod (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
- 90'+13': Second Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 3, CF Montréal 0.
Game Information
Venue: Soldier Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
MLS Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +3 | Nashville SC | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| +2 | FC Cincinnati | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| +1 | Red Bull New York | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| +1 | D.C. United | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Statistics
 MTL |
CHI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 12 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 7 | Saves | 2 |
| 55.9 | Possession | 44.1 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 11 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 2 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 334 | Accurate Passes | 237 |
| 424 | Passes | 329 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 10 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 62 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 20 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 16 | Clearances | 16 |
Chicago Fire FC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Brady (GK) |
| 4 | Mbekezeli Mbokazi |
| 3 | Jack Elliott |
| 24 | Jonathan Dean  |
| 2 | Leonardo Barroso |
| 22 | Mauricio Pineda |
| 11 | Philip Zinckernagel  |
| 6 | Anton Saletros |
| 9 | Hugo Cuypers |
| 19 | Jonathan Bamba |
| 7 | Maren Haile-Selassie |
CF Montréal (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Thomas Gillier (GK) |
| 24 | Efraín Morales |
| 2 | Jalen Neal |
| 4 | Brayan Vera |
| 39 | Aleksandr Guboglo |
| 10 | Iván Jaime |
| 22 | Victor Loturi |
| 8 | Matthew Longstaff |
| 9 | Prince Owusu |
| 17 | Dagur Thórhallsson |
| 18 | Hennadii Synchuk |
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