Chicago vs Philadelphia 2025 MLS, Eastern Conference Playoffs - Round One

Chicago Fire FC

FT
0 - 3
Game 2

Philadelphia Union

8': Tai Baribo
16': Tai Baribo
35': Bruno Damiani

Baribo double leads Philadelphia to series sweep of Chicago

Chicago Fire FC vs. Philadelphia Union - Game Highlights

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.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
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.
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.
19': Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
26': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Mauricio Pineda replaces Rominigue Kouamé.
31': Danley Jean Jacques (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
32': Penalty saved. Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Andre Blake (Philadelphia Union).
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.
39': Milan Iloski (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+9': First Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 0, Philadelphia Union 3.
45': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Maren Haile-Selassie replaces Jonathan Dean.
63': Dje Tah D'Avilla (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Tom Barlow replaces Dje Tah D'Avilla.
68': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Indiana Vassilev replaces Milan Iloski.
69': Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Chris Donovan replaces Bruno Damiani.
85': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Alejandro Bedoya replaces Tai Baribo.
90'+3': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Jeremy Rafanello replaces Danley Jean Jacques.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 0, Philadelphia Union 3.

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: SeatGeek Stadium
Location: Bridgeview, Illinois, USA
Attendance: 17,431

Statistics

PHI		CHI
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

Line-Ups

Chicago Fire FC (4-3-3)

No.	Name
25	Jeff Gal (GK)
3	Jack Elliott
16	Joel Waterman
15	Andrew Gutman
24	Jonathan Dean
42	D'Avilla Dje Tah
17	Brian Gutiérrez
6	Rominigue Kouamé
9	Hugo Cuypers
19	Jonathan Bamba
11	Philip Zinckernagel

Substitutes:

Mauricio Pineda, Justin Reynolds, Samuel Williams, Omar González, Bryan Dowd, Kellyn Acosta, Tom Barlow, Samual Rogers, Maren Haile-Selassie.

Philadelphia Union (4-4-2)

No.	Name
18	Andre Blake (GK)
29	Olwethu Makhanya
5	Jakob Glesnes
27	Kai Wagner
26	Nathan Harriel
4	Jovan Lukic
21	Danley Jean Jacques
32	Milan Iloski
39	Frankie Westfield
20	Bruno Damiani
9	Tai Baribo