
Cincinnati vs Chicago 2025 MLS, Regular Season
FC Cincinnati sweep Fire, move into first place in East
Despite missing three regular starters, host FC Cincinnati outlasted the Chicago Fire 2-1 on Saturday night to take sole possession of first place in the Eastern Conference.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 19': Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, Chicago Fire FC 0. Evander (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Luca Orellano.
- 45': Second Half begins FC Cincinnati 1, Chicago Fire FC 0.
- 50': Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, Chicago Fire FC 0. Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Evander following a fast break.
- 53': Kei Kamara (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, Chicago Fire FC 1. Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Andrew Gutman.
- 68': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Gerardo Valenzuela replaces Kei Kamara.
- 73': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Brad Smith replaces Luca Orellano.
- 73': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Maren Haile-Selassie replaces Brian Gutiérrez.
- 73': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jonathan Dean replaces Leonardo Barroso.
- 76': Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Tom Barlow replaces Sergio Oregel.
- 83': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Omari Glasgow replaces Jonathan Bamba.
- 90': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Teenage Hadebe replaces Evander.
- 90': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Corey Baird replaces Kévin Denkey.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Sam Williams replaces Philip Zinckernagel because of an injury.
- 90'+7': Jack Elliott (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, FC Cincinnati 2, Chicago Fire FC 1.
Game Information
Venue: TQL Stadium
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 25,513
MLS Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+16 | Philadelphia Union | 22 | 43 | 5 |
+4 | FC Cincinnati | 22 | 42 | 6 |
+13 | Nashville SC | 22 | 41 | 5 |
+9 | Columbus Crew | 22 | 41 | 3 |
Statistics
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CIN![]() |
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13 | Fouls | 8 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 3 |
10 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
2 | Saves | 4 |
53.1 | Possession | 46.9 |
15 | SHOTS | 13 |
5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
401 | Accurate Passes | 374 |
460 | Passes | 423 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
24 | Crosses | 7 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.0 |
43 | Long Balls | 52 |
26 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
7 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
11 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
20 | Tackles | 17 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
8 | Interceptions | 9 |
15 | Effective Clearances | 38 |
15 | Clearances | 38 |
FC Cincinnati (3-4-1-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
18 | Roman Celentano (GK) |
21 | Matt Miazga ![]() |
29 | Lukas Engel |
2 | Alvas Powell |
20 | Pavel Bucha |
27 | Tah Anunga |
10 | Evander |
23 | Luca Orellano |
91 | DeAndre Yedlin |
9 | Kévin Denkey |
85 | Kei Kamara ![]() |
Chicago Fire FC (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
25 | Jeff Gal (GK) |
3 | Jack Elliott ![]() |
5 | Samual Rogers |
15 | Andrew Gutman |
2 | Leonardo Barroso |
22 | Mauricio Pineda |
17 | Brian Gutiérrez |
35 | Sergio Oregel |
9 | Hugo Cuypers |
19 | Jonathan Bamba ![]() |
11 | Philip Zinckernagel |
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