MLS

Cincinnati vs Chicago 2025 MLS, Regular Season

  • 19': Evander
  • 50': Kévin Denkey
FT
2 - 1
  • 55': Philip Zinckernagel

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

Competition: MLS

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
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Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

CIN FC Cincinnati (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
18 Roman Celentano (GK)
21 Matt Miazga Yellow Card
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 Yellow Card

CHI Chicago Fire FC (4-3-3)

No. Name
25 Jeff Gal (GK)
3 Jack Elliott Yellow Card
5 Samual Rogers
15 Andrew Gutman
2 Leonardo Barroso
22 Mauricio Pineda
17 Brian Gutiérrez
35 Sergio Oregel
9 Hugo Cuypers
19 Jonathan Bamba Yellow Card
11 Philip Zinckernagel

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