CF Montréal vs Chicago Fire FC, 2025 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSPhilip Zinckernagel makes history as Fire blank Montreal
The Chicago Fire won their seventh match on the road of the 2025 campaign, with a 2-0 victory over CF Montreal on a rather temperate summer night at Stade Saputo. Midfielder Philip Zinckernagel tied a league record when he provided the assist on...
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt saved. Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jonathan Sirois (CF Montréal). Assisted by Maren Haile-Selassie.
- 6': Attempt missed. Fabian Herbers (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Victor Loturi.
- 7': Hand ball by Victor Loturi (CF Montréal).
- 10': Offside, CF Montréal. Hennadii Synchuk is caught offside.
- 13': Leonardo Barroso (Chicago Fire FC) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel.
- 13': Goal! CF Montréal 0, Chicago Fire FC 1. Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 14': Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC).
- 14': Hennadii Synchuk (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 16': Foul by Prince Owusu (CF Montréal).
- 16': Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Substitution, CF Montréal. Caden Clark replaces Samuel Piette because of an injury.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Dante Sealy (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joel Waterman.
- 19': Attempt saved. Hennadii Synchuk (CF Montréal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal by Chris Brady (Chicago Fire FC). Assisted by Caden Clark.
- 19': Corner,CF Montréal. Conceded by Chris Brady.
- 20': Caden Clark (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Foul by Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC).
- 21': Attempt saved. Brandan Craig (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Chris Brady (Chicago Fire FC).
- 21': Corner,CF Montréal. Conceded by Chris Brady.
- 21': Foul by Brandan Craig (CF Montréal).
- 21': Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC).
- 26': Joel Waterman (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Caden Clark (CF Montréal).
- 27': Leonardo Barroso (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Fabian Herbers (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card.
- 32': Foul by Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC).
- 32': Prince Owusu (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Offside, CF Montréal. Joel Waterman is caught offside.
- 34': Attempt missed. Prince Owusu (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Victor Loturi.
- 36': Foul by Sam Rogers (Chicago Fire FC).
- 36': Hennadii Synchuk (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Sam Rogers (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonardo Barroso.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Rominigue Kouamé (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 37': Corner,Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Joel Waterman.
- 38': Attempt missed. Jack Elliott (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel with a cross following a corner.
- 39': Delay in match because of an injury Sam Rogers (Chicago Fire FC).
- 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 41': Delay in match because of an injury Sam Rogers (Chicago Fire FC).
- 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 42': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Omar González replaces Sam Rogers because of an injury.
- 43': Foul by Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC).
- 43': Hennadii Synchuk (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45': Attempt saved. Hennadii Synchuk (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Chris Brady (Chicago Fire FC). Assisted by Joel Waterman.
- 45': Corner,CF Montréal. Conceded by Omar González.
- 45': Attempt missed. Caden Clark (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Offside, CF Montréal. Prince Owusu is caught offside.
- 45'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Fabian Herbers (CF Montréal).
- 45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+5': Corner,CF Montréal. Conceded by Leonardo Barroso.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, CF Montréal 0, Chicago Fire FC 1.
- 45': Second Half begins CF Montréal 0, Chicago Fire FC 1.
- 45': Substitution, CF Montréal. Dawid Bugaj replaces Fabian Herbers because of an injury.
- 45': Substitution, CF Montréal. Tom Pearce replaces Luca Petrasso.
- 46': Attempt missed. Dante Sealy (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dawid Bugaj.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Caden Clark (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Loturi.
- 47': Attempt missed. Hennadii Synchuk (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 49': Foul by Hennadii Synchuk (CF Montréal).
- 49': Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Joel Waterman (CF Montréal).
- 51': Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Attempt saved. Jack Elliott (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jonathan Sirois (CF Montréal).
- 52': Corner,Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Jonathan Sirois.
- 53': Goal! CF Montréal 0, Chicago Fire FC 2. Jack Elliott (Chicago Fire FC) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel with a cross following a corner.
- 55': Attempt missed. Dante Sealy (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tom Pearce with a cross.
- 57': Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Foul by Dante Sealy (CF Montréal).
- 57': Tom Pearce (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Attempt missed. Jack Elliott (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 60': Attempt missed. Hennadii Synchuk (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Brandan Craig.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonardo Barroso.
- 62': Corner,Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Joel Waterman.
- 64': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jonathan Dean replaces Andrew Gutman.
- 64': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Kellyn Acosta replaces Brian Gutiérrez.
- 64': Substitution, CF Montréal. Giacomo Vrioni replaces Hennadii Synchuk.
- 65': Caden Clark (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': Foul by Rominigue Kouamé (Chicago Fire FC).
- 65': Rominigue Kouamé (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Attempt missed. Brandan Craig (CF Montréal) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
- 71': Foul by Joel Waterman (CF Montréal).
- 71': Kellyn Acosta (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Joel Waterman (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card.
- 72': Foul by Caden Clark (CF Montréal).
- 72': Kellyn Acosta (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Attempt saved. Giacomo Vrioni (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Chris Brady (Chicago Fire FC).
- 74': Delay in match because of an injury Caden Clark (CF Montréal).
- 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 76': Foul by Rominigue Kouamé (Chicago Fire FC).
- 76': Victor Loturi (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Dante Sealy (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Foul by Rominigue Kouamé (Chicago Fire FC).
- 78': Chris Brady (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Prince Owusu (CF Montréal).
- 80': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Dje Tah D'Avilla replaces Rominigue Kouamé.
- 80': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jonathan Bamba replaces Philip Zinckernagel.
- 81': Foul by Jack Elliott (Chicago Fire FC).
- 81': Giacomo Vrioni (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Attempt missed. Prince Owusu (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brandan Craig with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 83': Foul by Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC).
- 83': Victor Loturi (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 83': Substitution, CF Montréal. Olger Escobar replaces Fernando Álvarez.
- 83': Foul by Dante Sealy (CF Montréal).
- 83': Kellyn Acosta (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Caden Clark (CF Montréal).
- 85': Omar González (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC).
- 86': Olger Escobar (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Dawid Bugaj (CF Montréal).
- 87': Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Dawid Bugaj (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Jonathan Dean (Chicago Fire FC).
- 90'+1': Victor Loturi (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Corner,CF Montréal. Conceded by Leonardo Barroso.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Tom Pearce (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brandan Craig.
- 90'+3': Offside, CF Montréal. Prince Owusu is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Tom Pearce (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Olger Escobar.
- 90'+5': Foul by Victor Loturi (CF Montréal).
- 90'+5': Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+6': Foul by Caden Clark (CF Montréal).
- 90'+6': Leonardo Barroso (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+6': Foul by Victor Loturi (CF Montréal).
- 90'+6': Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, CF Montréal 0, Chicago Fire FC 2.
- 90'+7': Fernando Álvarez (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card.
- 0': Match ends, CF Montréal 0, Chicago Fire FC 2.
Statistics
 CHI |
MTL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 16 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 4 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 49.2 | Possession | 50.8 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 389 | Accurate Passes | 397 |
| 459 | Passes | 456 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 6 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 38 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 21 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 36 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 36 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Stade Saputo
Location: Montreal, Canada
Venue: Stade Saputo
Location: Montreal, Canada
MLS Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Cincinnati | 24 | +8 | 48 |
| 2 | Nashville SC | 24 | +17 | 47 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Union | 24 | +17 | 47 |
| 4 | Columbus Crew | 24 | +7 | 44 |
Line-Ups
CF Montréal (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Jonathan Sirois (GK) |
| 4 | Fernando Álvarez |
| 5 | Brandan Craig |
| 13 | Luca Petrasso |
| 16 | Joel Waterman  |
| 18 | Hennadii Synchuk |
| 6 | Samuel Piette |
| 22 | Victor Loturi |
| 9 | Prince Owusu |
| 21 | Fabian Herbers |
| 25 | Dante Sealy |
Chicago Fire FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Brady (GK) |
| 3 | Jack Elliott |
| 5 | Samual Rogers |
| 15 | Andrew Gutman |
| 2 | Leonardo Barroso |
| 17 | Brian Gutiérrez |
| 22 | Mauricio Pineda |
| 6 | Rominigue Kouamé |
| 9 | Hugo Cuypers |
| 11 | Philip Zinckernagel |
| 7 | Maren Haile-Selassie |
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