MLS

Chicago Fire FC vs New York City FC, 2025 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Chicago Fire FC
  • 13': Philip Zinckernagel
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1 - 3
New York City FC
  • 40': Nicolás Fernández
  • 57': Alonso Martínez
  • 90'+3': Seymour Reid

About

Chicago Fire FC are hosting New York City FC at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the MLS.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Delay in match because of an injury Raul Gustavo (New York City FC).
  • 2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 3': Offside, New York City FC. Alonso Martínez is caught offside.
  • 6': Foul by Kevin O'Toole (New York City FC).
  • 6': Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 10': Tayvon Gray (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matt Freese (New York City FC). Assisted by Jonathan Bamba.
  • 11': Foul by Joel Waterman (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 11': Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, New York City FC 0. Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brian Gutiérrez with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 14': Foul by Dje Tah D'Avilla (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 14': Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Tayvon Gray (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 16': Andrew Gutman (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 16': Foul by Hannes Wolf (New York City FC).
  • 16': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (New York City FC).
  • 16': Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Dje Tah D'Avilla (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Hannes Wolf (New York City FC).
  • 24': Foul by Tayvon Gray (New York City FC).
  • 24': Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': André Franco (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (New York City FC).
  • 25': Foul by Tayvon Gray (New York City FC).
  • 25': Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. André Franco (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel.
  • 33': Foul by Tayvon Gray (New York City FC).
  • 33': Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Chris Brady (Chicago Fire FC). Assisted by Maxi Moralez.
  • 35': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Chris Brady.
  • 37': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (New York City FC).
  • 37': Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Aiden O'Neill (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 40': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, New York City FC 1. Nicolás Fernández (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin O'Toole.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Andrew Gutman (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Brian Gutiérrez with a through ball.
  • 43': Foul by Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 43': Tayvon Gray (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tayvon Gray with a cross.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Aiden O'Neill (New York City FC).
  • 45'+1': Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 1, New York City FC 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Chicago Fire FC 1, New York City FC 1.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Matt Freese (New York City FC). Assisted by Andrew Gutman.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Chris Brady (Chicago Fire FC). Assisted by Aiden O'Neill.
  • 50': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Jack Elliott.
  • 51': Offside, New York City FC. Raul Gustavo is caught offside.
  • 52': Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 52': Kevin O'Toole (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Dje Tah D'Avilla.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Thiago Martins (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Maxi Moralez with a cross following a corner.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andrew Gutman.
  • 56': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Sergio Oregel replaces André Franco.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alonso Martínez.
  • 56': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Jack Elliott.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Raul Gustavo (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Fernández with a cross.
  • 57': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, New York City FC 2. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Alonso Martínez (New York City FC).
  • 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 63': Handball by Justin Haak (New York City FC).
  • 64': Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Philip Zinckernagel is caught offside.
  • 66': Handball by Hannes Wolf (New York City FC).
  • 67': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Maren Haile-Selassie replaces Jonathan Bamba.
  • 70': Delay in match because of an injury Aiden O'Neill (New York City FC).
  • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 71': Substitution, New York City FC. Jonathan Shore replaces Aiden O'Neill because of an injury.
  • 74': Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 74': Kevin O'Toole (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hugo Cuypers.
  • 80': Substitution, New York City FC. Agustín Ojeda replaces Nicolás Fernández.
  • 81': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Tom Barlow replaces Joel Waterman.
  • 83': Dje Tah D'Avilla (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Justin Haak (New York City FC).
  • 85': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Jonathan Shore.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Andrew Gutman (Chicago Fire FC) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel with a cross following a corner.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hugo Cuypers.
  • 89': Foul by Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 89': Maxi Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Dje Tah D'Avilla (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Maxi Moralez (New York City FC).
  • 90': Substitution, New York City FC. Seymour Reid replaces Alonso Martínez.
  • 90': Substitution, New York City FC. Strahinja Tanasijevic replaces Raul Gustavo.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Thiago Martins (New York City FC).
  • 90'+1': Tom Barlow (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, New York City FC 3. Seymour Reid (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Agustín Ojeda following a fast break.
  • 90'+4': Andrew Gutman (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Tayvon Gray (New York City FC).
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brian Gutiérrez.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Justin Haak.
  • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Maxi Moralez (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Seymour Reid following a fast break.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 1, New York City FC 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Chicago Fire FC 1, New York City FC 3.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 2
2 Saves 2
49.2 Possession 50.8
11 SHOTS 13
5 ON GOAL 3
0.5 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
393 Accurate Passes 414
476 Passes 490
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 4
9 Crosses 10
0.4 Cross % 0.4
57 Long Balls 44
23 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 6
16 Effective Tackles 9
22 Tackles 13
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
8 Interceptions 12
16 Effective Clearances 19
16 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Soldier Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Attendance: 20,636

MLS Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Atlanta United FC 0 0 0
2 CF Montréal 0 0 0
3 Charlotte FC 0 0 0
4 Chicago Fire FC 0 0 0
Full Standings

Line-Ups

CHI Chicago Fire FC (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Chris Brady (GK)
3 Jack Elliott
16 Joel Waterman
15 Andrew Gutman
24 Jonathan Dean
17 Brian Gutiérrez
42 D'Avilla Dje Tah
10 André Franco
9 Hugo Cuypers
19 Jonathan Bamba
11 Philip Zinckernagel
Chicago Fire FC Substitutes:
Justin Reynolds, Mauricio Pineda, Maren Haile-Selassie, Tom Barlow, Kellyn Acosta, Omar González, Sergio Oregel, Jeff Gal, Samual Rogers.

NYC New York City FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
49 Matthew Freese (GK)
34 Raul Gustavo
13 Thiago Martins
22 Kevin O'Toole
24 Tayvon Gray
10 Maxi Morález
80 Justin Haak
21 Aiden O'Neill Yellow Card
16 Alonso Martínez
7 Nicolás Fernández
17 Hannes Wolf
New York City FC Substitutes:
Maxi Carrizo, Max Murray, Agustin Ojeda, Mitja Ilenic, Julián Fernández, Jonathan Shore, Tomas Romero, Seymour Reid, Strahinja Tanasijevic.

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