FC Cincinnati vs. Chicago Fire FC

May 2, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
CIN	2	1	3
CHI	2	0	2

Scoring Summary

CINCHI

16'Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, FC Cincinnati 0. Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.01
24'Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, Chicago Fire FC 1. Evander (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.11
28'Goal! Chicago Fire FC 2, FC Cincinnati 1. Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel.12
31'Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, Chicago Fire FC 2. Evander (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kenji Mboma Dem.22
90'+7'Goal! FC Cincinnati 3, Chicago Fire FC 2. Evander (FC Cincinnati) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.32

Play-by-Play

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1st halfCINCHI

(2') Attempt missed. Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Maren Haile-Selassie.
(5') Attempt missed. Bryan Ramirez (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
(6') Kevin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
(6') Foul by Dje D'Avilla (Chicago Fire FC).
(7') Attempt blocked. Evander (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
(7') Handball by Kenji Mboma Dem (FC Cincinnati).
(9') Attempt blocked. Evander (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Gidi.
(10') Evander (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
(10') Foul by Dje D'Avilla (Chicago Fire FC).
(16') Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, FC Cincinnati 0. Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
01
(19') Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Kyle Smith.
(20') Andrei Chirila (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
(20') Foul by Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire FC).
(21') Tah Brian Anunga (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
(21') Foul by Dje D'Avilla (Chicago Fire FC).
(22') Kevin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
(22') Foul by Jack Elliott (Chicago Fire FC).
(24') Attempt blocked. Kevin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Evander with a through ball.
(24') Goal! FC Cincinnati 1, Chicago Fire FC 1. Evander (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
11
(25') Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Samuel Gidi.
(26') Attempt missed. Andrew Gutman (Chicago Fire FC) with an attempt from very close range misses to the left following a corner.
(26') Attempt blocked. Andrew Gutman (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Hugo Cuypers with a headed pass.
(26') Foul by Andrew Gutman (Chicago Fire FC).
(26') Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
(27') Attempt saved. Kevin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom left corner by Chris Brady (Chicago Fire FC). Assisted by Kenji Mboma Dem.
(28') Goal! Chicago Fire FC 2, FC Cincinnati 1. Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel.
12
(30') Foul by Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire FC).
(30') Gerardo Valenzuela (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
(31') Goal! FC Cincinnati 2, Chicago Fire FC 2. Evander (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kenji Mboma Dem.
22
(33') Attempt missed. Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Jonathan Dean.
(34') Attempt saved. Hugo Cuypers (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati). Assisted by Jonathan Dean with a cross.
(39') Handball by Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC).
(40') Attempt missed. Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maren Haile-Selassie with a through ball.
(44') Attempt saved. Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati). Assisted by Hugo Cuypers.
(44') Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Roman Celentano.
(45') Offside, Chicago Fire FC. Mbekezeli Mbokazi is caught offside.
(45'+1') First Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 2, FC Cincinnati 2.

2nd half

Team Stats

CIN

CHI

3-4-1-2Formation4-2-3-1

45%Possession56%

10(4)Shots(On goal)33(10)

3Goals2

1Assists1

8Saves1

1Corners10

419(356)Passes(Completed)506(430)

5(0)Crosses(Completed)27(10)

0Offsides1

3Yellow Cards1

1Red Cards0

5Fouls12

Match Details

Saturday, May 2, 2026 · 8:30 PM

Soldier Field · Chicago, IL

attendance: 18,639 (30.3%)