Apr 19, 2025 at 8:30 pm
Match Commentary
Lineups

Chicago Fire
Formation: 4-3-3

Chris Brady
Goalkeeper (#1)

O. Glasgow
Defender (#26)

Carlos Terán
Defender (#4)

Jack Elliott
Defender (#3)

Andrew Gutman
Defender (#15)

Sergio Oregel
Midfielder (#35)

Mauricio Pineda
Midfielder (#22)

Brian Gutiérrez
Midfielder (#17)

Philip Zinckernagel
Attacker (#11)

Hugo Cuypers
Attacker (#9)

Jonathan Bamba
Attacker (#19)

FC Cincinnati
Formation: 3-4-2-1

Roman Celentano
Goalkeeper (#18)

Miles Robinson
Defender (#12)

Matt Miazga
Defender (#21)

Nick Hagglund
Defender (#4)

DeAndre Yedlin
Midfielder (#91)

Pavel Bucha
Midfielder (#20)

Tah Anunga
Midfielder (#27)

Lukas Engel
Midfielder (#29)

Sérgio Santos
Attacker (#17)

Evander
Attacker (#10)

Kévin Denkey
Attacker (#9)
Statistics
![]() Chicago Fire | ![]() FC Cincinnati | |
---|---|---|
2 | Goals | 3 |
18 | Shots | 12 |
5 | On Target | 8 |
54 | Attacks | 48 |
519 | Passes | 397 |
5 | Saves | 2 |
0 | Tackles | 0 |
57% | % Possession | 43% |
6 | Corners | 1 |
0 | Offsides | 2 |
13 | Fouls | 11 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
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The game concludes with FC Cincinnati defeating Chicago Fire FC with a score of 3-2.
The second half has concluded, with the final score being Chicago Fire FC 2, FC Cincinnati 3.
Luca Orellano from FC Cincinnati receives a yellow card.
Jack Elliott of Chicago Fire FC tries a left-footed shot from the middle of the box, but it's blocked.
Roman Celentano from FC Cincinnati receives a yellow card.
Corner kick awarded to Chicago Fire FC after a deflection off Roman Celentano.
Missed opportunity! Jonathan Bamba from Chicago Fire FC took a left-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area, but it didn't hit the target.
The fourth official has indicated that there will be six minutes of stoppage time.
Kellyn Acosta of Chicago Fire FC receives a yellow card for committing a serious foul.
Kellyn Acosta commits a foul for Chicago Fire FC.
Alvas Powell from FC Cincinnati earns a free kick in the opponent's half.
Corner kick awarded to FC Cincinnati, following a play where Chris Brady allowed the ball to go out.
A shot attempt has been thwarted. Luca Orellano from FC Cincinnati took a left-footed strike from outside the penalty area, but it was successfully stopped in the bottom left corner. The assist came from Pavel Bucha.
Substitution for FC Cincinnati: Corey Baird comes on to take the place of Kévin Denkey.
Substitution for FC Cincinnati: Alvas Powell comes on to take the place of DeAndre Yedlin.
Goal! Chicago Fire FC 2, FC Cincinnati 3. Brian Gutiérrez from Chicago Fire FC successfully scores the penalty with a shot using his right foot.
Miles Robinson of FC Cincinnati has given away a penalty following a foul committed in the box.
Penalty awarded to Chicago Fire FC! Andrew Gutman is fouled inside the box.
Andrew Gutman commits a foul for Chicago Fire FC.
DeAndre Yedlin from FC Cincinnati earns a free kick on the right side of the field.
Omari Glasgow of Chicago Fire FC is awarded a free kick on the right flank.
Lukas Engel commits a foul for FC Cincinnati.
Substitution for FC Cincinnati: Gerardo Valenzuela comes on to take the place of Evander.
Jonathan Bamba of Chicago Fire FC earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
Gilberto Flores commits a foul for FC Cincinnati.
Sam Rogers from Chicago Fire FC earns a free kick in the offensive half of the field.
Kévin Denkey from FC Cincinnati committed a foul.
Missed opportunity! Hugo Cuypers from Chicago Fire FC takes a right-footed shot from a challenging angle on the right, but it goes over the bar.
Kévin Denkey from FC Cincinnati earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
Sam Rogers commits a foul for Chicago Fire FC.
Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, FC Cincinnati 3. Evander scores for FC Cincinnati with a right-footed shot taken from a challenging position on the right side.
Substitution for Chicago Fire FC: Kellyn Acosta comes on to take the place of Philip Zinckernagel.
Missed opportunity! Luca Orellano from FC Cincinnati took a left-footed shot from the center of the penalty area, but it didn't hit the target.
Offside call against FC Cincinnati. Kévin Denkey has been flagged for being in an offside position.
Jonathan Bamba of Chicago Fire FC earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
Gilberto Flores from FC Cincinnati committed a foul.
The shot was blocked. Evander from FC Cincinnati took a right-footed attempt from outside the penalty area, but it was stopped in the middle of the goal. Lukas Engel provided the assist.
Avilla comes on to take the place of Mauricio Pineda.
Substitution for Chicago Fire FC: Maren Haile-Selassie comes on to take the place of Sergio Oregel.
Shot on goal denied. Kévin Denkey from FC Cincinnati takes a right-footed attempt from the right side of the six-yard area, but the goalkeeper makes a save right in the middle of the net.
Lukas Engel from FC Cincinnati earns a free kick on the left side of the field.
Lukas Engel from FC Cincinnati earns a free kick on the left side of the field.
Sergio Oregel commits a foul for Chicago Fire FC.
Sergio Oregel from Chicago Fire FC commits a foul.
Philip Zinckernagel commits a foul for Chicago Fire FC.
Evander from FC Cincinnati earns a free kick in their own half.
Philip Zinckernagel commits a foul for Chicago Fire FC.
Evander from FC Cincinnati is awarded a free kick in their own half.
Kévin Denkey from FC Cincinnati committed a foul.
Kévin Denkey of FC Cincinnati commits a foul.
Chris Brady of Chicago Fire FC is awarded a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
The attempt was thwarted. Evander from FC Cincinnati took a right-footed shot from the right side of the six-yard box, but it was blocked. The assist came from Luca Orellano.
A shot attempt is thwarted. Philip Zinckernagel of Chicago Fire FC takes a left-footed strike from outside the penalty area, but it gets blocked. The assist came from Jonathan Bamba.
The pause has ended. They are set to resume play.
Substitution for FC Cincinnati: Luca Orellano comes on to take the place of Sergio Santos, who has been forced off due to an injury.
The game has been paused due to an injury to Sergio Santos from FC Cincinnati.
Corner kick awarded to Chicago Fire FC, following a foul by Tah Brian Anunga.
Corner kick awarded to Chicago Fire FC after Tah Brian Anunga allowed the ball to go out of play.
Corner kick awarded to Chicago Fire FC after Miles Robinson allowed the ball to go out of play.
Blocked attempt! Jonathan Bamba of Chicago Fire FC takes a left-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area, but it's deflected away. The assist came from Brian Gutiérrez.
Sergio Santos of FC Cincinnati takes a shot with his right foot from the middle of the penalty area, but it's stopped by the goalkeeper, who saves it in the upper center of the net.
Substitution for FC Cincinnati: Gilberto Flores comes on to take the place of Matt Miazga.
The second half is underway with the score at Chicago Fire FC 1, FC Cincinnati 2.
The first half concludes with Chicago Fire FC trailing FC Cincinnati by a score of 1-2.
Hugo Cuypers of Chicago Fire FC earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
DeAndre Yedlin commits a foul for FC Cincinnati.
Brian Gutiérrez commits a foul for Chicago Fire FC.
DeAndre Yedlin from FC Cincinnati earns a free kick on the right side of the field.
Sergio Santos commits a foul for FC Cincinnati.
Brian Gutiérrez from Chicago Fire FC earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
Missed opportunity! Pavel Bucha from FC Cincinnati took a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it went wide.
The fourth official has indicated that there will be six minutes of stoppage time.
Kévin Denkey from FC Cincinnati receives a yellow card for committing a serious foul.
Goal! Chicago Fire FC 1, FC Cincinnati 2. Kévin Denkey from FC Cincinnati strikes with his right foot from the middle of the penalty area.
Corner kick awarded to Chicago Fire FC after Tah Brian Anunga allowed the ball to go out of play.
A shot attempt is thwarted. Philip Zinckernagel of Chicago Fire FC takes a right-footed strike from the right side of the penalty area, but it gets blocked. The assist came from Hugo Cuypers.
A shot on goal has been denied. DeAndre Yedlin from FC Cincinnati took a right-footed strike from outside the penalty area, but the attempt was stopped in the upper right corner. The assist came from Evander.
Sergio Santos from FC Cincinnati earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
Sam Rogers commits a foul for Chicago Fire FC.
A shot attempt is thwarted. Hugo Cuypers of Chicago Fire FC takes a right-footed strike from the middle of the penalty area, but it's blocked. The assist came from Sergio Oregel.
Corner kick awarded to Chicago Fire FC, following a foul by DeAndre Yedlin.
Missed opportunity! Sergio Santos from FC Cincinnati heads the ball from the center of the box, but it goes wide to the left. The cross was delivered by Pavel Bucha.
A shot attempt is thwarted. Miles Robinson of FC Cincinnati tries to score with his right foot from the middle of the penalty area, but his effort is blocked. The chance was set up by Evander's cross.
Andrew Gutman commits a foul for Chicago Fire FC.
DeAndre Yedlin of FC Cincinnati has been awarded a free kick on the right side of the field.
Goal! It's now Chicago Fire FC 1, FC Cincinnati 1. Hugo Cuypers scores with a left-footed shot from a challenging angle on the left side.
Corner kick awarded to Chicago Fire FC after Matt Miazga allowed the ball to go out.
DeAndre Yedlin commits a foul for FC Cincinnati.
Andrew Gutman from Chicago Fire FC is awarded a free kick in their own half.
Pavel Bucha from FC Cincinnati earns a free kick in the opponent's half.
Pavel Bucha from FC Cincinnati earns a free kick in the offensive half of the field.
Missed opportunity! Miles Robinson from FC Cincinnati takes a right-footed shot from the middle of the box, but it goes just to the left of the target. The chance was set up by Evander after a set piece.
Kévin Denkey from FC Cincinnati earns a free kick in the opponent's half.
Mauricio Pineda of Chicago Fire FC commits a foul.
Substitution for Chicago Fire FC: Sam Rogers comes on to take the place of Carlos Terán, who has been sidelined due to an injury.
The pause has ended. They are set to resume play.
The game is currently paused due to an injury to Carlos Terán from Chicago Fire FC.
Omari Glasgow from Chicago Fire FC earns a free kick in the defensive zone.
Omari Glasgow of Chicago Fire FC earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
The pause has ended. They are set to resume play.
The game is currently paused due to an injury to Evander from FC Cincinnati.
Sergio Santos from FC Cincinnati earns a free kick on the right side of the field.
Brian Gutiérrez commits a foul for Chicago Fire FC.
Jonathan Bamba from Chicago Fire FC earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
DeAndre Yedlin commits a foul for FC Cincinnati.
Kévin Denkey from FC Cincinnati is awarded a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
Jack Elliott commits a foul for Chicago Fire FC.
Missed opportunity! Jonathan Bamba from Chicago Fire FC took a right-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area, but it didn't hit the target.
Goal! FC Cincinnati takes the lead with a score of 1-0 against Chicago Fire FC. Evander scores with a powerful right-footed strike from outside the penalty area after a quick counterattack.
Evander of FC Cincinnati earns a free kick in the defensive zone.
Brian Gutiérrez commits a foul for Chicago Fire FC.
Missed opportunity! Omari Glasgow from Chicago Fire FC took a right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area, but it goes just wide to the right. The assist came from Philip Zinckernagel.
Shot on goal denied. Brian Gutiérrez of Chicago Fire FC takes a right-footed attempt from outside the penalty area, but the effort is stopped in the upper center of the net. The assist comes from Jonathan Bamba.
The opening half is underway...
The team rosters have been revealed, and the players are currently going through their warm-up routines.