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Chicago Fire FC vs FC Cincinnati

MLS
Chicago
3-3-3
2-3
Final
Soldier Field
TV: Apple TV

Match pulse

CHIAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTCIN
57%Possession43%
18Shots12
5On target8
6Corners1
5Saves2
13Fouls11
42'Kévin DenkeyCIN88'Kellyn AcostaCHI90'+5'Roman CelentanoCIN90'+6'Luca OrellanoCIN
Team1H2HT
CHI112
CIN213

Who won: Cincinnati 3-2

FC Cincinnati beat Chicago Fire FC 3-2 on Saturday, April 19, 2025 at Soldier Field. Goals for Chicago: Hugo Cuypers (31') and Brian Gutiérrez (85' pen). Goals for Cincinnati: Evander (9', 71') and Kévin Denkey (42').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.6EvanderCF-L
  2. 27.7Sergio SantosCF-R
  3. 37.2Hugo CuypersF
  4. 47.0Kévin DenkeyF
  5. 56.8Brian GutiérrezLM
  6. 66.8Jonathan BambaLF
  7. 76.4Pavel BuchaCM-R
  8. 86.4DeAndre YedlinRM
  9. 96.3Matt MiazgaCD
  10. 106.3Nick HagglundCD-L
  11. 116.3Miles RobinsonCD-R
  12. 126.3Tah AnungaCM-L

Team stats

CHICIN
13Fouls11
1Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
0Offsides2
6Corner Kicks1
5Saves2
56.8Possession43.2
18SHOTS12
5ON GOAL8
0.3On Target %0.7
1Penalty Goals0
1Penalty Kicks Taken0
445Accurate Passes313
519Passes397
0.9Pass Completion %0.8
2Accurate Crosses2
17Crosses6
0.1Cross %0.3
48Long Balls64
25Accurate Long Balls29
0.5Long Balls %0.5
8Blocked Shots1
8Effective Tackles10
14Tackles14
0.6Tackle %0.7
13Interceptions6
16Effective Clearances27
16Clearances27

Player of the game

Evander

CIN · 2 G

8.6

Deserved to win

73%
CHI · 0.93 xG
25%
Draw
3%
CIN · 0.11 xG

Chicago deserved better: 73% on chances, lost 2-3

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Chicago Fire FC 2, FC Cincinnati 3.
  2. Second Half ends, Chicago Fire FC 2, FC Cincinnati 3.
  3. 90'+6'

    Yellow card

    Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.

    L. Orellano

  4. 90'+6'Jack Elliott

    Left footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Jack Elliott (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

    J. Elliott

  5. 90'+5'Roman Celentano

    Yellow card

    Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.

    R. Celentano

  6. 90'+5'Roman Celentano

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Roman Celentano.

  7. 90'+4'

    Left footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Brian Gutiérrez.

    J. Bamba

  8. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.

  9. 88'Kellyn Acosta

    Yellow card

    Kellyn Acosta (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    K. Acosta

  10. 88'Kellyn Acosta

    Foul

    Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Chicago Fire FC).

  11. 88'Alvas Powell

    Free kick won

    Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  12. 87'Chris Brady

    Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Chris Brady.

  13. 87'

    Left footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Chris Brady (Chicago Fire FC). Assisted by Pavel Bucha.

    L. Orellano

  14. 86'Corey Baird
    Sub

    Subbed on for K. Denkey

    Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Corey Baird replaces Kévin Denkey.

    C. Baird

  15. 86'Alvas Powell
    Sub

    Subbed on for D. Yedlin

    Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Alvas Powell replaces DeAndre Yedlin.

    A. Powell

  16. GOAL85'
    Brian Gutiérrez

    Goal! Penalty

    B. Gutiérrez

    Goal! Chicago Fire FC 2, FC Cincinnati 3. Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

    CHI 2 - 3 CIN
  17. 83'Miles Robinson

    Foul

    Penalty conceded by Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati) after a foul in the penalty area.

  18. 83'CIN

    Foul

    Penalty Chicago Fire FC. Andrew Gutman draws a foul in the penalty area.

  19. 82'Andrew Gutman

    Foul

    Foul by Andrew Gutman (Chicago Fire FC).

  20. 82'DeAndre Yedlin

    Free kick won

    DeAndre Yedlin (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  21. 80'

    Free kick won

    Omari Glasgow (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  22. 80'

    Foul

    Foul by Lukas Engel (FC Cincinnati).

  23. 80'
    Sub

    Subbed on for Evander

    Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Gerardo Valenzuela replaces Evander.

    G. Valenzuela

  24. 77'

    Free kick won

    Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  25. 77'

    Foul

    Foul by Gilberto Flores (FC Cincinnati).

Leaders

CHICIN
Total Shots
Hugo Cuypers
5
Evander
3
Accurate Passes
Samual Rogers
55
Miles Robinson
47
Saves
Chris Brady
5
Roman Celentano
2