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Chicago Fire vs New York City FC 2-1
- Anton Saletros55'
- Maren Haile-Selassie87'
- Hannes Wolf19'
- Kick-off
- Sat, 10 Oct 2026 · 18:30 (UTC)
- Venue
- Soldier Field, Chicago
- Referee
- Brandon Stevis
Match timeline
- 90+5’Substitution
Chicago FireAndreas Hanche-Olsen ONMaren Haile-Selassie OFF - 90+4’Yellow cardChicago FireMauricio Pineda
- 87’Goal!Chicago FireMaren Haile-Selassie2 – 1
- 82’Substitution
New York City FCMalachi Jones ONHannes Wolf OFF - 76’SubstitutionNew York City FCJonathan Shore ONJames Sands OFF
- 75’SubstitutionNew York City FCBénie Adama Traoré ONAgustin Ojeda OFF
- 71’SubstitutionChicago FirePuso Dithejane ONPhilip Zinckernagel OFF
- 71’SubstitutionChicago FireJohan Arath Gomez ONRobert Lewandowski OFF
Show 10 earlier events
- 71’SubstitutionChicago FireNoah Allen ONLeonardo Barroso OFF
- 64’Yellow cardChicago FireMbekezeli Mbokazi
- 60’SubstitutionNew York City FCLuighi Hanri Sousa Santos ONAlonso Martinez OFF
- 60’SubstitutionNew York City FCRaul Bicalho ONAndrés Perea OFF
- 55’Goal!Chicago FireAnton SaletrosAssist: Maren Haile-Selassie1 – 1
- 45’SubstitutionChicago FireMauricio Pineda ONJonathan Bamba OFF
- 45’SubstitutionNew York City FCKevin O'Toole ONNico Cavallo OFF
- 43’Red cardChicago FireDjé D'Avilla
- 20’Yellow cardChicago FireDjé D'Avilla
- 19’Goal!New York City FCHannes WolfAssist: Agustin Ojeda0 – 1
- 1’Kick-off
Key stats
Chicago FireNew York City FC- 48%Possession52%
- 14Shots13
- 1.46xG1.57
- 4Shots on Target5
- 4Corners4
- 18Fouls10
- 4Offsides2
- 4Saves2
- 377Passes413
- 2Yellow Cards0
- 1Red Cards0
Lineups
Confirmed selections
Chicago Fire4 - 4 - 2
- 1Brady
- 24Dean
- 3Elliott
- 4Mbokazi
- 2Barroso
- 11Zinckernagel
- 6Salétros
- 42D'Avilla
- 19Bamba
- 9Lewandowski
- 7Haile-Selassie
Substitutions
- 45’↑22 M. Pineda↓19 J. Bamba
- 71’↑12 P. Dithejane↓11 P. Zinckernagel
- 71’↑18 J. Gómez↓9 R. Lewandowski
- 71’↑32 N. Allen↓2 Leonardo Barroso
- 90+5’↑21 A. Hanche-Olsen↓7 M. Haile-Selassie
Unused substitutes 44 J. Cohen, 35 S. Oregel, 29 D. Poręba, 15 A. Gutman
Coach G. Berhalter
New York City FC4 - 2 - 3 - 1
- 49Freese
- 24Gray
- 13Martins
- 6Sands
- 2Cavallo
- 21O'Neill
- 8Perea
- 26Ojeda
- 7Mercau
- 17Wolf
- 16Martínez
Substitutions
- 45’↑ Kevin O'Toole↓2 Nico Cavallo
- 60’↑ Luighi Hanri Sousa Santos↓16 A. Martínez
- 60’↑ Raul Bicalho↓8 A. Perea
- 75’↑9 B. Traoré↓26 A. Ojeda
- 76’↑32 J. Shore↓6 J. Sands
- 82’↑88 M. Jones↓17 H. Wolf
Unused substitutes 3 M. Miazga, 23 Maxwell Murray, 22 K. O'Toole, 34 Raul Gustavo, 30 T. Romero, 20 Luighi Hanri
Coach P. Jansen
Match facts
- Competition
- Major League Soccer - United States and Canada
- Round
- Matchday 28
- Date
- Sat, 10 Oct 2026
- Kick-off
- 18:30 (UTC)
- Venue
- Soldier Field, Chicago
- Referee
- Brandon Stevis
- Chicago Fire coach
- G. Berhalter
- New York City FC coach
- P. Jansen
League table
Major League Soccer - United States and Canada · Eastern Conference
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nashville SC | 33 | 22 | 8 | 3 | +44 | 74 |
| 2 |  Inter Miami | 33 | 16 | 11 | 6 | +21 | 59 |
| 3 |  New England Revolution | 33 | 18 | 4 | 11 | +9 | 58 |
| 4 |  Chicago Fire | 33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | +11 | 55 |
| 5 |  Charlotte | 33 | 15 | 8 | 10 | +15 | 53 |
| 6 |  Philadelphia Union | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | +11 | 47 |
| 7 |  FC Cincinnati | 33 | 12 | 10 | 11 | -6 | 46 |
| 8 |  Columbus Crew | 33 | 13 | 5 | 15 | +6 | 44 |
| 9 |  Orlando City SC | 33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | -16 | 43 |
| 10 |  New York Red Bulls | 33 | 11 | 6 | 16 | -17 | 39 |
| 11 |  New York City FC | 33 | 9 | 12 | 12 | +3 | 39 |
| 12 |  Toronto FC | 33 | 9 | 12 | 12 | -12 | 39 |
| 13 |  Atlanta United FC | 33 | 9 | 6 | 18 | -14 | 33 |
| 14 |  DC United | 33 | 7 | 12 | 14 | -21 | 33 |
| 15 |  CF Montreal | 33 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -30 | 26 |
Match related news
Player ratings
- 1
M. Haile-Selassie9.0 - 2
A. Salétros7.6 - 3
P. Zinckernagel7.0 - 4
C. Brady6.8 - 5
J. Gómez6.7 - 6
P. Dithejane6.7 - 7
Leonardo Barroso6.6 - 8
M. Mbokazi6.5 - 9
J. Elliott6.5 - 10
J. Dean6.4 - 11
N. Allen6.3 - 12
J. Bamba6.2 - 13
R. Lewandowski6.2 - 14
T. D'Avilla5.9 - 15
M. Pineda5.5 - 16
D. Poręba0.0 - 17
S. Oregel0.0 - 18
A. Hanche-Olsen0.0 - 19
J. Cohen0.0 - 20
A. Gutman0.0
- 1
H. Wolf7.6 - 2
N. Fernández Mercau7.2 - 3
Thiago Martins7.1 - 4
A. Ojeda6.9 - 5
T. Gray6.9 - 6
A. O'Neill6.7 - 7
M. Jones6.5 - 8
K. O'Toole6.5 - 9
Nico Cavallo6.4 - 10
J. Sands6.3 - 11
B. Traoré6.2 - 12
A. Martínez6.2 - 13
Raul Gustavo6.1 - 14
J. Shore6.1 - 15
Luighi Hanri6.0 - 16
A. Perea6.0 - 17
M. Freese5.7 - 18
M. Miazga0.0 - 19
Maxwell Murray0.0 - 20
T. Romero0.0
Match ratings from API-Football, out of 10.
MVP of the match
M. Haile-Selassie
Chicago Fire
- 1
- Goals
- 1
- Assists
Rated 9.0, the best on the pitch — 1 goal and 1 assist in 95 minutes.
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
Chicago Fire- W-D-L
- 2-1-2
- Scored / match
- 1.2
- Conceded / match
- 1.4
New York City FC- W-D-L
- 1-2-2
- Scored / match
- 1.0
- Conceded / match
- 1.0
Fan predictions
How the fans called it
- Chicago FireResult0%
- New York City FC0%
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What happened
Match report
Chicago Fire came from behind to beat New York City FC 2-1 at Soldier Field, with Maren Haile-Selassie’s 87th-minute strike deciding it after Chicago had played much of the match with 10 men.
New York City FC took the lead in the 19th minute when Hannes Wolf finished from Agustin Ojeda, and Chicago were then reduced to 10 men after Djé D'Avilla was booked on 20 minutes and sent off in the 43rd minute. Chicago had already made a change on 45 minutes, with Jonathan Bamba replaced by Mauricio Pineda, before the half ended with New York City FC ahead 1-0.
Chicago levelled on 55 minutes through Anton Saletros, assisted by Maren Haile-Selassie, and the home side then had to absorb more pressure after New York City FC made two changes on 60 minutes. Chicago responded with three changes on 71 minutes, taking off Philip Zinckernagel, Robert Lewandowski and Leonardo Barroso, and they were rewarded when Haile-Selassie struck on 87 minutes to make it 2-1. New York City FC made a late double change, while Mauricio Pineda was booked in stoppage time before Haile-Selassie was replaced by Andreas Hanche-Olsen on 90+5 minutes.
New York City FC had 52% of the ball and 413 passes to Chicago's 377. Chicago had 14 shots to 13 and four corners apiece. New York City FC led on shots on target, 5-4, and xG, 1.57 to 1.46, while Chicago had more saves, 4-2, more offsides, 4-2, and more fouls, 18-10.
Chicago's Djé D'Avilla was booked on 20 minutes before his red card on 43 minutes. Mbekezeli Mbokazi was booked on 64 minutes and Mauricio Pineda on 90+4 minutes.
Match record
- Competition
- Major League Soccer - United States and Canada
- Round
- Matchday 28
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Soldier Field, Chicago
- Referee
- Brandon Stevis
- Match ID
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18 events
- 19’Goal!New York City FCHannes WolfAssist: Agustin Ojeda0 – 1
- 20’Yellow cardChicago FireDjé D'Avilla
- 43’Red cardChicago FireDjé D'Avilla
- 45’SubstitutionChicago FireMauricio Pineda ONJonathan Bamba OFF
- 45’SubstitutionNew York City FCKevin O'Toole ONNico Cavallo OFF
- 55’Goal!Chicago FireAnton SaletrosAssist: Maren Haile-Selassie1 – 1
- 60’SubstitutionNew York City FCLuighi Hanri Sousa Santos ONAlonso Martinez OFF
- 60’SubstitutionNew York City FCRaul Bicalho ONAndrés Perea OFF
- 64’Yellow cardChicago FireMbekezeli Mbokazi
- 71’SubstitutionChicago FirePuso Dithejane ONPhilip Zinckernagel OFF
- 71’SubstitutionChicago FireJohan Arath Gomez ONRobert Lewandowski OFF
- 71’SubstitutionChicago FireNoah Allen ONLeonardo Barroso OFF
- 75’SubstitutionNew York City FCBénie Adama Traoré ONAgustin Ojeda OFF
- 76’SubstitutionNew York City FCJonathan Shore ONJames Sands OFF
- 82’SubstitutionNew York City FCMalachi Jones ONHannes Wolf OFF
- 87’Goal!Chicago FireMaren Haile-Selassie2 – 1
- 90+4’Yellow cardChicago FireMauricio Pineda
- 90+5’SubstitutionChicago FireAndreas Hanche-Olsen ONMaren Haile-Selassie OFF