Chicago Fire beat New York City FC 2-1 on Saturday, 10 October 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by Brandon Stevis. It was played at Soldier Field.
First half: New York City FC took the lead at 19' when H. Wolf scored, with the assist credited to A. Ojeda, making the score 0-1. T. D'Avilla received a yellow card for Chicago Fire at 20'. T. D'Avilla received a red card for Chicago Fire at 43'. Chicago Fire made their 1st substitution at 45', with J. Bamba replacing M. Pineda. New York City FC made their 1st substitution at 45', with Nico Cavallo replacing K. O'Toole.
Second half: Chicago Fire leveled the score at 55' when A. Salétros scored, with the assist credited to M. Haile-Selassie, making the score 1-1. New York City FC made their 2nd substitution at 60', with A. Martínez replacing Luighi Hanri. New York City FC made their 3rd substitution at 60', with A. Perea replacing Raul Gustavo. M. Mbokazi received a yellow card for Chicago Fire at 64'. Chicago Fire made their 2nd substitution at 71', with P. Zinckernagel replacing P. Dithejane. Chicago Fire made their 3rd substitution at 71', with Leonardo Barroso replacing N. Allen. Chicago Fire made their 4th substitution at 71', with R. Lewandowski replacing J. Gómez. New York City FC made their 4th substitution at 75', with A. Ojeda replacing B. Traoré. New York City FC made their 5th substitution at 76', with J. Sands replacing J. Shore. New York City FC made their 6th substitution at 82', with H. Wolf replacing M. Jones. Chicago Fire took the lead at 87' when M. Haile-Selassie scored, making the score 2-1. M. Pineda received a yellow card for Chicago Fire at 90+4'. Chicago Fire made their 5th substitution at 90+5', with M. Haile-Selassie replacing A. Hanche-Olsen.
Chicago Fire used 5 substitutions while New York City FC used 6 substitutions. Chicago Fire got 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.
How the match was won
- Shots were tight (14-12).
- Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
- New York City FC had the sharper finishing (4-6 shots on target).
