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Charlotte FC
FT
0–1
27 Sep 2026
Chicago Fire
MLS Sun 27 Sep, 00:30London Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina Chris Penso

Timeline

  1. 23' Sergio Oregel Yellow Card
  2. 34' Djibril Diani Yellow Card
  3. 38' Allan Saint-Maximin Yellow Card
  4. 49' Tyger Smalls for Archie Goodwin
  5. 58' Luca de la Torre own goal
  6. 70' David Schnegg for Djibril Diani
  7. 70' Brandt Bronico for Luca de la Torre
  8. 74' Pep Biel Yellow Card
  9. 75' Andrew Gutman for Leonardo Barroso
  10. 75' Mauricio Pineda for Sergio Oregel
  11. 80' David Poreba for Jonathan Bamba
  12. 80' Samual Rogers for Mbekezeli Mbokazi
  13. 81' David Poreba Yellow Card
  14. 81' Nathan Byrne for Will Cleary
  15. 81' Nathan Richmond for Harry Toffolo
  16. 82' Ashley Westwood Yellow Card
  17. 90'+8' Tim Ream Yellow Card
  18. 90'+8' Tim Ream Red Card

Match stats

41% Possession 59%
11 Shots 18
2 On target 8
14 Fouls 15
4 Yellow cards 2
1 Red cards 0
3 Offsides 0
8 Saves 2
287 Accurate passes 464

Lineups

Charlotte FC 4-3-3
1 Kahlina
15 Toffolo 3 Ream 22 Kessler 35 Cleary
28 Diani 8 Westwood 17 la Torre
10 Saint-Maximin 7 Goodwin 16 Biel
Chicago Fire 4-4-2
44 Cohen
2 Barroso 4 Mbokazi 3 Elliott 24 Dean
19 Bamba 35 Oregel 42 Tah 11 Zinckernagel
18 Gómez 7 Haile-Selassie
Charlotte FC 4-3-3
  1. 1 Kristijan Kahlina G
  2. 3 Tim Ream CD-L
  3. 22 Henry Kessler CD-R
  4. 15 Harry Toffolo ▼ LB
  5. 35 Will Cleary ▼ RB
  6. 8 Ashley Westwood CM
  7. 28 Djibril Diani ▼ LM
  8. 17 Luca de la Torre ▼ RM
  9. 7 Archie Goodwin ▼ F
  10. 10 Allan Saint-Maximin LF
  11. 16 Pep Biel RF

Came on

  1. 71 Nathan Richmond ▲ SUB
  2. 25 Tyger Smalls ▲ SUB
  3. 13 Brandt Bronico ▲ SUB
  4. 14 Nathan Byrne ▲ SUB
  5. 23 David Schnegg ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (4)
  1. 21 Tyler Miller SUB
  2. 44 Morrison Agyemang SUB
  3. 20 Baye Coulibaly SUB
  4. 4 Andrew Privett SUB
Chicago Fire 4-4-2
  1. 44 Josh Cohen G
  2. 4 Mbekezeli Mbokazi ▼ CD-L
  3. 3 Jack Elliott CD-R
  4. 2 Leonardo Barroso ▼ LB
  5. 24 Jonathan Dean RB
  6. 35 Sergio Oregel ▼ CM-L
  7. 42 D'Avilla Dje Tah CM-R
  8. 19 Jonathan Bamba ▼ LM
  9. 11 Philip Zinckernagel RM
  10. 18 Johan Gómez CF-L
  11. 7 Maren Haile-Selassie CF-R

Came on

  1. 5 Samual Rogers ▲ SUB
  2. 29 David Poreba ▲ SUB
  3. 15 Andrew Gutman ▲ SUB
  4. 22 Mauricio Pineda ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (4)
  1. 25 Jeff Gal SUB
  2. 28 Dean Boltz SUB
  3. 58 Brody Williams SUB
  4. 65 Oscar Pineda SUB

Commentary

  1. Match ends, Charlotte FC 0, Chicago Fire FC 1.
  2. 90'+9' Second Half ends, Charlotte FC 0, Chicago Fire FC 1.
  3. 90'+8' Second yellow card to Tim Ream (Charlotte FC).
  4. 90'+8' Tim Ream (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 90'+8' Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  6. 90'+8' Foul by Tim Ream (Charlotte FC).
  7. 90'+7' Handball by Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC).
  8. 90'+5' Foul by Johan Gómez (Chicago Fire FC).
  9. 90'+5' Henry Kessler (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  10. 90'+2' Attempt saved. Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kristijan Kahlina (Charlotte FC). Assisted by Dawid Poreba.
  11. 90'+1' Attempt missed. Allan Saint-Maximin (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nathan Byrne with a cross.
  12. 90' Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
116 earlier entries
  1. 90' Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  2. 90' Foul by Ashley Westwood (Charlotte FC).
  3. 89' Foul by Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC).
  4. 89' Dawid Poreba (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  5. 88' Attempt missed. Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dawid Poreba.
  6. 86' Attempt saved. Tyger Smalls (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Josh Cohen (Chicago Fire FC).
  7. 85' Andrew Gutman (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  8. 85' Foul by Nathan Richmond (Charlotte FC).
  9. 82' Ashley Westwood (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 82' Jonathan Dean (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  11. 82' Foul by Tyger Smalls (Charlotte FC).
  12. 81' Substitution, Charlotte FC. Nathan Richmond replaces Harry Toffolo.
  13. 81' Substitution, Charlotte FC. Nathan Byrne replaces Will Cleary.
  14. 81' Dawid Poreba (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 81' Foul by Dawid Poreba (Chicago Fire FC).
  16. 81' Henry Kessler (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  17. 80' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Sam Rogers replaces Mbekezeli Mbokazi.
  18. 80' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Dawid Poreba replaces Jonathan Bamba.
  19. 79' Attempt missed. Pep Biel (Charlotte FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin with a cross.
  20. 79' Foul by Djé D'Avilla (Chicago Fire FC).
  21. 79' Allan Saint-Maximin (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  22. 77' Attempt missed. Jack Elliott (Chicago Fire FC) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel with a cross following a corner.
  23. 76' Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Brandt Bronico.
  24. 76' Attempt blocked. Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  25. 75' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Mauricio Pineda replaces Sergio Oregel Jr..
  26. 75' Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Andrew Gutman replaces Leonardo Barroso.
  27. 74' Pep Biel (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card.
  28. 74' Sergio Oregel Jr. (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  29. 74' Foul by Pep Biel (Charlotte FC).
  30. 73' Attempt saved. Allan Saint-Maximin (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Josh Cohen (Chicago Fire FC). Assisted by Brandt Bronico.
  31. 72' Attempt saved. Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Kristijan Kahlina (Charlotte FC). Assisted by Johan Gómez.
  32. 70' Substitution, Charlotte FC. Brandt Bronico replaces Luca de la Torre.
  33. 70' Substitution, Charlotte FC. David Schnegg replaces Djibril Diani.
  34. 70' Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  35. 70' Foul by Henry Kessler (Charlotte FC).
  36. 68' Attempt missed. Djibril Diani (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin.
  37. 67' Foul by Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC).
  38. 67' Henry Kessler (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  39. 65' Sergio Oregel Jr. (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  40. 65' Foul by Ashley Westwood (Charlotte FC).
  41. 65' Attempt blocked. Allan Saint-Maximin (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Djibril Diani.
  42. 63' Attempt missed. Luca de la Torre (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin following a fast break.
  43. 61' VAR Decision: No Goal Charlotte FC 0-1 Chicago Fire FC.
  44. 59' Offside, Charlotte FC. Tyger Smalls is caught offside.
  45. 59' GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Tyger Smalls (Charlotte FC) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  46. 59' Djibril Diani (Charlotte FC) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Tyger Smalls.
  47. 59' Attempt missed. Tyger Smalls (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin with a cross.
  48. 58' Own Goal by Luca de la Torre, Charlotte FC. Charlotte FC 0, Chicago Fire FC 1.
  49. 58' Attempt missed. Johan Gómez (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Elliott following a corner.
  50. 57' Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Henry Kessler.
  51. 57' Attempt blocked. Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maren Haile-Selassie.
  52. 54' Foul by Johan Gómez (Chicago Fire FC).
  53. 54' Ashley Westwood (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  54. 54' Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Will Cleary.
  55. 54' Attempt blocked. Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maren Haile-Selassie.
  56. 53' Offside, Charlotte FC. Tyger Smalls is caught offside.
  57. 50' Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Harry Toffolo.
  58. 49' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  59. 49' Substitution, Charlotte FC. Tyger Smalls replaces Archie Goodwin because of an injury.
  60. 47' Delay in match because of an injury Archie Goodwin (Charlotte FC).
  61. 45' Second Half begins Charlotte FC 0, Chicago Fire FC 0.
  62. 45'+1' First Half ends, Charlotte FC 0, Chicago Fire FC 0.
  63. 45' Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
  64. 44' Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  65. 44' Foul by Henry Kessler (Charlotte FC).
  66. 43' Foul by Johan Gómez (Chicago Fire FC).
  67. 43' Henry Kessler (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  68. 41' Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Tim Ream.
  69. 41' Attempt blocked. Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Johan Gómez.
  70. 41' Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  71. 41' Foul by Pep Biel (Charlotte FC).
  72. 40' Attempt blocked. Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  73. 38' Allan Saint-Maximin (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card.
  74. 38' Johan Gómez (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  75. 38' Foul by Pep Biel (Charlotte FC).
  76. 36' Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Mbekezeli Mbokazi.
  77. 36' Foul by Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC).
  78. 36' Djibril Diani (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  79. 35' Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Luca de la Torre.
  80. 34' Djibril Diani (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  81. 34' Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  82. 34' Foul by Djibril Diani (Charlotte FC).
  83. 33' Attempt missed. Allan Saint-Maximin (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Djibril Diani.
  84. 33' Foul by Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire FC).
  85. 33' Tim Ream (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  86. 31' Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  87. 31' Foul by Harry Toffolo (Charlotte FC).
  88. 31' Attempt saved. Johan Gómez (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Kristijan Kahlina (Charlotte FC). Assisted by Mbekezeli Mbokazi.
  89. 31' Attempt saved. Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Kristijan Kahlina (Charlotte FC). Assisted by Philip Zinckernagel.
  90. 29' Foul by Leonardo Barroso (Chicago Fire FC).
  91. 29' Pep Biel (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  92. 27' Attempt saved. Johan Gómez (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kristijan Kahlina (Charlotte FC).
  93. 25' Mbekezeli Mbokazi (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  94. 25' Foul by Archie Goodwin (Charlotte FC).
  95. 24' Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Josh Cohen.
  96. 24' Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Jack Elliott.
  97. 23' Sergio Oregel Jr. (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  98. 23' Foul by Sergio Oregel Jr. (Chicago Fire FC).
  99. 23' Ashley Westwood (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  100. 20' Offside, Charlotte FC. Archie Goodwin is caught offside.
  101. 18' Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire FC) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Maren Haile-Selassie.
  102. 17' Attempt saved. Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Kristijan Kahlina (Charlotte FC). Assisted by Sergio Oregel Jr..
  103. 16' Attempt saved. Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Kristijan Kahlina (Charlotte FC). Assisted by Maren Haile-Selassie.
  104. 13' Foul by Mbekezeli Mbokazi (Chicago Fire FC).
  105. 13' Archie Goodwin (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  106. 10' Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Leonardo Barroso.
  107. 9' Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC).
  108. 9' Ashley Westwood (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  109. 9' Attempt blocked. Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Oregel Jr..
  110. 6' Foul by Djé D'Avilla (Chicago Fire FC).
  111. 6' Archie Goodwin (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  112. 5' Attempt missed. Harry Toffolo (Charlotte FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pep Biel with a cross following a set piece situation.
  113. 4' Handball by Mbekezeli Mbokazi (Chicago Fire FC).
  114. 2' Attempt saved. Jonathan Bamba (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kristijan Kahlina (Charlotte FC). Assisted by Maren Haile-Selassie.
  115. First Half begins.
  116. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Charlotte FC W D W D W

  • W at Atlanta United 2-0 MLS
  • D Houston Dynamo 0-0 MLS
  • W at CF Montréal 2-1 MLS
  • D at FC Cincinnati 3-3 MLS
  • W at D.C. United 2-1 MLS

Chicago Fire L L D D D

  • D at Seattle Sounders 2-2 MLS
  • D at Toronto FC 4-4 MLS
  • D Inter Miami 1-1 MLS
  • L New England Revolution 2-1 MLS
  • L at Nashville SC 3-0 MLS

Head to head

CHI leads series 3-2

  • 2 Aug 2026 Chicago Fire 2–1 Charlotte FC 2026 MLS
  • 29 Jun 2025 Chicago Fire 3–2 Charlotte FC 2025 MLS
  • 18 May 2025 Charlotte FC 1–4 Chicago Fire 2025 MLS
  • 3 Oct 2024 Charlotte FC 4–3 Chicago Fire 2024 MLS
  • 16 May 2024 Chicago Fire 0–1 Charlotte FC 2024 MLS