Chicago Fire 1-3 New York City FC
Major League Soccer · · Regular Season - 30
This report covers goalscorers with minutes, bookings, both starting elevens, recent form for both sides and the head-to-head record for Chicago Fire 1-3 New York City FC.
Chicago Fire 1-3 New York City FC
Managers: Mike Matkovich (Chicago Fire) · P. Jansen (New York City FC)
Match facts
- Venue: Soldier Field, Chicago — the fixture record names no ground, so this is where Chicago Fire plays the majority of its home matches.
- Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere, USA
- Round: Regular Season - 30
Record last updated .
Goals
Goalscorers with match minute.
- 13' P. Zinckernagel for Chicago Fire (assist B. Gutierrez)
- 40' N. Mercau for New York City FC
- 57' A. Martinez for New York City FC
- 90' S. Reid for New York City FC (assist A. Ojeda)
Bookings
- 37' A. O'Neill — Yellow Card
Lineups
Starting elevens and substitutes for both sides.
Chicago Fire — 4-3-3
Starting XI
- 1 · C. Brady (G)
- 3 · J. Elliott (D)
- 9 · H. Cuypers (F)
- 10 · A. Franco (M)
- 11 · P. Zinckernagel (F)
- 15 · A. Gutman (D)
- 16 · J. Waterman (D)
- 17 · B. Gutiérrez (M)
- 19 · J. Bamba (F)
- 24 · J. Dean (D)
- 42 · D. D'Avilla (M)
Substitutes
- 5 · S. Rogers (D)
- 7 · M. Haile-Selassie (M)
- 12 · T. Barlow (F)
- 22 · M. Pineda (D)
- 23 · K. Acosta (M)
- 25 · J. Gal (G)
- 34 · Omar Gonzalez (D)
- 35 · S. Oregel (M)
- 36 · J. Reynolds (D)
New York City FC — 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 7 · N. Mercau (M)
- 10 · M. Moralez (M)
- 13 · Thiago Martins (D)
- 16 · A. Martinez (F)
- 17 · H. Wolf (M)
- 21 · A. O'Neill (M)
- 22 · K. O'Toole (D)
- 24 · T. Gray (D)
- 34 · Raul Gustavo (D)
- 49 · M. Freese (G)
- 80 · J. Haak (M)
Substitutes
- 11 · J. Fernández (F)
- 19 · S. Tanasijević (D)
- 23 · Maxwell Murray (D)
- 26 · A. Ojeda (F)
- 29 · Máximo Carrizo (M)
- 30 · T. Romero (G)
- 32 · J. Shore (M)
- 35 · M. Ilenic (D)
- 99 · S. Reid (F)
Recent form (last 5)
Both teams' last five completed league matches — form string, points, and goals for/against.
- Chicago Fire: LWWWL · 9 pts from 5 · 6-7
- New York City FC: WWLDW · 10 pts from 5 · 8-6
Head-to-head
Most recent meetings between Chicago Fire and New York City FC.
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