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Charlotte FC

4th · 12-7-8 · 43 pts · +9
Ugh, no.
Charlotte FC lost to Chicago Fire FC
Chicago Fire FC12-6-8 1 – 0 Charlotte FC12-7-8
FT · Sat, Sep 26

Match Details

Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, North Carolina) · Apple TV

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Charlotte FC 0, Chicago Fire FC 1.
  • 90'+9'Second Half ends, Charlotte FC 0, Chicago Fire FC 1.
  • 90'+8'Second yellow card to Tim Ream (Charlotte FC).
  • 90'+8'Tim Ream (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+8'Philip Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+8'Foul by Tim Ream (Charlotte FC).
  • 90'+7'Handball by Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 90'+5'Foul by Johan Gómez (Chicago Fire FC).
  • 90'+5'Henry Kessler (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 90'Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.

Line Score

12T
CHI 01 1
CLT 00 0

Match Leaders

Chicago Fire FC
Charlotte FC

League Table · 2026 MLS
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
1 Nashville 27 18 6 3 +34 60
2 New England 27 14 4 9 +9 46
3 Miami 27 12 10 5 +14 46
4 Charlotte 27 12 7 8 +9 43
5 Chicago 26 12 6 8 +8 42
6 Philadelphia 27 11 6 10 +10 39
7 Orlando 27 10 4 13 -16 34
8 Red Bull NY 27 9 6 12 -17 33
9 NYCFC 27 8 9 10 +5 33
10 Cincinnati 26 8 9 9 -9 33
11 D.C. United 26 6 12 8 -8 30
12 Columbus 27 8 5 14 -4 29
13 Toronto 27 6 11 10 -12 29
14 Atlanta 27 7 6 14 -13 27
15 CF Montréal 27 6 6 15 -20 24
Qualifies for MLS Cup Playoffs - Round One Best-of-3 seriesQualifies for MLS Cup Playoffs - Wild Card Matches

Key Events

90'+8'Second yellow card to Tim Ream (Charlotte FC).
90'+8'Tim Ream (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82'Ashley Westwood (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card.
81'Substitution, Charlotte FC. Nathan Richmond replaces Harry Toffolo.
81'Substitution, Charlotte FC. Nathan Byrne replaces Will Cleary.
81'Dawid Poreba (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80'Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Sam Rogers replaces Mbekezeli Mbokazi.
80'Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Dawid Poreba replaces Jonathan Bamba.
75'Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Mauricio Pineda replaces Sergio Oregel Jr..
75'Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Andrew Gutman replaces Leonardo Barroso.
74'Pep Biel (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card.
70'Substitution, Charlotte FC. Brandt Bronico replaces Luca de la Torre.
70'Substitution, Charlotte FC. David Schnegg replaces Djibril Diani.
58'Own Goal by Luca de la Torre, Charlotte FC. Charlotte FC 0, Chicago Fire FC 1.
49'Substitution, Charlotte FC. Tyger Smalls replaces Archie Goodwin because of an injury.
38'Allan Saint-Maximin (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card.
34'Djibril Diani (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
23'Sergio Oregel Jr. (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Team Stats

Chicago Fire FCCharlotte FC
General
59 Possession % 41
18 Shots 11
8 On Target 2
0 Offsides 3
6 Corners 4
15 Fouls 14
Passing & Defense
464 Passes Completed 287
3 Crosses Won 4
15 Tackles Won 6
6 Interceptions 8
25 Clearances 13
Discipline
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 1
2 Saves 8

Recent Form

Charlotte FC W D W D W
Chicago Fire FC D D D L L

Starting Lineups

Chicago Fire FC4-4-2
44 Cohen
24 Dean 3 Elliott 4 Mbokazi 2 Barroso
11 Zinckernagel 42 Dje Tah 35 Oregel 19 Bamba
7 Haile-Selassie 18 Gómez
10 Saint-Maximin 7 Goodwin 16 Biel
28 Diani 8 Westwood 17 de la Torre 58' OG
15 Toffolo 3 Ream 22 Kessler 35 Cleary
1 Kahlina
Charlotte FC4-3-3
Full lineups and substitutes

Charlotte FC

  1. #1 Kristijan KahlinaG
  2. TR #3 Tim ReamCD-L
  3. #22 Henry KesslerCD-R
  4. HT #15 Harry ToffoloLB
  5. WC #35 Will ClearyRB
  6. #8 Ashley WestwoodCM
  7. DD #28 Djibril DianiLM
  8. #17 Luca de la TorreRM58' OG
  9. AG #7 Archie GoodwinF
  10. AS #10 Allan Saint-MaximinLF
  11. PB #16 Pep BielRF
Substitutes · 5 used

Chicago Fire FC

  1. JC #44 Josh CohenG
  2. MM #4 Mbekezeli MbokaziCD-L
  3. #3 Jack ElliottCD-R
  4. LB #2 Leonardo BarrosoLB
  5. #24 Jonathan DeanRB
  6. #35 Sergio OregelCM-L
  7. DD #42 D'Avilla Dje TahCM-R
  8. JB #19 Jonathan BambaLM
  9. PZ #11 Philip ZinckernagelRM
  10. JG #18 Johan GómezCF-L
  11. #7 Maren Haile-SelassieCF-R
Substitutes · 4 used

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