Major League SoccerMatchday 14

CF Montreal

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Chicago Fire

Zinckernagel14'
Cuypers67'

CF Montreal vs Chicago Fire

Saturday, 16 May 2026 at 23:30Saputo Stadium, MontréalF. Bazakos

Summary

Match report

Chicago Fire won 2-0 against CF Montreal in the Major League Soccer (Matchday 14). Chicago Fire led 1-0 at half-time.

Chicago Fire’s goals came from P. Zinckernagel in the 14th minute and H. Cuypers in the 67th minute. P. Zinckernagel was the highest-rated player on the pitch (8.7).

Player of the match

P. Zinckernagel

Chicago Fire68'11Rating 8.7

Key stats

All stats

60%Possession40%

0.96Expected goals (xG)1.08
15Total shots11
5Shots on target4
16Corners3
4Yellow cards3

Live commentary

It's all over: Chicago Fire beat CF Montreal 2-0. In numbers: possession CF Montreal 60%, Chicago Fire 40%; shots 15 (5 on target) to 11 (4 on target)
89'
Booking: Puso Dithejane (Chicago Fire) for dissent
85'
Substitution, CF Montreal: L. Petrasso comes on for G. Synchuk
82'
Booking: Brayan Vera (CF Montreal) for a foul
73'
Substitution, CF Montreal: W. Carmona replaces D. Rios
71'
Yellow card: Prince Owusu (CF Montreal)
68'
Double substitution, Chicago Fire: P. Zinckernagel comes on for C. Mueller, M. Haile-Selassie on for P. Dithejane
67'
Goal! H. Cuypers makes it two for Chicago Fire (2-0), set up by P. Zinckernagel
62'
Yellow card: Brandan Craig (CF Montreal) for a foul
61'
Substitution, Chicago Fire: A. Gutman makes way for V. Radojevic
57'
Booking: Mbekezeli Mbokazi (Chicago Fire) for time-wasting
46'
Double substitution, CF Montreal: V. Loturi comes on for N. Streit, S. Piette on for B. Craig
We're back under way for the second half
The referee blows for half-time: Chicago Fire lead 1-0
36'
Yellow card: Samuel Piette (CF Montreal) for a foul
14'
Goal! P. Zinckernagel gives Chicago Fire the lead (1-0)
6'
Yellow card: Viktor Radojević (Chicago Fire) for a foul
Kick-off! We're under way between CF Montreal and Chicago Fire. CF Montreal line up in a 4-3-3, Chicago Fire in a 4-2-3-1

Lineups

CF MontrealCoach: Philippe EullaffroyAverage rating 6.84-3-3

CF Montreal – Starting XI (4-3-3)

31T. GillierGoalkeeper – Rating 6.6
27D. BugajDefender – Rating 6.5
2J. NealDefender – Rating 7.5
4B. VeraDefender – Rating 6.9, Yellow card 82'
13L. PetrassoDefender – Rating 7.3, On 85'
22V. LoturiMidfielder – Rating 6.7, On 46'
6S. PietteMidfielder – Captain, Rating 7.2, Yellow card 36', On 46'
8M. LongstaffMidfielder – Rating 7.0
16W. CarmonaForward – Rating 6.9, On 73'
9P. OwusuForward – Rating 5.9, Yellow card 71'
10Ivan JaimeForward – Rating 6.9

CF MontrealSubstitutes

11S. BrezaGoalkeeper
1717D. ThorhallssonMidfielder
2525F. AmayaMidfielder
2929O. EscobarForward
2323N. StreitMidfielder46'Rating 6.7
1414D. RiosForward73'Rating 6.5
55B. CraigDefender46'Rating 6.7
2424E. MoralesDefender
1818G. SynchukMidfielder85'Rating 6.6

CoachPhilippe Eullaffroy

Chicago FireCoach: Mario BarcenaAverage rating 7.24-2-3-1

Chicago Fire – Starting XI (4-2-3-1)

1C. BradyGoalkeeper – Rating 8.3
24J. DeanDefender – Rating 7.3
3J. ElliottDefender – Captain, Rating 7.3
4M. MbokaziDefender – Rating 7.9, Yellow card 57'
14V. RadojevicDefender – Rating 6.6, Yellow card 6', On 61'
22M. PinedaMidfielder – Rating 6.9
16J. WatermanMidfielder – Rating 7.2
11P. ZinckernagelMidfielder – Player of the match, Rating 8.7, Goal 14', Assist, On 68'
17R. LodMidfielder – Rating 6.7
7M. Haile-SelassieMidfielder – Rating 6.3, On 68'
9H. CuypersForward – Rating 7.9, Goal 67'