Chicago Fire 3-0 CF Montréal · MLS
Chicago Fire beat CF Montréal 3-0 in the MLS. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Chicago Fire and CF Montréal met in the MLS at Soldier Field in Chicago on Saturday, 28 February 2026.
Goalscorers
Chicago Fire: J. Bamba 27'; R. Lod 90'; H. Cuypers 90'. CF Montréal did not score.
How the match went
CF Montréal saw more of the ball, 56% of it. Chicago Fire had 17 shots with 11 on target, CF Montréal 4 with 2 on target. There were 12 corners in total, 9 to Chicago Fire and 3 to CF Montréal. Chicago Fire conceded 12 fouls, CF Montréal 13. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (1 for Chicago Fire, 3 for CF Montréal) and 1 red card.
Line-ups
Chicago Fire started in a 4-3-3: C. Brady, L. Barroso, J. Elliott, M. Mbokazi, J. Dean, A. Salétros, M. Pineda, P. Zinckernagel, M. Haile-Selassie, H. Cuypers, J. Bamba.
CF Montréal started in a 4-2-3-1: T. Gillier, Y. A. Guboglo, J. Neal, E. Morales, B. Vera, M. Longstaff, V. Loturi, H. Synchuk, I. Jaime, D. D. Þórhallsson, P. Owusu.
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Minute by minute
- 27'Goal! Chicago Fire 1-0 CF Montréal. J. Bamba (Chicago Fire) scores.
- 56'Red card! J. Dean (Chicago Fire) is sent off.
- 90'Goal! Chicago Fire 3-0 CF Montréal. R. Lod (Chicago Fire) scores.
- 90'Goal! Chicago Fire 2-0 CF Montréal. H. Cuypers (Chicago Fire) converts the penalty.
Full commentary (36 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Chicago Fire vs CF Montréal.
- 17'Attempt blocked. J. Bamba (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 20'Attempt saved. M. Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot. xG 0.31.
- 24'Attempt blocked. A. Salétros (Chicago Fire), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 27'Goal! Chicago Fire 1-0 CF Montréal. J. Bamba (Chicago Fire) scores.
- 30'Yellow card for B. Vera (CF Montréal).
- 34'Attempt saved. H. Cuypers (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 37'Attempt saved. M. Mbokazi (Chicago Fire), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 41'Attempt blocked. J. Neal (CF Montréal), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 44'Yellow card for P. Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire).
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, CF Montréal: B. Craig comes on for J. Neal.
- 46'Attempt missed. M. Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 53'Yellow card for I. Jaime (CF Montréal).
- 56'Red card! J. Dean (Chicago Fire) is sent off.
- 57'Substitution, Chicago Fire: J. Waterman comes on for J. Bamba.
- 58'Attempt blocked. B. Craig (CF Montréal), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
- 63'Substitution, CF Montréal: D. Bugaj comes on for Y. A. Guboglo.
- 64'Substitution, CF Montréal: N. Streit comes on for B. Vera.
- 67'Attempt missed. M. Mbokazi (Chicago Fire), header from a corner. xG 0.11.
- 69'Attempt saved. H. Cuypers (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 71'Attempt missed. J. Waterman (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 71'Attempt saved. M. Mbokazi (Chicago Fire), header from a corner. xG 0.11.
- 72'Substitution, CF Montréal: D. Rios comes on for I. Jaime.
- 72'Attempt saved. P. Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 73'Attempt saved. H. Cuypers (Chicago Fire), header from a corner. xG 0.10.
- 78'Substitution, CF Montréal: W. Carmona comes on for M. Longstaff.
- 88'Attempt saved. W. Carmona (CF Montréal), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 89'Substitution, Chicago Fire: D. T. D'Avilla comes on for M. Pineda.
- 90'Goal! Chicago Fire 3-0 CF Montréal. R. Lod (Chicago Fire) scores.
- 90'Goal! Chicago Fire 2-0 CF Montréal. H. Cuypers (Chicago Fire) converts the penalty.
- 90'Substitution, Chicago Fire: R. Lod comes on for P. Zinckernagel.
- 90'Yellow card for T. Gillier (CF Montréal).
- 90+1'Attempt blocked. P. Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.17.
- 90+7'Attempt saved. L. Barroso (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 90+11'Attempt saved. H. Synchuk (CF Montréal), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.