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Chicago Fire 5-0 Sporting Kansas City · MLS

Chicago Fire beat Sporting Kansas City 5-0 in the MLS. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Chicago Fire and Sporting Kansas City met in the MLS at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sunday, 26 April 2026.

Goalscorers

Chicago Fire: P. Zinckernagel 51', 65'; H. Cuypers 73', 90'; M. Haile-Selassie 79'. Sporting Kansas City did not score.

How the match went

Chicago Fire saw more of the ball, 71% of it. Chicago Fire had 17 shots with 6 on target, Sporting Kansas City 6 with 1 on target. There were 6 corners in total, 4 to Chicago Fire and 2 to Sporting Kansas City. Chicago Fire conceded 15 fouls, Sporting Kansas City 17. The referee showed 1 yellow card (1 for Chicago Fire, 0 for Sporting Kansas City).

Line-ups

Chicago Fire started in a 4-2-3-1: Chris Brady, Jonathan Dean, Joel Waterman, Jack Elliott, Andrew Gutman, Dje Tah D'Avilla, Anton Salétros, Philip Zinckernagel, Maren Haile-Selassie, Puso Dithejane, Hugo Cuypers.

Sporting Kansas City started in a 3-4-3: John Pulskamp, Ian James, Ethan Bartlow, Jansen Miller, Jacob Davis, Lasse Berg Johnsen, Manu García, Kwaku Agyabeng, Calvin Harris, Dejan Joveljić, Capita.

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Minute by minute

  1. 45'Half-time. Chicago Fire 0-0 Sporting Kansas City.
  2. 51'Goal! Chicago Fire 1-0 Sporting Kansas City. P. Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire) scores.
  3. 51'Penalty missed! H. Cuypers (Chicago Fire), saved.
  4. 65'Goal! Chicago Fire 2-0 Sporting Kansas City. P. Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire) scores, assisted by M. Haile-Selassie.
  5. 73'Goal! Chicago Fire 3-0 Sporting Kansas City. H. Cuypers (Chicago Fire) scores, assisted by P. Zinckernagel.
  6. 79'Goal! Chicago Fire 4-0 Sporting Kansas City. M. Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire) scores, assisted by A. Gutman.
  7. 90+8'Goal! Chicago Fire 5-0 Sporting Kansas City. H. Cuypers (Chicago Fire) scores, assisted by J. Elliott.
  8. 90'Full-time. Chicago Fire 5-0 Sporting Kansas City.
Full commentary (38 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Chicago Fire vs Sporting Kansas City.
  2. 4'Attempt missed. H. Cuypers (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
  3. 8'Off the woodwork! C. Harris (Sporting Kansas City), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
  4. 10'Yellow card for A. Gutman (Chicago Fire).
  5. 13'Attempt blocked. P. Dithejane (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  6. 14'Attempt blocked. P. Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  7. 15'Attempt blocked. J. Elliott (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  8. 26'Attempt blocked. P. Dithejane (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  9. 27'Attempt blocked. P. Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  10. 38'Attempt missed. J. Elliott (Chicago Fire), header from a set piece. xG 0.01.
  11. 40'Attempt missed. Capita (Sporting Kansas City), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.04.
  12. 45'Attempt blocked. H. Cuypers (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  13. 45'1 minute of added time.
  14. 45'Half-time. Chicago Fire 0-0 Sporting Kansas City.
  15. 46'The second half is under way.
  16. 49'Attempt blocked. A. Gutman (Chicago Fire), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  17. 51'Goal! Chicago Fire 1-0 Sporting Kansas City. P. Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire) scores.
  18. 51'Penalty missed! H. Cuypers (Chicago Fire), saved.
  19. 56'Attempt missed. E. Bartlow (Sporting Kansas City), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
  20. 61'Substitution, Chicago Fire: R. Lod comes on for P. Dithejane.
  21. 61'Attempt missed. P. Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  22. 62'Attempt missed. Capita (Sporting Kansas City), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  23. 65'Goal! Chicago Fire 2-0 Sporting Kansas City. P. Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire) scores, assisted by M. Haile-Selassie.
  24. 70'Attempt missed. M. García (Sporting Kansas City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  25. 73'Goal! Chicago Fire 3-0 Sporting Kansas City. H. Cuypers (Chicago Fire) scores, assisted by P. Zinckernagel.
  26. 75'Substitution, Sporting Kansas City: S. Afrifa comes on for C. Harris.
  27. 75'Substitution, Sporting Kansas City: W. Meyer comes on for I. James.
  28. 76'Substitution, Chicago Fire: J. Shokalook comes on for P. Zinckernagel.
  29. 76'Substitution, Chicago Fire: S. Oregel comes on for A. Salétros.
  30. 79'Goal! Chicago Fire 4-0 Sporting Kansas City. M. Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire) scores, assisted by A. Gutman.
  31. 84'Substitution, Chicago Fire: M. Pineda comes on for D. T. D'Avilla.
  32. 84'Substitution, Chicago Fire: V. Radojević comes on for A. Gutman.
  33. 86'Substitution, Sporting Kansas City: J. Bartlett comes on for Capita.
  34. 90'7 minutes of added time.
  35. 90+1'Attempt saved. J. Miller (Sporting Kansas City), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.08.
  36. 90+6'Attempt blocked. V. Radojević (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  37. 90+8'Goal! Chicago Fire 5-0 Sporting Kansas City. H. Cuypers (Chicago Fire) scores, assisted by J. Elliott.
  38. 90'Full-time. Chicago Fire 5-0 Sporting Kansas City.
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