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Chicago Fire 2-1 Charlotte FC · MLS

Chicago Fire beat Charlotte FC 2-1 in the MLS. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Chicago Fire and Charlotte FC met in the MLS at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sunday, 2 August 2026.

Goalscorers

Chicago Fire: R. Lewandowski 20', 68'. Charlotte FC: P. Biel 18'.

How the match went

Charlotte FC saw more of the ball, 54% of it. Chicago Fire had 14 shots with 5 on target, Charlotte FC 14 with 1 on target. There were 14 corners in total, 8 to Chicago Fire and 6 to Charlotte FC. Chicago Fire conceded 8 fouls, Charlotte FC 7. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (3 for Chicago Fire, 0 for Charlotte FC).

Line-ups

Chicago Fire started in a 4-4-2: Chris Brady, Leonardo Barroso, Joel Waterman, Jack Elliott, Andrew Gutman, Philip Zinckernagel, Dje Tah D'Avilla, Anton Salétros, Jonathan Bamba, Robert Lewandowski, Robin Lod.

Charlotte FC started in a 4-3-3: Kristijan Kahlina, Nathan Byrne, Morrison Agyemang, Henry Kessler, Harry Toffolo, Luca De La Torre, Ashley Westwood, Djibril Diani, Pep Biel, Idan Toklomati, Liel Abada.

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Minute by minute

  1. 18'Goal! Chicago Fire 0-1 Charlotte FC. P. Biel (Charlotte FC) scores, assisted by I. Toklomati.
  2. 20'Goal! Chicago Fire 1-1 Charlotte FC. R. Lewandowski (Chicago Fire) scores, assisted by P. Zinckernagel.
  3. 45'Half-time. Chicago Fire 1-1 Charlotte FC.
  4. 68'Goal! Chicago Fire 2-1 Charlotte FC. R. Lewandowski (Chicago Fire) scores, assisted by R. Lod.
  5. 90'Full-time. Chicago Fire 2-1 Charlotte FC.
Full commentary (65 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Chicago Fire vs Charlotte FC.
  2. 1'Attempt missed. P. Biel (Charlotte FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  3. 6'Offside, Chicago Fire.
  4. 7'Attempt blocked. L. D. L. Torre (Charlotte FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  5. 8'Attempt missed. J. Bamba (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.39.
  6. 10'Yellow card for A. Salétros (Chicago Fire).
  7. 14'Corner, Chicago Fire.
  8. 14'Attempt blocked. J. Bamba (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  9. 17'Attempt missed. P. Biel (Charlotte FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  10. 18'Goal! Chicago Fire 0-1 Charlotte FC. P. Biel (Charlotte FC) scores, assisted by I. Toklomati.
  11. 20'Goal! Chicago Fire 1-1 Charlotte FC. R. Lewandowski (Chicago Fire) scores, assisted by P. Zinckernagel.
  12. 22'Attempt blocked. L. Abada (Charlotte FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  13. 24'Attempt saved. R. Lod (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  14. 31'Corner, Chicago Fire.
  15. 32'Corner, Chicago Fire.
  16. 32'Attempt missed. A. Gutman (Chicago Fire), header from a corner. xG 0.01.
  17. 33'Attempt blocked. P. Biel (Charlotte FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  18. 34'Attempt missed. H. Toffolo (Charlotte FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  19. 36'Attempt missed. R. Lod (Chicago Fire), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  20. 42'Attempt blocked. I. Toklomati (Charlotte FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  21. 43'Attempt missed. P. Biel (Charlotte FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  22. 44'Attempt blocked. R. Lod (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  23. 45'2 minutes of added time.
  24. 45+2'Corner, Charlotte FC.
  25. 45+2'Attempt blocked. L. Abada (Charlotte FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  26. 45+3'Attempt blocked. P. Biel (Charlotte FC), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  27. 45'Half-time. Chicago Fire 1-1 Charlotte FC.
  28. 46'The second half is under way.
  29. 46'Attempt blocked. P. Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  30. 46'Corner, Chicago Fire.
  31. 51'Corner, Chicago Fire.
  32. 51'Attempt blocked. J. Bamba (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  33. 52'Corner, Chicago Fire.
  34. 53'Offside, Chicago Fire.
  35. 53'Offside, Chicago Fire.
  36. 55'Corner, Charlotte FC.
  37. 56'Attempt saved. P. Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  38. 57'Corner, Chicago Fire.
  39. 59'Yellow card for J. Waterman (Chicago Fire) for foul.
  40. 61'Attempt blocked. A. Morrison (Charlotte FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.21.
  41. 61'Corner, Charlotte FC.
  42. 62'Corner, Charlotte FC.
  43. 62'Attempt blocked. P. Biel (Charlotte FC), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
  44. 65'Corner, Chicago Fire.
  45. 66'Attempt missed. R. Lewandowski (Chicago Fire), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
  46. 68'Goal! Chicago Fire 2-1 Charlotte FC. R. Lewandowski (Chicago Fire) scores, assisted by R. Lod.
  47. 69'Substitution, Charlotte FC: D. Schnegg comes on for H. Toffolo.
  48. 72'Attempt blocked. R. Lewandowski (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  49. 73'Attempt blocked. P. Biel (Charlotte FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  50. 74'Substitution, Chicago Fire: P. Dithejane comes on for J. Bamba.
  51. 77'Substitution, Charlotte FC: R. Aloko comes on for L. Abada.
  52. 80'Corner, Charlotte FC.
  53. 82'Offside, Charlotte FC.
  54. 86'Substitution, Charlotte FC: A. Goodwin comes on for I. Toklomati.
  55. 86'Substitution, Charlotte FC: B. Bronico comes on for L. D. L. Torre.
  56. 87'Offside, Charlotte FC.
  57. 88'Substitution, Chicago Fire: M. Pineda comes on for D. T. D'Avilla.
  58. 88'Substitution, Chicago Fire: M. Haile-Selassie comes on for R. Lod.
  59. 90'5 minutes of added time.
  60. 90+1'Corner, Charlotte FC.
  61. 90+2'Attempt saved. P. Dithejane (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  62. 90+3'Offside, Chicago Fire.
  63. 90+5'Offside, Charlotte FC.
  64. 90+5'Yellow card for R. Lewandowski (Chicago Fire) for argument.
  65. 90'Full-time. Chicago Fire 2-1 Charlotte FC.
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