Charlotte FC 0-1 Chicago Fire · MLS
Charlotte FC lost to Chicago Fire 0-1 in the MLS. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Charlotte FC and Chicago Fire met in the MLS at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte on Saturday, 26 September 2026.
Goalscorers
Charlotte FC did not score. Chicago Fire: L. D. L. Torre 58'.
How the match went
Chicago Fire saw more of the ball, 59% of it. Charlotte FC had 11 shots with 2 on target, Chicago Fire 18 with 9 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 4 to Charlotte FC and 6 to Chicago Fire. Charlotte FC conceded 14 fouls, Chicago Fire 15. The referee showed 8 yellow cards (6 for Charlotte FC, 2 for Chicago Fire).
Line-ups
Charlotte FC started in a 4-3-3: Kristijan Kahlina, Will Cleary, Henry Kessler, Tim Ream, Harry Toffolo, Luca De La Torre, Ashley Westwood, Djibril Diani, Pep Biel, Archie Goodwin, Allan Saint-Maximin.
Chicago Fire started in a 4-4-2: Josh Cohen, Jonathan Dean, Jack Elliott, Mbekezeli Mbokazi, Leonardo Barroso, Philip Zinckernagel, Dje Tah D'Avilla, Sergio Oregel, Jonathan Bamba, Maren Haile-Selassie, Johan Gomez.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Charlotte FC 0-0 Chicago Fire.
- 58'Goal! Charlotte FC 0-1 Chicago Fire. Own goal by L. D. L. Torre.
- 61'VAR check complete: the goal for Charlotte FC stands.
- 90+8'Second yellow card for T. Ream (Charlotte FC), who is sent off.
- 90'Full-time. Charlotte FC 0-1 Chicago Fire.
Full commentary (66 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Charlotte FC vs Chicago Fire.
- 2'Attempt saved. J. Bamba (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 5'Attempt missed. H. Toffolo (Charlotte FC), header from a set piece. xG 0.03.
- 9'Attempt blocked. J. Bamba (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 11'Corner, Charlotte FC.
- 16'Attempt saved. J. Bamba (Chicago Fire), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 17'Attempt saved. M. Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.09.
- 18'Off the woodwork! J. Bamba (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot. xG 0.16.
- 20'Offside, Charlotte FC.
- 23'Yellow card for S. Oregel (Chicago Fire) for foul.
- 24'Corner, Charlotte FC.
- 24'Corner, Charlotte FC.
- 27'Attempt saved. J. A. Gomez (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 31'Attempt saved. J. A. Gomez (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 31'Attempt saved. M. Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 33'Attempt missed. A. Saint-Maximin (Charlotte FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 34'Yellow card for D. Diani (Charlotte FC) for foul.
- 35'Corner, Chicago Fire.
- 36'Corner, Charlotte FC.
- 38'Yellow card for A. Saint-Maximin (Charlotte FC) for argument.
- 40'Attempt blocked. J. Bamba (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 41'Attempt blocked. P. Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 41'Corner, Chicago Fire.
- 45'Half-time. Charlotte FC 0-0 Chicago Fire.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 49'Substitution, Charlotte FC: T. Smalls comes on for A. Goodwin.
- 50'Corner, Chicago Fire.
- 53'Offside, Charlotte FC.
- 54'Corner, Chicago Fire.
- 54'Attempt blocked. J. Bamba (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 57'Corner, Chicago Fire.
- 57'Attempt blocked. J. Bamba (Chicago Fire), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.13.
- 58'Goal! Charlotte FC 0-1 Chicago Fire. Own goal by L. D. L. Torre.
- 58'Attempt missed. J. A. Gomez (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.22.
- 59'Off the woodwork! D. Diani (Charlotte FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.33.
- 59'Attempt missed. T. Smalls (Charlotte FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.22.
- 61'VAR check complete: the goal for Charlotte FC stands.
- 61'Offside, Charlotte FC.
- 63'Attempt missed. L. D. L. Torre (Charlotte FC), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.07.
- 65'Attempt blocked. A. Saint-Maximin (Charlotte FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 68'Attempt missed. D. Diani (Charlotte FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 70'Substitution, Charlotte FC: B. Bronico comes on for L. D. L. Torre.
- 70'Substitution, Charlotte FC: D. Schnegg comes on for D. Diani.
- 72'Attempt saved. P. Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 73'Attempt saved. A. Saint-Maximin (Charlotte FC), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.15.
- 74'Yellow card for P. Biel (Charlotte FC) for argument.
- 75'Substitution, Chicago Fire: M. Pineda comes on for S. Oregel.
- 75'Substitution, Chicago Fire: A. Gutman comes on for L. Barroso.
- 76'Corner, Chicago Fire.
- 76'Attempt blocked. P. Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 77'Attempt missed. J. Elliott (Chicago Fire), header from a corner. xG 0.15.
- 79'Attempt missed. P. Biel (Charlotte FC), header. xG 0.08.
- 80'Substitution, Chicago Fire: S. Rogers comes on for M. Mbokazi.
- 80'Substitution, Chicago Fire: D. Poreba comes on for J. Bamba.
- 81'Yellow card for D. Poreba (Chicago Fire) for foul.
- 81'Substitution, Charlotte FC: N. Richmond comes on for H. Toffolo.
- 81'Substitution, Charlotte FC: N. Byrne comes on for W. Cleary.
- 82'Yellow card for A. Westwood (Charlotte FC) for argument.
- 86'Attempt saved. T. Smalls (Charlotte FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.25.
- 88'Attempt missed. P. Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 90'7 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Attempt missed. A. Saint-Maximin (Charlotte FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 90+2'Attempt saved. P. Zinckernagel (Chicago Fire), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 90+8'Second yellow card for T. Ream (Charlotte FC), who is sent off.
- 90+8'Yellow card for T. Ream (Charlotte FC) for foul.
- 90'Full-time. Charlotte FC 0-1 Chicago Fire.