MLS · Round 0
TQL Stadium

FC Cincinnati 3–3 Chicago Fire FC starting lineups

FC Cincinnati Chicago Fire FC
3 - 3
Full time
Barlow 42' Ferreira 79' D'Avilla 86' (og)
Cuypers 26', 48' Zinckernagel 45+5'

FC Cincinnati and Chicago Fire FC lineup images

FC Cincinnati starting lineup vs Chicago Fire FC, 3-5-2: Celentano, Hagglund, Robinson, Flores, Echenique, Bucha, Ferreira, Gidi, Ramírez, Mboma Dem, Barlow. MLS Round 0, Saturday, April 18, 2026. Made with MyLineups.
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Chicago Fire FC starting lineup vs FC Cincinnati, 4-4-2: Brady, Dean, Elliott, Mbokazi, Gutman, Zinckernagel, Salétros, D'Avilla, Haile-Selassie, Lod, Cuypers. MLS Round 0, Saturday, April 18, 2026. Made with MyLineups.
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Match events

Gidi Yellow cardYellow card
7'
Barlow Yellow cardYellow card
11'
26'
goalCuypers0 - 1
1 - 1Barlowgoal
42'
45+5'
goalZinckernagel1 - 2
Half time · 1 - 2
Hadebe for Gilberto Floressubstitution
46'
48'
goalCuypers1 - 3
Powell for Robinsonsubstitution
64'
Jabbari for Barlowsubstitution
70'
Valenzuela for Echeniquesubstitution
70'
73'
substitutionWaterman for Zinckernagel
2 - 3Ferreiragoal
79'
83'
substitutionBorso for Dean
84'
substitutionDithejane for Lod
Smith for Mboma Demsubstitution
86'
3 - 3D'Avilla own goalgoal
86'
Ramírez Yellow cardYellow card
90'
Bucha Yellow cardYellow card
90'
90'
Yellow cardBorso Yellow card
90+4'
substitutionRadojevic for Haile-Selassie
90+9'
Yellow cardElliott Yellow card
90+9'
Yellow cardMbokazi Yellow card

FC Cincinnati and Chicago Fire FC team sheets and player ratings

FC Cincinnati

3-5-2
Starting XI
18 United States Celentano rating 5.6
4 United States Hagglund rating 6.4
12 United States Robinson off 64' rating 6.5
3 Paraguay Flores off 46' rating 6.0
66 Venezuela Echenique off 70' rating 7.2
20 Czechia Bucha yellow card rating 7.3
10 Brazil Ferreira 1 goal rating 8.7
11 Slovakia Gidi yellow card rating 7.0
29 Ecuador Ramírez yellow card rating 8.0
17 France Mboma Dem off 86' rating 7.6
16 United States Barlow 1 goal yellow card off 70' rating 7.7
Substitutes
15 Zimbabwe Hadebe on 46' rating 6.5
2 Jamaica Powell on 64' rating 6.6
22 United States Valenzuela on 70' rating 6.9
99 Morocco Jabbari on 70' rating 6.2
24 United States Smith on 86'
13 United States Louro
27 Cameroon Anunga

Chicago Fire FC

4-4-2
Starting XI
1 United States Brady rating 8.7
24 United States Dean off 83' rating 6.7
3 England Elliott yellow card rating 6.5
4 South Africa Mbokazi yellow card rating 6.5
15 United States Gutman rating 6.8
11 Denmark Zinckernagel 1 goal off 73' rating 8.7
6 Sweden Salétros rating 6.9
42 Côte d'Ivoire D'Avilla rating 6.1
7 Switzerland Haile-Selassie off 90' rating 7.1
17 Finland Lod off 84' rating 7.3
9 Belgium Cuypers 2 goals rating 9.0
Substitutes
16 Canada Waterman on 73' rating 6.1
27 United States Borso yellow card on 83'
12 South Africa Dithejane on 84'
14 Serbia Radojevic on 90'
44 United States Cohen
29 United States Poreba
22 United States Pineda
35 United States Oregel
20 United States Shokalook

Managers

Noonan3-5-2FC Cincinnati
Berhalter4-4-2Chicago Fire FC
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FC Cincinnati 3–3 Chicago Fire FC: match summary

FC Cincinnati and Chicago Fire FC drew 3–3 at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati on Saturday, April 18, 2026, in Round 0 of the MLS. Chicago Fire FC's Djé D'Avilla (86') turned the ball into his own net. Hugo Cuypers (26', 48') and Philip Zinckernagel (45+5') scored for Chicago Fire FC, Tom Barlow (42') and Evander Ferreira (79') for FC Cincinnati. The match ratings read 6.9 for FC Cincinnati and 7.2 for Chicago Fire FC. Hugo Cuypers of Chicago Fire FC was the highest rated player on the pitch at 9.0, with Evander Ferreira at 8.5 and Chris Brady at 8.5 next, and Roman Celentano of FC Cincinnati the lowest rated starter at 5.5. FC Cincinnati lined up in a 3-5-2 under Noonan, Chicago Fire FC in a 4-4-2 under Berhalter. Samuel Gidi was booked on 7 minutes, Tom Barlow on 11, Bryan Ramírez on 90, Pavel Bucha on 90, Dylan Borso on 90, Jack Elliott on 90 and Mbekezeli Mbokazi on 90, and nobody was sent off. Eastern standings taken on September 2, 2026 had Chicago Fire FC 3rd on 37 points and FC Cincinnati 6th on 31.

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