Chicago Fire 3–0 CF Montreal

Major League Soccer 2026 Matchweek 2 · 28 Feb 2026

Chicago Fire vs CF Montreal in the Major League Soccer 2026.

At Soldier Field, Chicago.

Referee: Elijio Arreguin, USA.

Chicago Fire beat CF Montreal 3–0. J. Bamba opened the scoring for Chicago Fire after 27 minutes, and that goal decided it.

Goalscorers

• Chicago Fire: J. Bamba 27', H. Cuypers 90' (pen), R. Lod 90'

Chicago Fire starting lineup (4-3-3)

• 1 C. Brady (G)
• 2 L. Barroso (D)
• 3 J. Elliott (D)
• 4 M. Mbokazi (D)
• 24 J. Dean (D)
• 6 A. Saletros (M)
• 22 M. Pineda (M)
• 11 P. Zinckernagel (M)
• 7 M. Haile-Selassie (F)
• 9 H. Cuypers (F)
• 19 J. Bamba (F)

CF Montreal starting lineup (4-2-3-1)

• 31 T. Gillier (G)
• 39 A. Guboglo (D)
• 2 J. Neal (D)
• 24 E. Morales (D)
• 4 B. Vera (D)
• 8 M. Longstaff (M)
• 22 V. Loturi (M)
• 18 G. Synchuk (M)
• 10 Ivan Jaime (M)
• 17 D. Thorhallsson (M)
• 9 P. Owusu (F)

Match events

• 27′ Chicago Fire: Normal Goal, J. Bamba
• 30′ CF Montreal: Yellow Card, Brayan Vera
• 44′ Chicago Fire: Yellow Card, Philip Zinckernagel
• 46′ CF Montreal: Substitution, B. Craig, J. Neal
• 53′ CF Montreal: Yellow Card, Iván Jaime
• 56′ Chicago Fire: Red Card, Jonathan Dean
• 57′ Chicago Fire: Substitution, J. Waterman, J. Bamba
• 63′ CF Montreal: Substitution, D. Bugaj, A. Guboglo
• 63′ CF Montreal: Substitution, N. Streit, B. Vera
• 72′ CF Montreal: Substitution, D. Rios, Ivan Jaime
• 78′ CF Montreal: Substitution, W. Carmona, M. Longstaff
• 89′ Chicago Fire: Substitution, D. D'Avilla, M. Pineda
• 90′ Chicago Fire: Penalty, H. Cuypers
• 90′ Chicago Fire: Normal Goal, R. Lod
• 90+2′ CF Montreal: Yellow Card, Thomas Gillier
• 90+6′ Chicago Fire: Substitution, R. Lod, P. Zinckernagel

Match statistics

Chicago Fire before this match

• at Houston Dynamo 1–2 (Houston Dynamo) · Matchweek 1, 22 Feb 2026

CF Montreal before this match

• at San Diego 0–5 (San Diego) · Matchweek 1, 22 Feb 2026