CHICAGO (Oct. 14, 2026) – Chicago Fire FC (14-9-6, 48 points) fell 3-1 against the Philadelphia Union (13-10-6, 45 points) on Wednesday night at Soldier Field.
Winger Maren Haile-Selassie scored in a third consecutive match for the second time this season. Chicago remained in position for a second consecutive postseason berth at fourth place in the Eastern Conference at the end of the match.
The visitors conceded most of the possession to Chicago from the outset. The Fire took advantage in the 43rd minute as Jonathan Bamba recovered a long ball from Jonathan Dean on the left side. The winger calmly played the ball to left back Noah Allen, who pulled a pass back to the top of the box for Haile-Selassie to knock home.
Shortly after taking the lead, the Fire went down to 10 men following a second yellow card to center back Jack Elliott. Philadelphia exploited the numerical advantage to kick off the second half, countering five minutes in with forward Milan Iloski's fifth goal in the last four matches he has contested.
Philadelphia took the lead in the 55th minute, as midfielder Cavan Sullivan played the ball across goal for forward Bruno Damiani to tap home. Damiani then completed a brace in the 67th minute, getting on the end of a counter to seal the result.
NEXT MATCH: Chicago embarks on a two-game road stretch that begins against the New England Revolution on Saturday, Oct. 17. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. CT and the match will be broadcast globally on Apple TV, and transmitted locally on wlsam.com in English and TUDN Chicago 106.7-HD2 and Uforia by TREBEL app in Spanish.
Match Notes:
- Maren Haile-Selassie finished the Fire's three-game homestand with a goal in each match, his second three-game scoring streak of the season. The Swiss winger continues to add to his place on the Fire's all-time records, currently ninth in goals scored with 23 and sixth with 54 goal contributions.
- Defender Jonathan Dean made his 100th regular season appearance for Chicago, becoming the 25th player in Club history to reach the century mark. He is the fourth player on the current roster to appear in 100 matches, joining Haile-Selassie, Mauricio Pineda and Chris Brady.
- Defender Sam Rogers (Lower Body), and midfielders André Franco (Lower Body), Robin Lod (Lower Body) and Anzor Mekvabishvili (Lower Body) were not available for selection against Philadelphia.
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Box Score:
Chicago Fire FC 1:3 Philadelphia Union
Goals:
CHI - Haile-Selassie (11) (Allen 1, Bamba 5) (WATCH) 44’
PHI - Iloski (18) (Damiani 4, Westfield 11) (WATCH) 49’
PHI - Damiani (10) (C. Sullivan 14, Iloski 7) (WATCH) 55’
PHI - Damiani (11) (Lukic 4) (WATCH) 67'
Discipline:
CHI - Mbokazi (Caution) 34’
CHI - Elliott (Caution) 42’
CHI - Elliott (Second Caution, Ejection) 45+1’
PHI - Vassilev (Caution) 85’
CHI - Zinckernagel (Caution) 88’
PHI - Pierre (Caution) 90+3’
Chicago Fire FC: GK Brady, D Dean (Barroso, 68’), D Elliott (capt.), D Mbokazi, D Allen, M Salétros (Oregel Jr., 72'), M Pineda, M Gómez (Dithejane, 67’), M Bamba (Hanche-Olsen, 46’), F Lewandowski (Zinckernagel, 67’), F Haile-Selassie
Subs not used: GK Gal, GK Cohen, D Gutman, M Poreba
Head Coach: Gregg Berhalter
Philadelphia Union: GK Blake (capt.), D Westfield, D Pierre, D Harriel, D Wagner, M C. Sullivan (Bender, 80’), M Bueno (Vassilev, 56’), M Lukic, M Q. Sullivan (Sery Larsen, 90+2'), F Iloski (Jakupovic, 90+2'), F Damiani (Alladoh, 80’)
Subs not used: GK Rick, D Martinez, M Bedoya, M Rafanello
Head Coach: Ryan Richter (Interim)
Stats Summary: CHI / PHI
Shots: 8 / 19
Shots on Goal: 4 / 8
Saves: 4 / 3
Passing Accuracy: 73.8% / 75.6%
Corners: 2 / 7
Fouls: 12 / 16
Offsides: 3 / 1
Possession: 52.0% / 48.0%
Venue: Soldier Field
Attendance: 21,265
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
Assistant Referees: Brian Dunn, Walt Heatherly
Fourth Official: Igor Bych
VAR: Daniel Radford
AVAR: Brian Marshall
