New York City FC beat Chicago Fire 3-1 on Sunday, 26 July 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by Ricardo Montero. It was played at Yankee Stadium.
First half: New York City FC took an early lead at 10' when N. Fernández Mercau scored, making the score 1-0. Chicago Fire leveled the score at 21' when J. Waterman scored, making the score 1-1. New York City FC took the lead at 29' when A. Ojeda scored, with the assist credited to A. Perea, making the score 2-1. New York City FC extended the lead at 41' when M. Jones scored, with the assist credited to A. Ojeda, making the score 3-1.
Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Chicago Fire made their 1st substitution at 46', with M. Haile-Selassie replacing R. Lewandowski. Chicago Fire made their 2nd substitution at 46', with Leonardo Barroso replacing J. Dean. T. D'Avilla received a yellow card for Chicago Fire at 51'. N. Fernández Mercau received a yellow card for New York City FC at 62'. Chicago Fire made their 3rd substitution at 63', with T. D'Avilla replacing M. Pineda. New York City FC made their 1st substitution at 69', with M. Jones replacing B. Traoré. Chicago Fire made their 4th substitution at 71', with V. Radojević replacing A. Gutman. Chicago Fire made their 5th substitution at 71', with R. Lod replacing P. Dithejane. J. Waterman received a yellow card for Chicago Fire at 77'. P. Dithejane received a yellow card for Chicago Fire at 80'. New York City FC made their 2nd substitution at 85', with Talles Magno replacing H. Wolf. New York City FC made their 3rd substitution at 85', with J. Shore replacing A. Farnos. New York City FC made their 4th substitution at 90+2', with A. Ojeda replacing M. Ilenič.
New York City FC used 4 substitutions while Chicago Fire used 5 substitutions. New York City FC got 1 yellow card, while Chicago Fire got 3 yellow cards.
