The Fire played their first scoreless draw of the season in a match where neither team looked particularly hungry to score. The team did have to shepherd its way through multiple possible concussions (and it started without Mauricio Pineda, already under the concussion protocol), and substitutions, starting with GK Spencer
Frank Klopas elected to field a heavily rotated side in his new favorite three-back experiment on the Fire’s field trip to Foxborough to take on the New England Revolution. After an early Georgios Koutsias finish and an own goal from New England, the Revs came back to set
After the Fire’s dramatic 3-3 draw against Atlanta United at the weekend, Frank Klopas took the fight to Austin by making significant tactical changes looking to catch Josh Wolff off-guard. The Fire appeared to line up in their typical 4-2-3-1 but quickly shifted into
Despite being reduced to ten men just 26 minutes into the match because of a controversial second yellow card issued to Federico Navarro, the Fire and Atlanta locked horns to hash out a 3-3 scoreline. Both teams took the lead on separate occasions, and Atlanta even had a player
The Fire lined up in their traditional 4-2-3-1 and were ahead 1-0 for the majority of the match thanks to a goal from Kacper Przybyłko in the 29th minute. One goal was not enough though, as Charlotte Substitute Brandon Cambridge came on to score a brace
The Chicago Fire dominated St. Louis CITY in a highly-anticipated matchup today and ultimately won 1-0 over their regional rivals. Rafa Czichos' first half goal proved to be the difference between the two teams, and sent St. Louis' large traveling contingent back down the I-55
Led by goals from Maren Haile-Selassie and Fabian Herbers, the Fire led Saint Louis CITY out the backdoor of the Lamar Hunt Open Cup in Frank Klopas’ first match as the Fire’s manager this season. The Chicago Fire performed extremely well in defense across both halves, also creating
The Fire faced off against Nashville away with a notably rotated side and left the Music City with zero points and an injured Rafael Czichos after Hany Muhktar scored a hattrick. Ezra Hendrickson spiced it up and started the team in a 3-4-1-2, but after the injury
Would you look at that, Ezra Hendrickson’s Fire dropped points from a leading position once again! After a shaky start to the match, Kei Kamara would score a thunderous header from an Arnaud Souquet cross in the 34th minute to go up 1-0. The Fire never would assert
In their opening match in the U.S. Open Cup, the Fire fielded a moderately rotated side that would achieve a joyous 3-0 victory over the Chicago House with 67.4% possession and 27 total shots taken. While the result should be taken lightly, the Fire never showed any
This match was a rollercoaster of emotions for Fire fans, with the ultimate destination being one that is all too familiar. After 13 minutes into the first half, Atlanta forward Georgios Giakoumakis would score the opener, but the Fire would gain control of the match for large stretches of play
Theoretically, the Fire could have been in fifth place in the Eastern Conference if they had held the 2-0 scoreline they achieved after a clunky Maren Haile-Selassie tap-in and freak own-goal from Nathan Harriel. The Fire would prove continuously wasteful in front of goal, and after
A brace from Kei Kamara, the debut of Giorgios Koutsias, and three points? The only thing that could have made this match better would have been a clean sheet and more goals from the Fire. Chicago started with their typical 4-2-3-1, but would eventually switch to a
For their fifth match of the season, the Fire hosted an in-transition D.C. United Team led by Wayne Rooney. It would be a fairly boring match as both teams combined only posted five total shots and pass completion rates under 75%. The Fire would line up in a
The Fire flew out to Florida to play Inter Miami and claim their first win of the season. After last week’s collapse against FC Cincinnati at home, the Fire hit the road to play an Inter Miami team struggling with injuries. The Fire would go up 2-0 with
After last week’s game loss to the Philadelphia Union, the Fire found themselves with two of last week’s starters suspended and lots of question marks floating around the availability of designated player Xherdan Shaqiri following his request to be substituted over injury concerns. Facing former wooden-spoon rivals