Chicago Fire FC (0-1-1, 1 pt.) 2 v. 2 D.C. United (0-0-2, 2 pts.)
2025 MLS Regular Season
March 1, 2025 - Soldier Field - Chicago, Illinois
Player Notes
- Forward Christian Benteke scored his second goal of the season in the 4th minute, assisted by Gabriel Pirani. Benteke had four shots on target and won four aerial duels.
- Forward Jacob Murrell scored in the 96th minute off an overhead kick to tie the match, assisted by Aaron Herrera. Murrell has two goal contributions in 100 minutes played.
- Midfielder Gabriel Pirani recorded his second assist of the season and had an 83% passing accuracy; he completed 90 minutes.
- Defender Aaron Herrera recorded one assist and created the most chances in the match with four. Herrera also had seven recoveries and won nine total duels.
- Midfielder Rida Zouhir made his Black-and-Red debut coming on as an 84th minute substitute. Zouhir had three passes into the final third and three aerial duels.
#CHIvDC
- The Black-and-Red are 27-23-22 against Chicago Fire FC all-time in regular season matchups.
- D.C. United have a 8-13-14 record against Chicago Fire FC on the road in regular season matchups.
Match Notes
- D.C. United are 0-0-1 on the road in 2025.
Team | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
Chicago Fire FC | 1 | 1 | 2 |
D.C. United | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Minute | Team | Goalscorer | Assisted By |
|---|---|---|---|
4' | D.C. United | Christian Benteke | Gabriel Pirani |
30' | Chicago Fire FC | Hugo Cuypers | Jack Elliott |
71' | Chicago Fire FC | Hugo Cuypers | |
90'+6' | D.C. United | Jacob Murrell | Aaron Herrera |
Minute | Team | Offender | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
42' | D.C. United | Kye Rowles | Foul |
50' | D.C. United | Aaron Herrera | Foul |
89' | Chicago Fire FC | Sam Rogers | Handball |
90'+3' | D.C. United | David Schnegg | Foul |
Team | Shots | SOG | Corners | Offsides | Possession | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chicago Fire FC | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 43% | 4 |
D.C. United | 19 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 57% | 2 |
Chicago Fire FC Lineup: Christopher Brady, Jack Elliott, Sam Rogers, Andrew Gutman, Jonathan Dean, Philip Zinckernagel (Omari Glasgow 72'), Jonathan Bamba, Kellyn Acosta (Harold Osorio 90'+2'), Sergio Oregel (Omar Gonzalez 84'), Samuel Williams (Mauricio Pineda 84'), Hugo Cuypers (Thomas Barlow 72')
Unused Substitutes: Jeffrey Gal, Justin Reynolds, Christopher Cupps
Head Coach: Gregg Berhalter
D.C. United Lineup: Joon-Hong Kim, Lucas Bartlett, Kye Rowles, Aaron Herrera, David Schnegg, Boris Enow (Dominique Badji 75'), Gabriel Pirani, Jared Stroud (Jacob Murrell 61'), Brandon Servania (Matti Peltola 61'), Hosei Kijima (Rida Zouhir 85'), Christian Benteke
Unused Substitutes: Luis Barraza, Lukas MacNaughton, Garrison Tubbs, Derek Dodson, Fidel Barajas
Head Coach: Troy Lesesne
