MLS · Oct 14, 2026
Philadelphia Union beats Chicago Fire FC 3–1 after Elliott’s first-half dismissal
By Row Seventeen ·
Philadelphia Union beat Chicago Fire FC 3–1 (MLS) on October 14, 2026.
In MLS play on October 14, 2026, Philadelphia Union beat Chicago Fire FC 3–1 after Jack Elliott was sent off before halftime and Philadelphia scored three second-half goals.
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Key moments
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Frankie Westfield took Philadelphia’s first shot in the 10th minute, sending an attempt from outside the box narrowly left of goal.
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Chicago went ahead when Bamba recovered Jonathan Dean’s long ball and found Noah Allen, who set up Haile-Selassie’s goal.
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Brady saved Quinn Sullivan’s attempt shortly after the second half began, but Philadelphia equalized in the 49th minute.
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First-half chances and Chicago’s opener
Frankie Westfield took Philadelphia’s first shot in the 10th minute, sending an attempt from outside the box narrowly left of goal. Westfield, Jesus Bueno and Neil Pierre also stopped a Chicago move involving Maren Haile-Selassie, Jonathan Bamba and Robert Lewandowski. Late in the first half, Chris Brady saved Cavan Sullivan’s header after Milan Iloski delivered a Philadelphia free kick.
Chicago went ahead when Bamba recovered Jonathan Dean’s long ball and found Noah Allen, who set up Haile-Selassie’s goal. Captain Jack Elliott then received a second caution at 45+1 and was sent off. Chicago reached halftime ahead by one goal, but with 10 players.
Philadelphia scores twice after halftime
Chicago replaced Bamba with Andreas Hanche-Olsen at halftime. Brady saved Quinn Sullivan’s attempt shortly after the second half began, but Philadelphia equalized in the 49th minute. Brady blocked Iloski’s initial effort; Westfield returned the ball, and Bruno Damiani backheeled it to Iloski for the goal. It was Iloski’s 18th league goal of the season.
Cavan Sullivan supplied Damiani for Philadelphia’s go-ahead goal in the 55th minute. Philadelphia had gone from trailing at halftime to leading through two goals six minutes apart. Damiani’s assist on the equalizer and his own goal accounted for both parts of that turnaround.
Damiani completes his brace
Damiani led a counterattack and scored again in the 67th minute, giving Philadelphia its third goal and completing his brace. He finished the match with two goals and an assist, with his second goal extending the lead established earlier in the half.
Philadelphia won 3–1 at Soldier Field. It finished with 19 shots to Chicago’s eight and eight shots on goal to Chicago’s four. The result extended Philadelphia’s MLS winning streak to eight matches and its unbeaten run to 14.
Based on the match coverage and records linked below. Core match facts were checked against the linked source pages. This is an original, AI-assisted recap.
- Chicago Fire FC match recap
- Philadelphia Union match recap
- Philadelphia Union box score
- MLS match summary
- Download the supporting facts and attribution
Published 2026-10-16. Game date shown above.
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