Chicago Fire FC draw vs Atlanta United at Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Wednesday, Jul 16, 2025

Chicago Fire FC and Atlanta United FC played to a dramatic 2-2 draw Wednesday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Philip Zinckernagel starred for the Fire, scoring just seconds into the match and later assisting Maren Haile-Selassie’s goal in the second half. Zinckernagel’s early strike came directly from a low-driven corner kick that bounced into the net, giving Chicago a surprise lead. Atlanta equalized in the 56th minute through Alexey Miranchuk, who finished a swift counterattack.

Chicago briefly regained the lead in the 79th minute after Haile-Selassie weaved through the box and fired home, set up by Zinckernagel and Andrew Gutman. However, the Fire couldn’t hold on, as Atlanta found a late equalizer deep into stoppage time. A deflected corner led to midfielder Will Reilly scoring from close range, preventing Atlanta from suffering a fourth home loss this season. The result leaves Chicago with 29 points and Atlanta at 20 in the MLS standings.

Goals:
CHI – Zinckernagel 2’
ATL – Miranchuk 56’
CHI – Haile-Selassie 79’
ATL – Reilly 90+4’

Discipline:
CHI – Oregel Jr. (Yellow Card) 28’
ATL – Amador (Yellow Card) 31’
CHI – D’Avilla (Yellow Card) 35’
ATL – Slisz (Yellow Card) 83’

Attendance: 38,882

Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
Assistant Referees: Logan Brown, Andrew Bigelow
Fourth Official: Marcos DeOliveira II
VAR: Jose Carlos Rivero
AVAR: Brian Dunn