MATTHEWS, N.C. (Sept. 4, 2026) – Chicago Fire FC II (10-10-6-3, 39 points) fell 4-0 against Crown Legacy FC (14-5-7-5, 54 points) Friday evening at the Sportsplex at Matthews. Chicago closed out the road portion of the 2026 regular season schedule just a few points away from playoff position.
The hosts broke through late in the first half as center back Andrew Johnson headed home a set piece by Nathan Richmond, who added a goal of his own minutes later to send Crown Legacy FC into the locker rooms with a 2-0 lead.
Chicago pushed forward out of the break, leaving a gap in the back that led to a red card in the 63rd minute for denial of a goal scoring opportunity. The numerical advantage helped the Charlotte FC affiliate pull two more goals in stoppage time to seal the result.
NEXT MATCH: Chicago Fire FC II will open its last homestand of the 2026 regular season with a match against Philadelphia Union II on Sunday, Sept. 13. Kickoff at SeatGeek Stadium is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. CT, with match entry and parking free for fans. The match can be streamed across the globe on OneFootball and MLSNEXTPro.com.
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Box Score:
Crown Legacy FC 4:0 Chicago Fire FC II
Goals:
CLFC - Johnson (3) (Richmond 10) 34’
CLFC - Richmond (8) (Subotić 5) 42’
CLFC - Blama (1) (Ventura 1) 90+5’
CLFC - Mendoza (3) (Coulibaly 2) 90+7’
Discipline:
CHI - Williams (Caution) 31’
CHI - Hlyut (Caution) 43’
CHI - Damian (Ejection) 63’
CLFC - Coulibaly (Caution) 72’
CLFC - Richmond (Caution) 74’
CLFC - Ventura (Caution) 84
CHI - Bernhardt (Caution) 86’
CHI - Dimov (Ejection) 90+2’
Chicago Fire FC II: GK Nemo Jr., D Napoe, D Sandmeyer (Chavez, 90+3’), D Nagle, D Damian, M Fleming (capt.), M Pineda, M Williams (Bernhardt, 68’), M Hlyut (Diawara, 46’), M Turdean (Montiel, 69’), F Boltz (Villanueva, 60’)
Substitutes not used: GK Gongadze, D González, M Clark
Head Coach: Mike Matkovich
Crown Legacy FC: GK Walker, D Neeley, D Holt, D Johnson, D Sangoquiza (capt.), M Subotić (Mendoza, 58’), M Coulibaly, M Longo (Ventura, 71’), F Richmond, F Mbongue (Blama, 84’), F Smalls (Barnett, 70’)
Substitutes not used: GK Wickham, D Thomas, D Smith, M Brown, F Romero
Head Coach: Kevin Sawcheck
Stats Summary: CLFC / CHI
Shots: 17 / 14
Shots on Goal: 11 / 8
Passing Accuracy: 88.9% / 87.8%
Saves: 8 / 7
Corners: 1 / 5
Fouls: 8 / 14
Offsides: 3 / 1
Venue: Mecklenburg County Sportsplex at Matthews (Matthews, N.C.)
Referee: JC Griggs
Assistant Referee 1: Eric Aplis
Assistant Referee 2: Achal Awasthi
Fourth Official: Dan Benson
