Chicago Fire FC II Wins 2026 Home Opener 2-1 against Chattanooga FC

Published on March 15, 2026 under MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro)
Chicago Fire FC II News Release

Chicago Fire FC II vs. Chattanooga FC
(Chicago Fire FC II)

Last year's MLS NEXT Pro Golden Boot winner, forward Jason Shokalook, opened the scoring in his first appearance of the season. The 2024 award winner, midfielder David Poreba, tallied the game-winner in the second half. With the victory, Chicago moved up to seventh place in the Eastern Conference at the conclusion of the match.

After a couple near misses, the hosts opened the scoring through the 2025 Golden Boot winner. Defender Dylan Borso carried the ball up the right flank before sending a perfectly-weighted cross into the box, where Shokalook headed the ball past Chattanooga goalkeeper Eldin Jakupović.

The visitors pulled one back by way of Chattanooga captain Alex McGrath in the 50th minute but Chicago responded 10 minutes later. After moving it up field with a successful passing sequence, the ball fell to Borso on the right. The defender once again sent a cross into the box, where Poreba was waiting to head the ball toward the right post. Jakupović dove to his left and was able to get a touch on it, but it wasn't enough to prevent it from going into the back of the net.

NEXT MATCH: Chicago Fire FC II will play host to Carolina Core FC on Sunday, March 22. Kickoff at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview is set for 3 p.m. CT, with admission and parking free for all fans. The match can be streamed across the globe on OneFootball and MLSNEXTPro.com.

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Box Score:

Chicago Fire FC II 2:1 Chattanooga FC

Goals:

CHI - Shokalook (1) (Borso 2) (WATCH) 10'

CFC - McGrath (2) (WATCH) 50'

CHI - Poreba (1) (Borso 3) (WATCH) 61'

Discipline:

CFC - Koehler (Caution) 16'

CFC - Sorenson (Caution) 27'

CHI - Damian (Caution) 73'

CFC - Jones (Caution) 78'

CHI - Turdean (Caution) 89'

Chicago Fire FC II: GK Pratt, Borso (Berg, 81'), D Sandmeyer, D Cupps, D Radojević (Pfrommer, 70'), M Oregel Jr. (Nagle, 83'), M Fleming (capt.), M Poreba (Hlyut, 76'), F Damian, F Shokalook, F Dithejane (Turdean, 77')

Substitutes not used: GK Molenda, M Clark, F Boltz, F Diawara

Head Coach: Mike Matkovich

Chattanooga FC: GK Jakupović, D Tcheuyap, D Sar-Sar, D Koehler (Ortiz, 74'), D Sorenson (Barker John, 86'), M Robertson, M McGrath (capt.) (Ancelin, 74'), M Jones, F Garcia, F Krehl (Sid Mohand, 80'), F Mangarov (Gordon, 46')

Substitutes not used: GK Huff, Hanchard

Interim Head Coach: Richard Dixon

Stats Summary: CHI / CFC

Shots: 17/12

Shots on Goal: 2/4

Passing Accuracy: 86.2% / 82.2%

Saves: 2/0

Corners: 11/6

Fouls: 13/13

Offsides: 1/0

Venue: SeatGeek Stadium (Bridgeview, Ill.)

Referee: Atahan Yaya

Assistant Referee 1: Fermin Sanchez

Assistant Referee 2: Audra Fullen

Fourth Official: Alex Beehler

Chicago Fire FC II vs. Chattanooga FC

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