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Seeking 9-0-0 at home (1′)
We’re underway at TQL Stadium at 7:39 pm on a cool evening after a storm passed over the area around 6 pm
A familiar face
Spencer Richey, an FC Cincinnati goalkeeper whose tenure spanned three years and the club’s jump to Major League Soccer from the lower divisions, starts and captains Chicago Fire FC in the game. Richey had 29 career MLS appearances for Cincinnati. In 2018 (USL), he was 11-1-2 with a .650 save percentage and a 1.29 goals against average with four shutouts for FCC.
The Starters
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FC Cincinnati starting XI: Roman Celentano (GK), Alvas Powell, Yerson Mosquera, Matt Miazga, Ray Gaddis, Alvaro Barreal, Obinna Nwobodo, Yuya Kubo, Marco Angulo, Luciano Acosta (captain), Quimi Ordonez.
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Cincinnati bench: Alec Kann (GK), Nick Hagglund, Santiago Arias, Dominique Badji, Brandon Vazquez, Malik Pinto, Ian Murphy, Dado Valenzuela, Junior Moreno
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Chicago Fire FC starting XI: Spencer Richey (GK, captain), Arnaud Souquet, Daniel Aceves, Wyatt Ornsberg, Kenall Burks, Brian Gutierrez, Jairo Torres, Fabian Herbers, Federico Navarro, Kacper Przybylko, Georgios Koutsias.
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Chicago bench: Rafael Czichos, Maren Haile-Selassia, Xherdan Shaqiri, Kei Kamara, Jeffrey Gal, Gaston Gimenez, Missael Rodriguez, Javier Casas, Charlie Ostrem.
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