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Bamba leads Chicago’s comeback against Orlando

By Matchweek Desk · 2 Nov 2026

Soldier Field from Northerly Island, Chicago — archive 2022-12-24 — Archive photo · 2022-12-24 · Soldier Field from Northerly Island, Chicago. Archive winter view of Soldier Field, not the October match. Ferncarlos2025 / Wikimedia Commons · CC0 1.0. No image changes made for this pack.

Half-time substitute Jonathan Bamba scored and supplied the equaliser as Chicago Fire came from two goals down to draw 2–2 with Orlando City at Soldier Field on 28 October 2026. The teams’ own match reports agree on the scoring sequence. (Chicago Fire · Orlando City)

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Orlando led early through Iván Angulo’s sixth-minute goal. Antoine Griezmann added a second in the 35th, sending the visitors into the interval with a 2–0 advantage. (Orlando City)

Confirmed match facts · 2026-10-28
Match-report figure	Chicago	Orlando
Final score	2	2
Shots	21	9
Shots on goal	6	6
Corners	8	3

Sources: Chicago Fire.

Bamba scores, then creates the equaliser

Bamba changed the score in the 57th minute, heading in Leonardo Barroso’s delivery. He then turned provider, laying the ball off for Maren Haile-Selassie to finish in the 69th and complete Chicago’s recovery. (Chicago Fire · Orlando City)

Chicago’s official match report recorded 21 shots to Orlando’s nine, but each team finished with six shots on goal. Chicago also had eight corners against three. (Chicago Fire · Orlando City)

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