The Chicago Fire fell to the Wilmington Hammerheads 1-0 tonight in a third round Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup match held at Legion Stadium in Wilmington, North Carolina. With the loss, the Fire have been eliminated from the annual tournament.
The Hammerheads opened scoring in the 37th minute as midfielder Kenny Bundy received a pass from defender Tim Karalexis and placed a ball past Fire goalkeeper Andrew Dykstra for the game-winning goal.
The Fire posted 15 shots against the Hammerheads but were unable to find the back of the net in the 1-0 loss.
The Fire return to MLS action on Saturday, July 4th as the team travels to Colorado to play the Rapids at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. CT.
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SCORING SUMMARY:
WIL: Kenny Bundy (Tim Karalexis) 37'
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY:
WIL: Tweetie Walters(caution) 6'
CHI: Bakary Soumare (caution) 42'
WIL: Mark Briggs (caution) 66'
WIL: Jamie Watson (caution) 70'
CHICAGO FIRE: GK-Andrew Dykstra, D-Brandon Prideaux (Tim Ward 29), D-Bakary Soumare, D-Daniel Woolard, D-Austin Washington (Marco Pappa 68), M-Mike Banner, M-Baggio Husidic, M-Peter Lowry (Chris Rolfe 76), M-Justin Mapp, F-Patrick Nyarko, F-Stefan Dimitrov.
WILMINGTON HAMMERHEADS: GK-Darryl Sattler, D-Tim Karalexis (Jerrit Thayer 82), D-Colin Falvey, D-Tweetie Walters, M-Graham Tatters, M-Kenny Bundy (Ryan Solle 75) M-Mark Briggs, M-Zeke Dombrowski, M-Chris Murray, F-Chris Bagley (Phil Hufstader 61), F-Jamie Watson.
