PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The New England Revolution fell to Chicago Fireplace FC, 3-1, within the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Spherical of 16 on Tuesday evening at Chapey Area at Anderson Stadium on the campus of Windfall School.
Regardless of New England outshooting Chicago 9-4, the guests used a late first-half objective to swing momentum towards a younger Revolution lineup.
New England virtually opened the scoring within the twenty seventh minute, as defender Brandon Bye glanced a header off a nook kick proper at Chicago goalkeeper Chris Brady. Bye suited up for his ninth U.S. Open Cup look tonight, his fifth profession begin within the event. Chicago broke the stalemate within the thirty eighth minute as ahead Jonathan Bamba delivered a cross into the field that deflected off Revolution midfielder Eric Klein and into the online to provide the guests a 1-0 lead simply shy of halftime.
Chicago began the second half on the entrance foot, with Hugo Cuypers scoring an insurance coverage objective within the seventieth minute. Fireplace FC midfielder Philip Zinckernagel put the sport out of attain with the guests’ third objective within the 79th minute. New England pulled one again with a late 89th-minute objective, as Cranston, R.I., native Gevork Diarbian fired a shot from contained in the field that deflected off Chicago defender Justin Reynolds and into the online. Diarbian, taking part in at his alma mater tonight, logged 23 minutes in his second U.S. Open Cup look.
Allan Oyirwoth, an 18-year-old from Uganda, led New England’s assault with 4 photographs in his 90-minute outing. Fellow teenager Damario McIntosh, a 17-year-old Academy product, earned a begin in his first group debut after signing a Homegrown Participant contract in January. Tonight’s match noticed three extra Revolution II gamers accumulate their senior group debuts with New England: Alex Monis, Victor Souza, and Hesron Barry.
