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FOXBOROUGH, MA– New England Revolution (5-3-4, 17 pts in MLS) were defeated 3-1 versus Chicago Fire FC (5-4-4, 19 pts in MLS) in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on Saturday Afternoon.
The match kicked off at 7:30 p.m. ET at Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium to a crowd of 2,000.
Starting XI versus Chicago Fire FC.
New England starting lineup: 3-5-2 | Alex Bono, Andrew Farrell (C), Wyatt Omsberg, Keegan Hughes, Brandon Bye, Damario McIntosh, Jackson Yueill, Eric Klein, Allan Oyirwoth, Liam Butts, Cristiano Oliveira
New England substitutes:| Donovan Parisian, Gabriel Dahlin, Hesron Barry, Victor Souza, Gevork Diarbian, Alex Monis, Marcos Dias
Chicago Fire FC starting lineup: 4-3-3| Chris Brady, Omari Glasgow, Christopher Cupps, Jack Elliott (C), Andrew Gutman, Rominigue Kouame, Dje D’Avilla, Kellyn Acosta, Maren Haile-Selassie, Jonathan Bamba, Hugo Cuypers
Chicago Fire FC substitutes:| Tom Barlow, Brian Gutiérrez, Omar Gonzalez, Sergio Oregel, Jeffery Gal, Justin Reynolds, Phillip Zinckernagel
Starting XI versus Chicago Fire FC.
The match kicked off with Chicago Fire starting from the center circle, building out of the right flank and advancing the ball into New England’s defensive third.
In the 9th minute, Chicago Fire midfielder Dje D’Avilla was issued a yellow card for fouling Keegan Hughes.
Cristiano Oliveira had the first moment of the match when his long distant effort in the 20th minute went just wide of the right post
Chicago’s first chance came in the 22nd minute when a shot by Jonathan Bamba was deflected away by Andrew Farrell for a corner kick.
Brandon Bye had a massive chance to score in the 26th minute when his header from a corner kick taken by Jackson Yueill was caught by goalkeeper Chris Brady.
Entering the 38th minute, Chicago gained the lead.
One shot, One goal | @ChicagoFire Efficiency #USOC2025 // @OpenCup pic.twitter.com/aWJHBsNZdX
— U.S. Open Cup (@opencup) May 21, 2025
Midfielder Jonathan Bamba drove into the area and took a shot that was deflected by Eric Klein and in past goalkeeper Alex Bono to make it 1-0 to Chicago.
Liam Butts had a long distant effort in the 42nd minute to try and level the scoreline, however, his effort went wide right of the net.
After 45+1 minutes, the match entered halftime with the Chicago ahead 1-0.
Halftime between Chicago Fire FC & New England Revolution.
The second half kicked off with New England starting from the center circle and elected to build out of the back to start the half.
New England had the first chance of the 2nd half when midfielder Cristiano Oliveira drove down the center of the park and unleashed a left-footed shot in the 52nd minute that struck the crossbar and out for a goal kick.
Damario McIntosh had a chance of his own in the 55th minute when his effort from long distance was comfortably caught by goalkeeper Chris Brady.
Less than one minute later, in the 56th minute, Chicago Fire head coach Gregg Berhalter made his first change by replacing midfielder Dje D’Avilla with midfielder Brian Gutiérrez.
Maren Haile-Selassie had a chance of his own in the 57th minute when his right footed shot skied just over the crossbar.
New pitch unlocked 🔓 #cf97 pic.twitter.com/jS8ORqjgV2
— Chicago Fire FC (@ChicagoFire) May 20, 2025
In the 59th minute, Revolution defender Keegan Hughes was issued a yellow card for fouling Maren Haile-Selassie.
In the 65th minute, Revolution defender Wyatt Omsberg was issued a yellow card for fouling Hugo Cuypers.
Following the foul, Revolution head coach Caleb Porter replaced Liam Butts with Gevork Diarbian.
Entering the 69th minute, Chicago Fire added to their lead.
HuGOAL 🤌 #cf97 pic.twitter.com/GjDAxmKYGu
— Chicago Fire FC (@ChicagoFire) May 21, 2025
Midfielder Brian Gutierrez managed to find Hugo Cuypers for the easy finish in the six yard box to make it 2-0 to Chicago.
Following the goal, Chicago Fire head coach Gregg Berhalter made his second & third change by replacing Hugo Cuypers & Jonathan Bamba with Tom Barlow & Philip Zinckernagel.
New England’s next chance came in the 73rd minute when a free kick effort by Jackson Yueill was comfortably saved by goalkeeper Chris Brady.
In the 75th minute, Revolution head coach Caleb Porter made his second and third change of the match by replacing Wyatt Omsberg & Brandon Bye with Marcos Dias & Victor Souza.
Just two minutes later, in the 77th minute, Chicago Fire defender Omari Glasgow was issued a yellow card.
Entering the 79th minute, Chicago added to their lead.
Easy Street for @ChicagoFire, Zinckernagel #USOC2025 // @OpenCup pic.twitter.com/bk8WMaZ6N1
— U.S. Open Cup (@opencup) May 21, 2025
Midfielder Phillip Zinckernagel drove down the middle of the park, cut inside, and buried it into the bottom right corner to make it 3-0 to Chicago Fire.
In the 81st minute, both teams made changes. Chicago Fire head coach Gregg Berhalter made his fourth & fifth change of the match by replacing Andrew Gutman & Jack Elliott with Justin Reynolds & Omar Gonzalez. Revolution head coach Caleb Porter made his fourth and fifth changes by replacing Keegan Hughes & Jackson Yueill with Alex Monis & Hesron Barry.
Entering the 88th minute, New England pulled one back.
89' | Goal, Gevork!! #NEvCHI #USOC2025 pic.twitter.com/236Pn9l8UI
— New England Revolution (@NERevolution) May 21, 2025
Providence alumni Gevork Diarbian drove down the left flank, unleashed a left-footed shot that was deflected off Justin Reynolds and in to make it 3-1.
In the 90+3 minute, Revolution midfielder Eric Klein was issued a yellow card.
After 90+3 minutes, the match concluded with Chicago holding on for the 3-1 victory.
Full Time between New England & Chicago Fire FC.
With the result, Chicago Fire FC advance to the next round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Their Quarterfinals match is set to take place July 8th or July 9th.
Caleb Porter and New England Revolution (5-3-4, 18 pts.) are on the road to face off against Western Conference side Sporting Kansas City (3-3-8, 12 pts). The match is set to kickoff at Children’s Mercy Park on Saturday, May 24th at 8:30 p.m. ET on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app.
