FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (August 9, 2016) – The Chicago Fire fell 3-1 to the New England Revolution on Tuesday night in the semifinal round of the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tournament.
New England forward Kei Kamara opened the scoring in Foxborough after defender Rodrigo Ramos was called for a foul inside the penalty area. Ramos got a foot in on a Kelyn Rowe dribble at the upper corner of the 18-yard box and was whistled, setting up Kamara for a spot kick finish to Fire goalkeeper Matt Lampson’s right.
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David Accam leveled things in the 40th minute with his fifth goal of the tournament. Michael de Leeuw pulled the ball down in traffic at the top of the Revolution 18 and managed to play the ball to Accam, coming across the face of the net. After a touch back inside, Accam stranded his defender and coolly placed the ball into the New England net to make the score 1-1.
It was Accam's fifth goal in U.S. Open Cup play this season, tying him for the tournament's Golden Boot honor to date and moving him into sole possession of fifth on the Chicago Fire's list of all-time leading Open Cup goal-scorers (5).
The even score wouldn’t last long, as defender Je-Vaughn Watson returned the lead to New England just two minutes later. After a Chris Tierney corner kick fell into the box, the ensuing scramble resulted in a Watson tap-in to make the score 2-1 going into halftime.
Both teams would trade possession and half-chances throughout the final 45 minutes, but Teal Bunbury would ultimately seal things late for New England. His 85th minute left-footed attempt from distance floated past Lampson’s diving save attempt and capped things at 3-1.
The Fire return to Toyota Park to resume MLS play on Sunday, August 14, against Orlando City SC. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. CT, with coverage on UniMas and 97.5 FM Poder.
103rd Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Chicago Fire (MLS) 1:2 New England Revolution (MLS)
August 9, 2016 – Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 9,801
Scoring Summary:
NE – Kei Kamara (PK) 16’
CHI – David Accam (Michael de Leeuw) 40’
NE – Je-Vaughn Watson (unassisted) 42’
NE – Teal Bunbury (Kei Kamara) 85’
Misconduct Summary:
CHI – Johan Kappelhof (caution) 43’
NE – Je-Vaughn Watson (caution) 51’
CHI - David Accam (ejection) 89’
CHI – Kelyn Rowe (caution) 89’
CHI – Michael de Leeuw (caution) 90+1’
Chicago Fire: Matt Lampson, Rodrigo Ramos (Brandon Vincent 46’), Johan Kappelhof, Jonathan Campbell, Michael Harrington (Joey Calistri 90'), Khaly Thiam (Matt Polster 66’), Razvan Cocis ©, John Goossens, Arturo Alvarez, David Accam, Michael de Leeuw
Unused Subs: Sean Johnson, Eric Gehrig, Michael Stephens, Nick LaBrocca
Shots: 16 ; Shots On-Goal: 5; Saves: 2; Fouls: 16; Corners: 6; Offsides: 1
New England Revolution: Brad Knighton, Andrew Farrell, Je-Vaughn Watson (Zachary Herivaux 86’), Jose Goncalves ©, Chris Tierney, Gershon Koffie (London Woodberry 75’), Scott Caldwell, Diego Fagundez (Lee Nguyen 62’), Teal Bunbury, Kelyn Rowe, Kei Kamara
Unused Subs: Bobby Shuttleworth, Darrius Barnes, Daigo Kobayashi, Steve Neumann
Shots: 16; Shots On-Goal: 5; Saves: 4; Fouls: 7; Corners: 7; Offsides: 2
