ST. CHARLES, Mo. (June 11, 2019) – The Chicago Fire were eliminated from the 2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup after falling 2-1 to Saint Louis FC at Harlen C. Hunter Stadium on Tuesday night. Forward Nemanja Nikoliu0107 scored the team’s lone goal of the night, tallying his sixth across all competitions in 2019.
Despite outshooting Saint Louis 20-6, including a 9-3 advantage in shots on target, and winning the possession battle (67-33), the two goals conceded by the Fire against the run of play in the first half proved to be the difference in Tuesday’s match.