Charleston down Chicago 3-0 in PK's

BY ANTHONY ZILIS

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. - After a scoreless regulation as great as overtime in a third turn of a U.S. Open Cup, a Chicago Fire were degraded 3-0 in chastisement kicks by Charleston in front of 2,526 Toyota Park fans.

"It feels good," pronounced Charleston midfielder Ian Fuller, who scored a clinching penalty. "Obviously you were under a gun a lot in a second half as great as especially in overtime. We defended scrupulously as great as thats what you get.

Charleston put a MLS club upon a defensive for a opening minutes of a game, determining fool around as former MLS blue-collar worker Stephen Armstrong strike a post upon a shot from about 30 yards in a 5th minute.

The Fire, that proposed usually three of a same players it proposed in Sunday's diversion against New England, looked dull early on.

Armstong's possibility ended up being a best of a half by either team, as Charleston outshot a Fire, 5 to four, in a opening period.

"We came out very great ,which you longed for to do, as great as you roughly held them early in a initial half that really helped us put them under pressure," Charleston manager Mike Anhaeuser said.

The second half was a opposite story, as Fire regulars Patrick Nyarko, Wilman Conde as great as Brian McBride filtered in to a game. Conde was deployed as a defensive midfielder, as great as a Fire were able to contol receive for many of a second half.

"I suspicion you proposed a bit slow but as a diversion went upon you got a bit more in to it as great as got many of a receive as a diversion went on," pronounced a Fire's rookie goalkeeper Sean Johnson, who transposed starter Andrew Dykstra for a second time in non-MLS play.

Charleston, though, formed a defensive shell that a Fire weren't able to break, as great as a USL group was! able to force chastisement kicks, that valid deadly for a Fire.

In succession, Brian McBride strike his chastisement over a goal, Krystof Krol's shot was saved as great as Wilman Conde sent his in to a crossbar as Charleston made all three.

"We had carry out of a diversion all a time," Fire conduct manager Carlos de Los Cobos said. "You don't take value of your opportunities as great as things occur like they happened tonight."

Tuesday was a third time in four years a Fire fell to a USL group in Open Cup play.

"These games are a hardest ones to play," Nyarko said. "These teams come in with nothing to lose, container it in as great as try to measure upon a counter attack."

Still, a Fire have a packed Jul report as they try to conflict back from a unsatisfactory begin in league fool around prior to they begin a Superliga upon Jul 14. While de Los Cobos was disappointed with a loss, he wasn't disappointed his team's report would be lightened.

"For us it's good," de Los Cobos said. "We can concentrate usually upon a league as great as Superliga."

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