Ethan Finlay (13) scored his second tournament penalty kick in Columbus’ 2-1 loss to Chicago. Evan J. Thomas/The Pit
Ethan Finlay notched his second penalty kick of the 2016 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup against Chicago Tuesday night, but it wasn’t enough for Columbus as they fell to the Fire, 2-1.
Chicago’s David Accam struck twice in the first half to put away Crew SC at Toyota Park. Accam’s goal in the 7th minute came off an assist from John Goossens. He struck again in the 29th with some help from Rodrigo Ramos and Nick LaBrocca.
With the loss, Crew SC is now 0-6 all-time against Chicago in the US Open Cup, something that Head Coach Gregg Berhalter said had no bearing on the outcome.
“We wanted to get the first win. We wanted to be the first Crew team to beat the Chicago Fire in the Open Cup,” Berhalter said. “We came up short.”
Berhalter added that Chicago defended well for a large part of the game and scored at the right moments.
Finlay’s goal came in the 79th minute. It marked his second goal in the tournament this year after notching his first against Tampa Bay in the fourth round.
Crew SC returns to MLS action Sunday at Sporting KC for a 7 p.m. EST kickoff in a nationally televised match. An English radio stream will be available on ColumbusCrewSC.com.
