He Chicago Fire and the Royal Salt Lake qualified this Wednesday for the quarterfinals of US Open Cup after the round of 16 matchday where four teams from MLS: Austin, Charlotte, Columbus Crew and Colorado Rapids. Conversely, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds and the Birmingham Legion upset two top-tier teams.
On Tuesday, the other four teams that made it past the round of 16 were announced: the LA Galaxy, the Houston Dynamo, Inter Miami and Cincinnati. Of all these, the quarterfinal matches are as follows: Real Salt Lake-LA Galaxy, Chicago Fire-Houston Dynamo, Birmingham Legion-Inter Miami and Cincinnati-Pittsburgh Riverhounds.
The Pittsburgh team, which belongs to the USL, stunned the Columbus Crew 1-0 on Wednesday thanks to a goal from Albert Dikwa who took advantage of a turnover in the visitors’ midfield. For their part, the Birmingham Legion, also from the USL, also beat another MLS team, Charlotte, with a goal from Kasim Prosper after a great run down the right flank.
The Chicago Fire, with goals from Rafael Czichos and Kacper Przybylko, earned a creditable 2-0 away win over Austin in one of Wednesday’s two duels between the two MLS teams. The other was also taken by Real Salt Lake, who beat Colorado Rapids 0-1 with a spectacular shot from outside the area and after a counterattack from Venezuelan Jefferson Savarino.
Source: La Verdad
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