NOTE: The start time of tonight’s Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup quarterfinal match between the New York Red Bulls and Chicago Fire has been moved up to 6:00 PM ET due to power outage at TOYOTA Park, the Fire’s home stadium. The match originally scheduled for 8:30 PM ET was impacted by a severe thunderstorm that took place Monday morning and left over 817,000 customers in the Chicagoland area without power.
The Red Bulls will continue their run in the U.S. Open Cup on Tuesday, July 12 as they travel to Chicago to take on the Fire in a quarterfinals matchup at Toyota Park. The winner will advance to the semifinals and play the winner of the matchup between Sporting Kansas City and Richmond Kickers. The match will be streamed LIVE on Chicago-Fire.com, with kickoff slated for 6:00 PM ET. You can also follow the match via Twitter at @NewYorkRedBulls.
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The Red Bulls advanced to the quarterfinals of the Open Cup after defeating FC New York in their third round matchup by a final of 2-1 on June 28 at Red Bull Arena. Red Bulls midfielder John Rooney scored the game-winning goal in the 65th minute, sneaking a shot just inside the left post, proving to be the game winner and Rooney’s first goal in a Red Bulls uniform. Forward Corey Hertzog tallied a goal for the Red Bulls, also his first as a Red Bull.
Chicago made their way to the quarterfinals by virtue of their 1-0 win against the Rochester Rhinos on June 28 at Sahlen’s Stadium in Rochester, New York. The game’s lone tally came in the 37th minute when Chicago’s Diego Chaves found the back of the net from the top of the 18-yard-box, giving the Fire a 1-0 lead that they would preserve until the final whistle.
All-time against Chicago, New York holds a record of 0-1-0 in U.S. Open Cup contests and an 11-20-8 overall record. Earlier this season, the Red Bulls and Fire played to a 1-1 draw at Toyota Park in Chicago. The Red Bulls opened the scoring in the 40th minute when midfielder Joel Lindpere gathered a misplayed Chicago clearance and slotted his shot home to give New York a 1-0 halftime lead. Chicago would respond in the 58th minute when midfielder Marco Pappa scored from 30 yards out, tying the game in the process. The 1-1 score would hold for a final.
In 2003, Chicago and New York faced off in the U.S. Open Cup Final at Giants Stadium. Chicago emerged victorious in the contest as a result of Damani Ralph’s 68th minute goal, which ended up as the game’s only tally. This was the furthest New York has advanced in the Open Cup and last time they reached the finals.
Created in 1914, the Lamar Hunt U .S. Open C up is the oldest soccer competition in the United States. The single-elimination tournament, which is similar to the prestigious English FA C up, is open to all amateur and professional teams affiliated with the United States Soccer Federation (U.S.S.F.). The competition was re-named the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in 1999, in honor of the late Columbus Crew and FC Dallas owner operator Lamar Hunt. New York began its participation in the Cup in 1997 and reached the final in 2003.
NEW YORK-CHICAGO CONNECTIONS
Chicago goalkeeper Jon Conway spent four seasons with New York from 2006-09. He ranks third on the club’s all-time wins list for goalkeepers, earning 23 during his New York career, and is second on the all-time shutouts list with 17 career clean sheets. The Rutgers University product was acquired prior to the 2006 season from San Jose for a fourth round draft choice. The club dealt him to Chivas USA following the 2009 season.
Fire goalkeeper Alec Dufty had brief stint with the Red Bulls in 2009, appearing in one match, logging 82 minutes in a 0-0 draw at the Houston Dynamo on April 11, 2009. Also a member of the Red Bulls for a short time in 2009 was Fire forward Dominic Oduro, who appeared in three matches, starting one. Oduro was acquired prior to the 2009 season from FC Dallas, with the clubs swapping draft choices while Dave van den Bergh was sent to FC Dallas. Later in the 2009 season, the Red Bulls shipped Oduro to Houston for a 2010 first round draft choice, and a 2011 second round draft choice in the MLS SuperDraft. The Red Bulls used the first round selection in that trade to take Austin da Luz with the 14th overall pick in 2010. With the 2011 second round choice from the Dynamo, the Red Bulls selected John Rooney.
OPEN CUP NOTES
Red Bulls Open Cup History
The Red Bulls began their participation in the Cup during the 1997 season, when they reached the semifinals before falling to the Dallas Burn in overtime. New York has an all-time record of 17-14 during Open Cup play, having reached at least the semifinal round four times.
2010 Open Cup
In the 2010 U.S. Open Cup, the Red Bulls knocked off three MLS foes during the play-in stages, before being stopped in the third round. New York defeated the Philadelphia Union, New England Revolution and Colorado Rapids, all at Red Bull Arena, on their way to the third round. In the third round, the Red Bulls were defeated by the Harrisburg City Islanders, in Harrisburg, PA, by a final of 1-0 in overtime. John Wolyniec led the team with four goals during the 2010 Open Cup, while Conor Chinn contributed three goals.
New York Reaches Final in 2003
New York’s best finish in the Open Cup came in 2003 when they advanced all the w ay to the finals, where they w ere eventually defeated by the Chicago Fire at Giants Stadium . Along the way, New York defeated the Mid Michigan Bucks, Columbus Crew, New England Revolution and D.C. United before falling to Chicago. Leading the way for New York was midfielder Amado Guevara, who netted four goals during the tournament.
Wolyniec club’s all-time USOC top scorer
John Wolyniec is New York’s all-time leader in Open Cup scoring, as he scored seven goals during his New York career in the Cup.
