Chicago City Wire

Chicago Fire FC secured a decisive 4-0 victory over Detroit City FC in the Round of 32 of the 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The match took place at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois, with Chicago advancing to face the New England Revolution in the next round. The date and time for this encounter will be announced by U.S. Soccer on Thursday, May 8.

The game saw three players from Chicago score their first goals in the competition, while goalkeeper Chris Brady recorded two saves to keep a clean sheet against Detroit City FC, also known as Le Rouge.

Chicago Fire opened their scoring early with Hugo Cuypers netting a goal after just four minutes into the match. Maren Haile-Selassie contributed significantly by pressing and assisting Cuypers' goal. Despite dominating possession and shots throughout the first half, Chicago's second goal came only at the 35th minute through an own goal by Detroit's Darren Smith.

In the second half, Omari Glasgow extended Chicago's lead with his first goal for Chicago Fire FC’s first team. Later on, Haile-Selassie scored another for Chicago following an assist from Brian Gutiérrez.

Next up for Chicago is a match against Atlanta United at Soldier Field on Saturday, May 10. This Eastern Conference fixture is scheduled to kick off at 1:30 p.m. CT and will be available globally via MLS Season Pass on Apple TV and locally via wlsam.com (English) and Que Buena 105.1 (Spanish).

Several key performances were noted during this game: Omari Glasgow played as a right back but managed to contribute offensively with his debut goal; Maren Haile-Selassie's efforts resulted in both an assist and a personal score; Hugo Cuypers continued his strong season by opening his U.S. Open Cup account; Dje D’Avilla made his season debut playing all 90 minutes effectively alongside Rominigue Kouamé.

Attendance for this match was recorded at 4,374 spectators.