BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (AP) — Chris Rolfe scored twice and the Chicago Fire beat the Orlando City SC Lions 5-1 on Wednesday night in a U.S. Open Cup quarterfinal match.
Rolfe beat goalkeeper Miguel Gallardo on a 7-yard header to open the scoring in the sixth minute and on a short kick from even closer range in the 64th, breaking the contest open.
The Fire hosts D.C. United in an all-MLS semifinal match on Aug. 7.
The Lions, from the USL Pro League, forced Chicago’s Sean Johnson to make six saves, but lost two players, Yann Songo’o and Adama Mbengue, to ejections in the last 19 minutes.
