By Jeff Vorva
Correspondent
The Chicago Fire II picked up a late invitation to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and beat Chicago City, 6-0, on March 20 in front of an announced crowd of 810 at SeatGeek Stadium.
Defender Giovanni Granda and midfielder Vitaliy Hlyut each made their professional debut and scored their first professional goals with 15-year-old Hlyut becoming one of the youngest goal scorers in Open Cup history. The Fire also saw goals from midfielders David Poreba, Michael Nesci and Harold Osorio.
The Fire will face Forward Madison in the second round at 7 p.m. April 3 at SeatGeek Stadium.