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Chicago Fire Win 2003 U.S. Open Cup with 1-0 Win over MetroStars

Oct. 15, 2003

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J (Wednesday, October 15, 2003) — The Chicago Fire got a 68th minute goal from forward Damani Ralph to earn their third Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title in six years on Wednesday night at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. The Fire, who also won the Open Cup in 1998 and 2000, bring the championship back to Chicago for the eighth time in the 90-year history of the competition as the first MLS team to win the cup final on the road.