Chattanooga Football Club dropped out in the first round of the 2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup with a narrow 1-0 defeat by Miami United FC at Finley Stadium on Tuesday night.
Jhon Pajoy scored the winning goal in the 12th minute with a long-range free-kick.
Sporting Director and Head Coach Rod Underwood gave his thoughts after the match in a post-match press conference: "I'll slowly process that one, because you have to step back a bit sometimes to analyze things properly.
"We weren't good enough in the attacking areas.
"After a game like this, we should be motivated for Saturday."
Chattanooga FC will now look forward to hosting FC Cincinnati 2 in MLS NEXT Pro regular season action on Saturday, March 23rd at 3:00 p.m. ET at Finley Stadium. Tickets for the match can be purchased here.
Box Score:  
Chattanooga FC  0-1 Miami United FC
Finley Stadium | Chattanooga, Tenn.
Final Score:     
CFC: 0
MIAU: 1
Scoring Summary:    
MIAU: Jhon Pajoy 12’
Discipline: 
MIAU: Daniel Daza 45’+2
MIAU: Robertino Insua 58’
MIAU: Alejandro Callejas 72’
CFC: Anatolie Prepelita 89’
Lineups: 
CFC Starters: Jonathan Burke, Robert Screen (Jalen James 80’), Anatolie Prepelita, Farid Sar-Sar, Joseph Perez, Andres Jimenez Aranzazu, Alex McGrath, Callum Watson (Luis Garcia Sosa 69’), Milo Garvanian (Jesus Ibarra 80’), Ethan Koren (Mehdi Ouamri 62’), Taylor Gray
Substitutes: Michael Barrueta, Duvan Viafara, Logan Brown
MIAU Starters: Cristian Emmanuel Blanco, Sebastian Martin Luzuriaga, Nicholas Fraggetti, Alejandro Agustin Callejas, Josduar Serrano, Daniel Henrique Daza Rodriguez (Jose Luis Hurtado Bello 70’), Jhon Freddy Pajoy (Miguel Antonio Benito 80’), Jose Luis Aguinaga, Santiago Alejandro Frean, Robertino Insua (Matias Rafael Barraza 80’), Alejo Melo Fernandez (Alejandro Augusto Omar Enrique Mazzetta 64’)
Substitutes: Franco Matias Acerbi, Marcos Bakale Esono, Sime Ludner
