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HekTic_JukeZ falls in Eastern Conference quarterfinals at eMLS Cup

eMLS Cup Saturday

Chicago Fire club gamer HekTicJukeZ dropped a 2-1 decision to Montreal Impact's LyesMTL in Saturday's eMLS Cup conference quarterfinal action, falling out of the inaugural eMLS Cup competition at PAX East in Boston. 


After falling behind 1-0 in the 39th minute, HekTicJukeZ leveled the score in the 51st minute with a strike off the foot of Cristiano Ronaldo. But LyesMTL found the winner in the 75th minute and managed to hang onto the lead despite several scoring opportunities late in the match for HekTicJukeZ. 


HekTicJukeZ earned qualification for the eMLS Cup playoffs thanks to his 5-6-5 record over two days of conference round-robin competition on Thursday and Friday. 


The advancing competitors from Saturday's competition will move on to Sunday's eMLS Cup conference championships and eMLS Cup title matches, which will stream live on Twitch.tv/emlsbeginning at 12 PM CT. 

Stay tuned for more from HekTic_JukeZ and FIFA18 events and news throughout the 2018 season.