(KTRS) – Saint Louis FC opened the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup with 2-0 victory over AFC Cleveland on Wednesday night.

Goals from Jamiel Hardware and Jordan Roberts proved to be the difference in front of 3,195 fans at World Wide Technology Soccer Park in Fenton.

Mark Pais was in goal for the shutout, the club’s fourth in its last five matches.

Saint Louis FC returns to United Soccer League action on Saturday with a road game against Tulsa Roughnecks FC at 7pm. They return home next Wednesday for a match against the Vancouver Whitecaps FC in a rescheduled game that was postponed on April 30 due to lightning.