Chelsea lost on penalties to Charlotte after drawing 1-1 in their pre-season friendly as Raheem Sterling made his debut for the club.
Conor Gallagher missed the decisive spot kick in North Carolina.
Christian Pulisic had scored for the Blues to put them ahead before they were pegged back by the MLS side.
Next up for Chelsea...
Next up for Chelsea is a big one on their pre-season tour, as they face London rivals Arsenal, in what is expected to be a much bigger test.
Arsenal also played this morning, as they got the better of Orlando City by a 3-1 margin.
Goals for them were scored by Reiss Nelson, Gabriel Martinelli and Eddie Nketiah, which serves them well ahead of this game.
Chelsea will be hoping for significant improvements ahead of facing Mikel Arteta's side, in a game which could see Kalidou Koulibaly make his debut, and Raheem Sterling start for the first time.
Reflecting on Raheem...
Raheem Sterling may not have lit up the game with a goal how many Chelsea fans would have been hoping, but he did look sharp regardless.
The winger looked quick, fit and able to beat a man, but just could not add the finishing touch when necessary.
He had a good chance that was stopped at the near post when Kai Havertz played him through on goal, which was unfortunate.
Raheem did also slot his penalty away in the shootout very nicely, with the goalkeeper trying to taunt him.
It will definitely not be his finest performance in a Chelsea shirt, and fans of the Blues should still be excited for the future!
Credit: Sun Sport
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