Manchester United [ Images ] striker Alan Smith missed a spot kick in the shoot-out as Bayern Munich [ Images ] beat the English premier league side 4-2 on penalties in the second match of the Champions World Series in Chicago on Sunday.
A crowd of 58,121 packed into Soldier Field to watch a disappointing friendly end in a scoreless draw before the contest was decided by a shoot-out.
Smith, making his debut after a seven million pound ($12.8 million) move from Leeds United in May, and Republic of Ireland defender John O'Shea failed from the spot as a more experienced Bayern side converted all of their penalties.
The match was the German side's only contest in the series, which continues on Monday with Scotland's Celtic taking on England's [ Images ] Liverpool in Hartford, Connecticut.
Manchester United's next game is against Celtic in Philadelphia on Wednesday.
Chelsea [ Images ] opened the series with a 4-2 victory over Celtic in Seattle on Saturday.

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