Force Chrome to follow URL and not search

Question

I use JIRA and when I want to navigate to a new task, I just change the number in the URL to go there, e.g.

http://jira.mycompany.internal/jira/browse/FOO-1

is edited to:

http://jira.mycompany.internal/jira/browse/FOO-2

and away I go.

However, recently (today) Chrome has decided to search instead of following the URL. This is extremely annoying, but there is a work around.

If I wait for a moment, Chrome presents options to search or follow the URL, so I can edit the URL, wait, press down arrow to select the URL, then press enter.

However, that is a pain and there may be more than one URL match (even though I want the exact one I typed). This is a huge pain, and enough to make me quit Chrome if it can't be fixed.

PS. I tried to disable searching from the address bar and found some useful tips on the web (e.g. Google Chrome - Disable searches from the address bar), but there is no flag for it now (I'm using v49.0.2623.112).

Can anyone tell me how to fix this so that when I type a URL, Chrome follows the URL by default and doesn't do a search?

Edit

Per Dave Ross' answer, this is a won't fix bug in Chrome. In addition to the above work around, there is:

1. change URL, press <tab> to move to the second item in the search list before it's displayed, then <enter>
2. end the URL with a trailing slash '/'

I think the second option is the best, thought both are annoying.

Edit 2018-09-07

This appears fixed in Chrome 68 (no need for trailing slash, etc.), it may have been fixed earlier.

Answer 1

To disable search engine:

1. Launch Chrome
2. Click on the three point button
3. Settings
4. On Search engine, click on the arrow on Manage search engines
5. Click on Add
6. On Search engine, type anything (URL)
7. On Keyword, type anything (URL)
8. On URL, type %s
9. Click on Done
10. Click on the three point button on the new line -> Make Default

PS: Wording may be wrong. My browser is not in English. The idea is to add a search engine that is the URL