VIDEOS - 95th annual U.S. OPEN CUP Championship
A great win in the 95-year-old tournament last night gave DC United not only their second U.S. Open Cup title, but also their 12th major trophy overall in their short 14-year existence.
Established in 1914, the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is the U.S. Soccer Federation's national championship, which is open for participation to any sanctioned men's team. This Final was the third for United (they won in 1996), and they hosted the Charleston Battery in for the Championship, in a match seen live on Fox Soccer Channel in the U.S.
from MLSNet,
"D.C. United outlasted a dogged challenge from the Charleston Battery in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final on Wednesday night, simultaneously ending the USL-1 club's Cinderella tourney run and a four-year trophy drought of their own with a 2-1 victory at atmospheric RFK Stadium."
"It was a Brazilian brace that won the affair for the Black-and-Red at the outset of each half, as Luciano Emilio found the net in the fourth minute and Fred returned from injury to notch the game-winner in the 50th minute. But the result was in doubt until the very end thanks to a composed performance from the Battery, who matched United in terms of possession and invention only to fall short in the final reckoning."
Read the complete MLSNet.com Match Report here
Related, "United eye 12th major trophy"
Live Blog of the match from USOPENCUP.com
VIDEOS -
Official highlights from Fox Soccer Channel, (4:34 min.)
Main Story from MVN Soccer ... Story Source Link
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