Open Cup
5 things to look for in the U.S. Open Cup Semifinal
A quick glance at the Eastern Conference standings leading up to the U.S. Open Cup Semifinal match-up between D.C. United and the Columbus Crew seems to show that United doesn’t have much of a chance to make it to the final. Fortunately for the Black-and-Red, the MLS regular season is completely unrelated to the Open Cup. Here are five other reasons why United has can be hopeful entering the U.S. Open Cup semifinal.
D.C. United defiende su honor ante el Islanders
WASHINGTON- El D.C. United intentará un triunfo ante el Harrisburg City Islanders que le otorgue el derecho de jugar las semifinales de la Copa Abierta Lamar Hunt, único torneo de 2010 para el que mantiene posibilidades lógicas de llevarse el título.
5 Reasons to attend or watch Wednesday's U.S. Open Cup
1. This will be the first time in D.C. United history that the club will play a competitive match in Suburban Virginia.
For the past several years, the Germantown Soccerplex has been the home-away-from-home for United, which was a little inconvenient for the large fan base from Northern Virginia. On Wednesday the game will be played on the campus of George Mason University, and it is an excellent chance for United fans south of the Potomac to watch their favorite club play in their own backyard.
Recap: United 2 - Real Salt Lake 1
D.C. United outlasted Real Salt Lake on a marathon evening at RFK Stadium on Wednesday, advancing into the U.S. Open Cup proper with a 2-1 overtime victory in muggy conditions in the nation’s capital.
The sides traded penalty kicks in regulation, and just when it looked like the affair would have to be settled by shootout, D.C. teenage phenom Andy Najar entered in the late going to conjure up a coolly-taken winner.
USOC: United get the better of Dallas
D.C. United held off FC Dallas’
second-half rally in a U.S. Open Cup play-in match at RFK Stadium on Wednesday
night, riding an Adam Cristman double to a 4-2 victory that sees the
Black-and-Red advance to the next round of MLS qualifying for the nation’s
oldest tournament.
D.C. and Dallas had only scored eight
goals between them in their first month of league play, yet the two teams
defied that statistic with a helter-skelter, end-to-end display that featured
six goals in the first 60 minutes.
