2018 U.S. Open Cup final explained

2018 U.S. Open Cup Final
Event:2018 U.S. Open Cup
Team1:Houston Dynamo
Team1association:MLS
Team1score:3
Team2:Philadelphia Union
Team2association:MLS
Team2score:0
Stadium:BBVA Compass Stadium
City:Houston, Texas
Man Of The Match1a:Mauro Manotas
(Houston Dynamo)
Referee:Nima Saghafi[1]
Attendance:16,060[2]
Weather:Clear
Previous:2017
Next:2019

The 2018 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final was played on September 26, 2018, at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, Texas. The match determined the winner of the 2018 U.S. Open Cup, a tournament open to amateur and professional soccer teams affiliated with the United States Soccer Federation. It was the 105th edition of the oldest competition in United States soccer. This edition of the final was contested between Houston Dynamo and the Philadelphia Union, both of Major League Soccer.

The match was broadcast in English on ESPN2 and in Spanish on Univision Deportes, making it the fourth straight time the cup final was aired on one of the ESPN networks.

Houston Dynamo won the match 3–0 for their first U.S. Open Cup title.

Match

Details

width=25!width=25
GK 23 Joe Willis
RB 11 Andrew Wenger
CB 4
CB 2 Alejandro Fuenmayor
LB 7 DaMarcus Beasley (c)
CM 5 Juan David Cabezas
CM 27
AM 10
RW 17 Alberth Elis
LW 31
CF 9
Substitutes:
GK 18 Chris Seitz
DF 16
DF 20 A. J. DeLaGarza
MF 8
MF 12 Arturo Álvarez
MF 24
MF 25 Eric Bird
Manager:
Wílmer Cabrera
width=25!width=25
GK 18 Andre Blake
RB 12 Keegan Rosenberry
CB 3 Jack Elliott
CB 26 Auston Trusty
LB 28 Ray Gaddis
CM 6
CM 11 Alejandro Bedoya (c)
AM 10
RW 17 C. J. Sapong
LW 9 Fafà Picault
CF 19
Substitutes:
GK 1 John McCarthy
DF 4 Mark McKenzie
DF 33 Fabinho
MF 2 Warren Creavalle
MF 8
FW 7
FW 27
Manager:
Jim Curtin
Assistant referees


Cameron Blanchard
Kyle Atkins
Fourth official


Alejandro Mariscal
Reserve assistant referee


Eric Weisbrod

Match rules
  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Recap: Houston Dynamo vs. Philadelphia Union 09/27/2018 . MLSsoccer.com . Major League Soccer . 4 October 2018 . 26 September 2018.
  2. Web site: Boxscore: Houston Dynamo vs. Philadelphia Union 09/27/2018 . MLSsoccer.com . Major League Soccer . 4 October 2018 . 26 September 2018.