2018 U.S. Open Cup Final

2018 final of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Football match

2018 U.S. Open Cup FinalEvent| 2018 U.S. Open Cup

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| Houston Dynamo | Philadelphia Union

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MLS | MLS
3 | 0
Date| September 26, 2018 (2018-09-26)
Venue| BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, Texas
Man of the Match| Mauro Manotas
(Houston Dynamo)
Referee| Nima Saghafi[1]
Attendance| 16,060[2]
Weather| Clear

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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[edit]

### Details[edit]

September 26, 2018 (2018-09-26)

19:00 CDT

Houston Dynamo| 3–0| Philadelphia Union

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* Manotas 4', 25'
* Trusty 65' (o.g.)

| Report |

BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, Texas

Attendance: 16,060

Referee: Nima Saghafi

Houston Dynamo

Philadelphia Union

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GK | 23 |  Joe Willis
RB | 11 |  Andrew Wenger
CB | 4 |  Philippe Senderos |  |  41'
CB | 2 |  Alejandro Fuenmayor
LB | 7 |  DaMarcus Beasley (c)
CM | 5 |  Juan David Cabezas
CM | 27 |  Boniek García |  69' |  78'
AM | 10 |  Tomás Martínez |  53'
RW | 17 |  Alberth Elis
LW | 31 |  Romell Quioto |  |  83'
CF | 9 |  Mauro Manotas |  61'
Substitutes:
GK | 18 |  Chris Seitz
DF | 16 |  Kevin Garcia |  |  41'
DF | 20 |  A. J. DeLaGarza
MF | 8 |  Memo Rodríguez |  |  83'
MF | 12 |  Arturo Álvarez
MF | 24 |  Darwin Cerén |  |  78'
MF | 25 |  Eric Bird
Manager:
Wílmer Cabrera
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GK | 18 |  Andre Blake
RB | 12 |  Keegan Rosenberry
CB | 3 |  Jack Elliott
CB | 26 |  Auston Trusty
LB | 28 |  Ray Gaddis
CM | 6 |  Haris Medunjanin |  |  89'
CM | 11 |  Alejandro Bedoya (c)
AM | 10 |  Bořek Dočkal |  51' |  78'
RW | 17 |  C. J. Sapong
LW | 9 |  Fafà Picault
CF | 19 |  Cory Burke |  |  68'
Substitutes:
GK | 1 |  John McCarthy
DF | 4 |  Mark McKenzie
DF | 33 |  Fabinho
MF | 2 |  Warren Creavalle
MF | 8 |  Derrick Jones |  |  89'
FW | 7 |  David Accam |  |  78'
FW | 27 |  Jay Simpson |  |  68'
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.

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## References[edit]

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

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