If this were any other season in which United was in contention for a playoff spot, this Sunday night’s match up at Chivas USA (10pm EST, ESPN2) would create a number of headaches for Ben Olsen and D.C. United. The recently appointed head coach however has said that while the match is important, the team [...]
Behind goals from Branko Boskovic and Boyzzz Khumalo (right) D.C. United handled USL-2 Harrisburg City Islanders with relative ease in their 2-0 US Open Cup quarterfinal match up at the Maryland Soccerplex in Germantown, MD. Photo: Tony Quinn.
With DC United’s MLS season all but over, they do still have one golden chance for a trophy as the host the Harrisburg City Islanders in the quarterfinals of the US Open Cup. DC is overwhelmingly favored over the USL2 team, but Harrisburg is the last team to knock DC from this tournament before the final.
For the third time in four meetings, DC ousted the Kickers from the US Open Cup as Jaime Moreno and Santino Quaranta scored second half goals to put the Kickers away 2-0. The win puts two time Cup winners DC United in the quarterfinals of the Open Cup for the fifth year in a row. Photo: Matt Mathai.
For the fourth time DC United faces USL rival Richmond Kickers in the third round of the US Open Cup, and the Kickers are one of only three lower division clubs ever to knock United from the oldest cup competition in the United States.
Recently respectable DC United will have their new found confidence challenged twice by defending MSL Cup Champions, Real Salt Lake, over the next four days. United fans hope that the first test, tomorrow night, keeps the Black-and-Red in the hunt for the US Open Cup..
DC United raced to a 3-0 lead behind the inspired play of teenager Andy Najar and Adam Cristman, then held on for a 4-2 win that advanced United into a playoff with RSL for one of the final two MLS slots in the US Open Cup.
After ten days of rest, DC is back to the grind with an MLS Open Cup qualifier against FC Dallas. Coach Curt Onalfo is hoping for a positive result in this Open Cup match.
DC United is set to defend its Open Cup Championship, won right here in RFK almost exactly a year ago, against expansion Seattle Sounders in probably the most anticipated Open Cup final in the MLS era.
DC United meets up with the Rochester Raging Rhinos for the fourth time in the US Open Cup and for certain DC hopes it will be a familiar result to the previous three as a win for the Black and Red ensures RFK will be the venue for the final for the second straight year.
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