Brotherly Game Archive
GAME THREAD: U.S. Open Cup Final: Philadelphia Union vs. Seattle Sonders
The game we've all been waiting for is finally here.
| U.S. OPEN CUP FINAL | ||
|---|---|---|
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VS |  |
| PPL Park, Chester, PA | ||
| September 16, 2014 | ||
| 7:30 PM ET | ||
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Local: TCN – Marc Zumoff and Peter Pappas National: GolTV – Felipe Mekhitarian and Lindsey Dean |
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| Know Thy Enemy: Sounder at Heart | ||
| Starting XI | ||
| Conor Casey | Forward | Clint Dempsey, Chad Barrett |
| Midfield | Lamar Neagle, Andy Rose, Osvaldo Alonso, Brad Evans | |
| Ray Gaddis, Carlos Valdes, Ethan White, Sheanon Williams | Defense | Leonardo Gonzalez, Zach Scott, Chad Marshall, DeAndre Yedlin |
| Zac MacMath | Goalkeeper | Stefan Frei |
| Rais M’Bolhi, Brian Carroll, Danny Cruz, Fred, Michael Lahoud, Amobi Okugo, Pedro Ribeiro | Bench | Marcus Hahnemann, Jalil Anibaba, Michael Azira, Marco Pappa, Gonzalo Pineda, Kenny Cooper, Obafemi Martins |
| Game Officials | ||
| Referee: Armando Villareal | ||
| Assistant: Peter Manikowski | ||
| Assistant: Corey Parker | ||
| Fourth: Matthew Nelson | ||
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To the winner goes the title of 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Championship, a berth in the 2015-16 CONCACAF Champions League, and $250,000.
For the first time in franchise history, the Union are competing in a game for a major American soccer trophy. This is huge. Comment on the game here. Go Union! DOOP!
