2015 U.S. Open Cup final

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2015 U.S. Open Cup Final
Event 2015 U.S. Open Cup
Philadelphia Union Sporting Kansas City
MLS MLS
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Sporting Kansas City won 7–6 on penalties
Date September 30, 2015
Venue PPL Park, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Man of the Match Tim Melia[1]
Referee Ted Unkel[2]
Attendance 14,463
Weather Rainy, 67 °F (19 °C)[3]
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The 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final was played on September 30, 2015, at PPL Park in Chester, Pennsylvania. The match determined the winner of the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, a tournament open to amateur and professional soccer teams affiliated with the United States Soccer Federation. It was the 102nd edition of the oldest competition in United States soccer. This edition of the final was contested between Sporting Kansas City and Philadelphia Union, both of Major League Soccer. The winning club will qualify for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League.

Philadelphia and Kansas City both compete in the top tier of American soccer, Major League Soccer (MLS), and bypassed the initial stages of the tournament with entries into the fourth round of play. Sporting is currently in the mix for winning the Supporters' Shield while Philadelphia Union is in the hunt for a berth in the 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs. Philadelphia secured its berth in the final by defeating the Rochester Rhinos, D.C. United, the New York Red Bulls, and Chicago Fire. Kansas City's road to the final involved victories over Saint Louis FC, FC Dallas, Houston Dynamo and Real Salt Lake.

The match was broadcast in English on ESPN2 and in Spanish on Univision Deportes Network, making it the first time since 1999 the cup final was aired on one of the ESPN networks.

Sporting Kansas City won the game 7–6 on penalties after the game ended 1–1 in regulation and in overtime.[4][5]

Road to the final

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Philadelphia Union

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Further information: 2015 Philadelphia Union season

Teams from Philadelphia and the surrounding region have had a successful history in the Open Cup: Bethlehem Steel F.C. won five trophies between 1915 and 1926, the Uhrik Truckers won in 1936, and the Philadelphia Ukrainians won four times during the 1960s. The Union's alternative jersey, worn throughout the competition, featured a large letter "B" in the lower left corner to honor Bethlehem.[7][8][9]

Previously, the Union made a run to the final of the 2014 edition of the cup, the club's first cup final of any competition, but lost in extra time to Seattle Sounders FC.

Sporting Kansas City

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Further information: 2015 Sporting Kansas City season

Sporting Kansas City have previously appeared in two US Open Cup finals, winning both the 2004 and 2012 editions, and to date, are the only Kansan club to have ever won the honor. Sporting went into the Final hoping to win their third trophy in four years.

To reach the final, Kansas City hosted all four of the cup fixture heading to the final, which included wins over Saint Louis FC, FC Dallas, Houston Dynamo and Real Salt Lake.

Match details

September 30, 2015 (2015-09-30)
19:00 EDT
Philadelphia Union 1–1 (a.e.t.) Sporting Kansas City
Le Toux Goal 23' Report Németh Goal 65'
  Penalties  
Le Toux Penalty scored
Nogueira Penalty scored
Edu Penalty missed
Barnetta Penalty scored
Casey Penalty scored
Lahoud Penalty scored
Gaddis Penalty scored
Wenger Penalty missed		 6–7 Penalty scored Feilhaber
Penalty scored Dwyer
Penalty missed Németh
Penalty scored Besler
Penalty scored Nagamura
Penalty scored Zusi
Penalty scored Ellis
Penalty scored Quintillà
PPL Park, Chester, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 14,463
Referee: Ted Unkel[2]
Philadelphia Union
Sporting Kansas City
GK 1 Jamaica Andre Blake Substituted off 120+1'
DF 33 Brazil Fabinho
DF 16 United States Richie Marquez
DF 8 United States Maurice Edu (c)
DF 28 United States Ray Gaddis
MF 13 United States Michael Lahoud Booked 21'
MF 5 France Vincent Nogueira
MF 85 Switzerland Tranquillo Barnetta Booked 58'
MF 10 Argentina Cristian Maidana Substituted off 77'
MF 9 France Sébastien Le Toux
FW 17 United States C. J. Sapong Booked 90+1' Substituted off 116'
Substitutes:
GK 55 United States John McCarthy Substituted in 120+1'
DF 23 Portugal Steven Vitória
DF 2 United States Warren Creavalle
MF 7 United States Brian Carroll
MF 14 Cameroon Eric Ayuk
FW 11 United States Andrew Wenger Substituted in 116'
FW 6 United States Conor Casey Substituted in 77'
Manager:
Jim Curtin
GK 29 United States Tim Melia
DF 5 United States Matt Besler (c) Booked 86'
DF 4 United States Kevin Ellis Booked 29'
DF 15 United States Seth Sinovic Booked 34' Substituted off 78'
DF 7 United States Chance Myers Booked 106' Substituted off 112'
MF 93 Haiti Soni Mustivar Substituted off 66'
MF 10 United States Benny Feilhaber
MF 6 Brazil Paulo Nagamura Booked 94'
MF 9 Hungary Krisztián Németh
FW 8 United States Graham Zusi Booked 104'
FW 14 England Dom Dwyer
Substitutes:
GK 21 United States Jon Kempin
DF 17 United States Saad Abdul-Salaam Substituted in 78'
DF 2 United States Erik Palmer-Brown
MF 12 United States Mikey Lopez
MF 96 Spain Jordi Quintillà Booked 71' Substituted in 66'
MF 11 Venezuela Bernardo Añor
FW 37 United States Jacob Peterson Substituted in 112'
Manager:
Peter Vermes

Assistant referees:
Ian Anderson[2]
James Conlee[2]
Fourth official:
Chris Penso[2]

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.
  • Maximum five foreign players (all citizens and legal permanent residents are considered domestic, regardless of FIFA country affiliation)[10]

References

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