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2014 Fourth Round
2014 US Open Cup Round 4 review: MLS suffers upsets early, regains control of tournament in last 2 days (video)
The Fourth Round of the 2014 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup came to a close on Wednesday and after a rough start for the tournament’s top division, Major League Soccer rebounded on the third and fourth matchdays.
2014 US Open Cup Round 4: Seattle Sounders flex muscle, crushing last amateur club PSA Elite, 5-0 (video)
In front of a standing-room-only crowd, the Sounders swept aside amateur club PSA Elite 5-0 to reach the fifth round of the tournament. Kenny Cooper scored a pair of goals, Brad Evans and Cam Weaver added first-half tallies and Sean Okoli chipped in with a fifth late in the match.
2014 US Open Cup Round 4: Chicago Fire win 49-minute, rain-soaked match against Pittsburgh Riverhounds (video)
The match was called off the 49th minute when lightening once again appeared in Chicago skies after the weather had already caused a two-hour rain delay that pushed the start of the game to 9:30 p.m. and another 60-minute delay that forced the beginning of the second half to 11:30 p.m.
2014 US Open Cup Round 4: LA Galaxy flips second half switch, eliminates Arizona United 2-1 (video)
With the comeback victory, the Galaxy earned themselves a trip across the country to play the Carolina RailHawks for the third year in a row.
2014 US Open Cup Round 4: Sporting KC finally break Minnesota United defense, advance with 2-0 win (video)
The Minnesota United FC goalkeeper made big save after big save, keeping his team in the game even after going down to 10 men. But Soony Saad finally beat Hildebrandt in the 76th minute with a low, skipping drive and Sporting Kansas City advanced to the US Open Cup round of 16 with a 2-0 victory.
2014 US Open Cup Round 4: New England Revolution make early lead stand up in 3-2 win over Richmond Kickers (video)
At City Stadium on Wednesday night, the New England Revolution were able to beat the heat and the Richmond Kickers, besting their opponents from USL Pro by the score of 3-2.
2014 US Open Cup Round 4 preview: Big names, former champions among last five games tonight (broadcast links)
All five games tonight will be broadcast online and we have most of them embedded here. In addition, use and follow the #USOC2014 hashtag on Twitter for all the latest updates from all six games. You can also follow TheCup.us at @USOpenCup.
2014 US Open Cup Round 4: 9-man Columbus Crew get OT penalty kick to get past Indy Eleven 2-1 (video)
After finding themselves down to nine players, the Columbus Crew found a way to hold off the upset bid from their NASL foe, the Indy Eleven, with a converted penalty late in extra time.
2014 US Open Cup Round 4: Portland Timbers exorcise past demons, shut out Orlando City U23s 3-0 (video)
The 2014 edition of the Portland Timbers weren’t bothered at all by the ghosts of Hollywood United (2008) and Cal FC (2012), as the home team cruised to a 3-0 win over Orlando City U23s.