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2007 Semifinals: FC Dallas headed to Final after OT battle with Seattle

September 4, 2007 by

For the second time in three years, FC Dallas will return to the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup Final after a 2-1 overtime win against the USL First Division’s Seattle Sounders. In front of over 10,000 fans at Qwest Field in Seattle, the second-biggest crowd in modern Sounders history, the two teams battled to a scoreless draw at the end of regulation. The best scoring chance of the evening came in the second half when Seattle defender Taylor Graham nodded a corner kick delivery toward goal, and had it rattle off the crossbar.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2007 Semifinals, Abe Thompson, Andre Schmid, Arturo Alvarez, Carlos Ruiz, Chris Eylander, Dario Sala, FC Dallas/Dallas Burn, Leighton O'Brien, Seattle Sounders USL

2007 Quarterfinals: Sounders hand Rapids worst-ever loss by MLS team

August 7, 2007 by adamspangler

The Seattle Sounders rolled past another Major League Soccer side Tuesday night, throttling the Colorado Rapids 5-0 at Qwest Field to return to the US Open Cup Semifinals for the first time since 1995.

Defenders Taylor Graham and Zach Scott scored on headers off set pieces in a 2-minute span midway through the first half to set the tone for the Sounders, who earned a home match against FC Dallas in a Sept. 4 Semifinal.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2007 Quarterfinals, Chris Eylander, Colorado Rapids, Josh Gardner, Leighton O'Brien, Seattle Sounders USL, Sebastien Le Toux, Taylor Graham, Ugo Ihemelu, Zach Scott, Zach Thornton

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