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2023 US Open Cup Round 4: Second half brace from Memo Rodriguez pushes LA Galaxy past Seattle Sounders
A goal three minutes into the Fourth Round of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup gave LA Galaxy it’s upperhand and hold of possession to end with a 3-1 victory over the Seattle Sounders.
2023 US Open Cup Round 4: Real Salt Lake rallies twice to win “wild” 7-goal thriller at Portland Timbers
Maikel Chang scored two goals less than four minutes apart in the second half, and Andrés Gómez and Danny Musovski added a goal and an assist as Real Salt Lake rallied twice to eliminate the Portland Timbers, 4-3, on the road Wednesday night
2023 US Open Cup Round 4: Austin FC has “dominant” win over New Mexico United in tournament debut at home
For a club a little over two years old, Austin FC still experiencing plenty of new things.
2023 US Open Cup Round 4: Nashville SC still unbeaten at home in Cup play with win vs. FC Dallas
A crowd of 5,196 saw Nashville SC book their place into the Round of 16 for the second time in their club’s history after making it to the Quarterfinals in the 2022 season.
2023 US Open Cup Round 4: Shorthanded Houston Dynamo gives “complete effort” to edge Sporting KC
The Dynamo playing much like 2018 when they found magic in a bottle and won their first US Open Cup title, Houston moved on to the Round of 16 with a 1-0 win despite playing a man down for 55 minutes.
2023 US Open Cup Round 4: Birmingham Legion beats rival Memphis 901 in USL Championship matchup
There was not a lot of southern hospitality at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Ala. as the Legion defeated Memphis 3-0 to advance to the Round of 16.
2023 US Open Cup Round 4: Columbus Crew overwhelm shorthanded Loudoun United
It was always going to be a tough game for Loudoun United when facing their first MLS team in club history
2023 US Open Cup Round 4: FC Cincinnati take first match ever from NYCFC to advance
It was a beautiful spring night for the FC Cincinnati home faithful as the hosts broke their New York City FC curse, earning their first win against the only MLS opponent they hadn’t beaten.
2023 US Open Cup Round 4: Colorado Rapids pulls away from Sacramento Republic to end “Curse of the Rhinos”
Behind early goals from Rapids forward Jonathan Lewis and Michael Edwards, Colorado held on to knock out last year’s Open Cup runner up 4-2 in an entertaining, back and forth match.