| Event | 2013 U.S. Open Cup | ||||||
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| Date | October 1, 2013 (2013-10-01) | ||||||
| Venue | Rio Tinto Stadium,Sandy, Utah, United States | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Bill Hamid | ||||||
| Referee | Juan Guzman (California) | ||||||
| Attendance | 17,608 | ||||||
| Weather | Clear, 71 °F (22 °C)[1] | ||||||
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The2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup final was the 100th edition of theLamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, the oldest ongoing competition in American soccer. The match featuredMajor League Soccer (MLS) teamsD.C. United andReal Salt Lake. It was played on October 1, 2013, atRio Tinto Stadium inSandy, Utah, a southern suburb ofSalt Lake City. It was the first Open Cup final to be held in the state ofUtah. The final score was D.C. United 1, Real Salt Lake 0. This was D.C. United's third title.
It was the first final since 2008 not to featureSeattle Sounders FC. It was Salt Lake's first trip to the Open Cup final, and marked their first time in a final of any competition since the2011 CONCACAF Champions League Finals. It was D.C. United's fifth, and their first time in the final of a major North American sporting competition since 2009, when they lost the2009 Open Cup final to Seattle.
D.C. United, the winner of the match, earned a $250,000 cash prize, as well as a berth into the2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League. Real Salt Lake, the runner-up, received a $60,000 cash prize. D.C. United had a 5–0 record in the tournament, despite posting a 3-24-7 record in MLS play.
The U.S. Open Cup is an annual American soccer competition open to all United States Soccer Federation affiliated teams, from amateur adult club teams to the professional clubs of MLS. The 2013 tournament was the centennial edition of the oldest soccer tournament in the United States.
For the second consecutive season, all American-based MLS teams earned automatic qualification into the third round tournament proper. Previously, only eight teams from MLS could qualify for the tournament, six automatically based on the previous year's league results, and two more via a play-in tournament.[2]
Prior to 2013, D.C. United had won the U.S. Open Cup 2 times, in1996 and2008. They had played in 4 finals of the competition, with the last appearance being in2009 when they lost 2–1 toSeattle Sounders FC.
In the 2013 third round, they faced theRichmond Kickers of theUSL PRO atCity Stadium inRichmond, Virginia, on May 28, 2013. After a goalless draw after extra time, D.C. United won on penalties 4–2.[3] In the fourth round, they played at home against thePhiladelphia Union of MLS inBoyds, Maryland, on June 12, 2013. D.C. United won 3–1.Dwayne De Rosario scored 3 goals for United. The first came in the 24th minute of the first half, followed by goals in the 75th and 85th minutes. The only goal scored by Philadelphia was byJack McInerney in the 76th minute.[4]
In the quarterfinals, D.C. United played at home on June 26, 2013, against theNew England Revolution. D.C. won 3–1 with goals fromChris Pontius, Dwayne De Rosario, andLionard Pajoy in the 45th, 69th, and 87th minutes, respectively.[5]
In the semifinals, D.C. United played on the road against theChicago Fire on August 7, 2013, atToyota Park inBridgeview, Illinois. The final score was 2–0 with goals from Dwayne De Rosario andNick DeLeon, thus sealing United's place in the cup final.[6]
Real Salt Lake's best finish prior to the 2013 tournament was in2011, when they reached the quarterfinals, losing 2–0 away toFC Dallas. On May 28, 2013, Real played in the third round at home versus theAtlanta Silverbacks of theNASL atRio Tinto Stadium. The result was a 3–2 win in overtime.[7] In the fourth round, they played against theCharleston Battery of theUSL PRO league on June 12, 2013. Real Salt Lake won 5–2 after extra time.[8]
In the quarterfinals, Real played against theCarolina RailHawks of the NASL on June 26, 2013. Salt Lake won 3–0 with goals fromTony Beltran in the 35th minute,Chris Wingert in the 51st minute, andÁlvaro Saborío in the 86th minute.[9]
In the semifinals, Real played against thePortland Timbers of theMLS on August 7, 2013. The result was a 2–1 victory for Real with goals from Álvaro Saborío in the 7th minute andJoao Plata in the 78th minute. In the final minutes, Portland scored with a goal byDiego Valeri.[10]
The United States Soccer Federation conducted a coin flip on July 30, 2013, to determine the host of the tournament. The winner of the coin flip was the Portland Timbers/Real Salt Lake semifinal, meaning that whoever won that semifinal would host the final. As Salt Lake beat Portland 2–1 in that game, the final took place at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah.[11]
The match was televised live onGolTV.
| Real Salt Lake | 0 – 1 | D.C. United |
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| Report | Neal 45' |
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Assistant referees: | Match rules
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| Salt Lake | D.C. United | |
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| Goals scored | 0 | 1 |
| Total shots | 19 | 6 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 1 |
| Saves | 1 | 4 |
| Corner kicks | 10 | 1 |
| Fouls committed | 16 | 14 |
| Offsides | 3 | 3 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
