The 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final was the 100th edition of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, the oldest ongoing competition in American soccer. The match featured

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(MLS) teams

D.C. United D.C. United is a professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. that competes in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer, the top tier of American soccer. Domestically, the club has won four MLS Cups (league championships), four Su ...

and

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. It was played on October 1, 2013, at

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, a southern suburb of

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. It was the first Open Cup final to be held in the state of

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. 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 feature the Seattle Sounders. It was Salt Lake's first trip to the Open Cup final, and marked their first time in a final of any competition since the

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. 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 the 2009 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 the

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. 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.

Road to the final

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D.C. United

Prior to 2013, D.C. United had won the U.S. Open Cup 2 times, in

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. They had played in 4 finals of the competition, with the last appearance being in

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when they lost 2–1 to

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. In the 2013 third round, they faced the

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of the

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at City Stadium in

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, on May 28, 2013. After a goalless draw after extra time, D.C. United won on penalties 4–2. In the fourth round, they played at home against the

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of MLS in

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, on June 12, 2013. D.C. United won 3–1.

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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 by

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in the 76th minute. In the quarterfinals, D.C. United played at home on June 26, 2013, against the

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. D.C. won 3–1 with goals from

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, Dwayne De Rosario, and Lionard Pajoy in the 45th, 69th, and 87th minutes, respectively. In the semifinals, D.C. United played on the road against the Chicago Fire on August 7, 2013, at

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. The final score was 2–0 with goals from Dwayne De Rosario and

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, thus sealing United's place in the cup final.

Real Salt Lake

Real Salt Lake's best finish prior to the 2013 tournament was in 2011, when they reached the quarterfinals, losing 2–0 away to

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. On May 28, 2013, Real played in the third round at home versus the

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of the NASL at

. The end result was a 3–2 win in overtime. In the fourth round, they played against the

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of the

league on June 12, 2013. Real Salt Lake won 5–2 after extra time. In the quarterfinals, Real played against the

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of the NASL on June 26, 2013. Salt Lake won 3–0 with goals from

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in the 35th minute,

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in the 51st minute, and

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in the 86th minute. In the semifinals, Real played against the

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of the

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on August 7, 2013. The end result was a 2–1 victory for Real with goals from Álvaro Saborío in the 7th minute and

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in the 78th minute. In the final minutes, Portland scored with a goal by Diego Valeri.

Pre-match

Venue Selection

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.

Match

The match was televised live on GolTV.

Match details

Man of the Match: :Bill Hamid (D.C. United)

Statistics

;Overall

References

External links

Video Highlights
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