2018 U.S. Open Cup final

The 2018 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final was played on September 26, 2018, at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, Texas. The match determined the winner of the 2018 U.S. Open Cup, a tournament open to amateur and professional soccer teams affiliated with the United States Soccer Federation. It was the 105th edition of the oldest competition in United States soccer. This edition of the final was contested between Houston Dynamo and the Philadelphia Union, both of Major League Soccer.

2018 U.S. Open Cup Final

Event	2018 U.S. Open Cup
Houston Dynamo Philadelphia Union MLS MLS 3 0
Date	September 26, 2018 (2018-09-26)
Venue	BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, Texas
Man of the Match	Mauro Manotas (Houston Dynamo)
Referee	Nima Saghafi[1]
Attendance	16,060[2]
Weather	Clear
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The match was broadcast in English on ESPN2 and in Spanish on Univision Deportes, making it the fourth straight time the cup final was aired on one of the ESPN networks.

Houston Dynamo won the match 3–0 for their first U.S. Open Cup title.

Match

Details

Houston Dynamo	3–0	Philadelphia Union
Manotas 4', 25' Trusty 65' (o.g.)	Report

September 26, 2018 (2018-09-26)

19:00 CDT

BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, Texas

Attendance: 16,060

Referee: Nima Saghafi

Houston Dynamo

Philadelphia Union

GK 23 Joe Willis RB 11 Andrew Wenger CB 4 Philippe Senderos  41' CB 2 Alejandro Fuenmayor LB 7 DaMarcus Beasley (c) CM 5 Juan David Cabezas CM 27 Boniek García  69'  78' AM 10 Tomás Martínez  53' RW 17 Alberth Elis LW 31 Romell Quioto  83' CF 9 Mauro Manotas  61' Substitutes: GK 18 Chris Seitz DF 16 Kevin Garcia  41' DF 20 A. J. DeLaGarza MF 8 Memo Rodríguez  83' MF 12 Arturo Álvarez MF 24 Darwin Cerén  78' MF 25 Eric Bird Manager: Wílmer Cabrera

GK 18 Andre Blake RB 12 Keegan Rosenberry CB 3 Jack Elliott CB 26 Auston Trusty LB 28 Ray Gaddis CM 6 Haris Medunjanin  89' CM 11 Alejandro Bedoya (c) AM 10 Bořek Dočkal  51'  78' RW 17 C. J. Sapong LW 9 Fafà Picault CF 19 Cory Burke  68' Substitutes: GK 1 John McCarthy DF 4 Mark McKenzie DF 33 Fabinho MF 2 Warren Creavalle MF 8 Derrick Jones  89' FW 7 David Accam  78' FW 27 Jay Simpson  68' Manager: Jim Curtin

Assistant referees: Cameron Blanchard Kyle Atkins Fourth official: Alejandro Mariscal Reserve assistant referee: Eric Weisbrod

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.