St. Louis CITY SC has its first trophy in club history. CITY SC beat the Columbus Crew 5-3 in a penalty shootout to win the U.S. Open Cup. The teams played 120 minutes without a goal before going to penalties. St. Louis goalkeeper Ben Lundt stopped Columbus’ first attempt, and Daniel Edelman converted the decisive kick to seal the championship. It’s the first U.S. Open Cup title for St. Louis CITY SC.
St. Louis also had a 21-match unbeaten streak and it was the first U.S Open Cup final to go to penalties since 2015 when Sporting Kansas City beat the Philadelphia Union.
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Goalkeeper Ben Lundt was forced into the match after starting goalie Roman Burki took a knee to his head making a save in the 78th minute.
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