Alert: 2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup: Our Season Is Hot Trash, So Let's Maybe Try To Win THE CUP [Crew/R]

Since we're still alive, I guess we're cheering for lower league teams on Wednesday night like North Carolina, Louisville, and Memphis, right? On the off chance that we get drawn against them?



2019 US Open Cup
Fourth Round
Home team first, times are ET
All games are on ESPN+

Tuesday, June 11
Columbus Crew SC (MLS) 1-0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (USL-C)
New York Red Bulls (MLS) 2-3 (aet) New England Revolution (MLS)
Charleston Battery (USL-C) ppd. Anakin United (MLS) I hate sand!
Houston Dynamo (MLS) 3-2 Austin Bold FC (USL-C)
Saint Louis FC (USL-C) 2-1 Chicago Fire (MLS)
Real Salt Lake (MLS) 0-3 Los Angeles FC (MLS)
San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) 4-3 Sacramento Republic FC (USL-C)

Wednesday, June 12
NY City FC (MLS) v. North Carolina FC (USL-C) 7:00 pm
D.C. United (MLS) v. Philadelphia Union (MLS) 7:00 pm
FC Cincinnati (MLS) v. Louisville City FC (USL-C) 7:30 pm
Minnesota United FC (MLS) v. Sporting Kansas City (MLS) 8:00 pm
FC Dallas (MLS) v. OKC Energy FC (USL-C) 8:00 pm
Memphis 901 FC (USL-C) v. Orlando City SC (MLS) 8:30 pm
Colorado Rapids (MLS) v. New Mexico United (USL-C) 9:00 pm
LA Galaxy (MLS) v. Orange County FC (NPSL) 10:30 pm
Seattle Sounders (MLS) v. Portland Timbers (MLS) 10:30 pm


The field in Charleston was apparently unplayable. Lots of rain over the past 4 days, and they tried to use sand to mitigate the mud and puddles, but they wound up with muddy sand or something. Late word that they were unable to reschedule for an alternate venue on Wednesday, so who knows when it'll be played.

 

There's a footnote:
A Note: The teams place on this bracket does not determine their next opponent. The Round of 16 draw will take place on June 13. The Fourth Round winners will be divided geographically into four groups, and pairings will be determined within those groups. A fixed bracket for the rest of the tournament will be established.

 

Bridgeview is out!

We. Will. Go. All. The. Way.
All your cup are belong to us!
Lamar, the Cup's acoming home, baby!

 

We'll still find a way to lose at Bridgeview

 

Are you saying they'll schedule the final there?

 

Maybe

 

When they split up the groups for the draw on Thursday, I still expect us to be intentionally kept apart from Cincinnati. We'll be in a group with the likes of New York or North Carolina, and Cincy will be in a group with St Louis or Minnesota or whoever.

 

Boo! But you're probably right.

 

It's lunch so I have time to analyse this. And I think you're right, we'll head east while Cincy/Lou City will go midwest/south.

Winners from last night: our Columbus Crew, New England, Houston, St Louis, LAFC, San Jose.

Games tonight/whenever ATL-Battery gets rescheduled: NYCFC/North Carolina, DC/Philly, Cincy/LouCity, Minn/KC, FC Dallas/OKC, Orlando/Memphis, Colorado/New Mexico, Seattle/Portland, Galaxy/Orange County, ATL/Charleston

Easy first, we'll have a western group with LAFC, San Jose, Galaxy/OC and Seattle/Portland. That group seems written in stone. Next, we'll have an eastern seaboard group with New England, DC/Philly and NYCFC/NC winner and one spot left over that we fit the best. Next will be a "southern" group with Houston, FC Dallas/OKC, Colorado/New Mexico and I guess ATL/Charleston. Last will be the "midwest" group with St Louis, Cincy/Lou City, Minn/KC and Orlando/Memphis.

Group 1 - LAFC, San Jose, Galaxy/OC, Seattle/Portland
Group 2 - New England, DC/Philly, NYCFC/NC, Columbus
Group 3 - Houston, FC Dallas/OKC, Colorado/New Mexico, ATL/Charleston
Group 4 - St. Louis, Cincy/Lou City, Minn/KC and Orlando/Memphis

Alternative: Maybe NC cupsets NYCFC and Battery cupset ATL and they keep them together in the eastern seaboard group. Then move Orlando/Memphis to the southern one and us to the midwest one. Orlando/Memphis, ATL/Charleston, and NYCFC/NC (if NC wins) don't really have a natural grouping so the results of those matches probably have the biggest factor on the groupings.

I'd give us 90% to be east and a 10% chance to be midwest.

 

Could see this a possibility as well...

West - LAFC, San Jose, Galaxy/OC, Seattle/Portland
East - New England, DC/Philly, NYCFC/NC, ATL/Charleston
South - Houston, FC Dallas/OKC, Orlando/Memphis, Cincy/Lou City,
MW - St. Louis, Minn/KC, Colorado/New Mexico, Columbus

Maybe even flip St. Louis & Cincy/Louisville which would likely match us up with FCC next round.

 

What in the Wild Wild West just happened at the end of that DC/Philly game?

 

.@kekuta16's header puts #FCCincy ahead!#CINvLOU 2-1 pic.twitter.com/RQmtZLk8I0

— FC Cincinnati (@fccincinnati) June 13, 2019

Crew Legend Kekuta Manneh puts FC Cinci ahead and proceeds to celebrate like he scored the 11th goal in a 13-0 victory over Thailand.

 

I really wish I knew the BigSoccer sorcery needed to insert a slow clap gif here. Well done, sir.

 

Got your back, @captaincbus

 

Much obliged, sir.

 

New Mexico United tied the game up in the 4th minute of stoppage, 2-2.

Colorado has been playing a man down since 72nd minute second yellow card to player.

 

Good two days for the USL with St. Louis, New Mexico and Cincinnati all advancing.

 

Update with last night's winners:

Group 1 - LAFC, San Jose, Galaxy, Portland
Group 2 - New England, DC, NYCFC, Columbus
Group 3 - Houston, FC Dallas, New Mexico, ATL/Charleston
Group 4 - St. Louis, Cincy, Minn, Orlando

Us, Orlando, and ATL/Charleston are the teams that I could see being moved around. Orlando might actually fit better in Group 3 as a Southern group. ATL/Charleston could be fit into the Eastern Group 2 where we would slot naturally into the Midwest Group 4. Or Orlando goes south and they put ATL/Charleston in the midwest one. I think it will be one of those three groupings.

 

C'mon group 3!!*



* Unless you draw Crew, in which case, we will end you!

 

They did it! They really did it! Can't wait to lose 0-1 to FCC on a Manneh ET goal.

 

Atlanta must be salivating. They're in there with 4 USL-level teams.

Yeah, I really am surprised.