How Sporting KC beat host Union Omaha at the death in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Alan Pulido, a second-half substitute Wednesday night, lifted Sporting Kansas City to a 2-1 victory over Division III host Union Omaha FC.
Sporting’s last-moment victory, in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup’s Round of 32, came against a tough USL League One opponent on the road at Caniglia Field on the University of Nebraska Omaha campus.
Pulido’s winning goal came at the literal end of overtime after a hard-fought match.
Greetings from Caniglia Field in Omaha. Roughly 30 minutes until kickoff of tonight's US Open Cup match between Union Omaha and #SportingKC pic.twitter.com/c3a67lbgrP
— Daniel Sperry (@sperrydaniel94) May 8, 2024
Some 4,733 fans in attendance saw Lagos Kunga put Omaha on the board first in the 31st minute.
88' - If you're new to this whole Union Omaha thing...this is @lilshido.
Key save late in the match!
#OMAvSKCl | 1-1 | @fnbo pic.twitter.com/WAsKUvgeMm— Union Omaha (@Union_Omaha) May 9, 2024
Union led 1-0 at halftime, but the Major League Soccer side from KC got a left-footed equalizer from Marinos Tzionis just 3 minutes into the second half.
Marinos' left-footed shot levels us here in Omaha!
Stream #OMAvSKC in the #USOC2024 for free: https://t.co/gpBcb17SjW pic.twitter.com/KqsZq8VMiv— Sporting Kansas City (@SportingKC) May 9, 2024
Sporting KC and seven other MLS teams are among the field for the 109th edition of the U.S. Open Cup. Matches continue until a champion is crowned in September.
This story will be updated.
Daniel Sperry covers soccer for The Star. He can be reached at sperry.danielkc@gmail.com.
