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D.C. United To Host Second U.S. Open Cup Play-In Game

May 3, 2010 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
D.C. United News Release


Washington, D.C. (May 3, 2009) - D.C. United announced today the club will host Real Salt Lake in a U.S. Open Cup play-in game on Wednesday, June 2 at RFK Stadium. The game will kickoff at 7:30 p.m. ET and serve as Special Game B for full season members and half season Plan B holders.

Tickets for the general public will go on sale Tuesday, May 4 at 10:00 a.m. via dcunited.com and all TicketMaster outlets. Single-game tickets begin at $23 for seating in the Spectator section, are $32 at the Premium level, $42 at the VIP level, and are available at the Mezzanine level for $52.

The winner of this match up will qualify for the round of 16 of the U.S. Open Cup. United defeated FC Dallas 4-2 in its first play-in game on April 28, while Real Salt Lake advanced past San Jose on penalties following a 3-3 draw at Buck Shaw Stadium on April 14 to reach this point.

The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is an annual national competition that is open to all amateur and professional soccer teams that are affiliated with U.S. Soccer. It is the oldest tournament in the U.S., beginning in 1914 when Brooklyn Field Club took home the very first title. MLS teams were first included in the tournament in the inaugural 1996 season, with D.C. taking home the title that season. In 2008, United won its second Open Cup championship, defeating the Charleston Battery 2-1 in the final.

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