Earthquakes Face Seattle Sounders FC in U.S. Open Cup Tonight
May 11, 2022 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
San Jose Earthquakes News Release
SAN JOSE, Calif. - The San Jose Earthquakes will face Seattle Sounders FC in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 at Starfire Stadium in Tukwila, Wash. tonight at 7 p.m. PT. The match will be streamed live on ESPN+.
The Earthquakes advanced to the Round of 32 by defeating Bay Cities FC 5-0 at PayPal Park on April 19. Five different players scored for San Jose, including rookies Ousseni Bouda and Niko Tsakiris.
Seattle is one of eight Major League Soccer clubs to advance directly to the Round of 32. Sounders FC recently won the Concacaf Champions League on May 4, becoming the first MLS team to ever win the competition.
The two sides have faced each other five times in the U.S. Open Cup, with San Jose holding a 2-3-0 record. The Earthquakes won the most recent U.S. Open Cup matchup 2-1 on June 28, 2017, at PayPal Park.
Wednesday's match is the second overall meeting between San Jose and Seattle in the past three weeks, with the Earthquakes prevailing 4-3 in regular season play on April 23.
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