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Houston Dynamo FC to Host Sporting Kansas City in the Round of 32 of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Published on April 27, 2023 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
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HOUSTON - Houston Dynamo FC will host fellow MLS team Sporting Kansas City in the Round of 32 of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup at 7:30 p.m. CT on Wednesday, May 10 at Shell Energy Stadium. The matchup was determined earlier today in a live draw and the full results are available here.

Since 2011, the Dynamo will have now faced Kansas City 11 times in elimination matches with four meetings in the MLS Cup Playoffs (2011, 2012, 2013 and 2017) and six match-ups in the U.S. Open Cup (2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022 and 2023).

Tickets for the match on May 10 are available now and fans can purchase tickets here. Tickets for the match start at $7 as part of the fan-favorite 713 Night promotion, which also includes $1 hot dogs and $3 beers. Dynamo365 Members will receive additional information about their complimentary tickets via email. Information regarding broadcast and/or streaming information will be announced in the near future.

The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is a single-elimination tournament to determine the champion of American soccer. Teams from every level of soccer are included, from local amateur and semi-pro sides up to Major League Soccer. Founded in 1914, the Open Cup is the oldest national soccer competition in the United States and the second-oldest team championship in American sports. The 2023 tournament is the 108th edition of the competition.

The Dynamo reached the Round of 32 with a 1-0 victory yesterday on the road against the Tampa Bay Rowdies (USL Championship). That was the fifth shutout the team posted in all competitions this year and the team's first road victory in 2023. Homegrown midfielder Brooklyn Raines scored the lone goal of the match, his first for the Dynamo first team.

Houston currently sits in sixth place in the MLS Western Conference standings with 13 points secured through eight matches. With a 1-0 home victory over Inter Miami on April 22, the Dynamo became the first team in league history to open the season with four consecutive shutout victories at home.

Sporting Kansas City earned a spot in the Round of 32 with a 3-0 victory at home against Tulsa Athletic (National Premier Soccer League) on April 25. Sporting reached the semifinals of the U.S. Open Cup in 2022, falling on penalties to Sacramento Republic FC (USL Championship). Kansas City did not reach the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs last season and currently sits in 14th place of the Western Conference.

The Dynamo captured the 2018 U.S. Open Cup, the club's first title in the tournament, with a 3-0 win over the Philadelphia Union on September 26, 2018, at BBVA Compass Stadium (now Shell Energy Stadium). The Open Cup title was the third domestic championship in Dynamo history and first since the club's back-to-back MLS Cup titles in 2006 and 2007.

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