DC beats Charleston, Charlotte advances in US Open Cup

Tuesday’s US Open Cup round of 32 roundup starts at Audi Field, where DC United beat Charleston 2-0 in extra time after drawing 0-0 in regulation. Jacob Murrell put DC up in the 96th and Jared Stroud scored in the 103rd. Charleston’s Juan Torres saw red in the 115th minute.

Charlotte FC advanced with a 4-1 win in extra time at NCFC. With the game tied 0-0 after regulation, Liel Abada put Charlotte up in the 97th. Rafael Mentzingen equalized for NCFC in the 98th. Patrick Agyemang returned the Charlotte lead in the 104th, Nikola Petkovic doubled it in the 199th, and Kerwin Vargas scored three minutes into stoppage time.

Nashville shutout Chattanooga 1-0 at home. Josh Bauer scored for Nashville in the 18th and Chattanooga’s Alhassan saw red in the 80th minute.

The Red Bulls advanced with a 4-1 win at Colorado. Mohammed Sofo opened the scoring in the 16th and doubled the lead in the 44th. Denis Gjengaar made it 3-0 New York in the 64th. Colorado’s Anthony Fontana pulled a goal back in the 71st. Sean Nealis finished off the Red Bulls goals in the 85th minute.

Portland won 3-2 at Tacoma, going ahead from a Zac McGraw goal in the 33rd. Tacoma’s Osaze De Rosario equalized in the 48th and took the lead from a Yu Tsukanome goal in the 50th. Gage Guerra equalized for the Timbers in the 80th and Kevin Kelsy converted a penalty three minutes into stoppage time.

The US Open Cup round of 32 continued on Wednesday, with Pittsburgh shutting out NYCFC 1-0 at home. NYCFC’s Strahinja Tanasijevic saw red in the 78th and Roberto Ydrach scored for the Riverhounds six minutes into stoppage time.

Minnesota United won 1-0 at Louisville with Alisa Randell scoring in the 65th minute.

Philadelphia advanced 5-4 on penalties over Indy XI after drawing 1-1 at Subaru Park. Alejandro Bedoya put the Union up in the 6th and Elvis Amoh equalized for Indy XI in the 48th minute. Indy Eleven failed to convert in the third round of penalties while Philadelphia went five-for-five from the spot.

New England won 2-1 at Rhode Island, taking the lead from a Tomas Chancalay goal in the 38th. Rhode Island’s Maxi Rodriguez equalized in the 50th. The Revs retook the lead from a Cristiano Oliveira goal in the 88th minute.

Orlando shutout Tampa Bay 5-0 at home. Gustavo Caraballo scored for Orlando in the 34th and 36th and Ramiro Enrique made it 3-0 in the 42nd. Orlando extended their lead with goals from Duncan McGuire in the 59th and Dagur Thorhallsson in the 90th minute.

Chicago shutout Detroit 4-0 in Bridgeview, taking the lead from a Hugo Cuypers goal in the 4th. Detroit gave up an own-goal in the 35th. Omari Glasgow scored for the Fire in the 50th and Maren Haile-Selassie finished off the goals in the 71st minute.

FC Dallas beat AV Alta FC 3-1 at home, taking the lead from a Luciano Acosta goal in the 3rd. AV Alta FC equalized from an Osvaldo Lay goal in the 16th. Kaick returned the Dallas lead in the 43rd and Bernard Kamungo scored in the 71st minute.

St Louis City shutout Omaha 2-0 at home. Joseph Zalinsky scored for St Louis in the 68th and Joao Klauss doubled the lead in the 87th minute.

Austin won 3-2 at home over El Paso, falling behind to Roberto Avila goals in the 20th and 34th. Austin’s Brandon Vazquez pulled a goal back in the 73rd and Myrto Uzuni equalized in the 76th. Vazquez scored again for Austin in the 80th minute.

Houston won 4-1 at Phoenix in extra time after drawing 1-1 in regulation. Felipe Andrade put the Dynamo up in the 17th and Phoenix’s Dariusz Formella equalized from the penalty spot four minutes into first-half stoppage time. Jack McGlynn put Houston up for good in the 99th. Ezequiel Ponce doubled the Dynamo lead in the 112th and Sebastian Kowalczyk scored in the 115th minute.

San Jose advanced at home with a 2-0 win over Sacramento. Amahl Pellegrino opened the scoring for the Earthquakes in the 2nd and Preston Judd added a goal in the 44th minute.

Moving to the Liga MX quarterfinal first-legs, Alex Zendejas’s Club America drew 0-0 at Pachuca. Club America put eight shots on goal to Pachuca’s one.

Did Not Play: Alan Sonora (Cerro Porteno 0 – Palmeiras 2, Copa Libertadores group G)

On Thursday, Johnny Cardoso’s Real Betis advanced to the UEFA Conference League final drawing 2-2 in extra time at Fiorentina to win the series 4-3 on aggregate. Antony put Real Betis up on the night in the 30th. Fiorentina equalized in the 34th and scored in the 42nd to send the series to extra time on aggregate. Abde Ezzalzouli scored for Real Betis in the 97th minute. Real Betis will play Chelsea in the Conference League final on May 28 in Wroclaw, Poland.

Matko Miljevic subbed out in the 85th for Huracan’s 3-1 win at Racing in the group stage of the Sudamericana. Trailing from the 25th, Huracan’s Agustin Urzi equalized in the 41st. Fabio Pereyra put Huracan up in the 55th and Rodrigo Cabral added a goal five minutes into stoppage time.

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