CHIVAS: Open Cup final would be away
July, 6, 2012
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By Scott French | ESPNLosAngeles.com
The scenarios for the U.S. Open Cup final have been unveiled, and everybody has a shot at a home game except Chivas USA.
The Goats would play at Sporting Kansas City or Philadelphia Union if they topple three-time defending champion Seattle Sounders in Wednesday night's semifinal in Tukwila, Wash.
The final will be Aug. 7 or 8.
The Sounders, who have won the past two titles before 30,000-plus crowds at CenturyLink Field, would be home with a victory and a Philadelphia triumph over Sporting in Wednesday's other semifinal. Sporting is home with a win regardless of what happens in the Chivas-Sounders match.
Seattle beat Chivas in the 2010 semifinals, the only other time the Goats have advanced past their opening game.
Here are the title-game scenarios:
The Goats would play at Sporting Kansas City or Philadelphia Union if they topple three-time defending champion Seattle Sounders in Wednesday night's semifinal in Tukwila, Wash.
The final will be Aug. 7 or 8.
The Sounders, who have won the past two titles before 30,000-plus crowds at CenturyLink Field, would be home with a victory and a Philadelphia triumph over Sporting in Wednesday's other semifinal. Sporting is home with a win regardless of what happens in the Chivas-Sounders match.
Seattle beat Chivas in the 2010 semifinals, the only other time the Goats have advanced past their opening game.
Here are the title-game scenarios:
- Aug. 7-8: Chivas USA at Philadelphia Union/Sporting Kansas City
- Aug. 8: Seattle Sounders at Sporting Kansas City
- Aug. 8: Philadelphia Union at Seattle Sounders
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Orange County native Scott French has been writing about soccer for more than 30 years for dozens of publications and Web sites. He was senior editor at Soccer America and was managing editor of MajorLeagueSoccer Magazine from April 2007 until summer 2009. He has covered three World Cups for the Long Beach Press-Telegram and Los Angeles Daily News, two Women's World Cups for Soccer America, the Olympic Games, European Championship, nine MLS Cups and all five professional women's championships.
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