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2011 U.S. Open Cup Final

Sounders FC players with the 2009, 2010 and 2011

U.S. Open Cup trophies after winning the 2011 final

Event 2011 U.S. Open Cup

Seattle Sounders FC Chicago Fire

MLS MLS

2 0Date October 4, 2011

Venue CenturyLink Field, Seattle,

Washington

Man of the Match Osvaldo Alonso[1][2]

Referee Alex Prus (South Carolina)

Attendance 35,615[3]

Weather 60 degrees; cool, crisp, light

drizzle[3]

2011 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup FinalFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 2011 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final was a soccermatch between the Seattle Sounders FC and the ChicagoFire, played on October 4, 2011, at CenturyLink Field inSeattle, Washington. The match was the culmination of the2011 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, a tournament open toamateur and professional soccer teams affiliated with theUnited States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer). This was the98th edition of the U.S. Open Cup, the oldest ongoingcompetition in American soccer. The Seattle Sounders FCwon by defeating the Chicago Fire 20 with goals scored byFredy Montero and Osvaldo Alonso. The attendance was36,615, breaking the record for the final set the previous yearwhen Seattle also won and hosted. Seattle became the firstteam since 1968 to win three consecutive U.S. Open Cupchampionships and the fourth team ever to do so in the 98-year history of the tournament.

Sounders FC automatically qualified for the third round of theU.S. Open Cup tournament by finishing among the top six inthe 2010 Major League Soccer season. The Fire did notautomatically qualify, and had to play through twoqualification rounds before entering the official tournament.Prior to the final, Chicago and Seattle had met twice in 2011,with Seattle winning one game and the other ending in adraw.

The final was televised live on Fox Soccer. This was thesecond consecutive year the tournament final was played atCenturyLink Field. As the winner of the tournament, Seattleearned a berth in the 201213 CONCACAF ChampionsLeague and received a $100,000 cash prize. Chicagoreceived a $50,000 prize as the runner-up. Following thefinal, criticism was raised regarding Seattle winning hostingrights for each round they played. In response, U.S. Soccerannounced changes to the rules for determining the host of tournament matches.

Contents

1 Road to the final

1.1 Chicago Fire

1.2 Seattle Sounders FC



2 Pre-match

2.1 Venue selection

2.2 Analysis

3 Match

3.1 First half

3.2 Second half

3.3 Details

3.4 Statistics

4 Post-match

4.1 Host selection process changes

5 References

6 External links

Road to the final

The U.S. Open Cup is an annual American soccer competition open to all U.S. Soccer affiliated teams, fromamateur adult club teams to the professional clubs of Major League Soccer (MLS). The 2011 tournament was the

98th edition of the oldest soccer tournament in the United States.[4]

The MLS, which has teams that play in both the United States and Canada, was allowed to enter eight of its fifteenU.S.-based teams in the tournament. The top six MLS teams from the previous season's league standings qualifiedautomatically for the tournament, while the remaining two spots were determined by preliminary qualification

matches.[5] The eight MLS entries began play in the third round of the tournament. In 2010, Seattle Sounders FCfinished among the top six in the MLS overall league standings to qualify for the third round of the 2011 U.S. Open

Cup.[5] The Chicago Fire however, did not and therefore had to play a series of qualification matches against fellow

MLS teams that finished outside of the top six to qualify for the Open Cup tournament.[5]

Chicago Fire

Prior to reaching the 2011 final, the Chicago Fire had reached the U.S. Open Cupfinal five times in their 14-year history, the most of any MLS franchise, winning four

out of five of the tournamentsmost recently in 2006.[6][7] The Fire began their 2011Open Cup campaign on March 30, 2011, in the MLS qualification semifinals,hosting the Colorado Rapids at Shea Stadium in Peoria, Illinois. Chicago scored firstwith a goal from Gastn Puerari right before half time. Just one minute into thesecond half, the Rapids equalized off of a goal from Andre Akpan. FollowingAkpan's goal, the match remained tied for 15 minutes until Chicago's Jalil Anibabascored the match-winning goal in the 61st minute of play. Chicago moved on to the

next round of qualification with a final score of 21.[8]

We've talked about thesuccess and meaning ofthe tournament recently.That success started longbefore I was here.Winning the double in1998, then winning againin 2000. My first year was2003 when we won it andI was here in 2006. It'sbeen a tournament this



Logan Pause, Chicago Fire

captain[6]

Sigi Schmid, SeattleSounders FC head

coach[19]

The Fire then turned their attention to their second and final qualification matchhosted by the San Jose Earthquakes at Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara,California. Played on May 24, 2011, in front of 4,124 spectators, the hosts took atwo-goal lead in the first half with Ellis McLoughlin and Justin Morrow scoring in the14th and 43rd minutes, respectively. The Fire halved the deficit in the 61st minutewith a goal from Orr Barouch. Fifteen minutes later the Fire tied the score with astrike from Yamith Cuesta. The score remained tied until the end of regulation,leading to extra time, during which Chicago's Gonzalo Segares was ejected for dissent. Despite the Earthquakes'man advantage, the two sides remained tied during overtime, prompting a penalty shootout. In the fifth round ofpenalties, with Chicago leading 54, San Jose's Scott Sealy missed his shot as it deflected off of the crossbar,

giving the Fire a second qualifier victory and a berth into the third round of the 2011 U.S. Open Cup tournament.[9]

In the third round, Chicago faced the Rochester Rhinos of the USL Pro division.[10] Rochester hosted the match onJune 28 at the Rhinos' Sahlen's Stadium in front of a crowd of 5,558. The Fire's Diego Chves netted the match's

only goal in the 37th minute of play, earning the Fire a spot in the quarterfinals for the first time since 2008.[11]

In the quarterfinals, held on July 12, 2011, the Fire hosted MLS Eastern Conference rival the New York Red Bullsat Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois. Against mostly reserves for New York, the Fire won the match 40 withtwo goals from Orr Barouch and a goal each scored by Dominic Oduro and Yamith Cuesta. Due to power outagesin the area following a severe thunderstorm, the game's start time was moved up from 7:30 pm to 5:00 pm local

time, resulting in a late-arriving attendance of about 2,000.[12][13] Following the match, uproar from Red Bull fansprompted coach Hans Backe to explain that fatigue was the reason for sending only his team's reserve players and

an assistant coach to Chicago.[14] New York had lost to DC United in league play just 2 days earlier.[15]

On August 31, 2011, the Fire played host to another USL Pro side, the Richmond Kickers, in the semifinal round.On their way to the semifinals, the Kickers defeated two MLS teams in consecutive rounds. They upset the

Columbus Crew and Sporting Kansas City in the third round and the quarterfinals, respectively.[16][17] Thesemifinal was hosted by the Fire at Toyota Park in front of a crowd of 8,909. In the 32nd minute, the Fire took thelead with a goal from Sebastin Grazzini. In the 61st minute, Chicago went up 20 with a goal from DominicOduro. Seven minutes later, the Kickers cut the lead in half with a goal from Yomby William. The Fire won 21,

earning their sixth trip to the U.S. Open Cup final.[18]

Seattle Sounders FC

In 2009, Seattle Sounders FC became the second MLS expansion club to win the

U.S. Open Cup tournament, after the Chicago Fire in 1998.[20] They defended their

title in 2010 to win a second straight championship.[21][22] Prior to the final,Sounders FC played U.S. Open Cup home games at the Starfire Sports Complex inTukwila, Washington. The facility is smaller than the club's home stadium for leaguematches, CenturyLink Field, but Sounders FC representatives preferred the

atmosphere at Starfire for smaller cup matches.[23]

Sounders FC began the defense of their title on June 28, 2011, when they hostedthe Kitsap Pumas of the USL Premier Development League from Bremerton,

Washington. The match was played at Starfire in front of 3,811 fans.[24] Seattle

club has put a lot ofeffort, energy and moneyinto being successful in.

We want to accomplishsomething that no MLSteam has done by winningthree in a row. Any timewe can make anachievement that sets usapart, it's important to ourclub.



Seattle's second half kickoff vs. the

LA Galaxy at Starfire.

CenturyLink Field in Seattle

took the lead in the 39th minute when Michael Fucito scored off a headed pass from Nate Jaqua. Early in thesecond half Fucito doubled the lead by taking a pass from Mike Seamon and shooting past several defenders forthe goal. Kitsap attempted their comeback in the 71st minute when Nikolas Besagno scored off of a crossing passfrom Robert Christner. In the 83rd minute, Kitsap forward Warlen Silva nearly equalized on a breakaway run, but

his shot went into the side netting. Seattle was able to hold on for the 21 victory.[24]

Seattle then hosted their quarterfinal match on July 13 against a fellowMLS side, the Los Angeles Galaxy. The match was again held atStarfire, with an attendance of 4,322. Nate Jaqua scored following apass from Pat Noonan in the 4th minute. In the 25th minute, FredyMontero scored with a left footed shot off of an assist from Jaqua givingSeattle a 20 lead. The Galaxy gained a goal back in the 40th minutewhen Adam Cristman scored on a cross from Chris Birchall. In the 74thminute, Seattle midfielder Lamar Neagle scored from a cross by lvaro

Fernndez, extending Seattle's lead to 2 goals.[25]

On August 30, 2011, Sounders FC hosted their semifinal opponent, FCDallas, in front of 4,593 at Starfire Sports Complex. Both teams started

their first team players for the match.[26] Seattle applied offensive pressure for most of the first half and brokethrough with a goal in the 40th minute. Fredy Montero, who had just missed with a bicycle kick shot momentsearlier, took a curling left-footed shot in front of goal for the score. Dallas nearly equalized in the 49th minute whenMarvin Chavez had a shot bounce hard off of the goal post. Dallas continued to attack for most of the second half,and Chavez again had a chance to equalize just before the final whistle, but his shot went high over the goal. With a

final score of 10, Seattle secured their third straight appearance in the U.S. Open Cup final match.[26][27]

Following the match, Dallas coach Schellas Hyndman complained about how hosts are determined for U.S. OpenCup matches saying, "for me, this is one of the best events the Lamar Hunt Open Cup but I'd really like to see itinto a structure where it's not a bid system. A bid system is where one team will buy the games because they'rebidding higher." He continued, "it could go to the higher seeds, instead of a bid system where you're spending

money, or it could be pre-determined. I think that brings out all the fairness to the event."[28]

Pre-match

Venue selection

On August 26, 2011, U.S. Soccer announced the potential sites for thefinal, depending on the outcome of the semifinals. It was determinedthrough a blind bid process that if Seattle qualified for the final, theywould host it at CenturyLink Field regardless of the opponent, for thesecond straight year. If FC Dallas defeated Sounders FC in thesemifinals, they would host the Richmond Kickers at Pizza Hut Park inFrisco, Texas, or visit the Chicago Fire at Toyota Park in Bridgeview,

Illinois, depending on the outcome of the other semifinal match.[29]

Seattle defeated Dallas and Chicago defeated Richmond in the semifinals,which resulted in Sounders FC hosting the Fire in the 2011 Open Cup



final at CenturyLink Field.[30] Seattle had hosted the previous final, in 2010, drawing a crowd of 31,311[31] andbreaking the 81-year-old attendance record for the event set in 1929 when New York Hakoah defeated the

Madison Kennel Club of St. Louis.[32]

Tickets for the 2011 final went on sale to the public on September 6.[33] By September 19, it was announced that

27,000 tickets had already been sold.[34][35] Nine days later, ticket sales surpassed 30,000 and it was announcedthat the "Hawks Nest" bleacher seats in the north end of CenturyLink Field would be made available for the

event.[36][37] In the week leading up to the final, Sounders FC owner and general manager Adrian Hanauerindicated that sections of the stadium would continue to be opened to meet demand. He stated that "no paying

customer would be turned away."[38]

Analysis

With a better MLS regular season record and home field advantage, Sounders FC were the favorites to win thematch; however, the Fire had improved throughout the year through better play from their wingers and

midfielders.[39]

Seattle and Chicago had met twice in MLS regular season matches in 2011. The first meeting, on April 9, 2011,

resulted in a 21 win for Sounders FC in front of their home crowd.[40] It was Seattle's 5th game of the season.[41]

The second meeting was hosted by Chicago on June 4, 2011, and resulted in a 00 draw. It was the first game forChicago coach Frank Klopas as he replaced Carlos de los Cobos, who was fired by the club the previous

week.[42] As a player, Klopas had scored the winning goal for Chicago in the 1998 U.S. Open Cup final. Ascoach, ESPNChicago.com analyst Charlie Corr credited him with the team's successful shift in tactics since

previously meeting Seattle.[43]

In the days leading up to the final, Seattle had recently finished a long road trip. Chicago's schedule made the matchtheir third in a week's time. In preparation for the final, the managers fielded weaker sides during their respective

league matches two days before the game, allowing them to rest several regular starters.[44][45][46] The Sounderswere playing well, having already clinched a MLS playoff berth. A victory over the New England Revolution on the

weekend prior to the final gave the team a three-game winning streak.[47] The Fire had defeated Real Salt Lake onSeptember 28, but their playoff chances were diminished after a tie against the Houston Dynamo on the weekend

prior to the final.[46]

Match

The match was televised live on Fox Soccer with coverage starting at 7 pm PT (2 am UTC).[48] The attendance of

36,615 was a record crowd for the competition's final.[49] Seattle's Emerald City Supporters unveiled tifo before

kickoff depicting the Grim Reaper over the graves of D.C. United, the Columbus Crew, and the Chicago Fire.[50]

Injuries to key players were a concern for both teams in the build up to the final. For Seattle, midfielder Mauro

Rosales's knee was injured and he did not recover in time for the final.[51] Also, Sounders FC defender James Riley

was recovering from a concussion. He practiced in the week prior to the final and started in the match.[52][53] For



Fire goalkeeper Sean Johnson saves a

scoring attempt by Seattle's Mike

Fucito in the first half.

Sounders FC striker Fredy Montero

celebrates after scoring his goal.

Chicago, midfielder Sebastian Grazzini was a key player who was questionable before the match.[43][54] Grazzini

began the game on the bench for Chicago.[3]

First half

The match started with a frenetic pace as both teams earned free kick

attempts within the opening two minutes.[55] Seattle forward Mike Fucitohad the first goal scoring opportunity of the match in the eighth minute ashe broke free in the penalty area and took a shot on goal. The shot was

kicked away by Fire goalkeeper Sean Johnson.[56] Neither sideappeared to gain control as the match progressed through the first 10

minutes.[55] In the 11th minute, Chicago midfielder Marco Pappa slippedbetween two defenders in the middle of the field and had a long range

shot go just wide of the net.[3] Two minutes later Pappa again had a long

shot which forced Seattle goalkeeper Kasey Keller to make a save.[3]

Pappa was responsible for all five of his team's shots in the first half.[56]

In the 26th minute, Patrick Nyarko was shown a yellow card by referee

Alex Prus for a hard tackle on Seattle's Osvaldo Alonso near the touch-line.[55]

As the match passed the 30 minute mark, Seattle began to take control as they held possession and created more

scoring opportunities.[55] Five minutes before half time Marco Pappa again tested the Seattle goalkeeper as he cut

inside a defender and took a shot from 30 yards. The shot forced Kasey Keller to make a diving save.[3] In the44th minute Seattle striker Mike Fucito rushed onto a poor backpass by the Chicago defense and then backhealeda pass to Alvaro Fernandez who was streaking into the box. His shot was stopped with a reaching save by Chicago

goalkeeper Sean Johnson.[3][56] One minute later, in first half injury time, Seattle striker Fredy Montero nearly

scored with a 20-yard shot that flew past the keeper and bounced off the left goal post.[3][56] The half ended with

the score tied 00.[3]

Second half

At half time, Seattle midfielder Erik Frieberg was subbed on for AlvaroFernandez, who had suffered a slight concussion during the first

half.[56][57] Shortly after the second half began, Seattle nearly broke thestalemate. In the 53rd minute, a Sounders FC throw-in was flicked on toMike Fucito, who lifted a shot up and over the keeper. His shot waschased by several Chicago defenders as it crossed the goal mouth and

bounced off the far goal post and back into play.[3][56] In the 78thminute, Montero broke the deadlock on a corner kick taken by Erik

Friberg.[3][55] Sounders FC defender Jeff Parke headed the corner kickon goal and Chicago goalkeeper Sean Johnson saved the shot. The ballrebounded to the feet of Fredy Montero, who tapped the ball into the net

for in the first goal of the game.[3][58] Sounders FC now had a 10 lead.[3]



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For much of the first half and early second half, Sounders FC's defensive efforts had been focused on closelydefending Chicago midfield Pvel Pardo. With Pardo unable to distribute the ball to Chicago's speedy wingers,

Patrick Nyarko and Domonic Oduro, Chicago's offense had been effectively neutralized for much of the match.[59]

Fire coach Frank Klopas made two substitutions late in the match, bringing on forward Diego Chaves in the 80th

minute and midfielder Sebastin Grazzini in the 85th.[3] Chicago's best chance of the half came in the 90th minutewhen Dominic Oduro headed a shot toward Kasey Keller, who made the save even though the attempt was ruled

offside.[56][59]

As the match neared its conclusion, Chicago shifted players forward as they searched for an equalizing goal.[3]

However, in the sixth minute of stoppage time, Osvaldo Alonso scored Seattle's second goal on a counterattack

play as he dribbled around multiple defenders and the goalkeeper and finally tapped the ball into the net.[3] The goal

gave Sounders FC a 20 lead and sealed the victory.[3]

Details

Seattle Sounders FC Chicago Fire

GK 18 Kasey Keller (c)

DF 7 James Riley

DF 34Jhon KennedyHurtado

DF 31 Jeff Parke

DF 12LeonardoGonzlez

MF 15lvaroFernndez 46'

GK 25 Sean Johnson

DF 3 Dan Gargan 85'DF 23 Josip Mikuli 61'DF 5 Cory Gibbs

DF 13 Gonzalo Segares

MF 12 Logan Pause (c)

MF 17 Pvel Pardo

MF 11 Daniel Paladini 37'

80'



MF 6 Osvaldo Alonso 90'

MF 3 Brad Evans

MF 27 Lamar Neagle

FW 17 Fredy Montero

FW 2 Mike Fucito 89'

Substitutes:GK 29 Josh Ford

DF 5 Tyson Wahl

MF 19 Sammy Ochoa

DF 20 Zach Scott

MF 21 Nate Jaqua

MF 8 Erik Friberg 46'

FW 24 Roger Levesque 89'

Manager:Sigi Schmid

MF 16 Marco Pappa

FW 14 Patrick Nyarko 26'

FW 8 Dominic Oduro

Substitutes:GK 1 Jon Conway

DF 6 Jalil Anibaba 90'

61'

MF 9 Baggio Husidi

MF 10SebastinGrazzini

85'

FW 99 Diego Chves 80'FW 15 Orr Barouch

MF 21 Michael Videira

Manager:Frank Klopas

Man of the Match:

Osvaldo Alonso (Seattle Sounders FC)[1][2]

MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Alex Prus

Assistant referees:

Steven Taylor

Eric Boria

Fourth official: Josh Wilkens

Statistics

Overall[60]



The 2009, 2010 and 2011 U.S. Open

Cups on display prior to a Sounders

FC match in 2011.

Sounders FC Chicago Fire

Goals scored 2 0

Total shots 10 5

Shots on target 3 3

Saves 3 3

Corner kicks 6 4

Fouls committed 12 18

Offsides 0 2

Yellow cards 1 3

Red cards 0 0

Post-match

Most of the record crowd remained after the game as they watchedSeattle players and coaches engaged in the post match trophy awarding

ceremony and celebrated on the field.[61] In the post match pressconference, Sigi Schmid praised his team's defensive efforts in the match,saying "We talked about making sure their defenders and primarilyPvel Pardo didnt have a chance to lift their heads and hit those longballs in behind." Schmid continued, "I thought Evans did a really goodjob. Sometimes we were stretched in the midfield, but I thought he did avery good job of stepping up to Pvel. When you look at the 90 minutes,it was a rare occasion that he was able to hit a ball behind our

defense."[59][62] Chicago midfielder Logan Pause commented on thegame saying, "Its disappointing. We came here to win. We were underthe gun all night. Theyre a great team, one of the best in the league. It

was a great atmosphere and home field advantage. The better team won tonight unfortunately."[63]

The day after the match, Sounders FC flew a 3,000-square-foot (280 m2) scarf over Seattle and Bellevue in the

afternoon and early evening respectively, in celebration of their victory.[64] By winning the final, Sounders FCbecame the first MLS team to win the competition three times in a row, and the first club to do so in thecompetition since Greek American Atlas did so in 1968, 42 years earlier. Seattle also became the fourth team in the

98-year history of the tournament to win three in a row.[3] As U.S. Open Cup champions, Seattle received the

$100,000 cash prize while Chicago was given $50,000 as the runner up.[3] Seattle also earned a berth in the

201213 CONCACAF Champions League with the victory.[61] In the Champions League, Seattle won their

group and were eventually knocked out of the tournament in the semifinals by Mexican club Santos Laguna.[65]

Sounders FC midfielder Osvaldo Alonso was voted the "player of the round" for the final.[1][2] Alonso wasrecognized for his goal scoring effort as well as his record-setting fourth consecutive appearance as a player in theU.S. Open Cup final match. He had appeared first with the Charleston Battery in the 2008 final and then 3 times



with Seattle from 2009 to 2011.[2] Seattle forward Fredy Montero was recognized as the "player of thetournament" as he scored the game winning goals for Sounders FC in their quarterfinal, semifinal, and final

matches.[66] Osvaldo Alonso was one of the four finalists for "player of the tournament" along with Montero and

two players from the semifinalist Richmond KickersRonnie Pascale and David Bulow.[67]

Host selection process changes

U.S. Soccer was criticized after the match for the secretive bid process that allows teams to outspend theiropponents for hosting rights. Both the blind bidding process for hosting tournament matches and the manner in

which MLS teams qualified for the tournament were widely criticized.[68] An example of the concerns raisedaround hosting came from FC Dallas midfielder Daniel Hernandez on Twitter, where he complained about Seattle's

home-field advantage throughout the 2011 tournament.[64][69] Following the final, MLS and U.S. Soccer officials

met to discuss rule changes to the tournament's host bidding system and team qualification processes.[68] SoundersFC owner Adrian Hanauer commented on the changes and the possibility of raising the profile of the tournament, "Idont think the bidding process is going to change the profile of the tournament, necessarily. It might make a fewpeople happy, it might make a few people unhappy. But ultimately, Im not convinced thats what is going to raise

the profile."[70]

In January 2012, in preparation for the 2012 edition of the U.S. Open Cup, U.S. Soccer announced severalchanges to the tournament format. Included in these changes was the introduction of a new host selection process.Beginning in 2012, for all rounds of the tournament through the quarterfinals, a random host selection process

would be used.[71][72] While in previous years a blind bidding system was used to determine the host of a match,

the new process has the host determined by blind draw if both teams' venues meet minimum standards.[73] The

blind bidding system for hosting rights remained in effect for the semifinals and final of the 2012 tournament.[74]

However, U.S. Soccer announced in 2013 that hosting for all rounds of the tournament would be determined

randomly as long as both venues met minimum standards.[75]

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