May 12, 2022 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – Nashville SC News Release
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nashville Soccer Club, in conjunction with U.S. Soccer announced this evening that the club will travel to face Louisville City FC in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 on either May 24 or 25. U.S. Soccer will share the date and time of the match tomorrow.
Nashville SC is coming off a dramatic come from behind 3-2 victory in the Round of 32 against Atlanta United FC on Wednesday night. In their first-ever Open Cup match at the MLS level, Nashville SC erased a two-goal deficit at GEODIS Park and prevailed to a 3-2 victory in extra time after Ethan Zubak found the game-winner. Full recap of the match can be found here.
Nashville SC is just four wins from obtaining its first trophy in club history should the Boys in Gold win the 2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. In addition to silverware, winners of the 2022 Open Cup will receive a place in the 2023 Concacaf Champions League and $300,000.
On its 107th edition, the Open Cup is the oldest ongoing national soccer competition in the United States and the world’s third-longest continuously run national cup tournament. The historic tournament is conducted on a single-game, knockout basis and open to all professional and amateur teams affiliated with U.S. Soccer.
A full breakdown of the remaining schedule of the tournament is below:
May 24-25: Round of 16
June 21-22: Quarterfinals
July 26-27: Semifinals
Sept. 7: Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final
Coming up next, Nashville SC visits Houston Dynamo FC on Saturday, May 14 with coverage starting at 7 p.m. CT on MyTV30 and via the stream on NashvilleSC.com/Stream. Fans can also listen to the call on the official Nashville SC Mobile App presented by GEODIS and via the free iHeartRADIO app by searching Nashville SC for English and on all three El Jefe stations 96.7FM, 105.3FM, and 810AM for Spanish.
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