{"id":861508,"date":"2025-07-10T21:12:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T02:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/10\/us-open-cup-minnesota-united-austin-fc-advance-to-semifinals-mlssoccer-com\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T21:12:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T02:12:09","slug":"us-open-cup-minnesota-united-austin-fc-advance-to-semifinals-mlssoccer-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/10\/us-open-cup-minnesota-united-austin-fc-advance-to-semifinals-mlssoccer-com\/","title":{"rendered":"US Open Cup: Minnesota United, Austin FC advance to semifinals | MLSSoccer.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<div role=\"main\" id=\"main-content\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Page main content\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\n<div data-bucket-name=\"main-content-before-middle-adv\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>The first two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/u-s-open-cup\/\">2025 US Open Cup<\/a> semifinalists emerged Tuesday night, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/minnesota-united-fc\">Minnesota United FC<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/austin-fc\">Austin FC<\/a> earning their spot in the tournament&#8217;s last four.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Four more MLS clubs will complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/news\/us-open-cup-how-to-watch-stream-quarterfinals-2025-mls-tv-preview\">quarterfinals<\/a> on Wednesday evening, as the tournament that rewards a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/concacaf-champions-league\/\" target=\"_blank\">2026 Concacaf Champions Cup<\/a> spot, prize money and silverware moves closer to the Oct. 1 final.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><h2>Soccer Minnesota United FC 3, Chicago Fire FC 1<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/kelvin-yeboah\/\">Kelvin Yeboah<\/a> scored an extra-time brace as Minnesota United rallied for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/u-s-open-cup\/2025\/matches\/minvschi-07-08-2025\/\">3-1 victory<\/a> over 10-man <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/chicago-fire-fc\">Chicago Fire FC<\/a> at Allianz Field.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Chicago, despite going down a man on an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/omar-gonzalez\/\">Omar Gonz\u00e1lez<\/a> red card, took the lead in the 28th minute on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/brian-gutierrez\/\">Brian Guti\u00e9rrez<\/a>&#8216;s penalty kick goal.<\/p>\n<p>But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/robin-lod\/\">Robin Lod<\/a> equalized for the hosts shortly after the break, setting up Yeboah&#8217;s heroics in extra time that sent the Loons into the semifinals.<\/p>\n<p><h3>Goals<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>28&#8242; &#8211; CHI &#8211; Brian Guti\u00e9rrez (PK) | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ChicagoFire\/status\/1942745146535117078\">WATCH<\/a><\/li>\n<li>47&#8242; &#8211; MIN &#8211; Robin Lod | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MNUFC\/status\/1942757700758082037\">WATCH<\/a><\/li>\n<li>95&#8242; &#8211; MIN &#8211; Kelvin Yeboah | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MNUFC\/status\/1942771887668363683\">WATCH<\/a><\/li>\n<li>120&#8242; &#8211; MIN &#8211; Kelvin Yeboah (PK) | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MNUFC\/status\/1942783516506230956\">WATCH<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n                                <iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wcLy7ocSRn0?feature=oembed\" allowfullscreen title=\"Minnesota United vs. Chicago Fire: Extended Highlights | U.S. Open Cup - Quarter Final\"><\/iframe>\n                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><h2>Soccer San Jose Earthquakes 2 (2), Austin FC 2 (4)<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Austin FC rallied twice to force extra time and eventually top the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/san-jose-earthquakes\">San Jose Earthquakes<\/a> 4-2 in penalty kicks after playing to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/u-s-open-cup\/2025\/matches\/sjvsatx-07-08-2025\/\">2-2 draw<\/a> at PayPal Park.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/brad-stuver\/\">Brad Stuver<\/a> made two PK saves, and the Verde &#038; Black went a perfect four-for-four from the spot. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/owen-wolff\/\">Owen Wolff<\/a>&#8216;s decisive strike sent Austin to their first-ever USOC semifinal.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>For Austin, the lone negative on the night involved <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/brandon-vazquez\/\">Brandon Vazquez<\/a>. The USMNT striker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/news\/brandon-vazquez-austin-fc-star-suffers-injury-in-us-open-cup\">left the game on a stretcher<\/a> shortly after canceling out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/cristian-arango\/\">Chicho Arango<\/a>&#8216;s sensational opener with a 65th-minute penalty-kick goal.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3>Goals<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>12&#8242; &#8211; SJ &#8211; Chicho Arango | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SJEarthquakes\/status\/1942780930776875260\">WATCH<\/a><\/li>\n<li>65&#8242; &#8211; ATX &#8211; Brandon Vazquez (PK) | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AustinFC\/status\/1942796345246658738\">WATCH<\/a><\/li>\n<li>99&#8242; &#8211; SJ &#8211; Benji Kikanovi\u0107 | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SJEarthquakes\/status\/1942811574764462482\">WATCH<\/a><\/li>\n<li>115&#8242; &#8211; ATX &#8211; Myrto Uzuni (PK) | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AustinFC\/status\/1942814505437696476\">WATCH<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n                                <iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WbcZj_0USdE?feature=oembed\" allowfullscreen title=\"San Jose Earthquakes vs. Austin FC: Extended Highlights | U.S. Open Cup - Quarter Final\"><\/iframe>\n                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/news\/us-open-cup-minnesota-united-austin-fc-advance-to-quarterfinals\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Maribel Pingree<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer The first two 2025 US Open Cup semifinalists emerged Tuesday night, with Minnesota United FC and Austin FC earning their spot in the tournament&#8217;s last four. 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