Union Lose To Seattle, 3-1, In U.S. Open Cup Final
CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Clint Dempsey and Obafemi Martins led the Seattle Sounders to their fourth U.S. Open Cup title Tuesday night, scoring in overtime in a 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Union.
Dempsey, the U.S. national team captain, scored in the 101st minute on left-footed blast off Martins' feed. Martins scored on a breakaway in the 114th minute.
Seattle also won three straight titles from 2009 to 2011. The Sounders earned one the United States' four spots in the 2015-16 CONCACAF Champions League.
Seattle's Chad Barrett tied it at 1 on a header in the 47th minute.
Maurice Edu opened the scoring for Philadelphia in the 38th minute, heading home a free kick from Cristian Maidana. The Union were playing in the first title game in the five-year history of the franchise.
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