• Atlanta United 1 IndyEleven 2: The Indy Eleven made history by defeating Atlanta United 2-1 to reach the US Open Cup semifinals for the first time.
It was Indy's first win in four meetings against an MLS team and they will now face the winner of the match between Sporting KC and FC Dallas in the semifinals.
* Trivia: Auggie Williams scored Indy's opening goal in the 31st minute, his third consecutive goal.
July 9th, Kennesaw, Georgia.
Atlanta United 1 Indy Eleven 2Goals: Firmino (Rios) 90+2; Williams (Martinez) 31, own goal 83.
Atlanta United — Cohen, Abram, Gregersen (Cobb 85), Morales, Wiley (Edwards 57), Muyumba (McCarty 57), Fortune, Hernandez, Wolff (Brennan 57), Firmino, Lobzhanidze (Rios 72).
Indy Eleven — Sulté, O'Brien, Chapman-Page, Ofame, Stanley, Wootton, Genzatti (Gibson 74), Lindley (Schneider 85), Mines, Williams (Diz-Pe 85), Martinez (Collier 68).
• Sacramento Republic FC 1 Seattle Sounders 2: Sacramento Republic FC's hopes of reaching a second final in three years were dashed after a 2-1 loss to the Seattle Sounders in front of 11,569 fans at Heart Health Park.
The Sounders, who won with first-half goals from U.S. internationals Josh Atencio and Jordan Morris, started six players who started when they won the CONCACAF Champions League in 2022. Seattle will face the winner of LAFC vs. New Mexico United in the semifinals.
• Trivia: The Sounders are in the Open Cup semi-finals for the first time since 2014, when they won their fourth title in six years.
July 9th in Sacramento, California.
Sacramento Republic FC 1 Seattle Sounders 2. Goals: Herrera (Gar) 49, Atencio 16, Morris (Baker-Whiting) 31.
Sac Republic FC — Vitiello, Desmond, Timmer, Vito (Ricketts 84), Garr, Sanchez (Willie 90), Biader (Herrera 46), Ross, Luis Felipe, Parano (Donovan 90), Phillips (Aman 69).
Seattle Sounders — Thomas, Nouhou, Bell, Yeimer, C. Roldan, João Paulo (A. Roldan 62), Atencio (Musovski 90), Baker-Whiting (Vargas 81), Rusnak (Lagen 89), Rothrock (Ruidias 62), Morris.
