US Open Cup place on the line in Minnesota
Atlanta United awaits the winner of Minnesota United and the Portland Timbers in the Final of the US Open Cup after the defending MLS Cup winners got the better of Orlando City on Tuesday.
Eric Remedi and Emerson Hyndman scored for the visitors as Atlanta won 2-0 for the second consecutive game in the competition having defeated Saint Louis FC in the quarterfinal by the same score line.
Neither Atlanta nor Orlando had particularly tricky paths to the semifinal with United getting the better of the Charleston Battery, the Columbus Crew and Saint Louis while City made their way past Memphis 901 FC, the New England Revolution and New York City FC.
Contrast that to the Portland Timbers who have a brutal schedule. Portland has defeated the Seattle Sounders, the Los Angeles Galaxy and LAFC to get to their semifinal with the match up against Minnesota United arguably their easiest of the competition.
As such you always look for a potential let down against Minnesota, especially with Atlanta waiting in the final. Portland has more than enough incentive, however, after losing to Minnesota 1-0 over the weekend in MLS play.
Meanwhile the Loons, who are in fine form and up to second in the Western Conference in MLS, have progressed by cruising past Sporting Kansas City, the Houston Dynamo and New Mexico United.
The latter had got the better of the Colorado Rapids and FC Dallas but the fairytale finally ended in a 6-1 rout by Minnesota.
Atlanta are 8/1 to win the MLS Cup, with Los Angeles FC 15/8 and New York City FC 8/1.
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Atlanta United awaits the winner of Minnesota United and the Portland Timbers in the Final of the US Open Cup after the defending MLS Cup winners got the better of Orlando City on Tuesday.
Eric Remedi and Emerson Hyndman scored for the visitors as Atlanta won 2-0 for the second consecutive game in the competition having defeated Saint Louis FC in the quarterfinal by the same score line.
Neither Atlanta nor Orlando had particularly tricky paths to the semifinal with United getting the better of the Charleston Battery, the Columbus Crew and Saint Louis while City made their way past Memphis 901 FC, the New England Revolution and New York City FC.
Contrast that to the Portland Timbers who have a brutal schedule. Portland has defeated the Seattle Sounders, the Los Angeles Galaxy and LAFC to get to their semifinal with the match up against Minnesota United arguably their easiest of the competition.
As such you always look for a potential let down against Minnesota, especially with Atlanta waiting in the final. Portland has more than enough incentive, however, after losing to Minnesota 1-0 over the weekend in MLS play.
Meanwhile the Loons, who are in fine form and up to second in the Western Conference in MLS, have progressed by cruising past Sporting Kansas City, the Houston Dynamo and New Mexico United.
The latter had got the better of the Colorado Rapids and FC Dallas but the fairytale finally ended in a 6-1 rout by Minnesota.
Atlanta are 8/1 to win the MLS Cup, with Los Angeles FC 15/8 and New York City FC 8/1.
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Source: bet365.com
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