Another wild day of action in the U.S. Open Cup’s round of 32 ended late Wednesday night when the Seattle Sounders defeated Louisville City in a shootout after they blew a 2-0 lead in the second half.
• Starfire hero: Goalkeeper Andrew Thomas, who made three saves before converting the final spot kick in the eighth round for a 5-4 shootout win after the match ended 2-2.
Four other games on Wednesday went to overtime. They included the match between the Tampa Bay Rowdies and Birmingham Legion the Rowdies won 6-4 in overtime after blowing a 4-0 lead with eight minutes left in regulation.
MD Myers completed a hat trick in the 121st minute to give Charleston Battery a 3-2 win over South Georgia Tormenta FC. Mexican star Alan Pulido scored in the 120th minute to give Sporting KC a 2-1 win over another USL League One upstart, Union Omaha.
U.S. Open Cup (Round of 32 overtime games):
Houston Dynamo 3 Detroit City FC 3. (Goals: Dorsey 6, Blessing 31, Carrasquilla 77; Williams 41, Matthews 75, Rodriguez 83. Att.: 7,540.)
(Detroit City FC wins 10-9 on penalty kicks.)
Charleston Battery 3 South Georgia Tormenta FC 2. (Goals: Myers 21, 45+3, 120+1; Fonseca 40, Rodriguez 83.)
North Carolina FC 1 Phoenix Rising 2. (Goals: Malou 80; Azócar 9, Doratiotto 111. Att.: 822.)
Tampa Bay Rowdies 6 Birmingham Legion 4. (Goals: Rivera 25, Jennings 33, 45+6, 79, Arteaga 101, 109; Martinez 82, Hernandez-Foster 89, Pasher 90+3, pen. 90+6. Att.: 2,195.)
Union Omaha 1 Sporting KC 2. (Goals: Kunga 31; Tzionis 48, Pulido 120. Att.: 4,733.)
Seattle Sounders 2 Louisville City 2. (Goals: Rothrock 41,Musovski 63; Totsch pen 67, Gonzalez 89. Att.: 3,207.)
(Seattle Sounders win 5-4 on penalty kicks.)