Foro SC stuns Texoma FC with a 2-1 win in additional time in the 2025 united state Open Mug opener.
SHERMAN, Texas– We have a distressed, y’ all!
On evening among the 2025 Lamar Quest United State Open Up Mug, the very first “cupset” of the competition came with the hands of a Dallas-based semi-pro group called Foro SC. The amateur group– consisting of 2 Dallas Trinity FC staffers, Braden Anderson and Brayan Padilla– beat USL Organization One group Texoma FC in their first-ever suit as an expert group.
Texoma FC, based in Sherman, is a brand-new development professional group in USL’s third-tier organization, making their launching this period. Texoma’s very first organization video game is March 22, so Tuesday evening’s united state Open Mug suit versus Foro SC was the club’s very first main suit in all competitors.
Foro SC beat Texoma FC 2-1 in additional time, with the game-winner racked up by Padilla in the 99th min. You can see the complete suit below.
Texoma’s only objective of the suit was racked up by Brandon McManus (not NFL twist Brandon McManus) in the 58th min to knot it up at 1-1.
Foro’s “cupset” was the just one of the evening, as all the various other higher-ranked groups contending on evening one obtained victories in their suits. The preliminary of the Lamar Quest United State Open up Mug is played in between 32 amateur clubs from the Open Department versus 32 expert groups (14 USL Organization One groups, 10 MLS NEXT Pro groups and the 8 lowest-ranked USL Champion groups from the 2024 period).
The 32 champions from the preliminary will certainly all bet each various other in a 2nd round of 16 video games. The 16 champions from the 2nd round will certainly after that be paired up versus the 16 highest-ranked USL Champion groups from the 2024 period in the 3rd round of the united state Open Mug.
Those 16 champions from the 3rd round will certainly after that contest versus the 16 MLS clubs contending in the competition. The 16 MLS groups (out of 30) contending in the united state Open Mug this year are:
- Austin FC
- Charlotte FC
- Chicago Fire FC
- D.C. United
- FC Dallas
- Houston Eager Beaver FC
- Minnesota United FC
- Nashville SC
- New England Revolution
- New York City FC
- New York Red Bulls
- Orlando City SC
- Philadelphia Union
- Portland Timbers
- San Jose Earthquakes
- St. Louis CITY SC
United States-based MLS clubs that are contending in Concacaf Champions Mug were omitted from united state Open Mug: Colorado Rapids, Columbus Team, FC Cincinnati, Inter Miami CF, LAFC, LA Galaxy, Real Salt Lake, Seattle Sounders and Sporting Kansas City. Groups not joining the 2025 Leagues Mug likewise get the Open Mug, united state Football claimed.
There will certainly be a document bag on the line for this year’s united state Open Mug. United state Football introduced hours prior to the competition started that $1 million will certainly be given out. The competition champion will certainly obtain $600,000. The runner-up will certainly obtain $250,000. And lastly, the greatest finishers from Department II (USL Champion), Department III (MLS NEXT Pro and USL Organization One) and the Open Department (UPSL, USASA, NPSL, USL Organization 2) will certainly all obtain $50,000 each.
