The first two quarterfinal berths in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup were earned Tuesday with 3-2 away wins.
Columbus Crew 2-3 Atlanta United
A pair of goals from Brandon Vazquez helped Atlanta United overcome both the Columbus Crew and a 48-minute weather delay.
Miles Robinson also scored for Atlanta, while David Accam bagged a goal for the hosts.
A 71st minute Brad Guzan own goal set up a nervy final 20 minutes for the Five Stripes, but they navigated the obstacles and emerged into the quarterfinals
Atlanta will play the winner of FC Cincinnati and Saint Louis FC.
Houston Dynamo 2-3 Minnesota United
The Houston Dynamo thought they were cruising to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals, and instead just waltzed right out of the tournament.
Up 2-0 at home and at halftime, the Dynamo conceded three times in the final 24 minutes to bow out of the USOC.
The victor, who deserves full marks, is Minnesota United. Darwin Quintero struck twice and Mason Toye scored in the 89th minute as the Loons advanced to play the winner of New Mexico United and FC Dallas. No Texas Derby in the cup this year.
Toye, Oh Boy! ✊
— U.S. Open Cup (@opencup) June 19, 2019
20-year-old Mason Toye gets on the end of Ethan FInley's low cross to complete a sensational @MNUFC comeback against @HoustonDynamo.
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