Colorado Rapids Host St. Louis CITY SC in U.S. Open Cup Semifinal
On Wednesday, September 16, Colorado Rapids and St. Louis CITY SC meet in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup semifinal at DICK's Sporting Goods Park, with the winner advancing to the tournament final on October 21.
Semifinal in Denver
On Wednesday, September 16, the Colorado Rapids will host St. Louis CITY SC at DICK's Sporting Goods Park in a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup semifinal. Both clubs play in MLS's Western Conference, and the winner will advance to the tournament final on October 21.
St. Louis's road to the semifinal
St. Louis CITY SC reached the Open Cup semifinal for the first time in club history. Along the way, the team beat FC Tulsa 4-0 in the Round of 32, came from behind to win 2-1 at Chicago Fire FC in the Round of 16, and edged Houston Dynamo FC 4-2 on penalties in the quarterfinal following a 2-2 draw through 120 minutes. St. Louis enters the match in strong form, having beaten Minnesota United 4-2 on Saturday to extend its unbeaten run across all competitions to 16 matches. Daniel Edelman, Carlo Holse and a Rafael Navarro brace (his second goal from the penalty spot in the 57th minute) scored the goals; Navarro now has 14 MLS goals this season.
Colorado's form
Colorado sits seventh in the MLS Western Conference with 35 points and an 11-12-2 record. The Rapids won their most recent match 1-0 over CF Montréal on Saturday, with Paxten Aaronson converting the decisive penalty. Aaronson leads Colorado this season with six goals and six assists. The team has scored 33 goals and conceded 32 in MLS play, but has been especially strong at home, winning six straight matches at DICK's Sporting Goods Park with six consecutive clean sheets in that stretch.
Head-to-head history
Wednesday's match is the ninth all-time meeting between the two clubs, with St. Louis CITY SC holding a 3-3-2 edge. It will be their first meeting in the Open Cup. The two teams have met twice this MLS season, with CITY SC winning both 1-0 — once in July at Energizer Park, where Tomáš Ostrák scored the winner in the 83rd minute, and once at DICK's Sporting Goods Park, where Sangbin scored off assists from Roman Bürki and Simon Becher.
Broadcast and attendance
Kickoff is set for 8:30 p.m. Central Time (per St. Louis club information) — equivalent to 7:30 p.m. Mountain Time in Colorado, with both clubs pointing to the same starting time. The match will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network and streamed on Paramount+. Gates at DICK's Sporting Goods Park open at 6:30 p.m., and parking at the venue is free.
