HIGHLIGHTS: LAFC Defeats Seattle Sounders in 2024 U.S. Open Cup Semis

[Music] also out is Jesus muo whose injury looked a bit more serious as we're underway with this open cup semi-final with the right to host the final in Seattle hosting lafc as you get a look at a lovely Seattle evening the trees in behind that goal real nature surrounding us here at the Starfire Sports Complex it is well this is something they expected just balls being whipped in tighter field going to come in much quicker with a distance being a shorter distance as R down a whip into that area and towards his brother Christian but LFC thus far making straightforward work of these crosses being sent in from wi positions from Seattle Mo did miss most of one with a knee injury as again it's lofted in but easy work there for shano and Rothrock with enough of a bump in the back there of palen ball is one what does the shape look like round it is rusnack that swings in with a decent Ball but long away only as far as Alex ranu measures his strike it's right into Lewis O'Brien the first man there newo will go all the way back compos will lift the cross into towards Kamar but away from Reagan out for the throw well really one of the first quick Providence Park will be a fun one on MLS season pass on Saturday night all eyes on this one interesting from Brian schmitzer making just the one lineup change opens up for vgas and into the area rusak on the turn rusak strike is blocked there by long away from the ball Rothrock feeling he was fou as poo strike is blocked here is Bang's delivery into that near post and roll down one in the air still work to do for Thomas who punches out to Kamar and it's headed off the line and still there for O'Brien CS in M's moment there for Seattle have just about dealt with the danger this initial ball whipped in with so much Pace dealt with initially from the Seattle Sounders and then look at the strike from kimara almost exactly like we saw in the second goal the last time that these two teams meet met and such good position to be able to pounce on the second one Reagan on the line there's the initial punch from Thomas and then Reagan in a perfect position to too much in the way clear goal scoring chances but certainly the intensity of a cup semi-finalist rusak has won and gone beyond long and in breaking up that counter does earn himself a booking holding up play allow for them to be able to build up and play in behind as we are underway with the second 45 minutes in this open cup semi-final everything panga in the middle of the pitch poking Beyond Yar and drawing the sympathy of the referee it's going to be a free kick dead center of the pitch decent striking range here for lafc and a yellow card coming off for Yar yeah it does look like Denny banga has every intention of striking this one and here is Denny banga into the wall leaping into the air on in towards Morris but chano strong in the air that back three has been Relentless in the air here's chrisan Ron for range taking the strike on it stinging the gloves there of re who handled Conley bonga Into the Heart of that area and came for long and tman and beaten away there by Thomas at full stretch a couple of dangerous opportunities for lafc have come from set pieces the most dangerous these balls whipped in through traffic difficult to deal with you SE a couple players for LFC on that left hand side making their way through shano been one of them so it's such an important touch from Thomas as should know it was going to be able to get on the end of it potentially from Thomas getting the push off extend suing set pie and it's over from seuda it lands on the roof of the net right now the biggest threat in this match is coming from lafc set pieces that cross whipped in it comes all the way through Shanel Ayah for the strike of bogush shots her hand ball it's given us a penalty an opportunity coming from the spot for lafc and let's see the incident now it's the right from bogush difficult to see here would be the best view of it oh it looks like that arm is tucked in from Alex ran yeah I think actually so dominated Seattle Sounders and a chance now to give LFC the lead here's Denny banga Thomas guessed the right way but that is flawlessly taken from Denny banga and LFC look to have done it again on their way to a fourth win against Seattle this year and maybe a spot in the open Cup [Applause] Final oh they look most dangerous off of set pieces all game both teams defensively doing what they need to do initial you know when you think about the adjustments coming in and a yellow card shown to Palencia is not made himself a favor here in Seattle and gets the yellow card for the delay by grabbing another match ball be happy just to slow things down you think about the adjustments though coming into the the second half when both teams have negated each other's attack for the most part cuz defensively banga now we called for the foul and the yellow card on banga Thomas will stop it referee looks at his watch he looks like he'll let it go of Morris has got a win in the air it's down for Elia smashes it into the night sky and lafc are into the Lamar hun US Open Cup final