U.S. Open Cup

Loudoun United FC vs Flower City Union, 2023 U.S. Open Cup, Third Round

· U.S. Open Cup
Loudoun United FC
  • 6': Thomas Williamson
  • 35': Thomas Williamson
  • 39': Zachary Ryan
  • 49': Abdoul Zanne
  • 61': Kalil ElMedkhar
FT
5 - 0
Flower City Union

    About

    Loudoun United FC are hosting Flower City Union at Segra Field, Leesburg, Virginia, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the U.S. Open Cup.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Attempt missed. Kalil ElMedkhar (Loudoun United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tommy Williamson with a cross.
    • 3': Attempt blocked. Panos Armenakas (Loudoun United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gaoussou Samake with a cross.
    • 3': Attempt saved. Koa Santos (Loudoun United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 5': Corner, Loudoun United. Conceded by Michael Mejia.
    • 5': Foul by Yanis Leerman (Loudoun United).
    • 5': Frederick Opoku (Flower City Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Goal! Loudoun United 1, Flower City Union 0. Tommy Williamson (Loudoun United) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Panos Armenakas.
    • 8': Corner, Flower City Union. Conceded by Panos Armenakas.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Stephen Elias (Flower City Union) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 11': Foul by Gaoussou Samake (Loudoun United).
    • 11': Stephen Elias (Flower City Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 12': Foul by Angelo Calfo (Flower City Union).
    • 12': Kalil ElMedkhar (Loudoun United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 12': Angelo Calfo (Flower City Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Luke Ferreira (Flower City Union) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is just a bit too high. Assisted by Stephen Elias following a fast break.
    • 14': Alioune Diakhate (Flower City Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Yanis Leerman (Loudoun United).
    • 16': Attempt saved. Panos Armenakas (Loudoun United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Koa Santos.
    • 17': Foul by Houssou Landry (Loudoun United).
    • 17': Stephen Elias (Flower City Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 18': Kalil ElMedkhar (Loudoun United) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Alioune Diakhate (Flower City Union) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephen Elias.
    • 20': Foul by Jeremy Garay (Loudoun United).
    • 20': Noah Cavanaugh (Flower City Union) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 20': Jeremy Garay (Loudoun United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 22': Foul by Josue Cartagena (Flower City Union).
    • 22': Tommy Williamson (Loudoun United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 24': Foul by Stephen Elias (Flower City Union).
    • 24': Houssou Landry (Loudoun United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Tommy Williamson (Loudoun United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Panos Armenakas.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Houssou Landry (Loudoun United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kalil ElMedkhar.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Jeremy Garay (Loudoun United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Panos Armenakas.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Zach Ryan (Loudoun United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gaoussou Samake.
    • 30': Corner, Flower City Union. Conceded by Dane Jacomen.
    • 32': Foul by Angelo Calfo (Flower City Union).
    • 32': Tommy Williamson (Loudoun United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Panos Armenakas (Loudoun United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 33': Corner, Loudoun United. Conceded by Michael Mejia.
    • 35': Goal! Loudoun United 2, Flower City Union 0. Tommy Williamson (Loudoun United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kalil ElMedkhar.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Zach Ryan (Loudoun United) header from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tommy Williamson.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Kalil ElMedkhar (Loudoun United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Panos Armenakas.
    • 39': Goal! Loudoun United 3, Flower City Union 0. Zach Ryan (Loudoun United) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gaoussou Samake.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Zach Ryan (Loudoun United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tommy Williamson.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Koa Santos (Loudoun United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 43': Corner, Loudoun United. Conceded by Noah Cavanaugh.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Loudoun United 3, Flower City Union 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Loudoun United 3, Flower City Union 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Flower City Union. John Requejo Jr. replaces Noah Cavanaugh.
    • 45': Substitution, Flower City Union. Kyle Nelson replaces Josue Cartagena.
    • 45': Substitution, Flower City Union. Logan Lee replaces Malik Shaheed.
    • 45': Substitution, Flower City Union. Michael Cunningham replaces Luke Ferreira.
    • 45': Substitution, Loudoun United. Abdoul Zanne replaces Panos Armenakas.
    • 45': Substitution, Loudoun United. Aidan Rocha replaces Houssou Landry.
    • 46': Attempt saved. Oscar Sanchez (Flower City Union) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alioune Diakhate.
    • 48': Foul by Kyle Nelson (Flower City Union).
    • 48': Zach Ryan (Loudoun United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Kalil ElMedkhar (Loudoun United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jeremy Garay.
    • 49': Goal! Loudoun United 4, Flower City Union 0. Abdoul Zanne (Loudoun United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
    • 50': Corner, Loudoun United. Conceded by John Requejo Jr..
    • 52': Corner, Loudoun United. Conceded by John Requejo Jr..
    • 52': Offside, Flower City Union. John Requejo Jr. tries a through ball, but Alioune Diakhate is caught offside.
    • 54': Corner, Flower City Union. Conceded by Yanis Leerman.
    • 55': Bryce Washington (Loudoun United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Kyle Nelson (Flower City Union).
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Abdoul Zanne (Loudoun United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zach Ryan.
    • 57': Corner, Loudoun United. Conceded by Mumbi Kwesele.
    • 61': Goal! Loudoun United 5, Flower City Union 0. Kalil ElMedkhar (Loudoun United) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner.
    • 62': Substitution, Loudoun United. Daniel Chica replaces Yanis Leerman.
    • 62': Substitution, Loudoun United. Abdoul Koanda replaces Koa Santos.
    • 65': Foul by Jeremy Garay (Loudoun United).
    • 65': Michael Cunningham (Flower City Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Foul by Daniel Chica (Loudoun United).
    • 67': Stephen Elias (Flower City Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Substitution, Loudoun United. Wesley Leggett replaces Kalil ElMedkhar.
    • 69': Aidan Rocha (Loudoun United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Foul by Oscar Sanchez (Flower City Union).
    • 71': Foul by Stephen Elias (Flower City Union).
    • 71': Jeremy Garay (Loudoun United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 72': Alioune Diakhate (Flower City Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 72': Foul by Wesley Leggett (Loudoun United).
    • 73': Delay in match (Loudoun United).
    • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 77': Abdoul Koanda (Loudoun United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 77': Foul by Oscar Sanchez (Flower City Union).
    • 77': Attempt missed. Gaoussou Samake (Loudoun United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tommy Williamson.
    • 78': Offside, Flower City Union. Stephen Elias tries a through ball, but Alioune Diakhate is caught offside.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Abdoul Zanne (Loudoun United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tommy Williamson.
    • 84': Foul by Angelo Calfo (Flower City Union).
    • 84': Zach Ryan (Loudoun United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Substitution, Flower City Union. Mitchell Brickman replaces Angelo Calfo.
    • 85': Offside, Loudoun United. Daniel Chica tries a through ball, but Tommy Williamson is caught offside.
    • 86': Delay in match (Loudoun United).
    • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 89': Foul by Wesley Leggett (Loudoun United).
    • 89': Oscar Sanchez (Flower City Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Wesley Leggett (Loudoun United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Michael Cunningham (Flower City Union) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oscar Sanchez.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Loudoun United 5, Flower City Union 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Loudoun United 5, Flower City Union 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 9
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 6
    6 Saves 1
    49.1 Possession 50.9
    5 SHOTS 23
    1 ON GOAL 11
    0.2 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    376 Accurate Passes 413
    450 Passes 463
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 3
    13 Crosses 17
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    54 Long Balls 51
    25 Accurate Long Balls 35
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
    3 Blocked Shots 6
    8 Effective Tackles 5
    11 Tackles 9
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    10 Interceptions 8
    14 Effective Clearances 12
    14 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: U.S. Open Cup

    Venue: Segra Field
    Location: Leesburg, Virginia, USA
    Attendance: 1,744

    Line-Ups

    LOU Loudoun United FC (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Dane Jacomen (GK)
    27 Bryce Washington
    5 Yanis Leerman
    72 Gaoussou Samake
    2 Koa Santos
    19 Houssou Landry
    11 Jeremy Garay Yellow Card
    23 Kalil ElMedkhar
    10 Panos Armenakas
    9 Thomas Williamson
    28 Zachary Ryan
    Loudoun United FC Substitutes:
    Abdoul Zanne, Abdoul Koanda, Aidan Rocha, Juan Ramírez, Wesley Leggett, Daniel Chica, Hugo Fauroux.

    FCU Flower City Union (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    13 Michael Mejia (GK)
    31 Mumbi Kwesele
    5 Angelo Calfo Yellow Card
    17 Noah Cavanaugh
    20 Malik Shaheed
    4 Josue Cartagena
    11 Oscar Sanchez
    23 Stephen Elias
    9 Alioune Diakhate
    19 Frederick Opoku
    10 Luke Ferreira
    Flower City Union Substitutes:
    Kyle Nelson, Trevor Wilson, Michael Cunningham, Logan Lee, John Requejo, Mitchell Brickman.

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