The New York Red Bulls head to Cincinnati, Ohio to take on USL side FC Cincinnati, Tuesday in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup Semifinals at sold-out Nippert Stadium. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. ET. (STREAM: NewYorkRedBulls.com, RADIO: New York Red Bulls Radio on Tunein).
Here are some numbers to know ahead of Tuesday’s matchup.
1: The New York Red Bulls defense along with Ryan Meara has allowed just one goal in this year’s Open Cup.
2: With a win Tuesday, RBNY will advance to their second US Open Cup final in club history. The final will take place September 20 at Sporting Kansas City’s Children’s Mercy Park. New York previously advanced to the 2003 final of the tournament falling to the Chicago Fire, then led by midfielder Jesse Marsch.
3: New York has had three different goal scorers in this year’s tournament: Daniel Royer, Sacha Kljestan and Bradley Wright-Phillips.
4: With New York’s most recent 1-0 Open Cup win at New England Revolution, goalkeeper Ryan Meara recorded his fourth career clean sheet in his US Open Cup playing career.
5: Tuesday's match is the fifth US Open Cup Semifinal appearance in franchise history.
8: This is the eighth USL squad that RBNY has faced in the Open Cup, going 4-3 in the last seven previous matches.
35,613: With a sell-out crowd of 36K+ expected on hand for Tuesday’s Open Cup semifinal, any attendance number above 35,613 would break the current record in the Modern Era for an Open Cup match, previously held for the 2011 Open Cup final between the Seattle Sounders and Chicago Fire. New York should expect a raucous atmosphere with a city behind a Cincinnati side with MLS ambitions.
