St. Louis CITY Wins First Trophy With U.S. Open Cup Shootout Victory

St. Louis CITY SC won the first trophy in club history Wednesday, beating the Columbus Crew 5–3 in a penalty shootout after a 0–0 draw in the U.S. Open Cup final at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field.

Daniel Edelman converted the deciding kick after St. Louis scored all five of its penalties, according to the club’s official match report. Goalkeeper Ben Lundt saved Columbus’ opening attempt from Santiago Rodríguez.

Timo Baumgartl opened the shootout for St. Louis. Lukas MacNaughton, Chris Durkin and Damion Downs also converted before Edelman completed the sequence.

Lundt had replaced starting goalkeeper Roman Bürki in the 78th minute. The teams remained scoreless through regulation and extra time, leaving the championship to be decided from the spot.

Columbus finished with a 16–5 advantage in total shots, but each team put three attempts on target. Both sides recorded three saves during the match.

The October 21 victory gave St. Louis its first U.S. Open Cup title. More coverage is in the Soccer section.