D.C. United is looking to break out of a poor run of results tonight, as they take on struggling NISA side Flower City Union in the 2022 U.S. Open Cup. It’s the first cup match since 2019 for United, and though they enter the match having lost four in a row (and two in truly gut-wrenching fashion), they will be heavily favored to beat a Flower City side that is winless in league play.
Key player: Edison Flores
Hate to sound like a broken record, but if not now, when? Flores now has Taxiarchis Fountas and Jackson Hopkins challenging for time, and with one a DP and the other making an immediate good impression in his first MLS appearance, there simply aren’t many more chances for Flores to retain his place as a starter.