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Dynamo win first U.S. Open Cup title to cap an otherwise forgettable season

Houston found some redemption in an otherwise lost season, while the Philadelphia Union endured cup final disappointment again

The Houston Dynamo and Philadelphia Union did not resembled the teams we have grown accustomed to seeing this MLS season when they faced off in Wednesday night's U.S. Open Cup final.

That was bad news for the Union, and very good news for the Dynamo.

The Dynamo secured a 3-0 Open Cup final victory that earned them a trophy to help ease the pain of an otherwise forgettable season. They rode the same formula that took them to the 2017 MLS Western Conference finals - solid defending and clinical finishing - two things that didn't always come through for them during this MLS season.