It took a penalty kick against a struggling USL team in the U.S. Open Cup on Tuesday to finally break David Accam’s long scoring slump.
The Union’s prized offseason acquisition was involved in the play that led to the PK in the 27th minute, feeding a ball into the box for Cory Burke, who was taken out by Richmond Kickers goalkeeper Trevor Spangenberg. Burke had a case to get the penalty himself but yielded to the struggling veteran.
“It felt amazing,” Accam said after the game about seeing a ball hit the back of the net.