The US Open Cup has a bit of a reputation for being the tournament where anything can happen, usually resulting in some upsets that no one would see coming. Last night’s fixture between the PDL’s Reading United and NASL’s New York Cosmos helped uphold that reputation.
New York’s quality seemed to be on display early on as Kalif Alhassan, who for my money was the Cosmos best player, found the back of the net on a sweet finish in the 12th minute to put the Cosmos up 1-0. New York didn’t hesitate to put pressure on the PDL side either, with various attacking players including former Bethlehem Steel midfielder Walter Restrepo getting some solid looks on goal that had Reading on the back foot early on.