for then at Lumen field it will make for a different game starting lineups and first half kickoff is next in the Lamar Hunt US Open cup semi-final Seattle hosting lafc lafc Under Pressure jaia Paulo will no doubt be the stalwart in the Midfield but up top it is all about Rus neck moris linking creating with with one another and executing their opportunities and also about that width provided by one of the breakout stars of the season for Seattle in Paul Rothrock here is our match referee Ricardo Fiero his refereed seven games in Major League Soccer and gets the big assignment here of the semi-final there is Kevin stot in the v room in north Texas in case any big decisions need further examination and that takes us into the lafc lineup it's six changes from the leagues Cup final at the weekend lce shano long Palencia and banga the players at stay well with the big turnaround between games the big question is going to be how do they handle that their mentality the first 15 minutes is going to be important I do expect them to sit back compact to deal with the pressure of Seattle that means the two Center mids of Tilman O'Brien they're going to have to stay connected to that backline but up top Kamar he'll be the focal point to allow for balls to be played into him and then Runners off of him no Olivier giru in the lineup tonight nor on the bench for LFC came off carrying something of a knee knock in that League's Cup final at the weekend also out is Jesus Muro whose injury looked a bit more serious as we're underway with this open cup semi-final with the right to host the the final it's Seattle hosting [Applause] lafc just as a bit of a comparison this dimension of this surface does compare to something like the Copa Medica that we saw this summer it's about 5 yds narrower and six yards shorter your regulation pitch just condenses everything it's a free kick given hanga with a chance to lift a set piece a decent Crossing position here lafc sending all their center backs forward try and win in the air and get the first goal in this fixture yet again here is Bang's delivery into that near post and roll down one in the air still work to do for who punches out to Kamar and it's headed off the line and still there for O'Brian hearts in M's moment there for Seattle with just about dealt with the danger oh did Kamar catch that and now Seattle want to go quickly Rothrock to the floor free kick awarded they're asking there's rusnack delivery Into the Heart of that area it's kamaru on the header vgas and it will be the halftime whistle that comes first plenty of intensity but not too many obvious goal scoring chances and holding up play allow them to be able to build up and play in behind as we are underway with the second 45 minutes in this open cup semi-final it's back to that point that we are making in the first half is Seattle Sounders don't want to get into this back and forth game with lafc and open themselves up just find moments when you can keep possession if you need to alleviate pressure then yes go long but make sure you have good spacing behind the ball otherwise you open yourself up and nothing came of it but this is a of a a longer bouted possession for LFC just to create the tempo once again that they're looking for some of the details that we heard Mark do Santos talk about to be able to get control of this game L one left in there on Alex ran referee Fierro coming over to deal with it banga with the appeal [Applause] swon getting the ball down the line and oh that's breaking challenge in there no booking given there for that tackle bit of a let off there for banga well da in towards Morris but chano strong in the air that back three has been Relentless in the air here's chrisan Ron for R taking the strike on it stinging the gloves there of lce who handled cely well it's great positioning from Christian rhon because no one can step they have to decide if they're just going to stay keep their backline intact even better decision from jaia Pao because he was looking to float that ball in behind to Jordan Morris instead keeps it moving and now that could potentially loosen the back line either force him to step out to Christian Ron next time and then be able to find Jordan Morris ran Falls over referee says we play on o'brienan now Seattle bench is right there in the strong protest and now going to be given as a throw to lafc and I think the referee just over to try and the Sounders in terms of their game plan but still able to keep possession and just slow down the tempo at times is to see a foul and another opportunity for LFC to line this one up for a set piece it's just a little bit left in there on this tackle just a bump there with Rothrock and Palencia those two came very well acquainted in the first half and free kick awarded in a decent Crossing position now Wanga over each and every set piece to the final half hour of this semi-final referee will now delay the taking here as O'Brien went down to try and sort through any contact there banga Into the Heart of that area and came for long and tman and beaten away there by Thomas at full stretch a couple of dangerous opportunities for lafc have come from set pieces well and that's where they've looked the most dangerous these balls whipped in through traffic difficult to deal with you see the couple players for LFC on that left hand side making their way through shano been one of them so it's such an important touch from Thomas as shano was going to be able to get on the end of it potentially redirect that on frame well done from Thomas getting the push off extended sing set piece and it's over from seaga it lands on the roof of the net right now the biggest threat in this match is coming from lafc set pieces it really starts with just the the ball whipped in with Pace a Slicker field so many bodies inside the 18 yard box sixy box imagine a talking point though for both head coaches coming into this second half especially with the chippiness of this game a lot of the fouls if they are in an area where you can whip them in make sure you whip them in with Pace to give your teammates an opportunity anywhere will [Applause] do you wonder when the Cavalry might arrive for LFC From the Bench have quite a few options who's that cross whipped in it comes all the way through shano aah for the strike of bogush shots her hand ball it's giv us a penalty an opportunity coming from the spot for lafc the arms were up and the referee points to the spot and let's see the incident now it's the strike from bogush difficult to see here would be the best view of it oh it looks like that arm is tucked in from Alex ran yeah I think actually so dominated Seattle sound ERS and a chance now to give LFC the lead here's Denny panga Thomas guessed the right way but that is flawlessly taken from Denny banga and lafc look to have done it again on their way to a fourth win against Seattle this year and maybe a spot in the open Cup [Applause] Final into manunu just lost his footing but can keep it here with Christian Rano whip the it's a Jordan Morris and the referee appears to have waved it off well how many times throughout this game H have we talked about serving balls in but finding the width initially you get that run that opens up the space in behind what a delivery that is from Christian rhon right into the path of Jordan Morris Thomas will stop it referee looks at his watch he looks like he'll let it go Morris has got a win in the air it's down for Elia smashes it into the night sky and LFC are into the Lamar hun US Open Cup Final