DC United has won the 2008 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, the oldest soccer tournament in North America, forthe second time in club history, defeating USL.1's Charleston Battery 2-1 in the Final on Wednesday night at RFK Stadium.United's Luciano Emilio scored just four minutes into the contest, but the plucky Battery fired back a salvo of their own, as former MLSer Ian Fuller scored the equalizer six minutes later. But it would be Brazilian midfielder Fred who would hand United the trophy in the 50th minute.
DC first lifted the trophy 12 years ago in MLS's inaugural season and went on to win the MLS Cup that year. In fact, in those 12 years, the US Open Cup winning club has made it to the MLS Cup final eight times (but has only won the double three times).
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