U.S. Open Cup · One Knoxville advance 6-5 on penalties

D.C. United vs One Knoxville: 3–3

One Knoxville beat D.C. United 6–5 on penalties after a 3–3 draw in the U.S. Open Cup on Wednesday, 15 April 2026 at Audi Field, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

• Competition: U.S. Open Cup (2026 U.S. Open Cup, Round of 32)
• Kick-off time: Wed, 15 Apr 2026, 23:30 UTC
• Status: Final Score - After Penalties
• Venue: Audi Field, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
• Attendance: 6,508
• Teams: D.C. United (home), One Knoxville (away)

Goals

• 61' — Matti Peltola (D.C. United), assist Brandon Servania
• 75' — Babacar Diene (One Knoxville)
• 78' — Denis Krioutchenkov (One Knoxville), assist Jaheim Brown
• 83' — Nikola Markovic (D.C. United), assist Silvan Hefti
• 97' — João Peglow (D.C. United), assist Alex Bono
• 113' — Denis Krioutchenkov (One Knoxville), assist William Perkins

Match statistics

Starting line-ups

D.C. United (4-4-2): Alex Bono (G), Kye Rowles (CD-L), Nikola Markovic (CD-R), Keisuke Kurokawa (LB), Conner Antley (RB), Jackson Hopkins (CM-L), Matti Peltola (CM-R), João Peglow (LM), Hosei Kijima (RM), Louis Munteanu (CF-L), Gavin Turner (CF-R).

One Knoxville (4-2-3-1): Jonathan Burke (G), Finn Mcrobb (CD-L), Jordan Skelton (CD-R), Christopher Tiao (LB), Jaheim Brown (RB), Mikkel Gøling (AM), Abel Caputo (LM), John Murphy Jr. (RM), Babacar Diene (F), Braudílio Rodrigues (AM-L), Real Gill (AM-R).

Recent form

D.C. United: lost 2–1 vs Inter Miami CF (7 Mar); won 2–1 away to Chicago Fire FC (15 Mar); drew 0–0 away to Atlanta United FC (21 Mar); lost 4–0 vs FC Dallas (4 Apr); lost 1–0 away to New England Revolution (11 Apr).

One Knoxville: drew 0–0 vs Corpus Christi FC (24 Mar); won 1–0 vs Richmond Kickers (27 Mar); won 1–1 away to Asheville City SC (31 Mar); won 2–1 away to Sarasota Paradise (4 Apr); drew 0–0 away to Portland Hearts of Pine (11 Apr).