US OPEN CUP - Sun beating down at Audi Field, everything on the line in the Lamar US Open Cup — and it delivered pure chaos. DC United and One Knoxville SC went blow for blow in a relentless 3-3 war that refused to slow down. Matti Peltola broke through in the 61’, Knoxville answered fast through Babacar Diene (75’) and Denis Krioutchenkov (78’), flipping the match in minutes. With the season hanging in the balance, Nikola Markovic stepped up in the 83’ and buried the equalizer, sending the crowd into a frenzy and forcing extra time. And it only got crazier. João Peglow rose for a clutch header in extra time to push DC ahead again… but in the 113’, Krioutchenkov struck once more — a dagger to silence the stadium and drag it to penalties. Shot after shot, pressure rising, no room for error. Then the moment — Gabriel Pirani steps up… SAVED by Jon Burke. Game over. Knoxville takes it 6-5 in penalties and knocks DC United out of the Lamar US Open Cup in one of the most brutal, unforgett...