Detroit City FC enter their ninth Lamar Hunt US Open Cup tournament with thundering 5-1 victory over Michigan Rangers FC of the NPSL.

With freezing temperatures, the match was moved from Keyworth Stadium to the Legacy Center in Brighton, MI. City brought the heat.

The Rangers took the early lead with a 6th minute free kick laser by Giuseppe Barone. The half ended level thanks to Preston Tabort Etaka scoring on a rebound in the 22nd minute.

The second half was all City, with Maxi Rodriguez, Callum Montgomery, and Haruki Yamazaki entering the match for the kickoff. After a strong showing against Brooklyn FC three days prior, Maxi scored his first goal since returning to the squad at the 55 minute mark. Alex Dalou earned the assist.

Nine minutes later, Maxi returned the favor, on a little give-and-go to Dalou who scored his first goal in rouge and gold. In the 80th minute, Dalou notched his second helper, sending Ates Diouf in to score on Rangers’ keeper, Sebastian Doppelhofer, giving City a 4-1 lead. The evening was capped when Tabort Etaka received a through ball from Abdoulaye Diop to score his second goal of the night in the 86th minute.

The Numbers

Scoring
MRFC Giuseppe Barone 6′
DCFC Preston Tabort Etaka 22′
DCFC Maxi Rodriguez (Alex Dalou) 55′
DCFC Alex Dalou (Maxi Rodriguez) 64′
DCFC Ates Diouf (Alex Dalou) 80′
DCFC Preston Tabort Etaka (Abdoulaye Diop) 86′

 

SHOTS: DCFC 24, MRFC 4
SHOTS ON TARGET: DCFC 11, MRFC 2
POSSESSION: DCFC 65.9%, MRFC 34.1%
FOULS: DCFC 12, MRFC 15
YELLOW CARDS: DCFC 1 (Dalou 41′), MRFC 1 (Mpomo 90′)

 

STARTING ELEVEN

Detroit City FC
Carlos Saldana
Rhys Williams
Devon Amoo-Mensah – Captain
Rio Hope-Gund
Tommy Silva
Connor Rutz
Abdoulaye Diop
Jeciel Cedeno
Preston Tabort Etaka
Alex Dalou
Chisolm Egbuchulam

Subs
Callum Montgomery for Amoo-Mensah 45′
Maxi Rodriguez for Cedeno 45′
Haruki Yamazaki for Silva 45′
Ates Diouf for Egbuchulam 72′
Kobe Hernandez-Foster for Diop 87′

 

Michigan Rangers FC
Sebastian Doppelhofer
Caleb Postlewait
George Deveau
Cameron Power
Max Wilhelm
Vitalis Takawira
Adam Mcaleenan
Guiseppe Barone
Chris Mendez
Domenic Baumann
Matthew Whelan

Subs
Vianney Mpomo for Wilhelm 45′
Adelunji Ifaturoti for Mcaleenan 45′
Mason Smith for Mendez 63′
Abraham Arellano for Power 66′
Nicolas Baigrie for Postlewait 68′

 

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