Sounders top Union in OT to win US Open Cup

Clint Dempsey and Obafemi Martins led the Seattle Sounders to their fourth U.S. Open Cup title Tuesday night, scoring in overtime in a 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Union (Michael Perez/AP)

CHESTER, Pa. — Clint Dempsey and Obafemi Martins led the Seattle Sounders to their fourth U.S. Open Cup title Tuesday night, scoring in overtime in a 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Union.

Dempsey, the U.S. national team captain, scored in the 101st minute on left-footed blast off Martins’ feed. Martins scored on a breakaway in the 114th minute.

Seattle also won three straight titles from 2009 to 2011. The Sounders earned one the United States’ four spots in the 2015-16 CONCACAF Champions League.

Seattle’s Chad Barrett tied it at 1 on a header in the 47th minute.

Maurice Edu opened the scoring for Philadelphia in the 38th minute, heading home a free kick from Cristian Maidana. The Union were playing in the first title game in the five-year history of the franchise.

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