Scott T. Shepherd
A resident of Washington, D.C., Scott T. Shepherd began his career as a reporter, working for newspapers and magazines in New York, Florida, Maryland, D.C. and Virginia. His career included two stints as a sports reporter, covering a variety of sports on all levels. He provides occasional contributions to Albion Road, focusing on game coverage and historical perspectives. A relative newcomer to football obsession, Scott is a D.C. United supporter and works at the University of Maryland, home to the Terrapins, the national college men’s soccer champions.
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Written by Scott T. Shepherd
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Thursday, 10 September 2009 19:17 |
 The United States is sometimes derided for its lack of football culture and traditions. For at least one night, the Lamar Hunt U.S Open Cup filled that void admirably as Seattle Sounders F.C. defeated D.C. United 2-1 in the 96th edition of the oldest competition in American football.
Spurred by a war of words between the two team’s front offices, the game drew more interest than the U.S. Open Cup had seen in recent memory, and the game lived up to the hype with lots of action, entertaining goals, impressive saves, and amazing stupidity.
Of the 17,329 in the stands at aging Robert F. Kennedy Stadium in Washington, D.C., the D.C. United supporters - Barra Brava , and Screaming Eagles - filled the east side of the stadium, while the Sounders F.C. supporter impressively fills its section of the upper deck, even though its home field lies more than 2,700 miles away from their team’s pitch. The hundreds of supporters were living up to their banner crying "We Will Follow You Wherever You May Go."
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