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Countdown to Cup: Elite playmakers and longtime friends square off in final

Sporting Kansas City will look to write another glorious chapter in club history on Sept. 20 when the New York Red Bulls visit Children’s Mercy Park for the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final, slated for 8 p.m. CT on ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes.

In our 21-day Countdown to Cup, SportingKC.com is highlighting the most relevant storylines, historical narratives and statistical trends surrounding the Open Cup Final, U.S. Soccer’s National Championship.

Our 11th installment of the daily countdown shines the spotlight on Benny Feilhaber and Sacha Kljestan, two longtime friends who will go head-to-head as the primary playmakers on their respective teams.