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Sacramento Republic FC watch party for US Open Cup final is moving indoors to SAFE Credit Union Convention Center

The Republic FC takes on Orlando City SC in the U.S. Open Cup Final on Sept. 7.

Sacramento Republic FC watch party for US Open Cup final is moving indoors to SAFE Credit Union Convention Center

The Republic FC takes on Orlando City SC in the U.S. Open Cup Final on Sept. 7.

ANDREA: A HUGE SHOWING TONIGHT AT HEART HEALTH PARK AND CAL EXPO FOR WHAT IS NOW THE BIGGEST SOCCER MATCH IN SACRAMENTO’S HISTORY. SACRAMENTO REPUBLIC FC TOOK ON SPORTING KC OF THE MLS IN THE SEMIFINAL OF THE U.S. OPEN. TY: THE MATCH SO BIG, POLICE HAD TO SHUT DOWN STREETS SO THE FANS COULD GET IN. ORKO MANNA JOINS US FROM HEART HEALTH PARK AFTER THIS FANTASTIC NEWS. THE FANS ARE GOING WH WHILE WILD. >> YOU CAN SEE THE EVENTS, SACRAMENTO REPUBLIC FC HAS WON THE SEMIFINAL MATCH IN THE U.S. OPEN CUP. IT MEANS THEY ARE NOW MOVING ON TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. THIS IS THE BIGGEST MATCH IN CLUB HISTORY. IT WAS A VERY TENSE GAME. BOTH TEAMS 0-0 THROUGH THE WHOLE GAME WENT INTO OVERTIME. TWO 15 MINUTE PERIODS OF OVERTIME. THEN IT WENT TO THE SHOOTOUT. I BELIEVE WE HAVE VIDEOS LAST SAVED BY REPUBLIC FC. AND THE REPUBLIC FC FINAL WIN, THE GOAL TO WIN THIS GAME. AND IF YOU CAN SEE THAT AGAIN, REALLY INCREDIBLE MATCH TONIGHT WITH OVERTIME, TWO 15 MINUTE PERIODS OF OVERTIME LEADING TO THE SHOOTOUT WHERE IT SEEMED BOTH TEAMS WERE GETTING THE BALL AT THE BACK OF THE GOAL. AND NOW THE LAST SHOT BY SACRAMENTO REPUBLIC FC IN THE BACK OF THE NET MEANS THE REPUBLIC WILL MOVE ONTO TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. YOU CAN SEE BACK OUT HERE LIVE, THE LARGE AMOUNT OF FANS WE HAVE HERE, I WANT TO POINT THAT WAY. WE’VE GOT A LOT OF THE PLAYERS HYPING UP THE CROWD. IT IS THE LARGEST MATCH IN CLUB HISTORY, BEATING AN MLS TEAM. THEIR THIRD MLS TEAM IN TOURNAMENTS, SPORTING KANSAS CITY HAS GONE DOWN AGAIN SACRAMENTO FC. I CAN’T EVEN HEAR WHAT I’M SAYING. THAT IS HOW LOUD THE CROWD IS. IT IS A SOLD-OUT STADIUM, A SOLD-OUT MATCH FROM THE BEGINNING. THE CROWD WAS WILD FROM THE START AND CONTINUED INTO OVERTIME INTO THAT SHOOTOUT WHERE SACRAMENTO REPUBLIC FC HAS CLINCHED THAT SPOT IN THE U.S. CUP. THE U.S. OPEN CUP CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. REALLY EXCITING. OBVIOUS FANS WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT FOR SEVERAL YEARS. SACRAMENTO REPUBLIC FC HAS TRY TO GET AN MLS TEAM IN SACRAMENTO. IT SHOWS HOW FAR THIS TEAM HAS COME, HOW FAR THE SOCCER HYPE HAS CONTINUED IN SACRAMENTO. THE CELEBRATIONS ARE JUST GETTING STARTED HERE. YOU CAN SEE SEVERAL SACRAMENTO REPUBLIC FC PLAYERS JOINING IN CHANTS WITH THE TOWER BRIDGE BATTALION AND OTHER FANS AT HEART HEALTH PARK. A REALLY EXCITING ATMOSPHERE. WE WILL HAVE MORE FROM THIS GAME AT 11:00 ON KCRA. REPORTING LIVE, ORKO MANNA. TY: THAT PARTY IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE ANYTIME SOON. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE UPDATE. EARLIER TODAY, THE NEW YORK RED BULLS TOOK ON ORLANDO CITY AND ORLANDO CITY ONE THAT MATCH AND WILL HOST THE OPEN CUP
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Sacramento Republic FC watch party for US Open Cup final is moving indoors to SAFE Credit Union Convention Center

The Republic FC takes on Orlando City SC in the U.S. Open Cup Final on Sept. 7.

The Sacramento Republic FC watch party for their historic U.S. Open Cup championship final against Orlando City SC on Wednesday is moving indoors to escape the heat. The free Sacramento watch party will be held at the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center at exhibit halls B, C and D, the team said. It was previously set to take place at Cesar Chavez Plaza. The Republic FC takes on Orlando City SC in the U.S. Open Cup final in Orlando. Doors open for the Sacramento watch party at 4 p.m. and kickoff is at 5 p.m. The watch party is open for all ages and is free, but RSVP is required to get in. Here's how you can RSVP and learn more. Fans should use the entrance at 14th and J streets. People who previously registered for the party do not need to register again. | Video Above | Sac Republic FC advances to U.S. Open Cup final in 5-4 penalty kick shootoutVice Mayor Angelique Ashby, Kellogg’s and the Downtown Sacramento Partnership are collaborating with the Indomitable Club to put the watch party on. The Republic FC and its partners previously said they are donating $10,000 to the Wellspring Women's Center. “This is going to be a historic day for our city, and no better way to celebrate than together in an iconic park in our downtown and rooting on Republic FC,” Ashby said.The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is the oldest American domestic soccer tournament. The Republic FC is the first non-Major League Soccer team to reach the final since 2008, according to the team. | VIDEO BELOW | My58 Superstars: Rodrigo Lopez returns to Sac Republic FC"A lower division team has not won the U.S. Open Cup since 1999. In a year that featured a record 103 teams, Republic FC defeated three MLS sides to earn a spot in the final – San Jose Earthquakes, LA Galaxy, and Sporting Kansas City," according to a club release. The first 2,000 fans in attendance will receive a Republic FC flag. Exclusive commemorative merchandise will also be released only at the watch party.

The Sacramento Republic FC watch party for their historic U.S. Open Cup championship final against Orlando City SC on Wednesday is moving indoors to escape the heat.

The free Sacramento watch party will be held at the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center at exhibit halls B, C and D, the team said. It was previously set to take place at Cesar Chavez Plaza.

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The Republic FC takes on Orlando City SC in the U.S. Open Cup final in Orlando.

Doors open for the Sacramento watch party at 4 p.m. and kickoff is at 5 p.m. The watch party is open for all ages and is free, but RSVP is required to get in. Here's how you can RSVP and learn more.

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Fans should use the entrance at 14th and J streets. People who previously registered for the party do not need to register again.

| Video Above | Sac Republic FC advances to U.S. Open Cup final in 5-4 penalty kick shootout

Vice Mayor Angelique Ashby, Kellogg’s and the Downtown Sacramento Partnership are collaborating with the Indomitable Club to put the watch party on. The Republic FC and its partners previously said they are donating $10,000 to the Wellspring Women's Center.

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“This is going to be a historic day for our city, and no better way to celebrate than together in an iconic park in our downtown and rooting on Republic FC,” Ashby said.

The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is the oldest American domestic soccer tournament. The Republic FC is the first non-Major League Soccer team to reach the final since 2008, according to the team.

| VIDEO BELOW | My58 Superstars: Rodrigo Lopez returns to Sac Republic FC

"A lower division team has not won the U.S. Open Cup since 1999. In a year that featured a record 103 teams, Republic FC defeated three MLS sides to earn a spot in the final – San Jose Earthquakes, LA Galaxy, and Sporting Kansas City," according to a club release.

The first 2,000 fans in attendance will receive a Republic FC flag. Exclusive commemorative merchandise will also be released only at the watch party.

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.