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Two newcomers join the Open Cup
Region IV's Banat Arsenal and El Paso Indios USA qualify
  Banat Arsenal from Arizona and El Paso Indios USA from the NPSL will be making their first trip to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup after winning their semifinal games on Saturday. Banat defeated the Sonoma County Sol 4-2. The Sol were attempting to qualify for the Open Cup for the third year in a row. The Arizona Sahuaros, who were aiming to make it two Open Cup appearances in a row, fell short of making it an all-Arizona final when they lost to Indios USA 3-1.
It doesn’t change anything about their qualification status, but on Sunday, Indios USA defeated Banat in the championship game 3-2. By winning the Region IV open cup championship, Indios USA earns a spot in the USASA National Cup finals with the winners of the other regions the weekend of August 3-5 in Seattle, WA.
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