Published 9/4/2008
at FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER
Fred led D.C. United to the U.S. Open Cup title and a berth in the CONCACAF Champions League, scoring in the 50th minute help the Major League Soccer team beat the Charleston Battery 2-1 on Wednesday night.
United also won the championship in the team's inaugural 1996 season.
Charleston, a team from the second-tier United Soccer League's First Division, was the first non-MLS team to play in the Cup final since 1999.
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