NTX Rayados, the local amateur side from the NTPSA who made one of the great US Open Cup Cinderella runs of all time last year, have seen their 2019 campaign come to an end. Rayados - who owns the record for an open division club having made the USOC for 8 straight years - knocked off Little Rock Rangers in the first round and were drawn against professional side OKC Energy FC of the USL-Championship in the 2nd round.

Despite putting up a good fight, the 2nd round is where the run ends this year for Rayados as they fell 3-1 to OKC Energy in Norman. The Tuesday night 2nd round meeting was a rematch of last year's 2nd round when Rayados upset the very same team in at Richland College in Dallas, one of the great upsets we've seen the Open Cup.

It was a struggle for Rayados just to get to the match this year as their bus broke down in Denton, Texas, on the way to Norman and the team was forced to make an emergency van rental to get to the game.

Thank you Eva at Avis/Budget. We are back on the Road ! pic.twitter.com/hfXlsXcvLO — NTX Rayados Academy (@Ntxrayados) May 14, 2019

OKC took the early 1-0 led when 2018 FC Dallas draft pick Amer Sasivarevic headed down a corner kick in the 51st minute. Sasivarevic, a left back during his time in Dallas, was making his professional debut and played as a left-wing.

Rayados tied the game at 1 in the 62nd minute when Christian Okeke - affectionately called Fake Mo Salah by many Dallas area fans for both his slight resemblance to the Liverpool superstar and his knack for scoring cracking goals - was led with a fantastic through ball and was able to convert the equalizer.

Ex-Huntsman Sasivarevic was again a factor in the 81st minute when OKC lofted a hopeful ball into the box. Despite having the Energy winger bracketed, Rayados brought him down for the somewhat soft penalty kick. Christian Eissele converted the PK for the 2-1 lead.

Unfortunately for Rayados, they weren't able to get the 2nd equalizer and OKC added a final nail in the coffin late in the match when substitute Omar Gordon was brought down on a breakaway for another PK. The newest Energy free agent signing, and former FC Dallas player, Je-Vaughn Watson converted the final goal.

With the win, OKC Energy FC advances in the 2019 US Open Cup and will now host fellow USL-Championship club Tampa Bay Rowdies on May 29th in the 3rd Round at John Crain Field in Norman, Oklahoma.

Two other Texas USL-Championship sides, Austin Bold and San Antonio FC both advanced and will now face each other on May 29th in Del Valle, Texas, home of the Bold.

FC Dallas enters the 2019 US Open Cup in the 4th Round and will face a yet to be determined opponent. Likely one of the winners of the above-mentioned matches.

May 14, 2019: OKC Energy FC plays the NTX Rayados in the second round of the US Open Cup at John Crain Field at the OU soccer complex in Norman, Oklahoma. (OKC Energy FC / Steven Christy)