Louisville City FC won its second United Soccer League Cup championship on Thursday night, defeating Phoenix Rising 1-0. Thursday's match up was an entertaining one as Lou City and Phoenix both had athleticism, speed and a variety of weapons on the field. But if this season has proven anything about Lou city is that this group is resilient. After going through a complete coaching change mid-season they were still able to seal a victory. To add fuel to that fire Phoenix Rising’s star player Didier Drogba was playing the final match of his career in Louisville. After a scoreless match for 61 minutes, Luke Spencer knocked in a goal to give Lou City the 1-0 lead. That didn’t stop Phoenix from playing with aggression though, they took advantage of every possession they had to even up the match up but ultimately failed. First-year Louisville City head coach John Hackworth told WLKY his team was mentally prepared for the championship. Hackworth is the former head coach of the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer.

Louisville City FC won its second United Soccer League Cup championship on Thursday night, defeating Phoenix Rising 1-0.

Thursday's match up was an entertaining one as Lou City and Phoenix both had athleticism, speed and a variety of weapons on the field. But if this season has proven anything about Lou city is that this group is resilient.


After going through a complete coaching change mid-season they were still able to seal a victory. To add fuel to that fire Phoenix Rising’s star player Didier Drogba was playing the final match of his career in Louisville.

After a scoreless match for 61 minutes, Luke Spencer knocked in a goal to give Lou City the 1-0 lead. That didn’t stop Phoenix from playing with aggression though, they took advantage of every possession they had to even up the match up but ultimately failed.

First-year Louisville City head coach John Hackworth told WLKY his team was mentally prepared for the championship. Hackworth is the former head coach of the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer.