PSP photographer Paul Rudderow was on hand for Wednesday night’s US Open Cup semifinal as the Union defeated the Chicago Fire 1-0 to advance to the final for the second year in a row. Here’s a look at what he saw.

The team enter for the start of the semifinal

A new face in the starting XI

Cristian Maidana works around Matt Polster

Ray Gaddis with a nice move on Kazvan Cocis

Chaco with an early cross

Fabinho settles with pressure from Harry Shipp

Tranquillo Barnetta breaks away from Eric Gehrig

Richie Marquez passes out of the back

The Sons of Ben came to support

It started to feel like one of those kinds of games

Brian Carroll couldn’t get past Sean Johnson

Maurice Edu gets bent over backwards

Yes, one of those games!

John McCarthy made the saves that he needed to make

Carroll clears up the wing past David Accam

Fabinho holds up Kennedy Igboananike

Edu blasts one up field

Lahoud touches past the sliding Shaun Maloney

Marquez controls the air

Gaddis gets position on Accam

Edu cuts off Igboananike

Lahoud keeps the ball from Maloney

Maidana still looking for that way past the Fire

Lahoud chips over Igboananike

Le Toux scores the game winner past Johnson

Igboananike with a late attempt on goal

McCarthy with a clean sheet

The team has a quick post game talk

For more photos, check out Paul’s Flickr page and feel free to leave comments.