I’m very proud of this team.”Nashville‘s last final was in the Leagues Cup two years ago but the team missed out on a trophy, falling on a penalty shootout to Lionel Messi and Inter Miami.Actor Matthew McConaughey, an Austin FC owner and the team’s “Minister of Culture,” was among those at the match.The final featured an all-woman on-field officiating crew for the first time that included referee Tori Penso and assistants Brooke Mayo and Kathryn Nesbitt.The US Open Cup is open to both professional and amateur clubs but Major League Soccer teams have dominated the competition for more than two decades. The last time a non-Major League Soccer team made it to the final was in 2022 when the USL Championship-level Sacramento Republic played Orlando City. The last time a non-MLS team won the event was in 1999 when the Rochester Rhinos defeated the Colorado Rapids.