After a weekend league collapse to Detroit City, Patrick Rakovsky stepped up as the midweek Open Cup hero to book Phoenix Rising’s place in the fourth round. Jearl Margaritha’s first half goal was cancelled out after Rémi Cabral’s red card, but Rising prevailed in a shootout to knock off FC Tulsa and set up a home match against Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer.

Can Rising go further in the Open Cup? And what does this past week mean for their league campaign?

Join Max Simpson, Owain Evans and Rees Goodall on the PHNX Rising Podcast to discuss.

0:00 Intro

3:30 What are you going to get with the Rising?

7:45 By the Numbers Rising vs Tulsa

12:00 Pa-Modou Kah on his keepers rotation

24:00 Margaritha has been electric!

27:00 Breaking down the Detroit City loss

38:00 Patrick Rakovsky on the game

44:00 Upcoming matchup vs Sac Republic

52:00 Score predictions

54:00 Taking a trip to Europe!