Thursday, July 19, 2007
TAMPA, FL – After relatively a relatively quiet beginning in the first two rounds in terms of upsets, the Third Round of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup saw plenty of noise as five lower division clubs advanced to the Quarterfinals with victories over Major League Soccer opponents, including two from the USL Second Division.
Overall, USL clubs went 5-2-1 for the round against America’s top flight, marking the first time in U.S. Open Cup history that the majority of the teams in the Quarterfinals are from USL. In addition, the matchups for the Quarterfinals ensures that a USL club will advance to the Semifinals for the seventh time since MLS began in 1996.
… And Seattle Makes Five
Sounders top Chivas USA 3-1 to move on in US Open Cup
After falling behind 1-0, the Sounders scored three unanswered to stun Chivas USA in the final US Open Cup match of the Third Round, becoming the fifth USL team to down MLS opposition to reach the Quarterfinals. Roger Levesque set up two Sebastian Le Toux goals before capping the night with one himself in the most decisive victory for a USL team for the round.
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2 Advance From USL-2
Kickers knock LA out of Open Cup 1-0
Imminent storms in the area cleared just in time for a crowd of 4,578 to witness the USL-2 Richmond Kickers upset the LA Galaxy of Major League Soccer in the Third Round of the US Open Cup on a hazy, humid evening in Richmond just days before the arrival of David Beckham.
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Harrisburg stuns DC United 1-0
The Harrisburg City Islanders knocked Major League Soccer’s DC United out of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup with a 1-0 decision, becoming the second USL Second Division team in USL to move onto the Quarterfinals of the tournament.
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Carolinas in the Quarterfinals
Battery down defending MLS champs
The Charleston Battery topped the Houston Dynamo 1-0 in extra time in the Third Round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The Battery’s Stephen Armstrong netted a rebound of his 108th minute penalty to push the Battery through to the quarterfinals against FC Dallas.
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Carolina knocks out defending Open Cup champs
The Carolina RailHawks continued their quest for the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup on as they hosted Major League Soccer’s Chicago Fire, the defending tournament champions, and came away with a 1-0 victory to move onto the Quarterfinals.
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Close Calls
Atlanta falls in Dallas in penalties 4-3 after draw
FC Dallas advanced to the quarterfinals of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, prevailing over the USL First Division Atlanta Silverbacks 4-3 on penalty kicks after playing to a 1-1 draw through extra time at Pizza Hut Park.
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Rhinos rally from two down, but fall short
Trailing 2-0, Rochester Raging Rhinos forward Hamed Diallo scored twice to level the score with just minutes remaining, but it was not enough as the Rhinos fell to the New England Revolution 4-2 in US Open Cup Third Round action on two late stoppage time goals from Taylor Twellman and Steve Ralston.
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Mile High Defeat
California falls 3-1 in Colorado
Three different players found the back of the net as the Colorado Rapids secured a place in the quarterfinals of the oldest sports tournament in America with a 3-1 win over the expansion California Victory.
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Complete Scoreboard
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Monday, July 9
Atlanta Silverbacks (3) 1 :: (PK) :: 1 (4) FC Dallas
DAL: Carlos Ruiz (Dario Sala) 74
ATL: Dan Antoniuk (Rodrigo Rios) 78
FC Dallas wins in sixth round of penalties
Tuesday, July 10
Los Angeles Galaxy 0 :: 1 Richmond Kickers
RIC: David Bulow (Kevin Jones) 31
New England Revolution 4 :: 2 Rochester Rhinos
NE: Steve Ralston 19
NE: Taylor Twellman (James Riley) 67
ROC: Hamed Diallo (John Ball) 76
ROC: Hamed Diallo (Johnny Menyongar) 85
NE: Taylor Twellman (Steve Ralston) 90
NE: Steve Ralston (penalty) 93+
Houston Dynamo 0 :: OT :: 1 Charleston Battery
CHA: Stephen Armstrong 106
California Victory 1 :: 3 Colorado Rapids
COL: Jose Cancela 22
COL: Herculez Gomez (Jose Cancela) 50
CAL: Juan Epitie 79
COL: Omar Cummings (Herculez Gomez) 89
Wednesday, July 11
DC United 0 :: 1 Harrisburg City Islanders
HAR: Stephen Fisher 44
Sunday, July 15
Chicago Fire 0 :: 1 Carolina RailHawks
CAR: McColm Cephas 56
Wednesday, July 18
Chivas USA 1 :: 3 Seattle Sounders
CHI: Laurent Merlin (Jason Hernandez) 16
SEA: Sebastian Le Toux (Roger Levesque) 44
SEA: Sebastian Le Toux (Roger Levesque) 51
SEA: Roger Levesque (Josh Gardner) 82
US Open Cup Quarterfinals Schedule
Date - Teams - Venue; City - Time
August 7 - Richmond Kickers (USL-2) at CarolinaRailhawks (USL-1)
SAS Soccer Park; Cary, N.C. 7:30 pm ET
August 7 - FC Dallas (MLS) at Charleston Battery (USL-1)
Blackbaud Stadium; Charleston S.C. 7:30 pm ET
August 7 - Colorado Rapids (MLS) at Seattle Sounders (USL-1)
Qwest Field; Seattle, Wash. 7 pm PT
August 8 - Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2) at New England Revolution (MLS)
Gilette Stadium; Foxborough, Mass. 7:30 pm ET
