U.S. Open Cup: Christos FC clinches berth in next year's tournament

• by Paul Kennedy  @pkedit, Nov 19, 2017

Baltimore's Christos FC, which advanced all the way to the fourth round of the 2017 U.S. Open Cup, clinched a berth in the 2018 first round with a 5-1 win over Pennsylvania's Phoenix SC in the third round of the Open Division qualifying.

SATURDAY. Irishman Daryl Kavanagh scored two goals to lead reigning U.S. Amateur Cup champion Lansdowne Bhoys past Philadelphia's Junior Lone Star U23s, 3-1.

NTX Rayados rallied from a goal down to beat Motagua New Orleans, 2-1, with a pair of goals in the last eight minutes and advance to the Open Cup for the seventh year in a row.

League representatives:
4 United Premier Soccer League
2 American Premier Soccer League
2 Colorado Premier League
1 Bay State Soccer League
1 Cosmopolitan Soccer League
1 Maryland Major Soccer League
1 North Texas Premier Soccer Association
1 Rochester District Soccer League
1 San Francisco Soccer Football League

Third Round, Results:
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19
Christos FC (Md.) 5 Phoenix SC (Pa.) 1
Rochester River Dogz (N.Y.) 2 Stegman's SC (Minn.) 1
Red Force FC (Fla.) 2 South Florida FC (Fla.) 1
Chula Vista FC (Calif.) 1 La Maquina FC (Calif.) 4
El Farolito (Calif.) 8 Cal Victory FC (Calif.) 0
Buena Park FC (Calif.) 0 L.A. Wolves FC (Calif.) 4
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18
Mass United FC (Mass.) 1 Kendall Wanderers (Mass.) 2
Lansdowne Bhoys FC (N.Y.) 3 Junior Lone Star U23s (Pa.) 1
Nashville United (Tenn.) 2 FC Kendall (Fla.) 4
NTX Rayados (Texas) 2 Motagua New Orleans (La.) 1
FC Denver (Colo.) 2 Indios Denver FC (Colo.) 0
Harpos FC (Colo.) 3 Azteca FC (Colo.) 4
Sporting AZ FC (Ariz.) 6 Galati FC (Ariz.) 1
Santa Ana Winds FC (Calif.) 4 San Pedro Monsters FC (Calif.) 1

First Round: Results
Second Round: Results