[U.S. OPEN CUP REWIND: Third Round] On Tuesday, it was Orlando City and Charleston from USL PRO that pulled upsets in third-round play in the centennial editionof the U.S. Open Cup. On Wednesday, the NASL’s Tampa Bay and Carolina beat MLS clubs. The Rowdies surprised the Seattle Sounders, winners in 2009, 2010 and 2011 and […]
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Orlando City and Charleston pull upsets
[U.S. OPEN CUP REWIND: Third Round] Orlando City and the Charleston Battery showed why they are the top two teams in USL PRO, knocking off MLS clubs Coloradoand San Jose, respectively, in third-round play in the centennial edition of the U.S. Open Cup. Forward Dom Dwyer, who has already tied the USL PROsingle-season scoring record […]
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Four amateur teams on road for third round
[U.S. OPEN CUP] Four amateur teams from the PDL remain alive in the centennial edition of the U.S. Open Cup, which moves into the third round Tuesday andWednesday with the entry of MLS clubs. The Ocean City Nor’easters and Des Moines Menace play on the road on Tuesday, while Reading United AC and FC Tucson […]
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Four PDL teams knock off pro teams
[U.S. OPEN CUP REWIND: Second Round] Four PDL teams advanced to the third round of the centennial edition of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, including the DesMoines Menace and FC Tucson, which knocked off teams two levels above them in the NASL. DES MOINES MENACE. The Menace, coached by former FC Dallashead coach Mike […]
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USASA teams move into spotlight
[U.S. OPEN CUP] Two teams from the USASA — Icon FC from New Jersey and the Dearborn Stars from Michigan — are still alive in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup,which moves into the second round of its centennial edition on Tuesday. Making its first-ever U.S. Open Cup appearance, Icon FC defeated former Open Cup […]
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What They're Saying
“Ridiculous. What more can I say? We’re the premier club in the country, and we’re being shuffled off like that again, and they’re basically saying — they’re telling us the Open Cup’s notimportant when they do stuff like that. It’s really ridiculous, but it’s life. What are you going to do?” — LA Galaxy coach […]
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Des Moines win gives PDL 11 wins in 13 games
[U.S. OPEN CUP REWIND: First Round] Jamaican forward McKauly Tulloch, out of UCF via Akron, scored the lone goal to leadthe PDL’s Des Moines Menace to a 1-0 win over the Madison 56ers that completed first-round play in the first round of the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. PDL teams won 11 of 13 […]
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Amateurs highlight goalfests with hat tricks
[U.S. OPEN CUP REWIND: First Round] David Geno, who came from East Tennessee State to spend the summer with the SeattleSounders U-23s, scored four goals to lead the PDL team to a 5-1 win over Doxa Italia in the first round of the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Three other players had hat tricks […]
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MLS amateur teams represented in first round
[U.S. OPEN CUP SCHEDULE: First Round] Three amateur teams affiliated with MLS clubs are among the teams in action Tuesday as the 100th edition of the Lamar HuntU.S. Open Cup moves into the first round. The New York Red Bulls U23s represent the NPSL, while Portland Timbers U-23s and Sounders FC U-23s play in the […]
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Georgia club reaches first round
[U.S. OPEN CUP REWIND: Play-In Round] Two games on Tuesday completed the first-round bracket as the Georgia Revolution downed the Colorado Rovers with apenalty-kick tiebreaker and FC Hasental beat Fresno Fuego Future in a clash of California clubs. The Georgia Revolution, making its second straight appearance in the Open Cup, is one ofonly two Georgia-based […]