[U.S. OPEN CUP] If New England’s reserves are barely good enough to beat a USL-2 team on penalty kicks, and a nearly-full strength FC Dallas squad gets worked by USL-1 Charleston, what does that say about the relative strengths of the first, second, and third tiers of American soccer?
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Open Cup sets up 8-v-8
[U.S. OPEN CUP] In third-round play next week, eight MLS survivors meet lower-division teams that have survived their own elimination tests. Fasten your banana peels.
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Real Salt Lake thumps San Jose
[U.S. OPEN CUP] Real Salt Lake won its “play-in” against San Jose, 4-0, with a pair of goals by Kyle Beckerman and one apiece from Yura Movsisyan and Andy Williams. Salt Lake faces Columbus May 27 and the winner of that game faces the Chicago Fire for a spot in the third round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
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Revs riddle Dallas defense to lift U.S. Open Cup
Losers in all four of its previous finals, New England struck upon a novel approach for the 2007 U.S. Open Cup final Wednesday against host Dallas: attack and exploit. And win. The Revs, which had scored a grand total of two goals in losing the 2001 Open Cup final and 2002, 2005, and 2006 MLS Cups, thumped FCD, 3-2, to capture its first trophy with a blend of youth and experience.
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Revs and Dallas vie for elusive triumph
Two teams not accustomed to winning championships meet in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup final Wednesday (8 p.m. ET, Fox Soccer Channel) at Pizza Hut Park with one of them assured of winning a rare title. Ten years ago, Dallas won the Open Cup by beating D.C. United on penalties in its only final appearance. New England has reached one Open Cup final (2001) and played in three MLS Cups (2002, 2005, 2006), but has yet to win. The last two years, it lost those MLS Cups at Pizza Hut Park; can the third time be the charm?
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U.S. Open Cup another all-MLS affair
For the 10th time since MLS’s launch in 1996 the U.S. Open Cup will be an all-MLS affair. In the semifinals on Tuesday, FC Dallas defeated the Seattle Sounders (USL-1), 2-1, on overtime goals by Carlos Ruiz and Abe Thompson. The New England Revolution also needed overtime, beating USL-1 club Carolina RailHawks 2-1 with a winner from Pat Noonan.
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Colorado Rapids humiliated by Seattle Sounders in Open Cup
[VIDEO] The Seattle Sounders handed MLS’s Colorado Rapids the worst defeat any MLS team has ever suffered in the U.S. Open Cup against any opposition when the USL First Division club won, 5-0, in quarterfinal action on Tuesday night. The historic victory gave USL two semifinalists for only the second time in the history of the tournament as the expansion Carolina RailHawks defeated the defending USL Second Division champion Richmond Kickers, 1-0.
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Chivas USA is latest MLS casualty in Open Cup
Chivas USA became the fifth MLS team to fall in the third round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup when it lost, 3-1, to the USA-1’s Seattle Sounders, for whom Sebastien Le Toux scored twice. The Sounders face MLS’s Colorado Rapids in the quarterfinals Aug. 7 in Seattle.
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Chicago Fire knocked out of the Open Cup by expansion USL-1 Carolina
The defending champion Chicago Fire became the fourth MLS team to fall in the third round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup when the USL-1 expansion Carolina RailHawks knocked it off, 1-0, on Sunday night in front of 4,485 fans at SAS Stadium in Cary, NC.
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Harrisburg knocks D.C. United out of Open Cup
D.C. United became the third MLS entrant in the SuperLiga to be spared the distraction of competing in the U.S. Open Cup when it fell to the USL First Division’s Harrisburg City Islanders, 1-0.
Steve Fisher‘s goal in the 44th minute was the difference in the game.
On Tuesday, the USL’s Charleston Battery eliminated the Houston Dynamo, and the Los Angeles Galaxy fell to the Richmond Kickers of the USL-2.
Dallas FC, the fourth MLS team in this summer’s SuperLiga, went through to the quarterfinals on penalty kicks.
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Galaxy and Dynamo fall in Open Cup to USL clubs
We won’t be seeing David Beckham in the U.S. Open Cup this year. The Richmond Kickers of the USL Second Division cleared room on the Los Angeles Galaxy’s crowded summer-fall schedule, pulling off the biggest upset in their franchise history with a 1-0 win over the MLS club. The Charleston Battery eliminated the defending MLS champion Houston Dynamo, 1-0, in overtime on a rebound of a penalty kick by former MLS player Stephen Armstrong. The New England Revolution and Colorado Rapids were the only MLS winners on Tuesday.
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FC Dallas reaches Open Cup quarterfinals
FC Dallas prevailed in a penalty-kick tiebreaker after a 1-1 tie against Atlanta Silverbacks of USL-1 in U.S. Open Cup third round play on Monday. Carlos Ruiz opened the scoring for Dallas in the second half, but Daniel Antoniuk equalized four minutes later. Dallas played with a man advantage for the final eight minutes of regulation and 30 minutes of overtime after Antoniuk was ejected. In the quarterfinals, Dallas faces the winner of Tuesday’s Houston Dynamo-Charleston Battery clash. Ruiz’s strike was his first since an MLS regular-season game April 12.
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Rochester survives upset bid by Western Mass in U.S. Open Cup
[U.S. OPEN CUP RESULTS] The Rochester Rhinos needed an overtime goal from Aaran Lines to beat the West Mass Pioneers of the USL Second Division, 2-1, and avoid an upset in the second round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The Richmond Strikers, the 1995 Open Cup champions, and Harrisburg City Islanders are the lowest-ranked teams left in the final 16 of the competition. Both represent the USL-2. The USL-1 expansion California Victory got an overtime goal from Ricardo Sanchez to win, 1-0, at the Minnesota Thunder. Sanchez was ejected in the celebration that followed the goal for one of four red cards handed out in the game. For complete results and goalscorers …
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Patriots knock off Miami FC in Open Cup first round
[U.S. OPEN RESULTS] Goalkeeper Jorge Muniz stopped Brazilian World Cup champion Zinho on one attempt from the penalty spot and then converted the deciding penalty kick himself to give the El Paso Patriots of the PDL a 4-2 victory in a shootout over the USL-1’s Miami FC Tuesday night in the first round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Two USL-2 teams lost to lower-ranked teams. The PDL’s Ocean City Barons beat Crystal Palace Baltimore, 1-0, and the NPSL’s Milwaukee Bavarians beat the Cincinnati Kings by the same score. For complete results and goalscorers …
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BYU men earn spot in U.S. Open Cup
A college team has qualified for the first round of the 2007 U.S. Open Cup. Brigham Young University, which plays in the amateur PDL, hosts the California Victory of the USL-1 on June 14 in a first-round match at BYU South Stadium. With nine returning starters, the Cougars are expected to challenge for the PDL’s Northwest Division title. Going into Friday’s game at Ogden, BYU is in first place with a 4-1-0 record. The Cougars clinched their Open Cup berth with a 3-1 win at the Spokane Spiders last Saturday.
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U.S. Open Cup first-round draw released
[DRAW] The 2007 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup begins June 12-16 with 16 first-round matches involving teams from the USL-1, USL-2, PDL and USASA. The winners face off in the second round on June 26. The eight survivors meet the eight MLS entrants in the third round. For first-round matchups …
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Colorado downs Real Salt Lake for U.S. Open Cup spot
A stoppage time goal by Jacob Peterson gave the Colorado Rapids a 2-1 home win over Real Salt Lake on Wednesday to qualify the Rapids for the round of 16 of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Peterson also scored the Rapids’ first goal of the play-in, which completed the octet of Open Cup MLS teams. Last year, Colorado eliminated Salt Lake in the fourth round of the U.S. Open Cup on a Peterson.
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Pariani, starter on 1950 U.S. World Cup team, dies
[OBITUARY] Gino Pariani, the inside right for the 1950 U.S. World Cup team that produced one of the greatest upsets in World Cup history, died on Wednesday at the age of 79 after a two-year battle with bone cancer.