2010 US Open Cup Semifinals: Seattle Sounders will defend Open Cup title at home after 3-1 win vs. Chivas USA
Posted on 02. Sep, 2010 by Jose M. Romero in 2010, Recaps, Semifinals
The Sounders, undefeated in Open Cup play on the FieldTurf of the Starfire Sports Complex in suburban Tukwila, advanced to the final with a 3-1 win over Chivas USA Wednesday night in front of a sold-out crowd of 4,547 fans. Seattle won the bid to host the game at Qwest Field if they reached the final, and will face the Columbus Crew on Oct. 5 for the chance to add a second trophy to their case.
2010 US Open Cup Third Round: Sounders outlast Timbers in PKs to move on to quarterfinals
Posted on 01. Jul, 2010 by Jose M. Romero in 2010, Recaps, Third Round
It took 120-plus minutes and penalty kicks, but the Seattle Sounders remained on track to defend their U.S. Open Cup. And it was only fitting that an old Portland Timbers nemesis from back in the USL days, Sounders defender Zach Scott, was the one to seal the deal in this the greatest of Northwest derbies that will only intensify when both clubs are in MLS next year and beyond.
2010 Meet the USASA: Bay Area Ambassadors
Posted on 15. Jun, 2010 by Jose M. Romero in 2009, 2010, Feature, First Round, History, Live blog, Meet the USASA, Qualification, Second Round
It’s a momentous occasion for the club from Hayward, Calif., a member of the NPSL Northwest Division. The Bay Area Ambassadors were in fifth place in the six-team NPSL Northwest heading into their opening round Lamar Hunt US Open Cup game, but overcame adversity and emerged as the winner of the Region IV tourney in Sacramento last month and thus earned a spot in the 96th edition of the tournament.
It’s a momentous occasion for the club from Hayward, Calif., a member of the NPSL Northwest Division. The Ambassadors were in fifth place in the six-team NPSL Northwest heading into this past weekend’s play, but overcame adversity and emerged as the winner of the Region IV tourney in Sacramento last month and thus earned an automatic Open Cup bid.
2010 Meet the USASA: Arizona Sahuaros
Posted on 14. Jun, 2010 by Jose M. Romero in 2009, 2010, Feature, First Round, History, Live blog, Meet the USASA, Qualification, Second Round
When you’ve been the longest-lasting franchise in what is otherwise a no-man’s land for high-level soccer and you’re about to go to your fifth US Open Cup in 20 seasons of existence, the American soccer community knows who you are.