2013 US Open Cup Second Round: Savage puts Charleston Battery past Timbers U23s 1-0
Posted on 22. May, 2013 by Michael Orr in Recaps, Second Round
The Charleston Battery needed an hour to find a goal against the Portland Timbers U23s, but Austin Savage’s header on Tuesday night at Jeld-Wen Field in Portland was enough to send the USL Pro side on to the Third Round. On a night when four other PDL teams upset higher-seeded opponents, the Timbers U23s simply could not find the form that saw them into the Second Round last week against Sacramento Gold.
2013 US Open Cup First Round: Timbers U23s survive scare at home, rally to beat Sacramento Gold 3-2
Posted on 15. May, 2013 by Michael Orr in First Round, Recaps
“Mark [Sherrod] scored a lot of goals for us last year and we expect a lot of goals from him this year. But I don’t think he scored any as pretty as that,” said a satisfied Timbers U23 manager Jim Rilatt minutes after his team’s 3-2 come-from-behind victory over Sacramento Gold at Jeld-Wen Field. Sherrod, chipped Sacramento goalkeeper Dominic Jakubek in the 78th minute to complete the home side’s comeback after the Timbers trailed 2-0 in the first half.
2012 US Open Cup Third Round: Cal FC gets world’s attention with historic upset of Portland Timbers (video)
Posted on 31. May, 2012 by Michael Orr in 2012, Recaps, Third Round
By the end of the 120 minutes (1:15 am ET), a team that nobody knew about two weeks ago was trending worldwide on Twitter. Cal FC became not only the first US Adult Soccer Association team to score against a Major League Soccer opponent, but became the first to advance via a victory, downing the Portland Timbers, 1-0 in overtime, on the road at Jeld-Wen Field Wednesday evening in the Third Round of the US Open Cup.
2012 US Open Cup Second Round: Ventura County uses extra time to get revenge on LA Blues
Posted on 23. May, 2012 by Michael Orr in 2012, Recaps, Second Round
Ventura County Fusion emerged from a wild game with local rivals LA Blues in the Second Round of the US Open Cup. The game at Sherbeck Field on the campus of Fullerton College required 120 minutes and featured two sendings off before the Fusion won 3-1. The victory avenges the Blues’ 1-0 triumph in the 2011 Open Cup and provides Ventura County with a match against Major League Soccer side Chivas USA on May 29 at Ventura College.
2012 US Open Cup First Round: PSA Elite nab 3-1 win in Portland against Timbers U23s
Posted on 16. May, 2012 by Michael Orr in 2012, First Round, Recaps
A brace by forward Davis Paul guided the PSA Elite to a 3-1 win over the Portland Timbers U-23s in a first-round match of the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on Tuesday night, before 1,524 fans at JELD-WEN Field.
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