Andy Najar’s OT winner beats Real Salt Lake; DC United last MLS team to qualify for US Open Cup
Posted on 03. Jun, 2010 by Josh Hakala in 2010, 2010 USOC Qualifying, MLS, Qualification
Just hours after US Soccer released the first round matchups for the 2010 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, DC United became the last team to qualify for the 96th edition of the tournament with a 2-1 overtime victory over Real Salt Lake.
2010 PDL qualifying recap: 8 teams qualify after tiebreakers, failed perfection, final day drama
Posted on 01. Jun, 2010 by Tavio Palazzolo in 2010, PDL, Qualification
PDL qualification for this season is complete, with eight teams punching their ticket to the 2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The qualifiers – and their competitors – had to deal with multiple tiebreakers and plenty of final day nail biting action. Even then, for two teams, a perfect 4-0-0 record wasn’t enough to send them through.
US Open Cup qualifying: Legends FC, CASL Elite qualify from Region III tournament
Posted on 27. May, 2010 by Chuck Nolan Jr. in 2010, 2010 USOC Qualifying, Qualification, USASA
Bear Bryant and the Alabama Crimson Tide are associated with the type of football normally played in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, but this weekend the other game of football will hold court at the University of Alabama Recreational Center. Eight amateur teams will compete to determine which two will represent the USASA’s Region III in this summer’s Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.
Wolyniec scores twice (again) as New York Red Bulls beat Rapids to return to US Open Cup (Video)
Posted on 27. May, 2010 by Josh Hakala in 2010, 2010 USOC Qualifying, MLS, Qualification
They had to take the longest road to get there, but the New York Red Bulls have reached the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup after defeating the Colorado Rapids 3-0 at Red Bull Arena. John Wolyniec scored a pair of goals for the second straight Open Cup play-in game, and Conor Chinn added a third as the Red Bulls eliminated the Rapids.
Sol defeat PSA Los Gatos Storm 3-0 in US Open Cup play-in match
Posted on 26. May, 2010 by Tavio Palazzolo in 2010, 2010 USOC Qualifying, Qualification
On a chilly Saturday night at PAL Stadium in San Jose, California, the defending NPSL champions Sonoma County Sol booked passage into the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup for the fourth time since 2005 with a 3-0 victory over PSA Los Gatos Storm.