2011 US Open Cup Third Round: Michael Fucito finds spotlight for Sounders, earns TheCup.us Player of the Round honor
Posted on 30. Jun, 2011 by Gerald Barnhart in News, Third Round
For three years Michael Fucito has been buried deep in the Seattle Sounders depth charts behind numerous star strikers, seeing very limited time on the field. In the Third Round Tuesday night he made his US Open Cup debut and scored both Sounders goals in a 2-1 victory, feeling the limelight many of his teammates have experienced the past two years.
2011 US Open Cup Third Round Recap: Richmond Kickers post lone upset on night of close contests
Posted on 29. Jun, 2011 by Gerald Barnhart in Recaps, Third Round
For the first time in the Professional Era the Round of 16 saw no matches go to overtime, but there was plenty of drama as six of the eight contests were decided by one goal. In the end, Major League Soccer teams posted one of their best nights in the tournament versus lower division opposition with seven clubs advancing to the Quarterfinals for only the fifth time in 15 years.
2011 US Open Cup Third Round: Battle of LA sees Galaxy come back to beat Blues
Posted on 29. Jun, 2011 by Nick Gaspar in Recaps, Third Round
Call it the Battle of Los Angeles or the Los Angles Derby, but don’t call it an easy victory for the Los Angeles Galaxy. After Cesar Rivera scored a stunner to put the Los Angeles Blues up 1-0 the Galaxy rallied back with two unanswered goals to advance to the Quarterfinals of the US Open Cup, 2-1.
2011 US Open Cup Third Round: Real Salt Lake knocks out Wilmington Hammerheads in Open Cup return
Posted on 29. Jun, 2011 by Eric Anderson in Recaps, Third Round
Real Salt Lake made a winning return to the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup proper.
Jean Alexandre set up Tony Beltran’s 40th-minute opener – the left back’s first professional goal – and doubled the lead with a goal of his own 4 minutes later in a 2-0 victory over the Wilmington Hammerheads in [...]
2011 US Open Cup Third Round: Sporting KC no trouble with PDL version of Chicago Fire
Posted on 29. Jun, 2011 by David Gubala in Recaps, Third Round
In front of a sparse crowd of 4,487 at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park, MLS side Sporting KC overcame Chicago Fire PDL with goals from Teal Bunbury, Milos Stojcev and Kei Kamara to send them to the Quarterfinals.