TheCup.us Player of the Round: Cal FC’s Danny Barrera downs PDL champs to earn Round 1 honor
Posted on 20. May, 2012 by Gerald Barnhart in History
The 22-year-old Danny Barrera may be looking for a second chance. There is probably no better place to look for an example than the very team his two goals helped beat in the First Round, earning him TheCup.us Player of the Round honors for Cal FC’s 3-1 road win against the reigning PDL champion Kitsap Pumas.
2012 US Open Cup First Round: KC Athletics travel far and high to beat Real Colorado, 3-1
Posted on 18. May, 2012 by Ted Westervelt in 2012, First Round, Recaps
The Kansas City Athletics scored three unanswered goals to overcome an early deficit to defeat the PDL’s Real Colorado Foxes, 3-1, at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colo. In doing so, the Athletics became the first USASA club in the Modern Pro Era (1995-present) from the state of Kansas to win a US Open Cup game.
2012 US Open Cup First Round: Ventura County Fusion generate OT electricity, history in 6-2 win over Fullerton Rangers
Posted on 16. May, 2012 by J.T. Alwin in 2012, First Round, Recaps
Up two goals in the first 22 minutes, the Ventura County Fusion of the PDL looked to be headed to the Second Round meeting with the Los Angeles Blues of USL Pro. It took 120 minutes though as the Fullerton Rangers of the NPSL rallied, even short a man, before succumbing in a four-goal Fusion overtime blitz for a 6-2 result.
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.
2012 US Open Cup First Round: El Paso Patriots down North Texas Rayados, 3-1, to advance
Posted on 16. May, 2012 by Gerald Barnhart in 2012, First Round, Recaps
Naoyas Aizawa sandwiched an assist between two goals, and while it wasn’t quite a feast for the El Paso Patriots, a 3-1 win over the North Texas Rayados was satisfying enough to whet their appetite for more in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
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