New York Red Bulls edge Philadelphia Union 2-1 to move on in US Open Cup qualifying

Posted on 28. Apr, 2010 by Josh Hakala in 2010, 2010 USOC Qualifying, MLS, Open Cup Stages, Qualification

Conor Chinn scored his first two professional goals for New York to lead the way, but the story of the match was the goal and, more importantly, the injury to Sebastien Le Toux. The Red Bulls will host New England in the next round on May 12.

2009 Semifinals: Sounders’ Le Toux lauded as Player of the Round

Posted on 24. Aug, 2009 by in Feature

Seattle Sounders FC forward Sebastien Le Toux is the TheCup.us Player of the Round for the Semifinal round of the tournament.

Sebastien Le Toux of the Seattle Sounders dribbles against the Portland Timbers in the Third Round.Le Toux, who was the leading scorer in the U.S. Open Cup in 2007 and 2008, was involved in both Sounders goals in their 2-1 extra-time victory over the Houston Dynamo on July 21 in Tukwila, Wash.

2009 Quarterfinals: Late penalty helps Sounders overcome Kansas City (again)

Posted on 07. Jul, 2009 by in Recaps

It took a penalty kick once again for the Seattle Sounders to eliminate the Kansas City Wizards in the Quarterfinals, but this year, instead of settling the game after extra time like in 2008, it was taken at the end of regulation. Sebastien Le Toux scored on an 89th minute spot kick to give the Sounders a 1-0 win, which booked them a spot in the Semifinals. It marks the third year in a row that a Sounders team has advanced to the final four, the last two years it was the USL First Division version of the Seattle-based club.

2009 Third Round: Rivalry thrives across league lines; record crowd watches Sounders edge Timbers

Posted on 01. Jul, 2009 by in Recaps

In the most anticipated US Open Cup non-final game in years, the Seattle Sounders and the Portland Timbers met at PGE Park in front of 16,382 fans, the largest non-doubleheader, non-final game in the Professional Era (1995-present) of Open Cup history; many of them were traveling from Seattle to watch their team play their longtime Cascadia rivals. Those traveling fans were treated to a 2-1 Sounders win in the Rose City, giving them a 2-1 edge all-time in the Open Cup.

2008 Third Round: Deja-vu all over again as Sounders oust Chivas USA

Posted on 01. Jul, 2008 by in 2008, Recaps, Third Round

Chivas USA will be one MLS club that will be happy to see the Sounders, at least this version, move to Major League Soccer.

For the second year in a row, the USL First Division’s Seattle Sounders ousted Chivas USA from the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup with a 2-0 victory at the Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila, Wash.