The Second Round of the 2018 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup is in the books and it featured a number of surprising results.
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2018 US Open Cup Round 1: Cesar Castillo’s hat trick helps FC Denver beat Azteca FC in all-Colorado Premier League battle
FC Denver outscored Colorado Premier League rivals Azteca FC, 4-2 in their first ever appearance in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.
2018 US Open Cup Round 2 preview: USL teams join the tournament
The Second Round of the 2018 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup kicks off on Wednesday with 24 games. With 26 open division teams surviving the First Round, they are joined by 22 professional teams from the United Soccer League (USL). Of those 24 games, 20 of them will have live video streams (SEE LINKS BELOW). […]
2018 US Open Cup Round 1: Paul Caligiuri’s Orange County FC blows past Winds FC, 3-0
Orange County, who are led by their head coach, US National Team legend Paul Caligiuri, shut out neighboring UPSL club Santa Ana Winds FC.
2018 US Open Cup Round 1: Sporting AZ edges FC Arizona in budding rivalry in the desert
Two Phoenix teams separated by less than 20 miles squared off in the First Round of the 2018 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. Sporting AZ FC of the United Premier Soccer League (UPSL) got the better of the National Premier Soccer League’s (NPSL) FC Arizona with a 1-0 win in the tournament debut for both clubs.
2018 US Open Cup Round 1: Chuka Aruh of Inter Nashville wins TheCup.us Player of the Round
The award is voted on by the staff at TheCup.us and a select panel from the North American Soccer Reporters.
2018 US Open Cup Round 1: FC Tucson edges La Maquina to capture third straight USOC opener
In a tightly contested, win or go home First Round matchup of the 2018 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, it was FC Tucson who prevailed over La Maquina FC 2-1 on a 55th minute go-ahead goal from midfielder Alejandro Gonzalez.
2018 US Open Cup Round 1: FC Golden State Force advance for second year in a row, 3-1 over LA Wolves
Home side FC Golden State Force eased past visitors Los Angeles Wolves in the First Round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup by a score line of 3-1 Thursday evening at Rio Hondo College in Whittier, California.
2018 US Open Cup Round 1: San Francisco City heads across the Bay to find first USOC win
San Francisco City picked up a first-ever win in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup with an impressive 4-0 thumping of the home side, CD Aguiluchos USA, the NPSL club based out of Oakland, Calif.
2018 US Open Cup Round 1: Leo Sosa’s brace, including 40-yard bomb, leads FC Wichita past OKC Energy U23s
FC Wichita had qualified for the last three US Open Cups, spanning all three years of the team’s existence and for the second year in a row they advanced in their opening round game, beating the Energy U-23s, 3-1.