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Brian Venard

2015 US Open Cup Quarterfinals: 10-man Philadelphia Union beat New York Red Bulls in PKs to reach third Semifinal in four years (video)

July 21, 2015 by Brian Venard

The Philadelphia Union played a man down for 80 minutes but managed to reach penalty kicks where they defeated the Red Bulls 4-3 to advance to the Semifinals for the second year in a row.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2015 Quarterfinals, 2015 US Open Cup, MLS, New York Red Bulls, Philadelphia Union

2015 US Open Cup Round 5: Kaka scores in debut as Orlando City hands Columbus Crew first-ever shutout loss (video)

July 1, 2015 by Brian Venard

Kaka becomes just the third World Cup champion in the Modern Era (1995-present) to score a goal in the US Open Cup.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2015 Fifth Round, 2015 US Open Cup, Columbus Crew, MLS, Orlando City SC

2015 US Open Cup Round 4: New York Cosmos beat NYCFC in dramatic PK shootout to win East River Derby (video)

June 18, 2015 by Brian Venard

UPDATE: The Round of 16 draw was conducted by the US Soccer Federation and it was determined that the New York Red Bulls will host the New York Cosmos in the next round. The match was built up to be a huge one, and it surely didn’t disappoint. While there were highs and lows for […]

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2015 Fourth Round, 2015 US Open Cup, MLS, NASL, New York City FC, New York Cosmos

2013 US Open Cup Round 3: New York Cosmos dismiss PDL’s Jersey Express to set up NYCFC Round 4 match (video)

May 28, 2015 by Brian Venard

It’s always great to see a Cinderella story in the US Open Cup, but today at Belson Stadium, the sheer quality of the New York Cosmos ended one such storyline with a rout of the Jersey Express of the PDL.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2015 US Open Cup, Jersey Express, NASL, New York Cosmos, USL

2015 US Open Cup Round 2: Real Monarchs capitalize on Rough Riders mistake, win first cup match, 1-0

May 21, 2015 by Brian Venard

The matchup between the Long Island Rough Riders and Real Monarchs SLC was without a doubt skewed in favor of the latter, but you would have never guessed that after seeing tonight’s match. And while the Monarchs still pulled out a victory, it did not come easy for them.

Filed Under: 2015 US Open Cup, US Open Cup Tagged With: 2015 US Open Cup, Long Island Rough Riders, PDL, Real Monarchs, Second Round, USL

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U.S. Open Cup History

Clint Dempsey of the Seattle Sounders FC is shown a red card during a 2015 US Open Cup match against the Portland Timbers.

A history of violence against referees in US Open Cup

Unfortunately, in the long history of the US Open Cup, this was not the first time that there have been more then a few incidents where games were halted due to referee abuse.

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  • San Francisco Bay Seals, the ‘amateur’ pro team that reached 1997 US Open Cup Semifinals
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  • 1938-1939 National Challenge Cup: The first time the US Open Cup was invite-only
  • American soccer’s greatest modern underdog story: Rochester Raging Rhinos win 1999 US Open Cup

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