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David Gubala

2011 US Open Cup Third Round: Sporting KC no trouble with PDL version of Chicago Fire

June 29, 2011 by David Gubala

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.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2011 Third Round, 2011 US Open Cup Third Round, Chicago Fire PDL, Kei Kamara, Milos Stokcev, Sporting Kansas City/Kansas City Wizards, Teal Bunbury

2011 Meet the USASA: 1990 US Open Cup champions, AAC Eagles from Chicago

June 10, 2011 by David Gubala

AAC Eagles celebrate their 1990 US Open Cup championship. Photo: Renee Bechtoldt | AAC Eagles

The predominantly Polish side from Chicago has much to say about the US Open Cup. 

Filed Under: Meet the Underdogs, US Open Cup, US Open Cup Qualifying Tagged With: 2011 Meet the USASA, 2011 US Open Cup, AAC Eagles, Illinois, Meet the USASA, USASA Region II

2011 US Open Cup qualifying: AAC Eagles back in Open Cup after Kolasinski hat trick

May 15, 2011 by David Gubala

On a cold, rainy, Saturday afternoon, AAC Eagles came away with a satisfying 4-1 victory over RWB Adria at the Toyota Park practice field in Bridgeview, Illinois. The match was the final USASA Region II play-in match for the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, the region’s second berth. Piotr Kolasinski was the man of the match with a hat-trick on the day.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2011 US Open Cup qualifying, 2011 USASA Qualifying, AAC Eagles, Illinois, Iowa Menace, Piotr Kolasinski, RWB Adria, USASA Region II

2011 US Open Cup qualifying: DC United hold off Union’s shorthanded rally, advance on PKs

April 7, 2011 by David Gubala

Josh Wolff, DC United

Down 2-1 and playing with 10 men, Brian Carroll equalized late in the second overtime for Philadelphia, but DC United would emerge victorious in the penalty kick tiebreaker. United will return to the Maryland Soccerplex to host the New England Revolution in the next round on April 26.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2011 MLS Qualifying, 2011 US Open Cup qualifying, 2011 USOC Qualifying, Bill Hamid, Brian Carroll, Carlos Ruiz, Daniel Wollard, DC United, Faryd Mondragon, Josh Wolff, Major League Soccer, MLS, Philadelphia Union

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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.

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