The Madison 56ers and the Chicago Fire Premier played just more than 17 minutes of their Second Round US Open Cup match before the game was halted by lightning with the Fire ahead 1-0.
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2011 US Open Cup First Round: Madison 56ers roll past AAC Eagles 4-0 in Pro Era debut
The Madison 56ers stormed into the second round of the U.S. Open Cup, scoring four goals in a late 14-minute span to power past Chicago’s AAC Eagles in a first-round match in front of 702 fans Tuesday night at Breese Stevens Field.
2011 Meet the USASA: Iowa Menace, the PDL team “in disguise”
Welcome to our continuing series of Meet the USASA features where we annually profile the clubs representing the United States Adult Soccer Association in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. Advancing from the four regional tournaments, these often unknown clubs have great stories to tell and each year, our goal is to allow fans to get to know them as they attempt to become this year’s Cinderella story.
Madison 56ers awarded NPSL Midwest US Open Cup spot
Jim Launder has always wanted the Madison 56ers to play in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, giving his National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) team a shot at playing against a professional side. So after the 56ers won the NPSL Midwest Region title last year, they started making plans to play in this spring’s USASA […]
2010 US Open Cup Second Round: Marosevic sparks Aztex past Sahuaros (Video)
Talk about the rich getting richer. Peri Marosevic, on loan from Major League Soccer’s FC Dallas, recorded the second hat trick in team history – and second in just four days – as the Austin Aztex knocked off the Arizona Sahuaros 3-1 in a second-round match of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Tuesday night […]
2010 Meet the USASA: CASL Elite
What started as a team designed to provide quality training competition for top-level club boys teams has turned into a pretty competitive side in its own right. CASL Elite will make its debut in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup on Tuesday night, as the team based in Raleigh, N.C., hits the road to play […]
USSF unveils 2010 US Open Cup format
The US Soccer Federation announced the dates and format for the 97th Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, with the tournament following the same setup as recent years – with one interesting exception. Once again, 40 teams will take aim at being the team to lift the Dewar Challenge Trophy and claim the $100,000 winner’s prize in the final Oct. 5.
US Open Cup qualifying: Wells Thompson brace gives Rapids qualifying win over Wizards (Video)
In 74 career Major League Soccer matches, Wells Thompson has scored two goals. But on Tuesday night, the midfielder continued his successful scoring record in Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup matches, scoring twice to lead the Colorado Rapids to a 2-1 comeback victory over the Kansas City Wizards in an MLS play-in game at Stanley H. Durwood Stadium on the campus of the University of Kansas City-Missouri.
USASA Region II first round draw announced, Michigan championship decided Sunday
The draw for the USASA Region II Open Cup tournament is set, with several new teams among the eight amateur sides that will vie for two berths in the 2010 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. The Michigan Open Cup final will take place Sunday with Ann Arbor United hosting Detroit United at Saline High School.