US Club Soccer’s qualifying tournament to determine their US Open Cup representative in a play-in game against the NPSL’s Bay Area Ambassadors is taking place in California this month.
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2012 US Open Cup Qualifying: NY Greek American Atlas dispatch first-timers Battery Park Gunners in Region I opener (Video)
Despite a vast difference in the two clubs, it took four-time US Open Cup champion club New York Greek American 84 minutes before finding two late strikes to knock out upstart Boston-area club Battery Park Gunners Sunday in the opening round of the USASA Region I tournament.
2012 US Open Cup qualifying: Battery Park Gunners win Massachusetts USASA title, reach Region I event
In a toughly contested match the Battery Park Gunners outlasted local rivals Mass Premier Soccer to take a 2-1 victory and earn a trip to Randalls Island in New York City to take on East New York champion New York Greek American Atlas this Sunday as the Massachusetts state champions in the USASA Region I tournament.
2012 US Open Cup qualifying: Massachusetts, New Jersey crown USASA state champions Saturday
The Massachusetts Open Cup final is scheduled for 2 p.m. at Dilboy Field in Somerville, while New Jersey’s championship game will be played at 1:30 p.m. at the John F. Patrick Sports Complex in Lakewood, NJ.
2012 US Open Cup qualifying: Maryland Bays top Charm City 3-1, repeat as USASA state champions
The Maryland Bays are now one win away from a place in the 2012 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup tournament by securing a spot in the USASA Region I tournament.
2012 US Open Cup qualifying: Charm City, Maryland Bays advance to USASA Maryland final rematch
An experienced Charm City squad was a 3-1 winner over a strong but young Baltimore Juniors team on Sunday paving the way for their entrance into the US Open Cup Maryland state final March 4. On the other side of the bracket the defending champion Maryland Bays blanked Christos FC, 2-0, in the second match of the semifinal doubleheader at Western Regional Park in Woodbine despite using a field player in goal for the overtime affair.
2012 US Open Cup qualifying: USASA Maryland Qualifying down to four with Christos FC, Charm City wins
Christos FC and Charm City emerged victorious in the first round of the Maryland state tournament in 2012 US Open Cup qualifying action. Christos moves on to play Maryland Bays in the semifinals while Charm City will take on Baltimore Juniors FC. The semis will take place at Western Regional Park, Field #5 on Sunday February 19th.