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2007 First Round

2007 First Round: Closing time for Lynch’s Irish Pub; Charlotte Eagles move on 2-0

June 13, 2007 by

The final game of the First Round was completed on Wednesday, June 13 with the Charlotte Eagles defeating the USASA’s Lynch’s Irish Pub 2-0.

Dustin Swinehart and Jacob Coggins scored for Charlotte, but the man of the match was goalkeeper Dan Benton, who made eight saves.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2007 First Round, Charlotte Eagles, Dan Benton, Dustin Swinehart, Jacob Coggins, Lynch's FC

2007 First Round: Richmond hands Michigan Bucks first-ever opening round loss

June 12, 2007 by

For the first time in club history, including six previous appearances in the US Open Cup, the Michigan Bucks were eliminated in the First Round of the tournament. It was a battle between the Bucks, the defending PDL champion, and the Richmond Kickers, the defending USL Second Division champion, and it was the Kickers who came out on top, 4-2. The loss by the Bucks also ruined their perfect 5-0 all-time record against professional teams from the Second Division.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2007 First Round, Matt Watson, Michigan Bucks, Nik Djokic, Richmond Kickers, Robert Ssejjemba, Ronnie Pascale, Sascha Gorres, Steve Clark, Trevor McEachron, Xavier Balc

2007 First Round: Another amateur upset as Miami FC falls to PDL’s Patriots in PKs

June 12, 2007 by

The El Paso Patriots advanced to the Second Round of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup the hard way, defeating Miami FC on penalty kicks following a 2-2 draw. In only their second season as a franchise, the Blues were eliminated from the Open Cup by an amateur team for the second year in a row. Last year, they fell to Dallas Roma FC of the USASA, 1-0.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2007 First Round, El Paso Patriots, Miami FC, Michael Griego, Omar Mora, Sean Fraser, Zinho

2007 First Round: Timbers strike early, knock out Bakersfield Brigade 2-0

June 12, 2007 by

Goals by Lawrence Olum and Luc Harrington in the first twenty minutes sparked the Portland Timbers to a 2-0 victory over the Bakersfield Brigade in a First Round Lamar Hunt US Open Cup match on Tuesday night.

Olum scored in the fourth minute off a corner kick from Luke Kreamalmeyer, with Harrington doubling the margin by re-directing a Kiki Lara cross in the 18th minute.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2007 First Round, Bakersfield Brigade, Lawrence Olum, Luc Harrington, Portland Timbers

2007 First Round: Rhinos make early goal stand up, beat Rough Riders 1-0

June 12, 2007 by

The Rhinos needed only one goal to defeat the PDL Long Island Rough Riders, and advance to the Second Round of the US Open Cup. For Long Island, it was their first appearance in the tournament since they moved down to the PDL from the Second Division.

Matthew Delicâte’s goal came in the 20th minute, heading in a cross from Stephen Shirley-Black.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2007 First Round, Chase Harrison, Johnny Menyongar, Long Island Rough Riders, Matthew Delicate, Rochester Rhinos, Tim Melia

2007 First Round: Bavarian SC upset Cincinnati to keep Kings winless in Open Cup play

June 12, 2007 by

Bavarian SC pulled off the upset of the First Round, knocking off the USL Second Division’s Cincinnati Kings 1-0 at Bavarian Soccer Park in Milwaukee, Wis. Bavarian becomes the first USASA team in the Professional Era (1995-present) to beat two professional teams in their club history. They knocked off the Reading Rage of the D3 Pro League (USL Second Division) in the Second Round of the 2003 tournament.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2007 First Round, Bavarian SC, Cincinnati Kings, Johnny Torres, Steve Sperl

2007 First Round: Silverbacks score 10 against lowly Azzurri of USASA

June 12, 2007 by

In one of three games on the night to be delayed by bad weather, the Atlanta Silverbacks exploded for six goals in the final fifteen minutes to cruise past Azzurri 10-0. Rodrigo Rios notched three goals as well as two assists, and Warren Ukah also tallied a hat trick in the span of four minutes, just eleven minutes after coming on as a substitute late in the second half.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2007 First Round, Angel Rivillo, Atlanta Silverbacks, Azzurri, Dan Antoniuk, Dayton O'Brien, Rafique Hassim, Rodrigo Rios, Warren Ukah

2007 First Round: RailHawks dominate RWB Adria 4-1 in first Open Cup game

June 12, 2007 by

In their debut in the US Open Cup, the Carolina Railhawks, an expansion team in the USL First Division, cruised to a 4-1 victory over Chicago’s RWB Adria at SAS Park.

The ’Hawks wasted no time in taking control of the game, jumping out to a 1-0 lead thanks to a Joey Worthen goal in the 5th minute. By the middle of the first half, the lead grew to 3-0.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2007 First Round, Caleb Norkus, Carlos Carrillo, Connally Edozien, Joey Worthen, Sinisa Alebic

2007 First Round: Sounders, Le Toux overpower USASA’s Banat Arsenal

June 12, 2007 by

Sebastien Le Toux paced the Seattle Sounders to a 4-1 victory over the USASA’s Banat Arsenal. Nathan Knox opened the scoring for Seattle with a goal nine minutes in, after a pass from Leighton O’Brien. Knox looked like he scored in the opening minute, but the goal was disallowed due to a foul on Seattle. Banat came right back and tied the game at one in the 18th minute. Maurice Hughes scored from a cross by Ty Hibbert to give the Phoenix amateurs hope early on.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2007 First Round, Banat Arsenal, Chris Eylander, Chris Rehfuss, Greg Howes, Maurice Hughes, Nathan Knox, Roger Levesque, Seattle Sounders USL, Sebastien Le Toux

2007 First Round: Vercollone, Battery too much for Central Florida Kraze

June 12, 2007 by

The Charleston Battery, with the aid of two goals from Luke Vercollone, made easy work of the Central Florida Kraze, defeating the PDL side 3-0 at Blackbaud Stadium.

The Battery jumped on the board early, when Stephen Armstrong got a long range shot past Kraze goalkeeper Alessandro Barcherrini in the sixth minute of play. As Barcherrini bent over to pick up the ball, it took a slight deflection, allowing it to slip through his hand and across the goal line.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2007 First Round, Alessandro Barcherrini, Central Florida Kraze, Charleston Battery, Keith Wiggans, Luke Vercollone, Stephen Armstrong

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