2010 First Round

On a humid Tuesday evening at Chartiers Valley Stadium, the Riverhounds defeated the Detroit United Soccer Club of the USASA to advance into the second round of the US Open Cup.

In the Dutch Lions first-ever US Open Cup match, the Rochester Rhinos were too much for the under-manned Lions, taking a 2-0 win over the Dayton-based PDL team. The Lions gave up two early goals, before taking over in the second half; unfortunately it was too late for the Lions.

The Carolina RailHawks defeated the Charlotte Eagles 1-0 on Tuesday night to advance to the second round of the US Open Cup. Sallieu Bundu scored the lone goal in the 23rd minute assisted by Floyd Franks. The RailHawks will travel to Charleston to face the Battery in the second round on Tuesday, June 22 but not before returning to league play on Saturday June 19 against Crystal Palace at WakeMed Soccer Park.

The Charleston Battery welcomed some familiar names to Blackbaud Stadium, but sent the former pros of CASL Elite back to Raleigh, NC with a 4-2 defeat.

With a flair for the dramatic, the Richmond Kickers pulled out a 1-0 extra time win over Crystal Palace Baltimore on a goal from Nate Delecate just one minute before the match was to go to a penalty shootout.

The Real Maryland Monarchs needed extra time to get past the PDL’s Reading United AC 2-1 at Reading, Pennsylvania.

The Long Island Rough Riders earned a rare US Open Cup victory, 2-0 against the USASA’s New York Pancyprian Freedoms. The Rough Riders, making their fifth Open Cup appearance in their 17-year club history, picked up their first tournament win since 1997 when they upset the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer back when they were a member of the A-League (now USSF 2nd Division).

The opening round of the 2010 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup kicks off tonight with 16 games. TheCup.us will host a live blog with updates from every game as well as a full discussion about the tournament beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET. You can also find out which games will be broadcast online.