With a fog slowly creeping into the Ventura College stadium, the Ventura County Fusion may have been feeling uneasy in their second-ever US Open Cup match as they found themselves behind to a USASA entrant in the early going for the second consecutive time. And it was a former player dealing the blow to boot. […]
2011 First Round
2011 US Open Cup First Round: Chicago Fire Premier’s late winner eliminates Iowa Menace
Chicago Fire Premier (PDL) 1:0 Iowa Menace (USASA-IA) Valley Stadium – West Des Moines, Iowa RECAP: Chicago | Iowa | Des Moines Register Scoring Summary CHI: Chris Estridge – 87th The Chicago Fire Premier opened up the 2011 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup with a 1-0 win over the Iowa Menace. The two teams looked […]
2011 US Open Cup First Round: Foxes get sly in 5-0 win over DV8 Defenders
The PDL’s Real Colorado Foxes started off hot early and scorched the USASA’s DV8 Defenders of California 5-0. Five different players netted goals that helped the team advance to the Second Round to take on fellow PDL side Kitsap Pumas in their first-ever trip to the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.
2011 US Open Cup First Round: Pancyprian Freedoms edge rival Brooklyn Italians in battle of former champions
It was a battle between two long-time New York rivals, in the most highly-decorated First Round matchup in the Professional Era (1995-present) with five US Open Cup titles between them. In the end, the New York Pancyprian Freedoms got the best of the Brooklyn Italians, 2-1, to earn their first Open Cup victory since 2002.
2011 US Open Cup First Round: Charlotte Eagles down NC rival Carolina Dynamo 3-1
The Charlotte Eagles traveled to nearby Greensboro to take on the PDL’s Carolina Dynamo, and came home with a 3-1 win the First Round of the 2011 US Open Cup.
2011 US Open Cup First Round: City Islanders need late rally to get past 10-man Reading United
Harrisburg City Islanders came on late to earn a come from behind win against a shorthanded Reading United 2-1 at the Skyline Sports Complex.
2011 US Open Cup First Round: Arteaga hat trick against former club leads FC New York over Western Mass Pioneers
The expansion USL Pro side FC New York registered a memorable 3-0 victory in the club’s US Open Cup debut with Jhonny Arteaga recording a hat trick for the first time in his professional career. It was bad news for the Western Mass Pioneers, who were unable to find the same production from the Colombian three years ago.
2011 US Open Cup First Round: Charleston Battery defeat USASA’s Regals FC 2-0
The Charleston Battery once again turned away a USASA challenge in the first round of the U.S. Open Cup with a 2-0 win over Houston’s Regals FC at Blackbaud Stadium. The Battery have hosted a USASA team in the first round three years in a row.
2011 US Open Cup First Round: Rochester survives Phoenix rally to win 2-1
The Rochester Rhinos jumped out to a 2-0 lead just after halftime, and held off a furious comeback attempt by USASA side Phoenix SC to hold on for a 2-1 victory at Sahlen’s Stadium in the First Round of the 2011 U.S. Open Cup.
2011 US Open Cup First Round: Hammerheads cruise to 4-0 victory over PDL’s Central Florida Kraze
The Wilmington Hammerheads cruised past the PDL’s Central Florida Kraze with a 4-0 win at Legion Stadium in Wilmington.