Nearly a month after winning an historic third consecutive Lamar Hunt US Open Cup trophy, the career of former US goalkeeper Kasey Keller came to a heartbreaking end as the Seattle Sounders were unable to make up a three-goal deficit in the second round of the MLS Cup playoffs Wednesday evening. Over the past three US Open Cup tournaments Keller was the co-leader in matches played among goalkeepers with Ronnie Pascale (Richmond Kickers), seeing action in nine games.
2011 US Open Cup
Seattle Sounders’ Fredy Montero named 2011 TheCup.us Player of the Tournament
When it comes to Seattle Sounders striker Fredy Montero, Player of the Tournament may be an understatement. The 24-year-old Colombian received the honor from TheCup.us following his performance in the 2011 US Open Cup tournament in which he helped lead Seattle to a third consecutive championship, scoring game-winners in the last three games.
2011 US Open Cup: Finalists for TheCup.us Player of the Tournament unveiled
The award, to be announced Thursday, October 13, is voted on by the staff of the definitive US Open Cup site TheCup.us and a selected panel of members of the North American Soccer Reporters.
2011 US Open Cup Final: Seattle Sounders smother Fire, earn historic three-peat in front of record crowd
The Seattle Sounders became the first team in MLS history to win three consecutive titles in any event, including MLS Cup.
2011 US Open Cup Final Scoreboard
2011 US Open Cup Final Scoreboard CenturyLink Field – Seattle, WA TV: Fox Soccer AUDIO: 97.3 KIRO FM Chicago Fire 0 FT 2 Seattle Sounders 77′ – Fredy Montero 90′ – Osvaldo Alonso
Dominic Oduro’s game-winner, edges Fredy Montero’s game-winner for Semifinal Player of the Round honors
Dominic Oduro of the Chicago Fire scored the game-winning goal in his club’s Semifinal win over the Richmond Kickers, which earned him TheCup.us Player of the Round honors. The award is voted on by the staff at TheCup.us and select members of the North American Soccer Reporters.
2011 US Open Cup Semifinal Scoreboard
2011 US Open Cup Semifinal Scoreboard Toyota Park – Bridgeview, IL VIDEO: Chicago-Fire.com Richmond Kickers 1 FT 2 Chicago Fire William Yomby – 68′ 32′ – Sebastian Grazzini 61′ – Dominic Oduro Starfire Sports Complex – Tukwila, WA VIDEO: SoundersFC.com FC Dallas 0 FT 1 Seattle Sounders 40′ – Fredy Montero
2011 US Open Cup Staff Predictions
The staff at TheCup.us (as well as some guests from the North American Soccer Reporters) are predicting the US Open Cup round-by-round to see who’s the best prognosticator.
2011 US Open Cup Semifinal Preview: USL’s Richmond Kickers face rebounding Chicago Fire in ‘Cinderella Semifinal’
The third-division Richmond Kickers of USL Pro are not supposed to be here, especially considering they had to go through two MLS clubs on the road in the past two rounds. And the Chicago Fire, though four-time tournament champions, are not considered title contenders in MLS, sitting outside the playoff window while playing with an interim coach. One, however, will move on to face either Seattle or Dallas for the 2011 tournament championship.
A Seattle Sounders three-peat could put them among American sports elite
Just fifteen times in the modern history of the four major professional sports leagues (NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB) has a team managed to win three or more championships in consecutive order.