It was the shortest trip of all the Major League Soccer sides in the tournament, but by no means was it an easy one as Chivas USA squeezed out a 1-0 victory against Ventura County Fusion, one of three remaining amateur clubs in the tournament.
2012 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup
2012 US Open Cup Round 3: NASL’s winless Carolina RailHawks oust MLS champion LA Galaxy
in league play and missing several players for national team duty, the defending MLS champion Los Angeles Galaxy could not have picked a much better opponent on paper than the Carolina RailHawks, who were winless in the NASL. But trips east of the Mississippi River continue to be an issue as they saw the second division side rally for a surprising 2-1 victory Tuesday evening.
2012 US Open Cup Round 3: Charlotte Eagles top FC Dallas to earn third trip to Lone Star State
For the second consecutive week they won in the Lone Star State, this time stunning FC Dallas, 2-0, at Pizza Hut Park, to set up a third trip to face the San Antonio Scorpions in the Fourth Round.
2012 US Open Cup Third Round: Sporting KC withstands late Orlando City surge, advances to Round 4 (Video)
Sporting Kansas City forward Soony Saad netted a brace within three minutes, then held off a late challenge by an Orlando City SC side reduced to ten men to claim a 3-2 win.
2012 U.S. Open Cup Third Round: New York Red Bulls silence Charleston Battery, 3-0
The New York Red Bulls, who are notorious for throwing their second team into the Open Cup and losing early, decided to take a different approach into their game against the Charleston Battery. This approach would serve them well, as for once they avoided being upset by a lower division side, winning 3-0 and advancing […]
2012 US Open Cup Round 3: USL Pro’s winless Dayton Dutch Lions rally past Crew in Columbus, 2-1
Go ahead, try to wipe the smile off of Dayton Dutch Lions coach Ivar van Dinteren’s face. It wouldn’t go away Tuesday night. The third division Dutch Lions of USL Pro are on to the Fourth Round of play in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup after a stunning come-from-behind 2-1 win over the MLS side Columbus Crew in the final 11 minutes at Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio in front of a sparse crowd of 1,646 at the massive arena.
2012 US Open Cup Round 3: Michigan Bucks put out Chicago Fire in historic OT upset (video)
On Tuesday, in front of a capacity crowd at the Ultimate Soccer Arenas in Pontiac, Mich., the Bucks, who are the first amateur team to upset an MLS side, became the first to do it twice with a 3-2 extra time victory over the Chicago Fire.
2012 US Open Cup Round 3: City Islanders stun New England Revolution in PKs after wild 3-goal OT rally
Could you script a more dramatic storyline than what unfolded at the Skyline Sports Complex Tuesday evening in Harrisburg, Penn.?
2012 US Open Cup Third Round: Colorado Rapids rush Tampa Bay Rowdies in return to the tournament
The Rapids fielded a full-strength side against the NASL’s Tampa Bay Rowdies and the tactic worked to full effect, as they came away with a 3-1 victory.
2012 US Open Cup Third Round Scoreboard
2012 US Open Cup Third Round Scoreboard TUESDAY, MAY 29 Richmond City Stadium – Richmond, VA RECAP: TheCup.us D.C. United 2 AET 1 Richmond Kickers Hamdi Salihi – 24′ 45′ (PK) – Stanley Nyazamba Marcelo Saragosa – 107′ Skyline Sports Complex – Harrisburg, PA RECAP: TheCup.us New England Revolution 3 AET 3 Harrisburg City Islanders SENT […]