Move over Kardashians, there is a new star Armenian in Los Angeles. Cal FC striker Artur Aghasyan was selected as the Third Round’s TheCup.us US Open Cup Player of the Round for providing the game-winning overtime strike in the historic upset against the Portland Timbers.
2012 Third Round
2012 US Open Cup Third Round Live Blog: Cal FC pulls off historic upset as Round 3 comes to a close
Cal FC caps off the Modern Pro Era’s most exciting round as they become the first USASA club to defeat an MLS team,(without PKs) with a 1-0 extra time win over the Portland Timbers. The Eric Wynalda-led club will move on to play the Seattle Sounders, who cruised past the Atlanta Silverbacks, in Round 4 next Tuesday. Stay tuned for details …
2012 US Open Cup Round 3: Minnesota Stars shock Real Salt Lake’s record crowd at Rio Tinto
There was good news as well as bad for Real Salt Lake as the Utah side entered the Lamar Hunt Open Cup tournament against Minnesota Stars FC. The good news was the fanatical supporters of the Claret and Cobalt set an attendance record for the Open Cup tournament as 17,212 packed Rio Tinto Stadium on a Tuesday night with short notice. Unfortunately for the RSL faithful, that was the only good news of the night.
2012 US Open Cup Round 3: San Antonio Scorpions PK enough to upset Houston Dynamo
The expansion San Antonio Scorpions of the NASL stunned the 2011 MLS Cup runners-up in an incredible night of US Open Cup action when they defeated the Houston Dynamo 1-0 at Heroes Stadium Tuesday night.
2012 US Open Cup Round 3: Sam Garza brace guides San Jose Earthquakes past Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup success finally arrived for the San Jose Earthquakes on Tuesday, as over a decade of efforts to host a victory in the nation’s oldest soccer tournament finally came through. Playing in the cozy confines of Cagan Stadium on the campus of Stanford University, the Quakes dispatched of NASL side Fort Lauderdale Strikers by a score of 2-1 in front of 1,271 fans to advance to the Fourth Round of the Open Cup tournament. A pair of second half goals from rookie Sam Garza was enough to secure the win for San Jose after Strikers forward Mark Anderson had staked the visitors to a 1-0 lead with a 55-yard first half golazo from inside his own half.
2012 US Open Cup Third Round: Freddy Adu leads Philadelphia Union to first Open Cup win, 3-0 over Rochester Rhinos
Severe weather brought the US Open Cup third round match between the Philadelphia Union and the Rochester Rhinos to a halt in the first half, but that was about the only thing that was able to slow the Union offense down. Josue Martinez scored first, and Freddy Adu added two more to give the Union a 3-0 victory over their USL Pro opponents.
2012 US Open Cup Round 3: Chivas USA hold off local amateur Ventura County Fusion
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 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.