The National Premier Soccer League qualifiers for the 2012 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup are nearly complete with one Western Conference team clinching a spot, while another put themselves one win away from the 99th edition of the tournament.
2012 US Open Cup qualifying
2012 US Open Cup Qualifying: NY Greek American Atlas dispatch first-timers Battery Park Gunners in Region I opener (Video)
Despite a vast difference in the two clubs, it took four-time US Open Cup champion club New York Greek American 84 minutes before finding two late strikes to knock out upstart Boston-area club Battery Park Gunners Sunday in the opening round of the USASA Region I tournament.
2012 US Open Cup Qualifying: Aegean Hawks open Region I tourney with 3-1 win over West Chester United (Video)
The Dulles Sportsplex Aegean Hawks, champions from Metro DC/Virginia, began their quest to qualify for the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup for a third time in six years with an opening round victory Sunday in the USASA Region I tournament, downing West Chester United Predators of Eastern Pennsylvania, 3-1.
2012 US Open Cup qualifying: Jersey Shore Boca takes New Jersey USASA title in penalties after 1-1 draw
After a pair of first half goals in the New Jersey State Final Saturday, Go Soccer SC and Jersey Shore Boca went deadlocked for the remainder of the contest, sending the match to overtime and eventually penalties. Jersey Shore would prevail 5-4 with a save in the final round, advancing to the Region I USASA tournament.
2012 US Open Cup qualifying: Battery Park Gunners win Massachusetts USASA title, reach Region I event
In a toughly contested match the Battery Park Gunners outlasted local rivals Mass Premier Soccer to take a 2-1 victory and earn a trip to Randalls Island in New York City to take on East New York champion New York Greek American Atlas this Sunday as the Massachusetts state champions in the USASA Region I tournament.
2012 US Open Cup qualifying: Massachusetts, New Jersey crown USASA state champions Saturday
The Massachusetts Open Cup final is scheduled for 2 p.m. at Dilboy Field in Somerville, while New Jersey’s championship game will be played at 1:30 p.m. at the John F. Patrick Sports Complex in Lakewood, NJ.
2012 US Open Cup qualifying: Maryland Bays top Charm City 3-1, repeat as USASA state champions
The Maryland Bays are now one win away from a place in the 2012 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup tournament by securing a spot in the USASA Region I tournament.
2012 US Open Cup qualifying: USASA Region I format set as Massachusetts, New Jersey crown their champions (Updated)
Six teams will take part in the 2012 USASA Region I Open Cup tournament with three entries into the 2012 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup on the line in addition to a spot in the USASA National Finals.
2012 US Open Cup qualifying: Boston Avenue rallies twice to repeat as Oklahoma USASA champions
Despite playing at home and coming in as the defending state champions, returning to the USASA Region III Tournament was not as easy task as Boston Avenue Athletic Club needed to come from behind twice against the Oklahoma University club side. And at the end of the contest, BAAC owed everything to former University of Tulsa striker Ashley McInnes, who tallied all three in a 3-2 victory.
2012 US Open Cup qualifying: West Chester United edge Salone FC for Eastern PA championship
Dom Popolizio scored the game’s only goal in the 69th minute to send the Predators to their first USASA Region I tournament, where they will be two wins away from a berth in the 2012 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.