An experienced Charm City squad was a 3-1 winner over a strong but young Baltimore Juniors team on Sunday paving the way for their entrance into the US Open Cup Maryland state final March 4. On the other side of the bracket the defending champion Maryland Bays blanked Christos FC, 2-0, in the second match of the semifinal doubleheader at Western Regional Park in Woodbine despite using a field player in goal for the overtime affair.
2012 US Open Cup qualifying
2012 US Open Cup qualifying: Dulles Sportsplex Aegean Hawks defeat Atletico VA to regain DC/VA title
The Dulles Sportsplex Aegean Hawks are once again Open Cup champions of the Metropolitan DC-VA Soccer Association, taking another step to returning to the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup for the first time since 2009.
2012 US Open Cup qualifying: Mass Premier Soccer thriller highlights opening round of Massachusetts tournament
Boston Olympiakos needed overtime, while Mass Premier Soccer finished extra time tied 4-4 and required penalty kicks to punch their ticket to the final four.
2012 US Open Cup qualifying: Greek American Atlas thrash Pancyprian Freedoms to regain Eastern NY crown
Keith Detelj scored a pair of goals for the Greeks who, with the win, earn their first Eastern NY Open Cup title since 2007, breaking a string of four straight by the Freedoms.
2012 US Open Cup qualifying: Croatian Eagles win Wisconsin in PKs, earn USASA Region II berth
Ilya Ksenidi scored late in extra time and was one of five Croatian Eagles players to convert during penalty kicks as they got past the Milwaukee Kickers 5-4 on penalties following a 1-1 draw in the Wisconsin Open Cup final at Croatian Park in Franklin.
2012 US Open Cup qualifying: RWB Adria first to qualify for USASA regionals, defeat AAC Eagles in Illinois final
Sixteen days after the Seattle Sounders were crowned Lamar Hunt US Open Cup champions for a third consecutive year, qualifying for the 2012 tournament kicked off in earnest with the Illinois State Final. In a meeting of two well-known clubs, RWB Adria became the first team to advance to a USASA regional tournament, posting a 2-0 victory over rival AAC Eagles Thursday in front of a reported crowd of 400-plus.
2012 US Open Cup qualifying: Sethi’s late goal sends Croatian Eagles to Wisconsin final
The former Chivas USA player scored the game-winning goal in the 90th minute as the Croatian Eagles, one of the oldest active clubs in the United States, advanced to next week’s championship game with a 2-1 victory over the Milwaukee Kickers.