The Fresno Fuego pulled off one of the upsets of the round in the US Open Cup, knocking off the professional side Orange County Blues 2-0 behind some solid defending and two opportunistic goals.
2014 Second Round
2014 US Open Cup Round 2: LA Galaxy II crush tournament darlings Cal FC, 6-1
A early goal and domination on set pieces lifted Los Angeles Galaxy II to a relatively simple 6-1 win over the USASA team from Thousand Oaks, Calif. Wednesday night in the second round of the U.S. Open Cup at the Stubhub Center’s track stadium.
2014 US Open Cup Round 2: Sacramento Republic, without Preki, win debut vs. Ventura County Fusion (video)
Two second half goals propelled Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup debutants Sacramento Republic FC past the Ventura County Fusion 2-1 Wednesday night at Cosumnes River College.
2014 US Open Cup Round 2: Chattanooga FC first from NPSL to upset pro team with win over Wilmington Hammerheads (video)
Entering the competition, the league, as a whole, was 0-15-0 against pro competition all-time, but a pair of goals from Luke Winter helped lead the way to the team’s first tournament victory.
2014 US Open Cup Round 2: Des Moines Menace USASA side shuts out PDL’s Real Colorado Foxes, 3-0
The Menace will now face NASL-side Minnesota United FC at home on May 28.
2014 US Open Cup Round 2: North Texas Rayados equalizes three times, stuns Austin Aztex in PK thriller (video)
In rematch of last year’s tournament, we had a sequel that, unlike most Hollywood films, was far better than the original by a wide margin as the Rayados fell behind three times, and equalized each time, including the third time in second half stoppage time.
2014 US Open Cup Round 2: Laredo Heat edge Red Force in match marred by fight, five red cards (video)
For the second Wednesday in a row, the group of amateur and former professional players that make up Red Force FC packed their bags and flew across the country, this time to Laredo, Texas, where, unfortunately for the Miami-based team, their US Open Cup dream ended in a wild 2-1 defeat to the Laredo Heat.
2014 US Open Cup Round 2: Heviel Cordoves hat trick helps Charleston Battery cruise past Panama City Beach (video)
Heviel Cordoves logged his first professional hat trick and his fellow Cuban teammate Maikel Chang scored his first goal as a pro Saturday to lead the Battery to a 4-0 win over visiting Panama City Beach.
2014 US Open Cup Round 2: Orlando City SC cruise past Ocala Stampede, 4-1 (video)
With the victory, Orlando City will host the Tampa Bay Rowdies on May 28 in the third round of the U.S. Open Cup, which will be held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.
2014 US Open Cup Round 2: Rochester Rhinos avoid first-ever upset, edge Western Mass Pioneers 2-1 in OT
The Western Mass Pioneers pushed the Rochester Rhinos to extra time, but a pair of late goals doomed the PDL side in a 2-1 loss at Sahlen’s Stadium in the Second Round of the U.S. Open Cup.