Miami FC defeated their in-state rivals FC Tampa Bay Rowdies 2-1 in extra time to advance to the Third Round of the US Open Cup, where they will travel to play the Houston Dynamo of MLS.
Abe Thompson
2009 Third Round: Wizards need penalty kicks to survive extra time thriller with Minnesota Thunder
The nightcap of the first day of the Third Round turned out to be arguably the most exciting of them all. Six goals, including two in extra time, weren’t enough to settle this battle between the Kansas City Wizards and the Minnesota Thunder, so in penalties, the Wizards emerged triumphant as Boris Pardo made two saves to lead Kansas City to the Quarterfinals.
2008 Third Round: Abe Thompson named Player of the Round in close vote
Abe Thompson’s pair of stoppage-time goals, including the game-winner against Miami FC, gave him the TheCup.us Player of the Round award for Round 3.
2008 Third Round: Abe Thompson’s timely goals bounce the Blues, put FC Dallas in Quarterfinals
Abe Thompson sure has a thing for timing.
The F.C. Dallas forward scored goals in stoppage time at the end of both halves, with the latter coming just moments before the final whistle, to push Dallas over Miami F.C. 2-1 at Pizza Hut Park.
2007 US Open Cup Final: First time for everything; New England Revolution win first trophy, 3-2 over FC Dallas
Pat Noonan scored a goal and assisted on two others to help the New England Revolution win their first U.S. Open Cup title, and their first championship of any kind in the club’s 12-year history. The Revolution defeated FC Dallas 3-2 to win the Open Cup at Pizza Hut Park, a stadium where they’ve lost the last two MLS Cup championships.
2007 Semifinals: FC Dallas headed to Final after OT battle with Seattle
For the second time in three years, FC Dallas will return to the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup Final after a 2-1 overtime win against the USL First Division’s Seattle Sounders. In front of over 10,000 fans at Qwest Field in Seattle, the second-biggest crowd in modern Sounders history, the two teams battled to a scoreless draw at the end of regulation. The best scoring chance of the evening came in the second half when Seattle defender Taylor Graham nodded a corner kick delivery toward goal, and had it rattle off the crossbar.