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2017 US Open Cup Round 2: FC Cincinnati needs late OT goal to oust in-state NPSL champions

May 29, 2017 by Brandon Gee

It took FC Cincinnati until the 117th minute of added extra time to break through, but the USL club found a goal off the head of returning forward Djiby Fall and put away the reigning NPSL champion AFC Cleveland.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2017 US Open Cup, AFC Cleveland, FC Cincinnati

2017 US Open Cup Round 1: Late flurry of goals lead AFC Cleveland to road win over Des Moines Menace

May 14, 2017 by Matthew De Witt

AFC Cleveland

The Open Cup is over for the Des Moines Menace before they could even get running. AFC Cleveland left Valley Stadium in Des Moines with a 3-1 win over the Menace in the 104th edition of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup Wednesday night.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2017 US Open Cup, AFC Cleveland, De Moines Menace

2016 US Open Cup Round 2: Saint Louis FC hold off well-traveled AFC Cleveland, 2-0

May 24, 2016 by Phill Grooms

Saint Louis FC kicked off its 2016 US Open Cup run with a 2-0 win over AFC Cleveland.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2016 Second Round, 2016 US Open Cup, AFC Cleveland, NPSL, Saint Louis FC, USL

2016 US Open Cup Round 1: AFC Cleveland travels far to earn first Open Cup win

May 12, 2016 by Brian O'Connell

AFC Cleveland

Matt Danilack nearly scored a last-gasp equalizer for GPS Portland Phoenix, but the flag went up as AFC Cleveland survived to secure a 1-0 win in Wednesday’s U.S. Open Cup first round tie at Deering High School in Portland, Me.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2016 First Round, 2016 US Open Cup, AFC Cleveland, GPS Portland Phoenix

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U.S. Open Cup History

Clint Dempsey of the Seattle Sounders FC is shown a red card during a 2015 US Open Cup match against the Portland Timbers.

A history of violence against referees in US Open Cup

Unfortunately, in the long history of the US Open Cup, this was not the first time that there have been more then a few incidents where games were halted due to referee abuse.

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  • San Francisco Bay Seals, the ‘amateur’ pro team that reached 1997 US Open Cup Semifinals
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  • 1938-1939 National Challenge Cup: The first time the US Open Cup was invite-only
  • American soccer’s greatest modern underdog story: Rochester Raging Rhinos win 1999 US Open Cup

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