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Brady Blakenship

USASA Region II qualifying: Iowa Menace first amateur team to qualify for Lamar Hunt US Open Cup

May 1, 2011 by Gerald Barnhart

At the end of a dramatic day in Region II of USASA, one man may have been the deciding factor in which team became the first amateur club to advance to the 2011 edition of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2011 USASA Qualifying, AAC Eagles, Adrian Skital, Alen Ejupovic, Brady Blakenship, Bryan Perez, Des Moines Menace USASA, Detroit United, Elemidin Zukic, FC Indiana, Jakub Piotrowski, Jarrett Hamilton, John Sosa, KC Athletics, Kyle Perkins, Marcin Simson, Matthew Kochanowski, Nermin Crnkic, RWB Adria, Taylor Bond, Tommy Eller, USASA Region II, Vlad Baciu

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