Three times in regulation and five more times during the decisive penalty kick shootout, host Ventura County took the lead only to be pegged back by Cal FC. It wasn’t until, after 120 minutes and 16 penalty kicks, when Edgar Espinoza couldn’t answer Matt Sheldon’s spot kick in the third round of sudden death, that the Fusion survived 6-5 on PKs after a 3-3 draw.
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2015 US Open Cup Preliminary Round: Well-traveled Kyle Luetkehans of Harpo’s FC edges teammate for TheCup.us Player of the Round
The award is voted on by the staff at TheCup.us and a select of panel of members from the North American Soccer Reporters.
2015 Preliminary Round: Cal FC’s two penalty kicks help edge San Francisco City 2-1 to advance in US Open Cup (video)
Cal FC scored on two penalty kicks to advance past San Francisco City FC 2-1 in a 2015 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup Preliminary Round match Saturday afternoon at Kezar Stadium in front of a crowd of 1,519.
2015 US Open Cup Preliminary Round details confirmed: San Francisco City hosts Cal FC, Harpo’s FC welcomes KC Athletics to Boulder
The draw for the First Round of the 2015 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup won’t take place until April 8, but fans and teams can start making travel plans for both Preliminary Round games.
2015 US Open Cup: San Francisco City, Cal FC to kick off 102nd tournament in Preliminary Round; Harpo’s FC, KC Athletics rematch confirmed
The 102nd Lamar Hunt US Open Cup kicks off at the end of April, but TheCup.us has learned the two Preliminary Round matchups for the upcoming tournament.
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 qualifying: Cal FC stuns Doxa Italia twice to unofficially qualify from USASA Region IV
Two years after stunning the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer in the US Open Cup, Cal FC is back in the tournament (unofficially) with a 3-2 extra time win over Doxa Italia.
2013 US Open Cup qualifying: Doxa Italia eliminates Cal FC, joins PSA Elite as USASA Region IV entries
PSA Elite and Doxa Italia booked their spots in the US Open Cup this past weekend, qualifying out of a historically strong USASA Region IV. PSA Elite won the tournament with a perfect 4-0-0 record while Doxa Italia qualified for its second Open Cup with a second-place finish.
2013 US Open Cup qualifying: USASA Region I, II, IV and US Club Soccer in action this weekend (with updates)
Here is a breakdown of this weekend’s games, and as always you can check Twitter (@USOpenCup) for updates, and remember if you’re at any of these games or have any Open Cup-related news/info/comments to make, be sure to use this year’s hashtag #USOC100.
Cal FC returns as USASA Region IV tourney features six California teams (Updates)
For the second year in a row, the United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA) Region IV Open Cup qualifying tournament will be an all-California affair.