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California Victory

2007 Third Round: Rapids roll into Round of 8 with 3-1 victory over California

July 10, 2007 by

Jose Cancela and Herculez Gomez each put up a goal and an assist to lead the Colorado Rapids into the Quarterfinals of the US Open Cup for the fourth time in six years with a 3-1 win over the USL First Division’s California Victory.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2007 Third Round, California Victory, Colorado Rapids, Eric Reed, Herculez Gomez, Jose Cancela, Juan Epitie, Omar Cummings, Zach Thornton

2007 Second Round: After four red cards, California earn hard-fought 1-0 win over Minnesota

June 26, 2007 by

In a match that sometimes resembled a wrestling battle royal, the California Victory defeated the Minnesota Thunder 1-0, just two days after Minnesota prevailed over the Victory by the same score in a USL-1 league match.

The Thunder wasted no time jumping on attack, forcing Victory goalkeeper Eric Reed to thwart two breakaway attempts in the first twenty minutes. The Thunder also struck the crossbar during this time, off a shot from Brian Farber.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2007 Second Round, Ansu Toure, California Victory, Cameron Dunn, Eric Reed, Jeremiah Bass, Minnesota Thunder, Nic Platter, Ricardo Sanchez

2007 US Open Cup Round 1: Victory secured … barely

June 12, 2007 by John Koluder

The California Victory used goals midway through each half by midfielder Raul Palomares and forward Yuri Morales to see the USL First Division squad through to a 2-1 win over the BYU Cougars

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2007 First Round, Brandon Gilliam, BYU Cougars, California Victory, Daniel McKinley, Eric Reed, Raul Palomares, Yuri Morales

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