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Chris Megaloudis

2012 US Open Cup qualifying: NY Greek American Atlas, Dulles Sportsplex Aegean Hawks emerge from USASA Region I

April 23, 2012 by Gerald Barnhart

UPDATE (4/27/12): The Maryland Bays have withdrawn from the third place match that (for the first time) will act as a “Win & You’re In” match for the US Open Cup. Because of the forfeit, Jersey Shore Boca become the first New Jersey club from the USASA to qualify for the Lamar Hunt US Open […]

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2012 US Open Cup qualifying, 2012 USASA Qualifying, Aegean Hawks, Ben Arikian, Chris Megaloudis, Gui Fonseca, Jersey Shore Boca, Maryland Bays, New York Greek American Atlas, Paul Shaw, USASA Region I, Watson Prather

2010 US Open Cup qualifying: NY Pancyprian Freedoms avenge the Greeks, beat Fenerbahce to win Eastern NY

December 17, 2009 by adamspangler

Freedoms general manager George Halkidis made good on that promise as the Freedoms dispatched Fenerbahce 4-1 to continue their dominance over Eastern NY. For New York, it was their third straight Open Cup title and their fourth in the last five years.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2010 USASA Qualifying, Chris Megaloudis, Eastern New York, Fenerbahce USA, Jeff Matteo, Julio Cesar DoSantos, NY Pancyprian Freedoms, Tasos Polydefkis, USASA Region I

2010 Qualifying: Pancyprian Freedoms reach 5th straight Eastern NY Final

November 25, 2009 by

The New York Pancyprian Freedoms continued their Eastern New York dominance with a 2-0 Semifinal win over the New York Athletic Club. The Freedoms got their goals from Chris Megaloudis and Jeff Matteo to reach their fifth straight Eastern NY Open Cup Final. They move on to play the winner of the other final four match between Fenerbahce USA and New York Greek American Atlas for the right to advance to the USASA Region I tournament next Spring.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2010 USASA Qualifying, Chris Megaloudis, Eastern New York, Jeff Matteo, New York Athletic Club, NY Pancyprian Freedoms, USASA Region I

2008 Third Round: Who needs wings? Crystal Palace Baltimore stuns Red Bulls

July 1, 2008 by

Crystal Palace Baltimore pulled off the surprise of the Third Round, ousting the New York Red Bulls 2-0 at Lawrence E. Knight Stadium in Annapolis, Md.

Palace netted their first goal of the evening after seventeen minutes. A Bryan Harkin corner kick was headed in by Andrew Marshall past goalkeeper Zach Thornton to give the underdogs a 1-0 lead.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2008 Third Round, Andrew Marshall, Chris Megaloudis, Crystal Palace Baltimore, Gary Brooks, Ibrahim Kante, Matthew Nelson, Mike Magee, New York Red Bulls/Metrostars, Zach Thornton

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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.

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