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Cleveland City Stars

Notable upsets in the Second Round of the US Open Cup

September 3, 2009 by Aaron Stollar

The Mid-Michigan Bucks have always been one of the lower division troublemakers of the US Open Cup, and this match against the New England Revolution at Foxboro Stadium helped build that reputation. Goalkeeper Eric Pogue was the early hero for the Bucks, saving a Shaker Asad penalty kick in the 7th minute to keep the score 0-0. The Bucks stayed with the Revolution for 90 minutes using a high-tempo style of play and eventually sending the sparse crowd of 1,857 Revolution fans home disappointed.

Filed Under: US Open Cup, US Open Cup History Tagged With: Adam Throop, Bavarian SC, Carolina Dynamo, Chad Schomaker, Charleston Battery, Chicago Sockers, Chicago Stingers, Cincinnati Kings, Cleveland City Stars, Colorado Rapids, Connecticut Wolves, Dallas Roma FC, Des Moines Menace, Eric Pogue, FC Dallas/Dallas Burn, Hershey Wildcats, Jesse Llamas, Josh Wolff, Miami FC, Michael Schell, Michigan Bucks, Milwaukee Rampage, Minnesota Thunder, New England Revolution, Orange County Zodiac, Orlando Nighthawks, Pittsburgh Riverhounds, Reading Rage, Richmond Kickers, Romario, San Francisco Bay Seals, Seattle Sounders Select, Seattle Sounders USL, Sporting Kansas City/Kansas City Wizards, Tampa Bay Mutiny, Things You Should Know, Zinho

2009 Second Round recap: Thriller in Carolina, Barons are last amateur survivor

June 16, 2009 by

The Ocean City Barons and the Wilmington Hammerheads pulled off the lone upset of the US Open Cup Second Round. The Barons get a penalty kick in the 108th minute and JT Noone breaks a scoreless tie and Ocean City earns a date with DC United at the Maryland Soccerplex in Round 3. The Barons, based on the rest of the results, won the $10,000 prize money as the amateur team that has advanced the farthest in the tournament.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2009 Second Round, Austin Aztex, Carolina RailHawks, Charleston Battery, Chicago Fire PDL, Cleveland City Stars, El Paso Patriots, Harrisburg City Islanders, Miami FC, Minnesota Thunder, Ocean City Barons/South Jersey Barons, Portland Timbers, Real Maryland Monarchs, Rochester Rhinos, Sonoma County Sol, Western Mass Pioneers, Wilmington Hammerheads

2009 Second Round: Rhinos avoid another PK shootout with OT winner vs. Cleveland

June 16, 2009 by

Two matches in the US Open Cup this year, and two exciting games for the Rochester Rhinos.

A week after needing penalty kicks to advance past the Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the USL Second Division in the First Round, the host Rhinos got the tying goal from Ryan Heins in the 82nd minute and the winner from Kenney Bertz in the 113th to outlast the Cleveland City Stars 2-1 at Marina Auto Stadium.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2009 Second Round, Andrew Gregor, Cleveland City Stars, Hunter Gilstrap, Kenney Bertz, Mike Ambersley, Rochester Rhinos, Ryan Heins, Ryan Stewart, Scott Vallow

2009 First Round recap: Favorites survive first day, Barons pull off upset, Hawks just upset on day 2

June 11, 2009 by

If seeing the underdogs prevail is your thing, then you went to sleep disappointed last night.

Of the fourteen matches first round U.S. Open Cup matches last night, only one was won by a team from the lower division, and even that wasn’t much of an upset.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2009 First Round, 402, Aegean Hawks, Arizona Sahuaros, Atlanta FC, Austin Aztex, Bavarian SC, Carolina RailHawks, Charleston Battery, Charlotte Eagles, Chicago Fire PDL, Cleveland City Stars, Crystal Palace Baltimore, El Paso Patriots, Emigrantes Das Ilhas, Harrisburg City Islanders, Kitsap Pumas, Lynch’s FC, Miami FC, Minnesota Thunder, Mississippi Brilla, Ocean City Barons/South Jersey Barons, Orange County Blue Star, Pittsburgh Riverhounds, Portland Timbers, Reading Rage, Real Maryland Monarchs, Richmond Kickers, Rochester Rhinos, Sonoma County Sol, St. Louis Lions, Western Mass Pioneers, Wilmington Hammerheads

2009 First Round: Cleveland City Stars ignore poor league form, shutout St. Louis 3-0

June 9, 2009 by

The Cleveland City Stars found a bright spot in what has otherwise been a dark season, knocking off the PDL’s St. Louis Lions 3-0, and advancing to the second round of the U.S. Open Cup.

Cleveland opened the scoring after 27 minutes, when Ryan Stewart headed home a Roland Aguilera corner kick.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2009 First Round, Brenton Saylor, Cleveland City Stars, Evan Bush, Ricardo Pierre-Louis, Ryan Stewart, St. Louis Lions, Steve Gillespie, Video

2008 Third Round: Chicago Fire smoke City Stars, 4-1

July 1, 2008 by

The Chicago Fire scored three times in the first half to cruise to a 4-1 victory over the Cleveland City Stars of the USL Second Division.

The four-time champs took only thirteen minutes to jump into the lead, as reserve midfielder Mike Banner beat goalkeeper Hunter Gilstrap after slipping on an attempted one-timer shot from a cross by Calen Carr. Just ten minutes later it was Carr who netted a goal of his own, sending a left footed shot into the near corner of the goal.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2008 Third Round, Calen Carr, Chad Barrett, Chicago Fire MLS, Cleveland City Stars, Cuauhtemoc Blanco, Hunter Gilstrap, Kiel McClung, Mike Banner, Nick Noble, Stephen King

2008 Second Round: Cleveland’s Floyd Franks named Player of the Round

June 25, 2008 by

Floyd Franks is a bit different than most professional players in the United States. A former Major League Soccer forward, he currently plays for the Cleveland City Stars of USL Second Division. His two extra time tallies against the Minnesota Thunder of USL First Division led Cleveland to a 2-0 victory and a date with the Chicago Fire of MLS in the Third Round on July 1 at Toyota Park.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2008 Second Round, Cleveland City Stars, Floyd Franks, Minnesota Thunder, Player of the Round

2008 Second Round: Cleveland’s Floyd Franks scores 2 in OT, leaves Minnesota seeing stars

June 24, 2008 by

The Cleveland City Stars booked a date next Tuesday with the Chicago Fire, thanks to a 2-0 extra-time victory over the Minnesota Thunder.

After the teams played the first 90 minutes to a scoreless draw, Cleveland finally opened the scoring near the end of the first 15-minute extra time period.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2008 Second Round, Cleveland City Stars, Floyd Franks, Minnesota Thunder, Nic Platter

2008 First Round recap: Hollywood United historic upset headlines the opening round

June 14, 2008 by

In the lone upset in this year’s opening round of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, Hollywood United became only the second USASA club to defeat a USL First Division team in the tournament, knocking off the Portland Timbers with a dramatic, stoppage-time goal from Earl Alexander.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2008 First Round, AAC Eagles, Arizona Sahuaros, ASC New Stars, Atlanta Silverbacks, Austin Aztex U23s, Boston Olympiakos, Bradenton Academics, Brooklyn Knights, Carolina RailHawks, Charleston Battery, Charlotte Eagles, Clearwater Galactics, Cleveland City Stars, Crystal Palace Baltimore, Fredericksburg Gunners, Harrisburg City Islanders, Hollywood United, Los Angeles Legends, Miami FC, Michigan Bucks, Minnesota Thunder, NY Pancyprian Freedoms, Pat Healey, Pittsburgh Riverhounds, Portland Timbers, Real Maryland Monarchs, Richmond Kickers, Rochester Rhinos, RWB Adria, Seattle Sounders USL, St. Louis Lions, Western Mass Pioneers, Yakima Reds

2008 First Round: City Stars overcome early blunder, knock out Michigan Bucks

June 10, 2008 by

The Cleveland City Stars overcame an early 1-0 deficit to defeat the Michigan Bucks 2-1, and move on to the Second Round. The game was played in the Bucks’ new indoor soccer stadium in Pontiac, Mich. but Cleveland eliminated the home team in the opening round for only the second time in eight tournament appearances.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2008 First Round, Cleveland City Stars, Floyd Franks, Hunter Gilstrap, Michigan Bucks, Neil Hlavaty, Steve Clark, Ty Shiplane

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