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Eric Reed

2009 First Round: RailHawks beat Richmond in rematch of 2007 Quarterfinals

June 9, 2009 by

WakeMedSoccer Park – Cary, N.C.
Match Reports: Richmond, Carolina, News Observer, Times-Dispatch
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FT
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Daniel Paladini (Diallo) 14’
Hamed Diallo 48
        
20’ David Bulow (PK)

The Carolina RailHawks will move on to face another USL Second Division team after defeating the Richmond Kickers 2-1.

Hamed Diallo scored the game-winner just after halftime, and assisted on the opening goal early in the first half to lead the way for the home side at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, NC. Richmond tied the game in the 20th minute on a David Bulow penalty kick. The game was a rematch of the 2007 Open Cup Quarterfinals when the RailHawks eliminated the Kickers 1-0, en route to an appearance in the Semifinals in Carolina’s inaugural season.

The RailHawks will advance to host the Wilmington Hammerheads in the Second Round next Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Lineups

RailHawks: GK Eric Reed, Devon McKenney, Mark Schulte, Jeremy Tolleson, John Gilkerson, Amir Lowery, Josh Gardner, Joseph Kabwe, Daniel Paladini, Matt Watson, Hamed Diallo (Sallieu Bundu – 68’)

Kickers: GK Ronnie Pascale, Sascha Görres, Yomby William, Henry Kalungi, Kenny Cutler, Luke Vercollone, Kelvin Jones (Adrian Bumbut – 50’), Gerson dos Santos (Ross MacKenzie – 83’), Chris Carrieri, David Bulow (Mike Burke – 50’), Matthew Delicâte

Shots: RIC 6, CAR 3
Saves: RIC 0, CAR 3
Fouls: RIC 10, CAR 14
Corners: RIC 3, CAR 4

Cautions:
54th minute: Devon McKenney (Carolina)
59th minute: Henry Kalungi (Richmond)
76th minute: Joseph Kabwe (Carolina)

Ejections:
None.

Referee:    Daniel Fitzgerald
Assistant Referees:   Saeed Mohamed, Chris Spivey
Fourth Official:    Mark Kadlecik
Attendance:    1,362
Weather:    Rain

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2009 First Round, Carolina RailHawks, Daniel Paladini, David Bulow, Eric Reed, Hamed Diallo, Richmond Kickers, Ronnie Pascale

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.

Cancela opened up the scoring in the 22nd minute on a free kick, then assisted on Gomez’ tally shortly after halftime.  After Juan Epitie brought the Victory to within a goal in the 79th minute, Omar Cummings provided the final goal in the 89th minute off an assist from Gomez, making his first start for Colorado since returning from Venezuela following the US National Team’s exit from Copa America, in which he played two matches.

Colorado will hit the road to face the Seattle Sounders in the Quarterfinals on August 7.  Since their run to the US Open Cup final in 1999, the Rapids have not made it past the Quarterfinal stage, falling to the Dallas Burn (now FC Dallas) in 2002, eventual champion Chicago Fire in 2003, and the Los Angeles Galaxy last year.

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.

The first half wasn’t all Thunder, however. California’s Jose Retiz forces GK Nic Platter to make a flying save to knock the ball over the crossbar.

The first of four red cards were issued just after the restart, when California’s Cameron Dunn was sent off for his second caution of the match. Minnesota would only keep the man advantage for twenty minutes, as Jeremiah Bass was sent off in the 79th minute for his second yellow card. The teams finished scoreless after 90 minutes, and moved onto extra time.

Just five minutes into the extra session, California got the eventual game-winning goal. Ricardo Sanchez put away a free kick to give the Victory a 1-0 lead, as was also ejected from the match for his goal celebration, in which he mimicked urinating towards some of the Thunder fans. Just after the start of the second extra time period, the sides were once again level, as Ansu Toure was shown a straight red card for a tussle with Cal’s Jose Retiz. All told, the two teams combined for 45 fouls, 12 cautions, and 4 red cards.

Scoring
(CAL) Ricardo Sanchez 105’

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

PROVO, UT – 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 in a Lamar Hunt US Open Cup First Round affair contested at South Field on the BYU campus in Provo, Utah. BYU midfielder Daniel McKinley gave the PDL squad a glimmer of hope with a long-range header in the 89th minute, but time ran out for the home-standing Cougars – a minor feat considering the six minutes of stoppage time tacked onto the second half of the contest.

In its inaugural campaign, the Victory recorded a win in its first-ever US Open Cup match this evening and progress to a Second Round fixture against a fellow USL-1 cohort, the Minnesota Thunder, to be played in St. Paul, Minn. on June 26. Meanwhile, the Cougars bowed out in their opening contest in the competition for a second straight year.

While California would control the bulk of the opening half, the Victory took some time to settle in, midfielder Ricardo Sanchez’s dipping free kick from 24 yards out in the 9th minute marking the game’s first clear chance. The flood gates would open soon after for the professional side, but BYU ’keeper Brandon Gilliam would be up to the task, stopping another Sanchez effort in the 15 th minute and a Morelas shot from the doorstep four minutes later after the striker entered the six-yard box off a well-worked give-and-go.

California nearly opened their account twice in the 22nd minute, as forward Joshua Hansen and Morelas both had cracks at shots inside Gilliam’s goal box, but the Cougars netminder would knock away both shots at his left post to temporarily keep the Victory off the board. But the onslaught would soon pay off for California, as defender Raul Aguilar was rewarded for his run down the right flank when Morelas redirected his cross from five yards out, beating Gilliam to give the visitors the 1-0 lead.

California seemed to take their foot off the gas after the goal, but BYU did little with the possession that ensued, giving the ball away far too easily – and often with little pressure against them. One of the Cougars’ few chances in the first stanza came in the 35th minute, midfielder Steve Magleby’s defensive work in the final third resulting in a turnover, but midfielder Hugh VanWagenen’s first-time blast from distance sailed well over goal. Morelas would get a pair of chances to double the lead in the half’s waning moments, but his 45th minute effort would bounce squarely off the base of the right post, while his downward header at the left post was covered well by Gilliam in stoppage time.

Morelas would pick up where he left off after the halftime whistle, the Victory striker getting wide open for a free header off a corner kick in the 48 th minute, only to send the chance five feet over the crossbar. Later that minute it was the same on the other end for BYU forward Tyson Miller, his header from off a well-placed cross also missing well high. While he played set-up man for California for most of the evening, Hansen had a chance of his own just before the hour mark after finding himself behind the Cougars backline, but Gilliam darted off his line to cut off the angle and smothered the shot from 16 yards out.

For the rest of the match, substitutes from both sides would factor into the equation, starting with California midfielder Chuck Kim, who started the Victory’s eventual game-winning effort with a 50-yard run into the middle of the field. Kim laid off into the right side of the area for Hansen, who took two touches to draw out Gilliam before slotting across the box to a wide open Morelas, who would finally finish to push the Victory advantage to 2-0.

With California content to kill the game off, BYU seemed to find its legs – and each other – as their passing and possession both improved as the half ticked along. A frantic last quarter-hour to the match started with a sign of things to come for BYU, as substitute midfielder Zack DeFrancis pushed a wide-open header from nine yards right to Victory goalkeeper Eric Reed in the 79 th minute. Seconds later it was forward David Clark sneaking behind the defense to get off a 12-yard blast with Reed off his line, but the chance would soar over the vacated California net. Morelas had yet another chance, this one to ice the game away in the 83rd minute, but his foray into the right side of the area ended with a BYU defender deflecting his near-post effort, sending the ball into the outside netting.

It was the substitutes making more noise in the 89th minute, this time for BYU, as midfielder Steven Fellows had a pair of chances near the right post, but Reed saved the first effort and Fellows sprayed the second shot so wide left of goal that it stayed inbounds. Midfielder Justin Norton – another bench choice for BYU coach Chris Watkins – would gather at the endline and send a cross into the back side of the area, where a waiting McKinley would lunge into a textbook header from 15 yards out, sending it across the box and into the left side-netting to keep the Cougars chances alive at 2-1.

Soon after the goal, a peculiar decision from the referee resulted in six minutes of added time, causing misery for the Victory and even more hope of an equalizer for the Cougars. And California Head Coach Glenn Van Straatum would grind his teeth until the bitter end, as Hansen would again supply passes that nearly found a partner, but his low cross in the 95 th minute would go wanting through the 18-yard box, while his dangerous corner kick a minute later sailed past the left post, marking the last gasp effort for BYU.

Scoring Summary:
CAL – Raul Palomares 1 (Luis Aguilar 1) 23
CAL – Yuri Morales 1 (Joshua Hansen 1) 67
BYU – Daniel McKinley 1 (Justin Norton 1) 89

Discipline Summary:
CAL – Cameron Dunn (caution; Reckless Foul) 70

BYU Cougars Lineup (USL PDL) (4-4-2): GK-Brandon Gilliam; D-Andrew VanWagenen, D-Morgan Gilliam (Daniel McKinley 87), D-Clay Christenson (Zack DeFrancis 69), D-Richie Bindrup; M-Curt Graham, M-Hugh VanWagenen, M-Brock Trejo (Captain), M-Steve Magleby (Steven Fellows 43); F-Tyson Miller (Justin Norton 58), F-David Clark.

California Victory Lineup (USL-1) (3-5-2): GK-Eric Reed; D-Luis Aguilar, D-Christopher Shwarze (Captain), D-Cameron Dunn; M-Ricardo Sanchez, M-Kiel McClung, M-Matthew Fitzgerald (Ricky Herron 84), M-Raul Palomares (Michael Munoz 56), M-Hugo Casillas (Chuck Kim 64); F-Joshua Hansen (Dominik Jakubek 84), F-Yuri Morales.

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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