Could you script a more dramatic storyline than what unfolded at the Skyline Sports Complex Tuesday evening in Harrisburg, Penn.?
Harrisburg City Islanders
2012 US Open Cup Second Round: Harrisburg City Islanders down Long Island Rough Riders again, 2-0 (video)
The amateur Premier Development League side Long Island Rough Riders put up a good fight, but in the end their professional counterparts in Harrisburg were just too much. The City Islanders scored two second half goals to win 2-0 and advance to the Third Round of the US Open Cup, where they will play host to the New England Revolution of MLS.
2011 US Open Cup Second Round: Rhinos edge Harrisburg 1-0 on late penalty kick goal
A heated back-and-forth contest between USL Pro rivals finishes from the spot as the Rochester Rhinos beat the Harrisburg City Islanders 1-0 on an 89th minute penalty kick by Tony Donatelli in the Second Round of the 2011 US Open Cup.
2011 US Open Cup Chicago Fire bracket preview: Rochester Rhinos at Harrisburg City Islanders
The four-time champion Chicago Fire will play the winner of a USL Pro showdown between giant-killers Harrisburg City Islanders and Rochester Rhinos.
2011 US Open Cup First Round: City Islanders need late rally to get past 10-man Reading United
Harrisburg City Islanders came on late to earn a come from behind win against a shorthanded Reading United 2-1 at the Skyline Sports Complex.
2010 US Open Cup Quarterfinal: DC United downs Harrisburg 2-0, continues home dominance
DC United struck early in both halves, then held on to defeat the Harrisburg City Islanders for the second year in a row in the US Open Cup Quarterfinals, this time by a 2-0 tally. Branko Boskovic struck in the first minute, and Thabiso Khumalo doubled the lead at 47′.
2010 US Open Cup Third Round: City Islanders back in quarterfinals after OT winner upsets Red Bulls
For the second year in a row and the third time in four years, the Harrisburg City Islanders of the USL Second Division pulled off an upset of an MLS club in the third round of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. This year, they added another MLS upset to their US Open Cup resume with a 1-0 overtime win over the New York Red Bulls, as Dominic Oppong scored the game-winning goal in extra time.
2009 Quarterfinal recap: Rochester Rhinos last USL team standing
The Rochester Rhinos may be the only USL team left in the tournament, but they have been here before. The Rhinos will make their third appearance in the Semifinals of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup after a 2-1 victory over the Wilmington Hammerheads of the USL Second Division. For the Rhinos, it will be their first appearance in the final four since 1999, the year they won the Open Cup.
2009 Quarterfinals: DC United gets revenge, survives battle from shorthanded City Islanders
MLS Eastern Conference leaders and US Open Cup holders DC United took a step closer to repeating as champions by defeating USL-2 front runners Harrisburg City Islanders in a closely contested Quarterfinal matchup seen by over 2000 fans at the Maryland Soccerplex.
DC, trying to avoid a repeat of the 2007 match between the two clubs that saw Harrisburg eliminate them 1-0, took an early lead in the game through an 8th minute goal by Boyzzz Khumalo. Devon McTavish served up the cross from the right side and the South Africa native headed it home.
2009 Third Round recap: Portland, Seattle renew rivalry, Houston face Battery (again)
The underdogs of the USL ruled on day one of the Third Round of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, but the Seattle Sounders and the Houston Dynamo each earned wins on Wednesday to level the tournament with four MLS teams and four USL teams in the Quarterfinals. For the second year in a row, the USL will have at least one team in the Semifinals.
The Houston Dynamo defeated the Austin Aztex 2-0 on Wednesday to set up a date with the Charleston Battery next Tuesday at Blackbaud Stadium. This will be the third year in a row that the Battery and the Dynamo square off in the Open Cup with Charleston eliminating Houston in both years.