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2022 US Open Cup Round 2: FC Tucson earns first win as pro team, 3-2 over Las Vegas Lights

April 7, 2022 by Ted Prezelski

Tyler Allen FC Tucson Las Vegas Lights 2022 US Open Cup

FC Tucson picked up the club’s first US Open Cup win since 2018.

Filed Under: 2022 US Open Cup, Feature - Main, US Open Cup Tagged With: FC Tucson, Las Vegas Lights FC, US Open Cup

2019 US Open Cup Round 3: Paul Caligiuri’s Orange County FC “shock the world” in 5-goal-flush upset of Las Vegas Lights

May 30, 2019 by Michael Battista

Orange County FC celebrate in the locker room after the club's 5-3 upset win over Las Vegas Lights FC in the Third Round of the 2019 US Open Cup. Photo: Orange County FC

Including OCFC’s Second Round win over Orange County SC (no relation) two weeks ago, this is the first time any NPSL team has ever beaten two professional sides in a single Open Cup tournament and also the first time any team from the league has taken home the prize money for advancing the farthest from the Open Division.

Filed Under: 2019 US Open Cup, Feature - Main, US Open Cup Tagged With: 2019 US Open Cup, Las Vegas Lights FC, Orange County FC

2019 US Open Cup Round 2: Las Vegas Lights shut out Cal FC in Eric Wynalda “Derby”

May 16, 2019 by Thomas Viola

Graphic by Dallas Kreil | IG: @dak_design

Lights head coach Eric Wynalda’s former team put up a valiant fight, but an early 15th minute goal by Lights forward Sammy Ochoa, and an even quicker 50th minute goal by Victor Rojas proved too much for a scrappy Cal FC team to overcome.

Filed Under: 2019 US Open Cup, Feature - Main, US Open Cup Tagged With: 2019 US Open Cup, Cal FC, Las Vegas Lights FC

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U.S. Open Cup History

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