US Open Cup qualifying for the Premier Development League is already underway for 2011 as the season began on April 30. It is arguably the most exciting portion of the event for the league as the task of qualifying can be more daunting than the professional opponents awaiting them in the tournament proper. In the […]
Orange County Blue Star
Breakdown for 2011 USL PDL US Open Cup Qualifying: Western Conference
The conference will be the second to kick off qualifying play across the PDL with Orange County Blue Star taking on the Los Angeles Misioneros Sunday, May 1, the day after the league’s opening match in Florida.
2009 First Round recap: Favorites survive first day, Barons pull off upset, Hawks just upset on day 2
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.
2009 First Round: Red hot Sol scorch struggling Orange County, 5-2
The Sonoma County Sol continued their run in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup with a convincing 5-2 win against the Orange County Blue Star of the PDL. Two goals from Shawn Percell and a four goals in five minutes melee highlighted the match. The Sol continue their 13-match unbeaten streak (11-0-2) in all competitions, as they prepare for a showdown against Portland Timbers of USL-1 in the Second Round.