A diving header in the 65th minute by midfielder Marko Drjlic put the Jersey Express into the Second Round of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, leading to an eventual 3-0 victory over the New York Greek American SC at NJIT Stadium.
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2015 US Open Cup Round 1: Hume brothers lead Midland-Odessa Sockers over Tulsa Athletics, 3-1
Three different players scored for the Midland-Odessa Sockers FC, which defeated the Tulsa Athletics 3-1 on Wednesday in a Lamar Hunt US Open Cup First Round game at Grande Communications Stadium.
2015 US Open Cup Round 1: Laredo Heat win PK shootout with NTX Rayados, advance for 4th straight year
After 120 minutes of scoreless, back-and-forth play, the Laredo Heat made four straight penalties to beat NTX Rayados in the first round of the U.S. Open Cup Wednesday night at the Texas A&M International Soccer Complex.
2015 US Open Cup Round 1: Ventura County Fusion set unbeaten mark with ‘wild’ PK win over Cal FC (video)
Three times in regulation and five more times during the decisive penalty kick shootout, host Ventura County took the lead only to be pegged back by Cal FC. It wasn’t until, after 120 minutes and 16 penalty kicks, when Edgar Espinoza couldn’t answer Matt Sheldon’s spot kick in the third round of sudden death, that the Fusion survived 6-5 on PKs after a 3-3 draw.
2015 US Open Cup Round 1: Virginia Beach City earns first victory with late winner over AC Connecticut
With a backdrop of oaks and pines, AC Connecticut was felled by NPSL expansion darling Virginia Beach City FC 3-2 in the First Round of the US Open Cup.
2015 US Open Cup Round 1: GBFC Thunder advance for first time, edging Western Mass Pioneers in PKs
Daniel Kraynak’s successful penalty sent Greater Binghamton Thunder FC (NPSL) on to the second round of the U.S. Open Cup tournament after beating Western Mass Pioneers (PDL) 1-1 (4-3 on PKs) on Wednesday at Lusitano Stadium.
2015 US Open Cup Round 1: West Virginia Chaos hold off Fort Pitt Regiment to earn state’s first tournament win
The rivalry between West Virginia and Pittsburgh area sports fans ran deep. Through the college football series ended a few years ago, soccer picked up the mantle tonight as the West Virginia Chaos took on and defeated the NPSL’s Fort Pitt Regiment 1-0 at Charleston’s Schoenbaum Stadium.
2015 US Open Cup Round 1: Shorthanded Seacoast United Phantoms edge GPS Massachuetts for first win since 2006
The Phantoms, making their first appearance in the tournament since 2006 when they were a USL-2 club (Div. 3), got a late winner from Sofiane Tergou to hand GPS its third straight loss in the competition, 2-1.
2015 US Open Cup Round 1: Michigan Bucks dominate Detroit City FC to kick off Motor City rivalry (video)
In one of the most anticipated First Round games in Lamar Hunt US Open Cup modern era history, the Michigan Bucks cruised to a 3-0 win over Detroit City FC.
2015 US Open Cup Round 1: Chula Vista win tournament debut in OT, 2-1 over FC Tucson (video)
In 2013, FC Tucson completed a remarkable run in the US Open Cup, defeating two pro teams before being stopped by the Houston Dynamo. They hoped to repeat that performance this year. It is not going to happen. FC Tucson saw defeat at home to USASA club Chula Vista FC 2 – 1.