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Roger Levesque

2009 US Open Cup Round 3: Rivalry thrives across league lines; record crowd watches Sounders edge Timbers

July 1, 2009 by Aaron Stollar

In the most anticipated US Open Cup non-final game in years, the Seattle Sounders and the Portland Timbers met at PGE Park in front of 16,382 fans, the largest non-doubleheader, non-final game in the Modern Era (1995-present) of Open Cup history.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2009 Third Round, Kasey Keller, Mandjou Keita, Nate Jaqua, Portland Timbers, Roger Levesque, Seattle Sounders MLS, Sebastien Le Toux, Stephen King

2007 Third Round: French connection helps Sounders knock out Chivas USA

July 18, 2007 by

A bad bounce put the Seattle Sounders behind early in Wednesday night’s US Open Cup Third Round match, but the duo of Sebastien Le Toux and Roger Levesque made sure the USL First Division team still bounced Chivas USA from the tournament. It was the second year in a row that Chivas had been eliminated in the opening round, and their third straight Open Cup loss.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2007 Third Round, Chivas USA, Chris Eylander, Preston Burpo, Roger Levesque, Seattle Sounders USL, Sebastien Le Toux

2007 Second Round: Sounder beat Timbers 2-1 in another chapter in rivalry

June 26, 2007 by

The rivalry between the two clubs from the Northwest has always been an intense one, and Tuesday’s Second Round US Open Cup match just added another chapter to the book. A total of seven yellow cards and one ejection marked the Sounders 2-1 victory over Portland.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2007 Second Round, Andrew Gregor, Chris Eylander, Greg Howes, Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar, Jake Besagno, Josh Wicks, Justin Thompson, Portland Timbers, Roger Levesque, Seattle Sounders USL

2007 First Round: Sounders, Le Toux overpower USASA’s Banat Arsenal

June 12, 2007 by

Sebastien Le Toux paced the Seattle Sounders to a 4-1 victory over the USASA’s Banat Arsenal. Nathan Knox opened the scoring for Seattle with a goal nine minutes in, after a pass from Leighton O’Brien. Knox looked like he scored in the opening minute, but the goal was disallowed due to a foul on Seattle. Banat came right back and tied the game at one in the 18th minute. Maurice Hughes scored from a cross by Ty Hibbert to give the Phoenix amateurs hope early on.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2007 First Round, Banat Arsenal, Chris Eylander, Chris Rehfuss, Greg Howes, Maurice Hughes, Nathan Knox, Roger Levesque, Seattle Sounders USL, Sebastien Le Toux

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U.S. Open Cup History

Clint Dempsey of the Seattle Sounders FC is shown a red card during a 2015 US Open Cup match against the Portland Timbers.

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