A more rested and healthier D.C. United absorbed and endured a stubborn Richmond Kickers team, outlasting the USL PRO side 2-1 in extra time of the third round U.S. Open Cup match.
Stanley Nyazamba
2008 Second Round: Nyazamba’s late goal lifts Kickers over Pioneers in physical battle
The Richmond Kickers traveled to Ludlow, Mass. and came away with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over the Western Mass Pioneers. Stanley Nyazamba’s 83rd minute goal proved to be the game-winner as the Kickers move on to the Third Round.
2008 First Round: Richmond disarms the Fredericksburg Gunners, 3-0
The Fredericksburg Gunners’ first Open Cup run was cut short by the Richmond Kickers, who are making their 10th trip to the tournament. Kickers score a trio of first half goals to beat the Gunners 3-0.
Richmond scored all of its goals in the first 25 minutes, starting with midfielder Eliot Paschalis’ tally in the 11th.