It took 120-plus minutes and penalty kicks, but the Seattle Sounders remained on track to defend their U.S. Open Cup. And it was only fitting that an old Portland Timbers nemesis from back in the USL days, Sounders defender Zach Scott, was the one to seal the deal in this the greatest of Northwest derbies that will only intensify when both clubs are in MLS next year and beyond.
Steve Cronin
2009 Second Round: Timbers pull away at the end against NPSL’s Sonoma County Sol
The upstart Sonoma County Sol of the NPSL gave Portland a game for 87 minutes, but eventually wound up on the wrong side of the 3-0 score line, sending the USL-1 Timbers to a eagerly anticipated match against the Seattle Sounders F.C. in the Third Round.
Portland opened the scoring in the 7th minute, when George Josten beat Sol goalkeeper Juan Sosa for the early 1-0 lead. The game Sol held the Timbers to the lone goal until the Mandjou Keita scored twice in the final three minutes, both off assists from Brian Farber.
2009 First Round: Portland Timbers need late goals to put away Kitsap Pumas
The Kitsap Pumas held close to the Portland Timbers for 45 minutes, and then in 25 seconds, it was wiped away.
Less than a minute into the second half was all the time Portland needed to score the goal that would eventually see them past the PDL side, who eventually won 3-0.
2007 US Open Cup Round 3: Galactic upset! Richmond eliminate LA Galaxy 1-0
The Richmond Kickers pulled off the biggest upset in franchise history with a 1-0 win against Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles Galaxy. David Bulow pounced on a mishandled corner kick in the 29th minute and the Kickers defense held the Galaxy off the scoresheet for the rest of the game in front of their home fans at University of Richmond Stadium.