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Notable Semifinal matches in US Open Cup history

August 27, 2011 by

4/18/14  Pawtucket, Rhode Island
New Bedford FC 1-2 Brooklyn Field Club

New Bedford – Beckton 24’
Brooklyn – Robert Millar (2)
Sent Off – Clark (Brooklyn) 34’, Chadwick (New Bedford) 34’

4/26/14  Olympic Park – Paterson, New Jersey
Brooklyn Celtic 6-2  Niagara Falls Rangers (3-0 HT)

Celtic – O’Hallaran (3), King (Campion), Campion, Lonie
Rangers – Kemp, Wallace

The very first Semifinal round of the US Open Cup (then called the National Challenge Cup) saw a pair of Brooklyn teams reach the Final. On April 18, the Brooklyn Field Club, which finished first in the National Association Football League, defeated New Bedford FC 2-1, on two goals by Hall of Famer Robert Millar, after Beckton had given the New Englanders a 1-0 lead. Both teams played much of the game with ten men each, after Clark of Brooklyn and Chadwick of New Bedford were sent off in the 35th minute for fighting.

In the other Semifinal on April 26 Brooklyn Celtic, eventual winners of the New York State Amateur Foot Ball League, easily defeated the Niagara Falls Rangers 6-2. O’Hallaran lead the way for Celtic with a hat trick.

3/17/29  Sportsman’s Park – St. Louis, Missouri
Madison Kennels 7-4 Sparta A & BA

Madison – Bud Grennon (3), Dinty Moore, Worden, Oster, Eddie Flavin
Sparta – Barger (2), Kratochvil, Oster (og)

St. Louis’s Madison Kennels and Chicago’s Sparta A & BA combine for 11 goals, setting a new Semifinal mark that would later be equaled in 1962. Madison’s Bud Grennon led all scorers with three goals, while Barger led Sparta with two.

3/16/30  Polo Grounds – New York, New York
Bethlehem Steel 1-1 Fall River Marksmen (Match Report)

Bethlehem – Sandy Dick
Fall River – Alex McNab 82’

Bethlehem – Fraser, Finlayson, McGregor, Reid, Carnihan, Pitt, Gillespie, Jaap, Stark, Massie, Dick

Marksmen – Reder, McGill, R. McAuley, McPherson, Priestley, Ballantyne, McNab, Gonsalves (Nilsen), Patenaude, J. McAuley, White

Att – 17,000   Referee – C. E. Creighton. Linesmen – F. DeGroof and M. Hutchinson

3/23/30  Battery Park – New Bedford, Massachusetts
(replay) Fall River Marksmen 3-2 Bethlehem Steel

Fall River – Billy Gonsalves 50’, Dave Priestley 67’, Bobby Ballantyne 71’
Bethlehem – Archie Stark 64’ 70’

Bethlehem Steel makes their final appearance in the National Challenge Cup, losing to the Fall River Marksmen 3-2 and ending the first great dynasty of the Cup. After a 1-1 draw at the Polo Grounds in New York, Fall River took the replay at New Bedford. Billy Gonsalves gave the Marksmen a 1-0 lead after 50 minutes, but Archie Stak put Bethlehem ahead with two goals in the middle of the half. Fall River snatched the lead for good on scored from Dave Priestly and Bobby Ballantine. Effects of the Great Depression forced Bethlehem Steel to stop fielding a team after 1930.

Bethlehem made the Semifinals a total of nine times from 1915-1930, including five in a row from 1915-1919, in which they reached the Final each time.

3/6/32  St. Louis, Missouri
(first leg) Stix, Baer & Fuller 3-2 Bricklayers FC

Stix – McCarthy (2), Willie McLean
Bricklayers – Lillie, Coutis

3/14/32  Sparta Field – Chicago, Illinois
(second leg) Bricklayers FC 2-0 Stix, Baer & Fuller

Bricklayers – Munro, Lillie

3/19/32  Sportsman’s Park – St. Louis, Missouri
(third leg) Stix, Baer & Fuller 1-0 Bricklayers FC

Stix – Jack O’Reilly 1’

Stix, Baer & Fuller, featuring Hall of Famers Billy Gonsalves, William Lehman, Alex McNab, Willie McLean, began their run of six straight appearances in the Open Cup Final by defeating Chicago’s Bricklayers SC over three legs in the 1932 Western Final. The team reached the 1932, 1933 & 1934 Finals under the sponsorship of Stix. Baer and Fuller, a St. Louis department store. The team switched sponsorship for the 1935 season, playing as Central Breweries. Sponsorship changed again, and the team reached the 1936 & 1937 finals under the name Shamrocks. The team finally folded after many of its players left to play for another St. Louis club, St. Patricks.

3/24/35  St. Louis, Missouri
(First leg) Central Brewery 2-1 Weiboldt Wonderbolts

4/1/35  De Paul Field – Chicago, Illinois
(Second leg) Weiboldt Wonderbolts 1-1 (aet) Central Brewery

Weibolt – Littie 28’
Central – McNab 30’

4/6/34  St. Louis, Missouri
(Second leg replay) Central Brewery 3-3 (aet) Weiboldt Wodnerbolts

4/14/35  Sparta Stadium – Chicago, Illinois
(Second leg – second replay) Weiboldt Wonderbolts 3-2(aet) Central Brewery (0-2 HT, 2-2 FT)

Weibolt – Monroe (2 PK), Hill
Central – Billy Gonsalves, Bert Patenaude

4/21/35  St. Louis, Missouri
(third leg) Central Brewery 1-0 Weiboldt Wonderbolts

Central – Bert Patenaude 68′

The longest Semifinal matchup was between Chicago’s Weiboldt Wonderbolts and Central Brewery of St. Louis. The three-leg Western Final actually lasted five games. Central won the first game 2-1 in St. Louis. The second leg in Chicago finished 1-1 after extra time. A week later in St. Louis, the second leg replay finished 3-3, meaning a second replay of the second leg would take place a week later in Chicago. That game also went to extra time, but the Wonderbolts managed to come out on top 3-2. Nearly a month after it started, the series finally ended when Central won the decisive leg 1-0.

4/23/44  Winnemac Park – Chicago, Illinois
(first leg) Viking AA 0-2 Morgan Strasser

Morgan – Elgie Grant 21′ 80′

5/7/44  Bridgeville Park – Bridgeville, Pennsylvania
(second leg) Morgan Strasser 9-0 Viking AA (Chi.) (4-0 HT)

Morgan – Aldo Donelli 15′ (Hart) n/a’ , Felix Mitchell (2), Pucker (2), Urbanic, Grant, Pietersek

The most lopsided Semifinal pairing was in 1944, when Pittsburgh’s Morgan Strasser demolished Chicago’s Viking AA 11-0 over two legs. Morgan won the first leg in Chicago 2-0, but the return leg in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania turned into a rout. Aldo Donelli, Felix Mitchell and Pucker each scored twice as Morgan ran away with a 9-0 win, a mark that still stands as the highest score by a single team in a single Semifinal game.

3/28/54  Rancho la Cienega Stadium – Los Angeles, California
Scots SC 0-1 Kutis SC
Att-4,000

The Scots SC of Los Angeles became the first team West of St. Louis to appear in a US Open Cup Semifinal, losing to Kutis SC 1-0. 1954 was also the first year teams from California participated in the US Open Cup, and the winner between Los Angeles and San Francisco went on to face the survivor between St. Louis and Chicago in the Semifinals.

6/10/62  St. Louis, Missouri
Kutis SC 5-6 (aet) San Francisco Scots 6-5

Scots – Tom Dawkins n/a’ 118′

The Scots and Kutis combine for 11 goals in the 1962 Western Final, equaling a mark set by Madison Kennels and Sparta A & BA in 1929 for the most combined goals in a single Semifinal game. Tom Dawkins scored twice for the Scots, including the winning goal with a minute left in extra time. The game was tied 3-3 after ninety minutes, and also marked the first time a club from San Francisco would reach the Open Cup Final.

3/6/71  Seattle, Washington
(1st Leg) Heidelberg Brewers (Sea.) 1-0 Yugoslav SC

3/14/71  Rancho la Cienega Stadium – Los Angeles, California
(2nd Leg) Yugoslav SC 2-0 Heidelberg Brewers

Yugoslav – Karlo Mertisek, Rade Savic

In the last two-leg Semifinal in Open Cup play, San Pedro, California’s Yugoslav SC edged out Seattle’s Heidelberg Brewers on a 2-1 aggregate.

5/27/73  Metropolitan Oval – Queens, New York
New York Greek Americans 1-3 Inter-Italia SC

NYGA – Joe Ognajac 31’
Inter – Valentino Stavole 3’, Vito Colonna 40’, Gianpietro Gasparin 41’)

Cleveland’s Inter-Italia SC halted a six-year streak of New York/New Jersey clubs appearing in the US Open Cup Final, thanks to a 3-1 victory over New York Greek Americans. Inter dominated play for the most part, and were lead by Gianpietro Gasparini, a priest by trade, who played a part in all three of Inter’s goals.

Cleveland started off right away, as Gasparini fed a pass to Valentino Stavole, who beat G-A goalkeeper Joe Canal from 15 yards out after just two minutes of play. The Greeks managed to draw the match level after 31 minutes however, as Joe Ognajac put in a header from close range.  Cleveland took the lead for good just before halftime, as Vito Colonna scored in the 40th minute, and Gasparini scored just a minute later. Cleveland kept up the pressure, but missed several chances to further grow the scoreline.

6/3/79  Norton Park – St. Petersburg, Florida
H. Brooks Dodge Chargers 0-3 Brooklyn Dodgers

The St. Petersburg, Florida-based Chargers are the first team from the Southern US to make an appearance in the Semifinals of the US Open Cup. By this time the tournament was split into four regions, and only three teams entered from the southern region.

6/20/87  St. Louis Soccer Park – Fenton, Missouri
Mitre Eagles 5-4(aet) Busch SC  (2-2 FT)

Eagles – John Klein 119’ (2), Eddie Kruger, Peter Klein, Andy Churlin
Busch- Steve Trittschuh 85’

St. Louis’s Busch SC tried the game at 2-2 in the 85th minute on a goal from Steve Tritschuh. The teams traded goals in extra time to make it 4-4, and John Klein sent the Eagles to the final with a 25-yard shot in the 119th minute.

6/25/94
Bavarian Leinekugel w/o McCormick Kickers

The Kickers are forced to forfeit since most of the team held tickets to a World Cup game in Orlando that fell on the same day. The team had purchased the tickets well in advance, and were assured the dates for the Open Cup would not conflict.

9/2/97  Stagg Memorial Stadium – Stockton, California
San Francisco Bay Seals 1-2 DC United

The Cinderella run of the San Francisco Bay Seals comes to an end with their Semifinal loss to DC United. The D3 Pro League Seals had upset two MLS teams (Kansas City and San Jose) on their way to becoming the only team from the third tier of US soccer to reach the Semifinals in the Professional Era (1995-present).

9/1/99  Virginia Beach Sportsplex – Virginia Beach, Virginia
Rochester Raging Rhinos 3-2 Columbus Crew

Rochester – Darren Tilley 68’, Scott Schweitzer 86’, Tom Hardy 90’
Columbus – Robert Warzycha 56’, Brian West 77’

9/1/99  Virginia Beach Sportsplex – Virginia Beach, Virginia
Colorado Rapids 3-0 Charleston Battery

Colorado – Jorge Daly Valdes 55’ 87’, Paul Bravo 82’

For the first time in Pro Era history, two non-MLS teams reach the Semifinals. Rochester’s 3-2 triumph over Columbus paved the way for the only time a lower league club would win the Open Cup title in the Pro Era. While Charleston fell 3-0 to Colorado, their run was catapulted by their famous 4-3 sudden death extra time win over DC United in the Fourth Round. Both games were played in Virginia Beach, Virginia due to the fact that they were scheduled to host the 1998 Open Cup Final, but a hurricane forced a venue change.

8/12/08  Blackbaud Stadium – Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston Battery 1-1 (aet) Seattle Sounders
Charleston advance on penalty kicks, 4-3

Charleston – Randi Patterson 32’
Seattle – Osvaldo Alonso 20’ (og)

For the only time in the Pro Era, a Semifinal match is contested between two lower league teams, ensuring the Final would feature at least one non-MLS team.

7/21/09 Starfire Sports Complex – Tukwila, Washington
Seattle Sounders FC 2:1 (aet) Houston Dynamo

The Seattle Sounders, in their inaugural season in Major League Soccer, advanced to the Final in dramatic fashion. Houston’s Ade Akinbiyi put the Dynamo up in the 32nd minute, but the home team wasn’t able to equalize until the 89th minute when Nate Jaqua sent the game into extra time. With all the momentum and the home crowd behind them at the Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila, Wash., Stephen King scored what would prove to be the game-winner in the 95th minute on an assist from Sebastien Le Toux and the club would hold on to the 2-1 lead throughout extra time, despite defender Jhon Hurtado being sent off in the 110th minute. The Sounders become the first Seattle-based team to reach the Open Cup Final since the Mitre Eagles did it in 1987.

Filed Under: US Open Cup, US Open Cup History Tagged With: Baer & Fuller, Bavarian SC, Bethlehem Steel FC, Bricklayers FC, Brooklyn Celtic, Brooklyn Dodgers, Brooklyn Field Club, Busch SC, Central Brewery, Charleston Battery, Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew, DC United, Fall River Marksmen, H. Brooks Dodge Chargers, Heidelberg Brewers, Houston Dynamo, Inter-Italia SC, Kutis SC, Madison Kennels, McCormick Kickers, Mitre Eagles, Morgan Strasser, New Bedford FC, New York Greek Americans, Niagara Falls Rangers, Rochester Rhinos, San Francisco Bay Seals, San Francisco Scots, Scots SC, Seattle Sounders MLS, Seattle Sounders USL, Sparta A & BA, Stix, Viking AA, Weiboldt Wonderbolts, Yugoslav SC

1946 National Challenge Cup Results

January 11, 2009 by Josh Hakala

Round of 32
Eastern Bracket
2/10/46 Brooklyn Wanderers 2: 1 German Hungarian SC (NYC)
3/10/46 Brooklyn Hispano 3 : 0 Hakoah SC (NYC)
3/17/46 Baltimore SC 4 : 2 Ruggiero SC (Bal.)
3/17/46 Baltimore Americans 6 : 1 Hasslinger SC (Bal.)
4/21/46 New York Americans 5 : 1 Eintracht SC (NYC)
4/21/46 Kearny Americans 1 : 0 Elizabeth SC

Ponta Delgada

Philadelphia Americans
Western Bracket
1/6/46 Castle Shannon (W. Pa.) 4 : 3 Morgan Strasser (W. Pa.)
1/13/46 Heidelberg Losegos (W. Pa.) 2 : 1 Sturgeon (W. Pa.)
Replay ordered after Sturgeon protest was upheld
1/27/46 R Heidelberg Losegos 9 : 1 Sturgeon
3/17/46 Cleveland Americans 7 : 1 Becks German American SC (Buf.)
3/24/46 Sparta (Chi.) 7 : 1 Schlitz SC (Mil.)
3/24/46 Viking AA (Chi.) 6 : 2 Necaxa (Chi.)

Pioneer Kickers (Det.)

Carondelet (St. L)
2/10/46
Raferty Painters (St. L) 2 : 1
Natural Set Ups


Round of 16
Eastern Bracket
4/28/46 1L Ponta Delgada 2 : 0 New York Americans
5/5/46 2L New York Americans 2 : 3 Ponta Delgada
Ponta Delgada advance on 5-2 aggregate
5/5/46 Brooklyn Wanderers 3 : 0 Brooklyn Hispanos
5/5/46 Baltimore Americans w/o Baltimore SC
4/28/46 1L Philadelphia Americans 1 : 0 Kearny Scots
5/5/46 2L Philadelphia Americans 2 : 2 Kearny Scots
Philadelphia Americans advance on 3-2 aggregate
Western Bracket
2/10/46 Heidelberg Losegos 1 : 0 Castle Shannon
3/31/46 Viking AA 2 : 1 (aet) Sparta
4/13/46
Carondelet 4 : 2
Raferty
4/14/46 Cleveland Americans 0 : 0 (aet) Pioneer Kickers
4/21/46 R Cleveland Americans 2 : 1 (aet) Pioneer Kickers


Quarterfinals
4/28/46 Viking A.A. 1 : 0 Carondolet
5/26/46 1L Brooklyn Wanderers 1 : 2* Ponta Delgada
*Match protested by Brooklyn over a shortage of eight minutes playing time in the first half.
Match replayed after second leg.
6/3/46 2L Ponta Delgada 1 : 1 Brooklyn Wanderers
6/17/46 1LR Brooklyn Wanderers 1 : 3 Ponta Delgada
Ponta Delgada advance on 4-2 aggregate
6/10/46 Philadelphia Americans 4 : 2
Baltimore Americans
4/28/46 Heidelberg Losegos 2 : 1 (aet) Cleveland Americans
Semifinals
6/23/46 1L Ponta Delgada 4 : 2 Philadelphia Americans
6/30/46 2L Philadelphia Americans 3 : 2 Ponta Delgada
Ponta Delgada advance on 6-5 aggregate
5/12/46 1L Heidelberg S.C. 3 : 1 Viking A.A.
5/20/46 2L Viking A.A. 2 : 0(aet) Heidelberg S.C.
5/27/46 3L Viking A.A. 3 : 1 Heidelberg S.C.
Viking AA advance on 6-4 aggregate

Final
First Leg – at Mark’s Stadium – Tiverton, Rhode Island
7/7/46 Ponta Delgada 1 : 1 Viking A.A.
Second Leg – at Comiskey Park – Chicago, Illinois
7/14/46 Viking A.A. 2 : 1 Ponta Delgada
Viking AA win National Challenge Cup on 3-2 aggregate
KEY – w/o – Walkover, R – Replay, 1L – 1st Leg, 2L – 2nd Leg, 3L – 3rd Leg

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 1946, Baltimore Americans, Brooklyn Wanderers, Carondolet, Cleveland Americans, Comiskey Park, Heidelberg Losegos, Mark's Stadium, Philadelphia Americans, Ponta Delgada, Viking AA

1945 National Challenge Cup Results

January 11, 2009 by Josh Hakala

Round of 32
Eastern Bracket
5/14/45 Brookhattan 3 : 1 (aet) New York Americans
3/18/45 Brooklyn Hispano 2 : 0 German American AC
3/11/45 Brooklyn Wanderers 4 : 3 Eintracht SC (NYC)
5/14/45 Kearny Irish 2 : 1 Kearny Scots
4/1/45 Baltimore Americans 4 : 0 Ruggiero SC (Bal.)
3/4/45 Baltimore SC 11 : 0 Phoenix SC (Phi.)

Philadelphia Americans

Philadelphia Nationals
Western Bracket
4/1/45 Slovak SC (Chi.) 1 : 0 Sparta (Chi.)
4/1/45 Viking AA (Chi.) 2 : 1 Hakoah Center (Chi.)
3/11/45 Cleveland Americans 11 : 2 Rochester Celtics
5/2/45 Gallatin (W. Pa.) 3 : 0 Morgan Strasser (W. Pa.)

United German Americans (Det.)

???
4/1/45
Raftery Painters (St. L) 5 : 3
National Slug (St. L)

Croatian Eagles (Mil.) bye Only Wisconsin Entry


Round of 16
Eastern Bracket
5/20/45 Brookhattan 2 : 1 Kearny Irish
5/13/45 Brooklyn Hispano 4 : 3 (aet) Brooklyn Wanderers
5/13/45 Philadelphia Americans 3 : 2 Philadelphia Nationals
4/8/45 Baltimore Americans 1 : 0 Baltimore SC

Western Bracket
4/29/45 Viking AA 4 : 2 (aet) Slovak SC
5/6/45 Raftery Painters 4 : 1 Croatian Eagles

United German Americans
5/13/45 Cleveland Americans 2 : 1 (aet) Gallatin


Quarterfinals
5/25/45 Brooklyn Hispano 4 : 3 Philadelphia Americans
5/25/45 Brookhattan 3 : 2 Baltimore Americans
5/27/45 Viking A.A. 3 : 6
Raftery Painters
5/27/45 United German Americans 1 : 2 Cleveland Americans
Semifinals
6/4/45 Brookhattan 5 : 4(aet) Brooklyn Hispano
6/3/45 Raftery Painters 0 : 2 Cleveland Americans
Final
First Leg – Starlight Park – Bronx, New York
6/10/45 Brookhattan 4 : 1 Cleveland Americans
Second Leg -at  Shaw Field – Cleveland, Ohio
6/16/45 Cleveland Americans 1 : 2 Brookhattan
Brookhattan win National Challenge Cup on 6-2 aggregate
KEY – w/o – Walkover, R – Replay, 1L – 1st Leg, 2L – 2nd Leg, 3L – 3rd Leg

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 1945, Baltimore Americans, Brookhattan, Brooklyn Hispano, Cleveland Americans, Philadelphia Americans, Shaw Field, Starlight Park, United German Americans, Viking AA

1944 National Challenge Cup Results

January 11, 2009 by Josh Hakala

Round of 32
Eastern Bracket
1/2/44 Brooklyn Hispanio 4 : 0 Brooklyn Germans
1/9/44 Brooklyn Wanderers 2 : 1 New York Sport Club
1/2/44 Brookhattan 2 : 4 Eintracht SC (NYC)
1/9/44 New York Americans 4 : 1 (aet) German American SC (NYC)
1/2/44 Kearny Scots 4 : 3 Hoboken SC (NJ)
1/16/44 Kearny Celtic 5 : 1 Elizabeth SC
1/23/44 Baltimore Americans 6 : 3 Baltimore SC
1/23/44 Philadelphia Americans 6 : 4 Philadelphia Nationals
Western Bracket
1/2/44 Avella (W. Pa.) 1 : 0 Gallatin (W. Pa.)
1/23/44 Cleveland Americans 6 : 2 German American SC (Buff.)

Detroit All Stars
12/19/43 Viking AA (Chi.) 4 : 0 Swedish American SC (Chi.)
12/12/43 Sparta (Chi.) 2 : 0 Schwaben (Chi.)

Falk SC (Mil.) Bye

Croatian Eagles (Mil.) Bye

Morgan Strasser (W. Pa.) Bye


Round of 16
Eastern Bracket
1/23/44 Kearny Scots 1 : 1 (aet) Kearny Celtic
1/30/44 R Kearny Scots 1 : 2 Kearny Celtic
1/30/44 New York Americans 1 : 4 Eintracht SC
1/23/44 Brooklyn Wanderers 3 : 3 Brooklyn Hispano
1/30/44 R Brooklyn Wanderers 4 : 4 (aet) Brooklyn Hispano
2/6/44 R Brooklyn Wanderers 3 : 2 (aet) Brooklyn Hispano
1/30/44 Philadelphia Americans 1 : 2 (aet) Baltimore Americans

Western Bracket
2/6/44 Morgan Strasser 2 : 0 Avella
2/27/44 Detroit All Stars 5 : 1 Cleveland Americans
1/16/44 Viking AA 3 : 2 Sparta
1/2/44 Falk SC 4 : 0 Croatian Eagles


Quarterfinals
2/20/44 Eintracht S.C. 0 : 3 Brooklyn Hispano
2/20/44 Kearny Celtic 2 : 0 Baltimore Americans
3/12/44 Detroit All Stars 1 : 2 Morgan Strasser
3/26/44 Falk Field Club 1 : 1 (aet) Viking A.A.
4/9/44 R Viking A.A. 3 : 1 Falk Field Club


Semifinals
3/5/44 Brooklyn Hispano 3 : 0 Kearny Celtic
4/23/44 1L Viking A.A. 0 : 2 Morgan Strasser
5/9/44 2L Morgan Strasser 9 : 0 Viking A.A.
Morgan Strasser advance on 11-0 aggregate


Final
at The Polo Grounds – New York, New York
5/14/44 Brooklyn Hispano 4 : 0 Morgan Strasser
KEY – w/o – Walkover, R – Replay, 1L – 1st Leg, 2L – 2nd Leg, 3L – 3rd Leg

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 1944, Baltimore Americans, Brooklyn Hispano, Detroit All Stars, Eintracht SC, Falk Field Club, Kearny Celtic, Morgan Strasser, Polo Grounds, Viking AA

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