Fresno FC fended off a pesky Orange County FC for a 2-0 (AET) victory in the Second Round of the 2018 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup at Lamonica Stadium.
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2018 US Open Cup Round 2: After early scare, Reno 1868 scores six second half goals to beat Portland Timbers U-23s
After falling behind 2-0 in the first half, the Reno offense exploded with six second half goals to advance 7-3 against the PDL side.
2018 US Open Cup Round 2: San Antonio cruises past Midland-Odessa, 4-0
San Antonio FC (USL) advanced to the Third Round of the U.S. Open Cup for a third consecutive year with a 4-0 win over the Midland-Odessa Sockers FC (NPSL) on Wednesday night in Midland, Texas.
2018 US Open Cup Round 2: Sporting AZ lone UPSL team left after PK upset of Phoenix Rising
Sporting AZ FC was anything but favored against USL side Phoenix Rising in the second round of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup Wednesday night. However, Sporting AZ found itself on the right side of a 5-4 penalty shootout to continue its Cinderella run through the tournament.
2018 US Open Cup Round 2: NTX Rayados use late equalizer, three OT goals to upset OKC Energy
Dallas-based amateur club NTX Rayados scored three times in extra-time and took down visiting OKC Energy 5-2 in a wild Round 2 affair on Wednesday night at Richland College.
2018 US Open Cup Round 2: Nashville SC wins the inaugural “El Nashico” with Inter Nashville FC
Some local wag named this derby match “El Nashico”. It’s unclear if this nickname will survive – it’s actually unclear if Nashville will still have two teams after MLS comes to town – but for tonight it’s a rivalry.
2018 US Open Cup Round 2: Ocean City Nor’easters storm Charlotte early, earn another upset win
The Ocean City Nor’easters have no problem with being the underdog in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.
2018 US Open Cup Round 2: Sacramento Republic overcome slow start, eliminate San Francisco City
Sacramento Republic fans and players were a bit worried for the first 45 minutes in the game against their lower league opposition, San Francisco City FC, as the match was balanced throughout the first half. However, in the end, the professionals from Sacramento showed their experience as they went on to win the match 3-1 off of a comfortable second half performance to advance to Round 3 of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.
2018 US Open Cup Round 2: Dacres, Hertzog create the offense in Saint Louis FC’s win over Duluth FC
The second division club from Fenton, Missouri, ventured north to Duluth and delivered a fatal blow to the Bluegreens’ Open Cup aspirations in a midweek interleague clash at Public School Stadium.
2018 US Open Cup Round 2: FC Wichita makes NPSL history with upset of Tulsa Roughnecks
Wichita made league history becoming just the second amateur NPSL team to upset a pro team in the tournament since the league was founded in 2003.