Chicago Fire Premier (PDL) 1:0 Iowa Menace (USASA-IA) Valley Stadium – West Des Moines, Iowa RECAP: Chicago | Iowa | Des Moines Register Scoring Summary CHI: Chris Estridge – 87th The Chicago Fire Premier opened up the 2011 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup with a 1-0 win over the Iowa Menace. The two teams looked […]
US Open Cup History
2011 US Open Cup First Round: Foxes get sly in 5-0 win over DV8 Defenders
The PDL’s Real Colorado Foxes started off hot early and scorched the USASA’s DV8 Defenders of California 5-0. Five different players netted goals that helped the team advance to the Second Round to take on fellow PDL side Kitsap Pumas in their first-ever trip to the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.
2011 US Open Cup First Round: Pancyprian Freedoms edge rival Brooklyn Italians in battle of former champions
It was a battle between two long-time New York rivals, in the most highly-decorated First Round matchup in the Professional Era (1995-present) with five US Open Cup titles between them. In the end, the New York Pancyprian Freedoms got the best of the Brooklyn Italians, 2-1, to earn their first Open Cup victory since 2002.
2011 US Open Cup First Round: Charlotte Eagles down NC rival Carolina Dynamo 3-1
The Charlotte Eagles traveled to nearby Greensboro to take on the PDL’s Carolina Dynamo, and came home with a 3-1 win the First Round of the 2011 US Open Cup.
2011 US Open Cup First Round: City Islanders need late rally to get past 10-man Reading United
Harrisburg City Islanders came on late to earn a come from behind win against a shorthanded Reading United 2-1 at the Skyline Sports Complex.
2011 US Open Cup First Round: Arteaga hat trick against former club leads FC New York over Western Mass Pioneers
The expansion USL Pro side FC New York registered a memorable 3-0 victory in the club’s US Open Cup debut with Jhonny Arteaga recording a hat trick for the first time in his professional career. It was bad news for the Western Mass Pioneers, who were unable to find the same production from the Colombian three years ago.
2011 US Open Cup First Round: Charleston Battery defeat USASA’s Regals FC 2-0
The Charleston Battery once again turned away a USASA challenge in the first round of the U.S. Open Cup with a 2-0 win over Houston’s Regals FC at Blackbaud Stadium. The Battery have hosted a USASA team in the first round three years in a row.
Notable upsets in the Second Round of the US Open Cup
The Mid-Michigan Bucks have always been one of the lower division troublemakers of the US Open Cup, and this match against the New England Revolution at Foxboro Stadium helped build that reputation. Goalkeeper Eric Pogue was the early hero for the Bucks, saving a Shaker Asad penalty kick in the 7th minute to keep the score 0-0. The Bucks stayed with the Revolution for 90 minutes using a high-tempo style of play and eventually sending the sparse crowd of 1,857 Revolution fans home disappointed.
Things you should know about the First Round of the US Open Cup
What is the attendance record for the First Round of the US Open Cup (Modern Era)? What is the most lopsided game? How far has a team advanced after starting in Round 1? We answers to those questions and more.
Notable upsets in the Quarterfinals of the US Open Cup
There have only been seven “upsets” in the Quarterfinal round of the US Open Cup since 1995, therefore all of them are, in fact, “notable.”