Richmond’s goals were scored by Rob Ukrop and Scott Snyder and both of them were assisted by former University of Virginia star and US youth international Ben Crawley.
US Open Cup History
1995 US Open Cup Quarterfinals: Seattle Sounders last A-League team left after dominating Chico Rooks
“The pressure was if we lose, we weren’t supposed to lose,” said the Sounders’ Chance Fry after the game. “We had to treat the game just like we were playing (defending FIFA World Cup champion) Brazil.”
1995 US Open Cup Quarterfinals: Sal Mercado’s brace leads El Paso Patriots to upset of Colorado Foxes
In front of a meager “crowd” of 290 fans at Sandcreek Field in Colorado Springs, the Colorado Foxes became the second A-League team to fall to a team from the rival USISL with a 2-0 loss to the El Paso Patriots.
1995 US Open Cup Quarterfinals: David Linn’s heroics help Chicago Stingers upset New York Centaurs
David Linn scored the lone goal as the Chicago Stingers pulled off the third upset of the round as the USISL Pro League side edged the A-League’s New York Centaurs 1-0.
1995 US Open Cup Quarterfinals: Amateur Richmond Kickers deliver clobbering upset of Atlanta Ruckus
The Atlanta Ruckus became the first victims in the USISL vs. A-League Open Cup showdowns, dropping their Quarterfinal match to the Richmond Kickers 2-1 in Richmond, Va.
1995 US Open Cup Quarterfinals Preview: A-League teams face off with USISL opponents
The 1995 US Open Cup Quarterfinals is an all A-League vs. USISL affair, three matches on July 12, and the Seattle Sounders hosting the Chico Rooks on July 21.
1995 US Open Cup Round 1: Carlos Llamosa of New York Centaurs voted TheCup.us Player of Round
About five years removed from his last professional club, Carlos Llamosa had found a home with the New York Centaurs of the A-League ahead of their inaugural season in 1995.
1995 US Open Cup Rewind series: The Modern Era begins
The 30th anniversary of the 1995 Open Cup is upon us this year, and as we did with the inaugural tournament in 1913-1914, we’re going to take you back in time and relive the 1995 US Open Cup in chronological order, as it happened.
I-95 Quarterfinals: Best of New York-New Jersey vs. Philadelphia in US Open Cup history
The history of the US Open Cup is full of rivalries between cities. Los Angeles vs. San Francisco, St. Louis vs. Chicago, Philadelphia vs. New York. Put these games in the late stages of the tournament and some “instant classics” are created.
1995 US Open Cup Round 1: Richmond Kickers dominate shorthanded Spartans SC … again
If the Richmond Kickers felt like they had been here before, you couldn’t blame them. The USISL Premier League’s Kickers defeated Washington D.C.-area amateur club Spartans SC, 6-1, in a replay of the June 11 game the Kickers won 5-2.