A match that started out evenly-played eventually turned into a demolition as Worcester FC fell 5-0 to Lansdowne Bhoys FC in Saturday’s second qualifying round of the 2016 US Open Cup tournament at Foley Stadium in Worcester, Mass.
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2016 US Open Cup qualifying: Three-time champion NY Pancyprian Freedoms edge Jersey Shore Boca, 2-1
The Freedoms, who won the US Open Cup three times in the 1980s, emerged victorious with a 2-1 win over the Garden State’s last representative. Former New York Red Bulls and Long Island Rough Riders player Chris Megaloudis scored the game-winner just before halftime to bring the Freedoms one step closer to qualifying for the first time since 2011.
One is enough: NPSL champion New York Cosmos B withdraws from 2016 US Open Cup
“It’s a pretty simple decision for us because it’s kind of ridiculous to have two teams in the same tournament.”
MLS-owned USL teams not allowed in 2016 US Open Cup, per USSF policy change
On Sept. 8, 2015, the Board of Directors passed an amendment that will ban all Major League Soccer-owned USL teams from next year’s tournament.
2016 US Open Cup qualifying: NTX Rayados’ quest for five still alive with win over Austin Real Cuauhtemoc
The win puts the Rayados one step closer to qualifying for the US Open Cup for the fifth year in a row, which would be a new Modern Era record for a USASA club.
2016 US Open Cup qualifying: LA Wolves win open division tournament debut, 3-1 over Del Rey City
The Los Angeles Wolves, making their first attempt to qualify for the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, got their maiden voyage off to a good start with a 3-1 win over Del Rey City SC, 3-1.
2016 US Open Cup qualifying: San Nicolas plays friendly despite forfeit win, loses Maykel Galindo to injury
San Nicolas FC (UPSL) may have earned a berth in a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup second round regional qualifying game next month, but the Chino (Calif.)-based club is likely will play without its best player for the foreseeable future.
2016 US Open Cup qualifying: Early Davis Legacy goal enough to beat IFX Ballistic, 1-0
Despite dominating the majority of the match, a solitary goal was all that separated upstarts Davis Legacy from IFX Ballistic FC in a 1-0 victory in the first round of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup open division qualifying tournament on Sunday night in front of a crowd of roughly 100 at Las Positas College.
2016 US Open Cup qualifying: Cal FC shuts out Valley United to open tournament play (video)
TJ Fairchild scored two goals and Max Madrigal had a goal and two assists as Cal FC advanced to a second-round qualifying date with the Los Angeles Wolves on Nov. 21.
2016 US Open Cup qualifying: Keith Caldwell leads GPS Omens to 5-0 win over shorthanded Boston Olympiakos
Massachusetts-based Global Premier Soccer (GPS) Omens kicked off their first open division qualifying match in the 2016 US Open Cup was much easier than originally expected.