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Bavarian wins Wisconsin title
Milwaukee club will play in USASA Region II tourney next spring
Bavarian SC took the first step towards claiming its sixth U.S. Open Cup berth, beating the visiting Milwaukee Kickers 3-0 in the Wisconsin final on Tuesday night in Milwaukee.
It was the second straight year the teams met in the state final; last fall, Bavarian won 3-1. The win gives Bavarian a berth in next spring's U.S. Adult Soccer Association Region II tournament.
Wisconsin final set for Oct. 28
Bavarian SC, Milwaukee Kickers meet for USASA Region II berth
Milwaukee's Bavarian SC, a five-time U.S. Open Cup qualifier, starts its quest to land a spot in the 2009 tournament on Oct. 28 in the Wisconsin final on Oct. 28 against the Milwaukee Kickers.
The winner advances to the U.S. Adult Soccer Association Region II tournament next spring. The past two years, the top two finishers from the regional finals have advanced to the Open Cup.
Open Cup returns to the capitol
D.C. United defeats the USL's Charleston Battery 2-1 in front of their home fans to capture their first Open Cup title since 1996
D.C. United captured their second U.S. Open Cup championship with a 2-1 win over the Charleston Battery of the USL First Division. Luciano Emilio scored in the fifth minute when the ball was cleared just outside the box, and while striking the ball he slips onto the turf, but somehow finds a way to put it in the upper 90 to give D.C. United the lead. Emilio injured himself on the play, hurting his groin, and he had to be subsequently subbed out of the match. Charleston answered five minutes later after Chris Williams found Ian Fuller deep in United territory, who fired a shot past DC goalkeeper Louis Crayton to level the match at 1-1.
In the 51st minute, D.C. United midfielder Fred received a pass in behind the defense and beat Battery goalkeeper Dusty Hudock to give the home side a 2-1 lead. Fred’s goal would prove to be the game-winner despite some quality chances from the underdogs from South Carolina. It was the first Open Cup championship for United since they became the first MLS team to lift the trophy back in 1996 when they defeated the A-League’s Rochester Raging Rhinos 3-0.
Eylander narrowly wins player of the tournament
Record-setting Seattle Sounders goalkeeper edges D.C.'s Jamie Moreno
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| Chris Eylander’s 453 consecutive minutes without allowing a goal is a Professional Era record for an individual goalkeeper, and a team record for a single tournament. Photo by George Holland |
USOpenCup.com is proud to announce that Seattle Sounders goalkeeper Chris Eylander has been named the 2008 Player of the Tournament, as voted by the USOpenCup.com staff and members of the North American Soccer Reporters. Eylander edged out D.C. United forward Jamie Moreno to capture the honor.
Eylander’s 454 consecutive minutes of shutout goalkeeping set a Professional Era mark for an individual goalkeeper, as well as a single tournament team record. Eylander began his shutout run in Phoenix in the Sounders’ opening round 1-0 extra time win over the NPSL’s Arizona Sahuaros. Elyander played the full 120 minutes, making seven saves. Eylander’s next foe was Hollywood United. While Eylander made six saves in the Sounders’ 6-0 win, none of the Hollywood chances gave him much trouble.
Seattle’s third round 2-0 win over Chivas USA proved to be more of a challenge for Eylander, who made seven saves in the contest and was directly involved in the game-clinching goal. After saving Sacha Kljestan’s free kick in the 80th minute, Eylander punted the ball to the other end of the field. A Chivas defender tried to head the ball toward goalkeeper Brad Guzan, but Seattle’s Sebastien Le Toux got to the loose ball first and chipped it over Guzan’s head to give Seattle a commanding 2-0 lead.
An American Staying In America
USSoccerPlayers.com profiles one of the greatest American players of all time
With the 100-year anniversary of the birth of Billy Gonsalves recently passed, J Hutcherson of USSoccerPlayers.com tells the story of one of the greatest players to not only ever play in the U.S. Open Cup, but one of the greatest to ever play the game. Click here to read the story.
Two year USOC ban for Blanco
Mexican international sent off in quarterfinal loss to D.C. United
Cuauhtemoc Blanco has been banned from competing in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup for at least two years. The United States Soccer Federation completed a review of the incidents of the Chicago Fire’s 2-1 quarterfinal loss to D.C. United on July 8 and decided on the length of the suspension, which could be extended depending on the number of Open Cup games the Fire are involved in over the next two seasons.
The Mexican international was shown a red card at the end of the first extra time period after throwing a punch at United midfielder Clyde Simms. After D.C.’s Marc Burch retaliated on his teammate’s behalf, Burch and Blanco were both sent off. Reportedly, as he left the field, a D.C. United official attempted to usher him from the sidelines toward the locker room, but the official was nearly head butted by the Chicago Fire star.
Meet the USASA: 2008
Learn more about the eight USASA entries in this year's tournament
For the second year in a row, USOpenCup.com provided fans with a profile of every USASA club that qualified for the U.S. Open Cup.
Each club has their own story and a unique history, and all of them entered the tournament with the goal of being this year’s cinderella story. Which club has won three Open Cup titles? Who has Carlos Valderamma as their director of coaching? Which one has a World Cup winner on one of their senior teams?
You can find the answers to those questions on the right side of the page. There is also a link to the 2007 edition of the Meet the USASA feature.
U.S. Open Cup champion to participate in CONCACAF Champions League
2007 champion, New England, will occupy one of the four USA spots
 The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) announced the format of the 2008 CONCACAF Champions League today. 24 teams from Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica, Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Pamana, the Caribbean and the United States will take part in the tournament that will begin in late August and conclude in April of 2009.
The Champions League will replace the Champions Cup tournament as the method of determining the CONCACAF representative in the FIFA Club World Cup. The United States will submit four representatives to the competition: the Major League Soccer (MLS) Cup champion and runner-up, the MLS regular season champion and the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup champion.
USOpenCup.com adds RSS feed
New feature makes it easier for fans to follow the Open Cup
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An RSS feed allows you to automatically receive the latest USOpenCup.com stories directly to your computer. Some web browsers, such as Firefox or Internet Explorer, can read them automatically. You can also use a program like NewzCrawler or NewsGator, or websites such as Bloglines.com and Google Reader. For more information about RSS Feeds, visit the Wikipedia entry.
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In 2006, the Chicago Fire celebrated their fourth Open Cup title in their new home stadium (Toyota Park) with a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Galaxy. Photo by Brian Kersey/Wireimage.com
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