terça-feira, 31 de maio de 2016

U.S. Open Cup Soccer: NASL-USL battle resumes

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by Paul Kennedy

Nine NASL-USL meetings, including the first meeting between Oklahoma City rivals Rayo OKC and Energy FC, highlight the third round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. In 2015, USL teams swept all seven meetings with NASL teams. Six amateur teams are still alive, and at least one is assured of advancing to the next round against the LA Galaxy as the Southern California circuit UPSL's La Maquina and LA Wolves FC meet.

Open Cup: NASL vs. USL:
2015:USL wins series, 7-0
2014:NASL wins series, 2-1
2013:NASL wins series, 1-0
2012: USL wins series, 1-0

Two results -- Ventura County Fusion over LA Wolves FC and The Villages SC over the Charleston Battery -- were overturned because the winning team used ineligible players, while two other protests from Kraze United and San Francisco City FC regarding the use of ineligible players by The Villages SC and CD Aguiluchos USA were rejected because they weren't filed in time.

The MLS teams will enter in the round of 32. The Portland Timbers and San Jose Earthquakes will face off in the lone tussle of league opponents. Defending champion Sporting Kansas City will open at either Minnesota United FC or Saint Louis FC.

U.S. Open Cup, Results:
First Round, May 11: Results
Second Round,May 18: Results

U.S. Open Cup, Schedule:
THIRD ROUND
June 1 in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Chattanooga FC (NPSL) vs. Harrisburg City Islanders (USL)
June 1 in Tampa, Fla.
Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL) vs. FC Cincinnati (USL)
June 1 in Cary, N.C.
Carolina RailHawks (NASL) vs. Charlotte Independence (USL)
June 1 inFort Lauderdale, Fla.
Fort Lauderdale Strikers (NASL) vs. Richmond Kickers (USL)
June 1in Miami, Fla.
Miami FC (NASL) vs. Wilmington Hammerheads (USL)
June 1 in Indianapolis, Ind.
Indy Eleven (NASL) vs. Louisville City FC (USL)
June 1 in Rochester, N.Y.
Rochester Rhinos (USL) vs. Lansdowne Bhoys FC (N.Y.)
June 1 in Peoria, Ariz.
Arizona United (USL) vs. Colorado Springs Switchbacks (USL)
June 1 inJacksonville, Fla.
Jacksonville Armada (NASL) vs. Charleston Battery (USL)
June 1 in Fenton, Mo.
Saint Louis FC (USL) vs. Minnesota United FC (NASL)
June 1 in WestDes Moines, Iowa
Des Moines Menace (PDL) vs. San Antonio FC (USL)
June 1 in Yukon, Okla.
Rayo OKC (NASL) vs. OKC Energy FC (USL)
June 1 in Sacramento, Calif.
Sac Republic FC (USL) vs. Kitsap Pumas (PDL)
June 1 inWestminster, Calif.
La Maquina (Calif.) vs. LA Wolves FC (Calif.)
June 1 in Jamaica, N.Y.New York Cosmos (NASL) vs. Jersey Express (PDL)

Round of 32:June 15
Round of 16:
June 29 
Quarterfinals:July 20 
Semifinals:August 10 
Final:September 21

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