Pioneers draw books them spot in Open Cup
Thursday's result also clinches a place for Crystal Palace Baltimore
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Two more USL Second Division teams clinched a spot in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open
Cup ahead of this weekend’s schedule. On Thursday, the Western Mass Pioneers
punched their ticket with a 1-1 draw with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Joseph
Zewe opened the scoring for the Riverhounds just after halftime, but less than
20 minutes later, the home side tied the game up with a goal by Jeff Deren. With
the teams earning a point each, that brought Pittsburgh’s maximum points
percentage down to 38%, while Western Mass’ minimum points percentage dropped
to 47% - ensuring that the Pioneers cannot finish in last place in the USL-2
qualifying standings.

Pittsburgh’s draw also helped Crystal Palace Baltimore qualify for the
tournament with a minimum percentage of 40%. The winless Riverhounds will have
an opportunity to pull themselves out of the bottom half of the table as they
travel to Bermuda to take on the Hogges on Saturday.
USL Second Division Qualifying :
http://usopencup.com/2008qualification/USL2/index_E.html
 
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