09/02/2008 6:52PM

United to face Battery in Open Cup final
Teams from different levels will battle for title for first time in ten
years  MLSnet.com StaffTHE FINAL
• For the first time in a decade, teams from different levels in the
U.S. soccer pyramid will battle for the open national championship when
D.C. United of Major League Soccer takes on the USL First Division's
Charleston Battery for the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

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Battery to face D.C. United in National Championship
Wednesday, September 3 @ RFK Stadium   The Charleston Battery will face
Major League Soccer's D.C. United in the final of the Lamar Hunt
U.S. Open Cup at RFK Stadium, Washington, DC on Wednesday, September 3;
kick off is set for 7:30 PM. The game will be televised live on FOX
Soccer Channel. This will be the Battery's first appearance in the
national championship game and the first by a USL Club since the
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Battery edge Sounders to reach USOC final
After 1-1 draw, Dusty Hudock makes two saves to win PK shootout
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The Charleston Battery earned a place in the U.S. Open Cup final for
the first time in club history after winning a penalty kick shootout
with the Seattle Sounders in the semifinals. The Battery are the
first non-MLS team to advance to the final since the Rochester
Raging Rhinos won the tournament in 1999.

The Sounders struck first with a goal in the 20th minute when a
short corner ended up at the feet of Youseff Kante just outside the
penalty area. He drove a shot toward goal and the ball took a
deflection off of the Battery's Osvaldo Alonso and ended up in the
back of the net to give the visitors a 1-0 lead.

In the 32nd minute, the Battery were on the attack and sent a ball
into the box from the right wing. A glancing header by Darren Spicer
forced a save by Sounders goalkeeper Chris Eylander, but he was
unable to hang onto it. Randi Patterson was on the doorstep and
pounced on the loose ball and tied the game at 1-1, ending Seattle's
single-tournament record shutout streak at 453 minutes.

Both teams were unable to break the deadlock through 120 minutes,
despite a few close calls, and the match had to be decided by
penalty kicks. The Battery led 2-1 when Sebastien Le Toux had his
attempt saved by Dusty Hudock. Mike Richardson had a chance to put
the Battery up 3-1, but Chris Eylander came through for Seattle
making the stop to keep it close. After both teams traded goals,
Hudock saved the attempt by Kevin Forrest in the fifth round to send
Charleston to the Open Cup final.

Report Blackbaud Stadium Charleston, S.C.

SEA - Own Goal (Osvaldo Alonso) 20'
CHS - Randi Patterson (Unassisted) 33'

Penalty Summary
CHS - Stephen Armstrong (GOAL)
SEA - Danny Jackson (GOAL)
CHS - Osvaldo Alonso (GOAL)
SEA - Sebastien Le Toux (SAVED)
CHS - Mike Richardson (SAVED)
SEA - Kevin Sakuda (GOAL)
CHS - Tim Velten (GOAL)
SEA - Ciaran O'Brien (GOAL)
CHS - Nelson Akwari (GOAL)
SEA - Kevin Forrest (SAVED)

USOpenCup.com Fun Fact: Dusty Hudock's saves in the penalty kick
shootout, helped eliminate the Seattle Sounders, the team that he
made his Open Cup debut in the first round of the 1995 U.S. Open Cup
(June 14, 1995). He was given the starting job that night in
Seattle's 9-2 win over the Everett BigFoot of the USISL Pro League,
as regular starter Marcus Hahnemann was given the night off.

Full match video archive: http://www.usllive.com/

URL: http://www.usopencup.com/home/269349.html

TV
CONCACAF Champions League preliminary round on Fox Soccer Channel: Joe Public -
New England at 8pm, Tauro - Chivas USA at 10pm, and Cruz Azul - Hankook Verdes
at 1am.

 
New League
By J Hutcherson

A competition in need of a reputation starts in earnest later today. As with its
template in Europe, the new CONCACAF Champions League opens with qualifying
rounds before reaching the group stage.
 
Credit CONCACAF for the bold move, if a few years later than expected.  Dumping
the shifting schedule and short run off games that was the CONCACAF Champions
Cup has made sense for years.  If the organizers are able to keep a standard
calendar and not fall for the Siren call of tweaking the format, they should
have something.
We already know that there are enough quality clubs across CONCACAF to give each
other games worth watching.  In that regard, lucky us.  Better still if CONCACAF
comes down on the meaningless friendly schedule that erodes the impact of facing
the big names of CONCACAF in meaningful games.
 
Seeing an MLS club facing off against a big time Mexican League opponent should
be just that, big time.  Instead, it's commonplace to the point of irrelevancy. 
 Any revenge games or scores that need to be settled should be done at the
highest level of competition.  If it takes a few seasons for the clubs involved
to get back together, even better.
 
It's an important move for Major League Soccer if they have sense enough to
embrace it past whatever dollars they might generate from yet another friendly
or glorified competition. 
 
Soccer fans don't need another made-up cup played out in the United States.  We
need something not only worth winning, but worth defending.  That should be our
own Champions League.  It starts in a few hours. 
 
An American Staying In America
By J Hutcherson

Billy Gonsalves might have been the greatest player to ever step on a field. 
His contemporaries certainly thought so.  As a player, he was attached to some
of the biggest names in the early history of American soccer: Fall River,
Brooklyn, Newark.  He spent his later life in the North Jersey area that would
produce so many standout American players.
 
He was also one of the first American club stars to hear the call of bigger
leagues and crowds, opting to stay with the American game on his terms.  Two
World Cup appearances in '30 and '34 made him known well past the soccer
communities of the United States.  His play in exhibitions against foreign clubs
led prominent soccer people to talk about him as the most talented player they'd
ever seen.
 
Gonsalves wasn't a standout goals per game striker.  His style of soccer was
more creative than the tactics of his day.  He also had what many who saw him
consider the best shot from either foot of any professional soccer player. 
 
That Gonsalves himself lived until 1977, and many of those same people could and
did make the comparison throughout the North American Soccer League era.  At
least to those witnesses, Billy Gonsalves never faced serious competition for
best in the history of the game. 
 
We have to take them at their word.  The soccer world Billy Gonsalves occupied
was all but lost past those that were actually there.  National Soccer Hall of
Fame historian emeritus Colin Jose did the research that revived the American
Soccer League in its two iterations, putting it in the context of a major
attempt at creating a lasting professional league in the United States in the
1920's and 30's. 
 
Gonsalves' National Team record looks slight by modern standards: six
appearances and one goal.  Yet his was an era where from 1930 to the end of
World War II the United States only played nine games.  Gonsalves' caps were all
World Cup appearances or games scheduled right after the Cup.  In other words,
when it counted the most he was there. 
 
For the contemporary American player, Gonsalves remains an object lesson. 
Gonsalves started young, taking advantage of a new professional structure when
he joined the American Soccer League.  He was a crucial member of the National
Team and part of the first World Cup squad that reached the semifinals.  He
floated offers from foreign clubs that, if not necessarily offering better pay,
certainly offered a bigger stage. 
 
A Billy Gonsalves that became a star in Brazil or Britain isn't as easily
forgotten.  Instead, he stayed in the United States eventually becoming a
coach.  His induction into what would become the National Soccer Hall of Fame
happened in its first year, 1950.  The revival of his era and reputation for the
broader soccer community is an ongoing process pushed by the National Soccer
Hall of Fame and the work of historians like Jose, his successor Roger Allaway,
and David Litterer. 
 
Where the Gonsalves comparison starts to shift is with his championships.  In an
era where the US Open Cup was taken very seriously, Gonsalves and his clubs
dominated that competition.  He was part of four American Soccer League
championship clubs and lifted the Dewar Trophy as the winner of the US Open Cup
eight times.   
 
Any real comparison between the current brand of American professional soccer
and its predecessor needs to happen in the one competition they share. In our
era, where a club can choose to opt out of the Open Cup or simply field their
reserves late in the competition, the Cup remains the only oportunity to make a
case for history.
 
The Open Cup counts for something past potential entry into a new tournament or
a feel good story for a club that didn't quite do enough to win the league.  It
counts for heritage.  The one Billy Gonsalves helped create in the 1930's when
he was the best in the American or any game. 
 
DC United hosts the Charleston Battery on Wednesday, September 3rd, at RFK
Stadium in the 2008 US Open Cup Final.  For more on Billy Gonsalves, see Steve
Holroyd's Billy Gonsalves: An American Alltime Great and National Soccer Hall of
Famer Len Oliver's It Didn't Start With Pele.  Both are part of The American
Soccer History Archives.  Thanks to Art Narro for stressing the Gonsalves
connection.  Billy Gonsalves was born 100 years ago as of August 10th.
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Battery USOC Notes: Battery offers Cup Final travel options



Greetings Battery Fans!
Here's the latest from the Battery camp...


Travel Options for the U.S. Open Cup Final
Fly on the chartered plane or travel by bus
The Charleston Battery is offering plane and bus charter packages for fans who
wish to attend the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final versus DC United at RFK
Stadium in Washington DC on Wednesday, September 3. The plane package is
available for $500 per person and includes same day round-trip chartered
airfare, ground transportation to and from the game in Washington and a ticket
to the match. The bus package is $90 per person and also includes a game ticket
Read More...



Battery to face DC United in National Championship
Wednesday, September 3 @ RFK Stadium
The Charleston Battery will face Major League Soccer¢s DC United in the final of
the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup at RFK Stadium, Washington, DC on Wednesday,
September 3; kick off is set for 7:30 PM. The game will be televised live on FOX
Soccer Channel. This will be the Battery¢s first appearance in the national
championship game and the first by a USL Club since the Rochester Rhinos lifted
the trophy in 1999. Read More...



Busy weekend ahead for Battery
Listen to both games live on REAL 1340AM
The Charleston Battery heads to Puerto Rico on Friday night for an 8 PM match
versus the Islanders. Then on Sunday the Battery will be in Miami for a 6 PM
game versus the Blues. Listen live to both matches on Real 1340 AM. Both matches
will also be available via a live video feed at USLLive.com Read More...



Next home match August 29 versus Islanders
Live on FSC & post game FIREWORKS!
The Charleston Battery's next home game is set for Friday, August 29 at
Blackbaud Stadium versus the Puerto Rico Islanders (8 PM, $5 - $15). The game is
live on FOX Soccer Channel plus features a post-match FIREWORKS spectacular!
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Namoff nabs D.C. win over Chicago
07/08/2008 10:42PM
Late header in extra time defeats the Fire 2-1 against D.C. United
By Chris Snear / MLSnet.com Staff

GERMANTOWN, Md. -- Bryan Namoff finished a header from an impossible
angle in the third minute of the first extra period to steal a 2-1
victory for D.C. United against the Chicago Fire in their quarterfinal
match of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup at the Maryland SoccerPlex in
suburban Washington, D.C.

Namoff barely got his head onto a floating corner from second-half
substitute Jaime Moreno to the back post from the left flank, but it was
enough to get it by Jon Busch and send United to the semifinals where
they will face the New England Revolution.

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07/09/2008 01:07AM
Addition of D.C. forward leads to victory over Fire
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GERMANTOWN, Md. -- An hour into Tuesday night's U.S. Open Cup quarterfinal match
with the Chicago Fire, it looked like another nasty case of deja vu for D.C.
United. The Fire had marched into enemy territory and seized an early lead,
manhandling United with the same direct, physical style that has helped them
compile an amazing record of dominance over D.C. in cup competitions -- an 8-0
record over the Black-and-Red in MLS Cup and Open Cup action.
[...]

"I think Jaime's the best player ever, man. He's awesome," said defender Marc
Burch, sounding like a starstruck teenager. "When he came in he started holding
the ball and playing great balls and setting people up and working hard. When he
comes in he changes the game completely."

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United overcome Fire, advance to semis
07/08/2008 10:37PM
D.C. eliminates four-time Open Cup champion Chicago
By Charles Boehm / MLSnet.com Staff
GERMANTOWN, Md. -- Though it took more than 120 minutes, D.C. United finally
vanquished the Chicago Fire, their bogey team in knockout competitions, with a
2-1 come-from-behind victory at the Maryland SoccerPlex. Inspired by second-half
substitute Jaime Moreno, United erased a poor first half with late goals from
Francis Doe and Bryan Namoff to advance to the U.S. Open Cup semifinals for the
second time in the last three years.

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Better late than never, FC Dallas advance
Two Abe Thompson stoppage time goals gain quarterfinals
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MIA - Alex Afonso 7¢
DAL - Abe Thompson (Oduro) 48¢+
DAL - Abe Thompson (Moor) 92¢+
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
Abe Thompson sure has a thing for timing.
 
The FC Dallas forwards scored goals in stoppage time at the end of both halves,
with the latter coming just moments before the final whistle, to push FC Dallas
over Miami FC 2-1 at Pizza Hunt Park.
 
It was Miami¢s goal machine who started the evening¢s scoring in the seventh
minute. Alex Afonso, the leading goal scorer in the USL First
Division, nutmegged two FC Dallas defenders before beating goalkeeper Raymond
Burse with a powerful shot, giving the USL-1 side a 1-0 lead. Sean Cameron
nearly doubled the lead in the 38th minute, but his shot hit the right post.
Miami looked to be headed into halftime with that lead, but Abe Thompson scored
the fifth Open Cup goal of his career in the third minute of stoppage time, off
a pass from Dominic Oduro.
 
Playing deep into second half stoppage time, Drew Moor sent a pass from 40 yards
out into the box, which Thompson reached and headed towards the right post.
Miami goalkeeper Josh Saunders got a hand on the shot, but could no stop it from
going in for the winning goal.
 
Dallas will host the Charleston Battery in the quarterfinals next Tuesday. The
two clubs met in the 2007 U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals, with FC Dallas emerging
with a 2-1 extra time victory.
 
Miami FC Blues -- Josh Saunders, Eric Brunner, Caue de Mata, Avery John, Chris
Williams, Sean Cameron (Eric Vasquez 80), Jarryd Goldberg (Bruno Menezes 58),
Leo Nunes, John Pulido, Alex Afonso, Sean Fraser (Juan Galavis 58),
Substitutes Not Used: Luis Calix, Ricardo Cavalcante, Nicolas Mosquera, Samuel
Reynolds
 
FC Dallas -- Ray Burse, Drew Moor, Aaron Pitchkolan, Blake Wagner, Marcelo
Saragosa, Juan Toja, Anthony Wallace (Eric Avila 39), Andre Rocha (Michael
Dello-Russo 64), Chase Wileman, Dominic Oduro (Kenny Cooper 46), Abe Thompson,  
Substitutes Not Used: Ricardinho, Andrew Daniels, Josh Lambo, Brek Shea
 





 

FC Dallas

Miami FC Blues


total shots:

21

(Dominic Oduro 4);

9

(Alex Afonso 4)


shots on goal:

6

(Dominic Oduro 2);

3

(Alex Afonso 2)


fouls:

8

(Marcelo Saragosa 2);

17

(Leo Nunes 4)


offsides:

1

(Kenny Cooper 1);

4

(4 tied with 1)


corner kicks:

9

(Andre Rocha 7);

1

(Sean Cameron 1)


saves:

2

(Ray Burse 2);

5

(Josh Saunders 5)
 
Misconduct Summary:
MIA -- Leo Nunes (caution; Delaying a Restart) 36
DAL -- Drew Moor (caution; Game Disrepute) 84
MIA -- Caue de Mata (caution; Delaying a Restart) 88
referee: Jasen Anno
Referee¢s Assistants: Adam Gardner; Kyle Borne
4th official: Fernando Galvan
time of game: 1:51
attendance:
weather: Clear -and- 92 degrees
 
http://fc.dallas.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080701&content_id=169818&vk\
ey=news_fcd&fext=.jsp&team=t104
 

http://www.miamifc.com/article_info.php?articles_id=235




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0 for Kljestan ... Sacha and Gordon Kljestan head home after matching 0-2
losses, their USOC campaigns over. Well not so matching, Chivas actually played
an entertaining game.

New York shutout by Crystal Palace:
http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080701&content_id=169832&vkey=news\
_mls&fext=.jsp

Chivas USA eliminated by Seattle:
http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080702&content_id=169846&vkey=news\
_mls&fext=.jsp

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May I mambo dog-face to the banana patch?

From: Shelley Sowers <ssowers@...>
Subject: KICKERS OUSTED FROM OPEN CUP BY DEFENDING CHAMPS
To: publicrelations@...
Date: Wednesday, July 2, 2008, 12:11 AM








GAME SUMMARY
 
Tuesday, July 1, 2008                            
          Veteran’s Stadium
New England Revolution                      3 (Brill 46’,
Germanese 63’, Twellman 67’)
Richmond Kickers                                
0
 
NEW BRITAIN, CT – After nearly a two-hour lightning delay at Veterans Stadium,
the Richmond Kickers 2008 US Open Cup run came to an end, courtesy of a 3-0 loss
to the New England Revolution.  The Kickers held the defending Champions to a
scoreless first half before surrendering three goals to Sam Brill, Joe Germanese
and Taylor Twellman to finish the match.
 
The Kickers applied pressure out of the gates and could have taken an early lead
on an Adrian Bumbut attempt in the 19th minute.  Played through by forward
David Bulow, Bumbut rushed towards the goal and tried to touch it around
goalkeeper Doug Warren.  With effort, Warren charged off his line and made a
sliding stop to push the ball wide. 
 
Minutes later, the Kickers looked dangerous again, this time with Richmond
sending an angled ball into the box from the left side.  An unmarked Stanley
Nyazamba ran through the defense, but misfired skyward from six yards. 
 
Later, Twellman wanted to get on the board when a cross from the left side was
cleared poorly.  From eight yards out, Twellman could not get control of the
ball and made a feeble attempt from close-range. 
 
The teams entered the break scoreless but the ice was broken shortly after the
second half restart when New England capitalized on a corner kick within one
minute from resuming play.  Midfielder Chris Tierney delivered an out-swinging
ball from the left side to Brill, who was making a near post run and buried a
diving header into the net.
 
Richmond missed a great chance to equalize in the 55th minute when Nyazamba
broke clear with the ball and sent a curling pass into the path of an onrushing
Bumbut, unmarked at the 25 yard line.  He carried the ball into the box and
drilled a shot from 15 yards as Warren came off his line but the keeper was able
to redirect the missile over the crossbar.
 
The Revolution doubled their lead in the 63rd minute when defender Chase
Hilgenbrinck played a long, diagonal ball a cross the field, finding Germanese
on the right wing.  The rookie midfielder dribbled into the box and struck a
low drive under the diving Ronnie Pascale.
 
New England sealed Richmond ’s fate five minutes later when Tierney picked up
his second assist on the night.  He swung a cross into the box from the left
side, finding Twellman in the air at the near post.  The header by the Revs
all-time leading scorer overpowered Pascale who got a hand on the ball but could
not stop the force.  
Soon after, Twellman attempted to repeat his earlier goal when he received a
corner again at the near post.  He got a head on it but Kickers midfielder
Sascha Görres cleared it off the line to swing the momentum for one last
fighting chance to cut the deficit.  Richmond midfielder Ian Bennett carried
the ball unmarked down the right flank and crossed it in behind the defense to
forward Freddie Smith.  With an open goal his target, Smith’s free header was
cut short by Warren in an attempt to preserve his clean sheet.
 
Richmond are mid-way through a six-game road stand and have two more regular
season contests before their homecoming at the University of Richmond on
Saturday, July 12th.  The Kickers return to USL-2 action on Friday, July 4th to
take on the Real Maryland Monarchs before heading east to face the Bermuda
Hogges on Sunday, July 6th.    
 
 
Box Score            First Half         Second Half
            Final
New England                  0           
          3                         3
Richmond                     
0                     
0                         0
 
Scoring Summary
46th minute: New England – Sam Brill (Chris Tierney)
63rd minute: New England – Joe Germanese (Chase Hilgenbrinck)
67th minute: New England – Taylor Twellman (Chris Tierney)
 
Lineups
            Revolution: GK Doug Warren, Sam Brill, Amaechi Igwe, Rob
Valentino, Chase Hilgenbrinck, Joe Germanese, Pat Phelan, Chris Tierney, Brandon
Tyler, Kenny Mansally, Taylor Twellman (Brandon Manzonelli – 73’)
Kickers: GK Ronnie Pascale, Trevor McEachron, Kelvin Jones (Adam Chavez –
68’), Anthony Catalano (Ian Bennett – 64’), Evan Harding, Mike Burke, Luke
Vercollone, Stanley Nyazamba (Freddie Smith – 68’), Sascha Görres, David
Bulow (Ralph Pace – 69’), Adrian Bumbut
 
Shots                          
Saves                          
Fouls                            Corners
Kickers:            9         
Kickers:            3         
Kickers:            10         Kickers:           
6
Revolution:        17         Revolution:       
5          Revolution:        8         
Revolution:        4
 
Cautions:
None.
 
Ejections:
None.
 
Referee:                                    \
           Tony Russo
Assistant Referees:                             
Claudio Badea, Eric Forrest
Fourth
Official:                                   Â\
  Guido Gonzalez
Attendance:                            
            3,950
Weather:                                    \
          Rain, 75˚
 
 
Call (804) 644-5425 ext. 301 for further information.
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Houston 3 Goals scored from the penalty spot (1 - miss; 1 saved)
Battery 4 Goals scored from the penalty spot on 4 kicks

DC Alumni Stephen Armstrong, John Wilson, Lazo Alavanja move on.

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It is over at Broadneck High School in Annapolis, MD. Short handed
Crystal Palace Baltimore beats one time Atlantic Cup winner Red Bull NY
(that AC is the only hardware in the RBNY cabinet—must be a medicine
cabinet).

KC now up 3-2 in OT

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2008 Open Cup Prediction League

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