Results so far: Charleston 2 Chivas 1 - final DC United 1 Harrisburg 1 - half time Kansas City 2 Minnesot a 1 - half time please update by copying all other scores
update: DC United 2 Ocean City Barons 0 Charleston 3 Chivas 1 Wimlington 1 Chicago 0 Kansas city 2 Minnesota 1 (HT)
update: DC United 2 Ocean City Barons 0 Charleston 3 Chivas 1 Wimlington 1 Chicago 0 in progress: Kansas City 2 Minnesota 2 (OT) Rochester 1 Columbus 1 (OT)
update: Harrisburg 2 New England 1 DC United 2 Ocean City Barons 0 Charleston 3 Chivas 1 Wimlington 1 Chicago 0 in progress: Kansas City 2 Minnesota 2 (OT) Rochester 1 Columbus 1 (pks)
Harrisburg 2 New England 1 DC United 2 Ocean City Barons 0 Charleston 3 Chivas 1 Wimlington 1 Chicago 0 in progress: Kansas City 2 Minnesota 2 (OT) update: Rochester 1 Columbus 1 (pks - Rochester wins 5-3) Wow, this has been crazy. If Minnesota pull things off then this could be the worst US Open Cup of all time for MLS, amazing considering past results. I'm looking forward to tomorrow's matches.
It's actually 3-3 in the KC/Minn game now and I believe about to go to pks. Terrible performance from MLS.
Final update: Harrisburg City 2 New England 1 DC United 2 Ocean City Barons 0 Charleston 3 Chivas 1 Wimlington 1 Chicago 0 Kansas City 3 Minnesota 3 (Kansas City 4-2 pks) Rochester 1 Columbus 1 (Roch. 5-3 pks)
Only 2 MLS teams progress so far. That's incredible. This could rival 2007 as the worst 3rd round performance by MLS.
OH MAN!!!! #1. WTF these results/current scores are the second most surprising thing that has occured in my own personal footballing world this year, the most surprising thing of course being the turn around in form of the U.S in the Conf. Cup. #2. Not only is the USL-1 kicking butt but the two remaining USL-2 sides as well have an MLS sized notch in their club's belt, well done you Hammerheads and Islanders. #3. This more than renews my hope that we in the ATX will see our club get a V tommorow. UP THE RAW, COME ON YOU AZTEX!!! Come on the Green and White, UP THE PDX!!! (To the Tune of Twisted Sister.) We're not MLS NO!!! We're Not EPL We don't give a sh!t We're fukin USL!!!
[FONT=Verdana, Arial] [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial]USL dominates the MLS as Charleston and Rochester advance in the first division and Wilmington and Harrisburg City advance in division 2. Chicago Fire, New England Revolution, Columbus Crew(defending MLS Champions) and Chivas USA all fall to USL opponents. The Kansas City Wizards squeak out a PK victory over bottom of the table Minnesota and DC United wins 2 nil over PDL side Ocean City. USL 4 MLS 2. I love it when the mighty of their own minds fall!!!!!! The actions of the CHivas side and their coach Preki was an absolute disgrace to the MLS and the game of soccer. If the MLS does not look at the film of the post game antics of this team and hand down some suspensions they have disgraced the sport as a whole. What a classless act by so called professionals. -------------------- Charleston Battery 2003 A-League Champions!!!! [/FONT]
I hate to say this, but after tonight, I'm a little concerned about the future of the Open Cup. It looks like a large number of MLS teams basically started a "Worst Possible XI". (Looks like at least Chicago, Columbus, DC, and Kansas City did. Not sure about Chivas and New England.) No MLS team wanted to host a match at their stadium. We've seen MLS choose to have its teams play each other in qualifying rounds instead of playing teams from other leagues. The complete lack of interest in this tournament we've seen in the past from some MLS teams seems to have spread to even more teams this year. I always used to get excited when lower division teams won. But if MLS teams continue to put out their worst possible teams, that's not going to be a special win anymore.
I really thought that having a CL spot on the line would at least cause MLS teams to field more than 4 regular starters.
Number of normal starters in the first xi: 5-Chivas USA 4/5/6-New England (hard to tell with all the injuries) 3-Columbus 3-DC United 1-Chicago 1-Kansas City Three per team.
Houston would play less if they could.....I think Kinnear will start with their non-starters and then insert bodies from there..... --------Akinbiyi----Oduro---- -------------Ustruck----- Ashe-------------------Mullan(1/2), Holden (1/2) ------------Hayden------- -Chabala--James--Cameron---Mulrooney --------------Hall---------
Revs pretty much dominated the first half. Nicol subbed 3 guys all at once then lost two players to injury so they played alot of the second half down a man then down two. Then in the closing minutes Cololuca recieved a red card. Revs started 5 regulars starters but only brought 13 field players due to injury. 1 field player, Badilla, has yet to play all year because of injuries. Crappy match in crappy weather with a 20 minute delay due to lightening
Gruenebaum, Zayner, and Brunner aren't yet first choice starters. They've just seen a number of starts this year due to injuries.
Crybabies, no matter who played for your side they are pros and in your cases Major League players and they lost, end of story and excuses.
I don't know how in the world you got 3 for Columbus. Here is who we started, with the regular starter in parenthesis. We started Andy G (Hesmer), Zayner (Hejduk), Iro (Marshall), Brunner (O'Rourke), Grendi (Padula), Nyazamba (Ekpo), Burns (Carroll), Oughton (Gaven), Elenio (Rogers), Lenhart (Moreno), and Garey (GBS). That is zero regular starters by my count. I'd assume the others may be off as well. As for the games, NE was down to 14 with all the injuries and played much of the game down 2 men. Columbus played much of their game down 1 man (Grendi sent off) and then Garey picked up a knock and basically couldn't run the last 30 minutes. Can't comment on the others. Basic problem: these games are too late in the season, and come in too rapid succession. Nothing for 15 weeks, then two weeks in a row, while teams are missing players for Gold Cup? The USOC games should be played earlier in the year, and the fact of all the MLS qualifying pushes it back. If they were earlier in the year, you'd see more starters, as teams were fresher, with less injuries, and viewing the MLS games as less critical. The midseason USOC should be at the QF/SF/F stage, where teams start to get serious about winning it.