Quakes: U.S. Open Cup Third-Round Pairings Announced

How much will it cost to get in? Better to be like in Seattle--just have the proceeds go to charity. With this one--most likely be the reserves given the team will have played in KC 2 days earlier. At least it's close to home.

 

I hope we get Ft. Lauderdale... remember what George Best did to them back in the NASL days?

 

Because Santa Clara will want more money than they can recoup with ticket sales.

 

Based upon previous attendance, it will be my family and about a hundred other people. However, in the past, we had already paid of the tickets. May still go this year...

 

I'm thinking hardly anyone will show up save for the core people and the Ultras--just open the game to an audience--suggested donation of (amount).

 

Two of us will go to this game. Last year they played the Stanford team there.

 

Go Fuego!

Well, until they play the Quakes. Would be fitting for the Fuego if they are able to beat Ft. Lauterdale. Might actually be a more attended game given the proximity of the two teams. Fresno has been good the past couple of years, I wouldn't write them off even if they are a PDL team.

 

I think the game will be played at Stanford for the only reason that is waaaayyyy cheaper to do so there than Buck Shaw, one way in ...one way out, no so much overhead...hopefully it will be in a weekday and not in a weekend so I can bring some of my co-workers

Edit !
I just realice the date Tuesday May 29...I shall be there !

 

I'll be there too--it's a short drive plus a chance to scout the place for the LA game at Stanford on June 30.

 

I will be there as well, Go Quakes!

 

2 different stadiums: The Open Cup game is at the stadium that Stanford uses for its soccer teams, and the 7/30 LA game is at the Stanford football stadium.

 

I assume Palo Alto AYSO is subsidizing those tickets for its members?

 

I have my tickets

 

$10 for season ticket holders is reasonable enough. $15 for the rest that might be questionable. Still lower compared to the $20 regular price for the bleachers/supporter's section. Not going to expect a large crowd save for the usual suspects who are there for the team.

Edit: in as well--jamming with Los Ultras at Cagan Stadium!

 

My tickets are purportedly in the mail.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the only time a San Jose club has won the Open Cup in its nearly century-old history. (A few S.F. clubs have also won the Open Cup over the years.) The trophy won by the 1992 San Jose Oaks is in the Soccer Legacy Collection at History San Jose, and was most recently on display at the "City of Champions" exhibit at City Hall.

When you consider that the Oaks were an amateur squad playing home matches in a neighborhod park (my neighborhood park), and when you compare the modest trophy they won to what the Sounders captured last season playing before tens of thousands in their downtown stadium, you can begin to grasp the great leaps that soccer has made in this country in only two decades.

 

With 40k plus expected for the game expect a clusterhump of biblical proportions.

 

Looks like it will be Ft Lauderdale coming to town, they are winning 5-1 in the 86th minute tonight against Fresno.

 

Wow, if they manhandled Fresno then we better not take this game lightly.

 

Ehh - final score was 7-2, but it was tied 1-1 after 56 minutes. Ft Lauderdale scored a lot of late goals, including 2 after the 89th minute. It's hard to judge the quality of play. And Fresno is a PDL team, you'd expect the NASL team to beat them easily, particularly after Fresno had to travel across the country, something a team like that is not really used to.

The tough part for the Quakes is that even though it's a home match for them, they have to play on Sunday in KC and then travel back to San Jose. Ft Lauderdale plays Sat night at home in their NASL league game, and then has to travel to San Jose. So both teams will be playing on short rest and travel.