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2008 MLS Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Play-In Bracket
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April 30 - Rice-Eccles Stadium
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Salt Lake City, Utah
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4
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May 27 - Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, Ohio
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0
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2
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June 10 - Shea Stadium
Peoria, Illinois
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After Extra Time
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3
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2
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May 27 - Home Depot Center
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Carson, California
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0
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June 4 - Shawnee Mission
North High School
Overland Park, Kansas
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1
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2
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KC wins 5-3 in PKs
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2
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Chicago Fire round out MLS Open Cup field
Andy Herron's brace pace Fire to extra time win over Crew
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MLS Play-in Qualifier
Shea Stadium (Bradley Univ.)
Peoria, Illinois
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AFTER EXTRA TIME
CHI - Stephen King 10’
CLB - Emmanuel Ekpo (Gaven) 63’
CHI - Andy Herron (Mapp, Plotkin) 65’
CLB - Jason Garey (Zayner, Rogers) 67’
CHI - Andy Herron 116’ (PK)
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It just wouldn’t seem the same without the Chicago Fire in the U.S. Open Cup. Andy Herron made sure we wouldn’t have to find out what that would be like in 2008.
In front of a crowd of 3,829, the largest to see a soccer game at Bradley University’s Shea Stadium, the Chicago Fire held off the Columbus Crew 3-2 in extra time, to claim the eighth and final MLS berth in the 2008 U.S. Open Cup.
Both clubs started the game with a mix of regulars starters and reserve players in their lineups. The Fire jumped out in front in the 10th minute when Stephen King beat Crew goalkeeper Will Hesmer with a shot after Hesmer had just blocked a shot on goal.
Wizards clinch 7th MLS spot in shootout
Kansas City, Colorado finish extra time 2-2, Wizards win 5-3 in spot kicks
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Kansas City Wizards
2:2
Colorado Rapids
Kansas City wins 5-3 on PKs
Scoring Summary
20 (KC) Ryan Pore (Unassisted)
36 (COL) Herculez Gomez (Ciaran O’Brien)
57 (COL) Jacob Peterson (Mehdi Ballouchy)
86 (KC) Ivan Trujillo (Claudio Lopez)
PK Summary
KC - Jewsbury (Goal, 1-0)
COL - Gomez (Goal, 1-1)
KC - Lopez (Goal, 2-1)
COL - Ballouchy (Goal, 2-2)
KC - Trujillio (Goal, 3-2)
COL - Grazier (Goal, 3-3)
KC - Conrad (Goal, 4-3)
COL - Erpen (Miss - Crossbar, 4-3)
KC - Morsink (Goal, 5-3)
MLSnet.com Match Report
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After missing out on the U.S. Open Cup last year, the Kansas City Wizards are back in the tournament.
On Wednesday night at Shawnee Mission North High School in Overland Park, Kan., the Wizards and the Colorado Rapids battled to a 2-2 draw, and after 30 minutes of scoreless extra time, penalty kicks decided the second-to-last Major League Soccer (MLS) entry. After each team scored in their first three attempts, Facundo Erpen put Colorado’s fourth try off the crossbar, allowing Kurt Morsink’s goal, the fifth in five attempts, to put his team into the Open Cup Round of 16.
The Wizards will return to the tournament with hopes of improving their rather limited Open Cup success over the years. Excluding their 2004 championship winning season, Kansas City has only five wins in nine Open Cup appearances - and two of those wins were against the PDL’s Des Moines Menace.
The last MLS entry will be decided Tuesday night, as the Columbus Crew face the Chicago Fire in Peoria, Ill.
Crew, Rapids one win from Open Cup
Columbus tops RSL; Colorado tips Galaxy
Home teams got mixed results Tuesday night in Major League Soccer Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup qualifying, with the host Columbus Crew ousting Real Salt Lake 2-0 and the Colorado Rapids slipping past the homestanding Los Angeles Galaxy 1-0.
Columbus advances to play the Chicago Fire on June 10 in Peoria, Ill., for an Open Cup berth, while Colorado will take on the Kansas City Wizards on June 4 in Overland Park, Kan., in the other play-in game.
Final MLS qualifying match set
Wizards to play Galaxy or Rapids on June 4
The Kansas City Wizards will play host to the Los Angeles Galaxy or the Colorado Rapids in an MLS Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup qualifying match at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 4 at Shawnee Mission North High School in Overland Park, Kan.
Chicago to host final play-in game in Peoria
Winner of RSL/Columbus to travel to Bradley University on June 10
The Chicago Fire announced today they will play a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup play-in game on Tuesday, June 10, at Bradley University’s Shea Stadium in Peoria, Ill. Kick-off for the game will be 7:00 p.m. CT.
Real Salt Lake and the Columbus Crew are scheduled to play May 27 to determine the Fire’s opponent for the game. The winner of the June 10 game advances into the round of 16 in this year’s U.S. Open Cup.
RSL whitewashes Earthquakes 4-0
MLS reveals play-in format and schedule
After failing to qualify last season, Real Salt Lake took a step toward returning to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup with a convincing 4-0 win over the San Jose Earthquakes on Wednesday night.
The two teams celebrated the end of the month of April with a snow storm in Salt Lake City. It was the first Major League Soccer (MLS) play-in game for 2008, with RSL moving on to play at the Columbus Crew on May 27.
Kyle Beckerman, one of the few regular starters on the field for either team, led the way, scoring the first two goals of the game in the first half. Less than a minute after the second strike by Beckerman, Yura Movsisyan made it 3-0 thanks to an assist by Matias Cordoba. Andy Williams added insult to injury with a fourth goal in the 90th minute.
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