The Salinas Valley Samba made it 2-0 for USASA clubs Wednesday night, defeating the PDL’s Cascade Surge on penalties, after playing regulation and extra time to a 1-1 draw. The Samba advance to face NPSL West rivals Sonoma County Sol, in what will be a rematch of the USASA Region IV Open Cup championship played last month, won by Sonoma County on penalties after playing to a 1-1 draw.
Samba survive in cup - Salinas Californian
June 8, 2005 - Qualifying Round
McCulloch Stadium - Salem, Oregon
Cascade Surge 1-1 Salinas Valley Samba
Goals: 26’ Tony Chavez (CAS), 33’ Jeffery Stepan (SAL)
Salinas Valley advance on PK’s, 4-2
Penalty Summary
Cascade: Carlos Calderson (M), Dana McGregor (G), Andriy Buddny (M), Tony Rotunno (G)
Salinas Valley: Stephan Wondolowski (G), Ram Anada (G), Santiago Aguilera (G), David Frank (G)
Lineups
Cascade: N/A
Salinas Valley: N/A
Substitutions
Cascade: N/A
Salinas Valley: N/A
Discipline
Cautions: Ram Ananda (SAL) 57’
Expulsions: None
Match Stats
Shots: SAL 7, CAS 22 Saves: SAL 3, CAS 6 Fouls: SAL 20, CAS 11
Offside: SAL 1, CAS 3 Corners: SAL 4 CAS 4
Referee: N/A
Att: N/A
Dallas based USASA side Roma defeated the PDL’s Cocoa Expos 7-2 on Wednesday night, marking the biggest defeat ever sufferd by a PDL club from a USASA side. Romq raced out to a quick 3-0 lead after only 24 minutes, on goals from Jamie Harrigan, Patrick Shamu and Juan Sastoque. In the 31st minute, Cocoa went a man down when MLS vet Ivan mcKinley was sent off for head-butting Roma player Mark Rowland. Shamu, an indoor soccer veteran with the Dallas Sidekicks, added another in the 38th minute to make it 4-0 Roma. Cocoa finally answered just before halftime on a goal from Janak Altidore. Right after the break, Juan Sastoque, who played with the Dallas Burn in 1997 & 1998, struck again to make it 5-1. James Phillips scored Cocoa’s only other goal a minute later, and Matt Williams added a goal to Jamie Harrigan’s second to finish the scoring at 7-2. Cocoa finshed the match three men down, after Altidore and Pere Marino were sent off for their second yellow each.
June 8, 2005 - Qualifying Round
Cocoa Expo Sports Center - Cocoa, Florida
Cocoa Expos 2-7 Roma
Goals: 10’ Jamie Harrigan (ROM),18’ Patrick Shamu (ROM), 24’ Carl Bussey (ROM),
38’ Patrick Shamu (ROM), 44’ Janak Altidore (COC), 46’ Juan Sastoque (ROM),
47’p James Phillips (COC), 59’ Matt Williams (ROM), 89’ Jamie Harrigan (ROM)
Lineups
Cocoa: Ryszard Gorski - GK, Janak Altidore, Darren Karusas, Warren Queen, Greg DeVito,
Gabe Shibly, Ivan McKinley, Fred Moojen, Itayi Pondwa, James Phillips, Pete Marino
Roma: Austin Wendelken - GK, Todd Hammett, Beau Brown, David Chun, Patrick Shamu,
Jarred Blake, Owen Blake, Mark Rowland, Jamie Harrigan, Juan Sastoque, Carl Bussey
Substitutions
Cocoa: 50’ David Guzman for Itayi Pondwa, 52’ Matt Myers for Gabe Shibly,
62’ Josh Couvillion for Darren Karusas, 80’ Eric Abusow for James Phillips
Roma: 50’-Matt Williams for Carl Bussey, 60’-Brad Flannigan for Mark Rowland,
64’-Michael Curtis for Beau Brown
Discipline
Cautions: 24’ Ivan McKinley (COC), 30’ Ivan McKinley (COC), 40’ Pete Marino (COC),
n/a Janak Altidore (COC), 40’ Beau Brown (ROM), 57’ Janak Altidore (COC),
68’ James Phillips (COC), 85’ Pete Marino (COC)
Expulsions: 30’ Ivan McKinley (COC), 57’ Janak Altidore (COC), 85’ Pete Marino (COC)
Match Stats
Shots: COC 12, ROM 13 Saves: COC 5, ROM 6 Fouls: COC 16, ROM 15
Offside: COC 3, ROM 6 Corners: COC 6, ROM 2
Referee: Shane Moody
Assistant Referees: Stephen Olson, Paul Denton
Att: 100
