The Kickers organization is on top of the world lately. Entering this week, the 1st Division Kickers are sitting at the top of the table, and the Kickers Future are in first place in the Mid-Atlantic Division. That hot streak continued as the Kickers Future dismissed the USASA’s Baltimore Colts FC 3-0. Dominic Oduro scored right before the halftime break and added another in the 62nd minute. A few minutes later, Christian Neagu put the game away with a goal of his own. The Kickers Future advance to the 2nd round to take on the Virginia Beach Mariners of the USL 1st Division.
Future thrash Colts - Richmond Times-Dispatch
June 15 - First Round
Sports Backers Stadium - Richmond, Virginia
Richmond Kickers Future 3-0 Baltimore Colts FC
Goals: 45’ Dominic Oduro (RKF), 62’ Dominic Oduro (RKF), 64’ Christian Neagu (RKF)
Lineups
Richmond KF: Andrew Dykstra - GK, Sean Hinkle, Steven Shirley, Milorad Djordjevic, Damian O’Rourke,
Alan Delahunty, Steven Wolfe, Carlos Garay, Ian Holder, Christian Neagu, Dominic Oduro
Baltimore Colts: Gary Kane - GK, Andre Wise, Pat Healey, Andrew Marshel, John Bornman, Chris Mills,
Dan Lader, Kevin Wise, Adam Hack, Rob Layton, Mike Pieterson
Substitutions
Richmond KF: 56’ Drew Harrison for Steven Wolfe, 56 Michael Aust for Ian Holder,
73’ Francis McCardle for Dominic Oduro, 78’ Armando Corrales for Carlos Garay
Baltimore Colts: 41’ Billy Reinhardt for Andre Wise, 41’ Evan Nastalski for Mike Peterson,
67’ Brandon Hawkes for Chris Mills, 73’ Steve Bottcher for Evan Nastalski
Discipline
Cautions: 37’ Christian Neagu (RKF), 39’ John Bornman (BAL), 66’ Dan Lader (BAL),
84’ John Bornman (BAL), 88’ Sean Hinkle (RKF)
Expulsions: 84’ John Bornman (BAL)
Match Stats
Shots: RKF 8, BAL 9 Saves: RKF 5, BAL 4 Fouls: RKF 15, BAL 17
Offside: RKF 4, BAL 1 Corners: RKF 8, BAL 3
Referee: John Schmitz
Att: 254
The tournament’s biggest upset took place in the pouring rain in Indianapolis on Wednesday. The USASA’s Reggae Boyz had little trouble with the visiting Kings. Dave Beck and Moussa Zagnogo scored 2 goals a piece and led 4-0 after 70 minutes. The Kings made a late run with a goal each from Travis Sobers and George Kithas, but the Boyz held on for the tournament’s biggest upset so far. The Reggae Boyz will aim for another 2nd division scalp when they travel to Lusitano Stadium to take on the Western Mass Pioneers in Round 2.
June 15, 2005 - First Round
Kuntz Memorial Stadium - Indianapolis, indiana
Reggae Boyz 4-2 Cincinnati Kings
Goals: 8’ Dave Beck (RB), 25’ Moussa Zagnogo (RB), 49’ Moussa Zagnogo (RB),
70’ Dave Beck (RB), 85’ Travis Sobers (CIN), 86’ George Kithas (CIN)
Lineups
Reggae Boyz: Evan Reinhardt - GK, Mark AllenEric Descombes, Eric Rue, Jeff Samples,
Dave Beck, Craig Donaldson, Casey Sweeney, Jeremy Sweet, Rodrigo Costa, Moussa Dagnogo
Cincinnati: Brain Schaeper - GK, Mesac Celeste, Salvadore Fiore, Wes Schulte, Tiest Sondaal, Jeff Hughes,
Bret Jones, Abdul Lubega, Kevin McCloskey, Simon Carey, John Cummings
Substitutions
Reggae Boyz: 58’ George Crawford for Craig Donaldson, 60’ Mike Latos for Eric Rue,
69’ Jerod Cartmell for Jeremy Sweet, 84’ Ramon Aguillon for Dave Beck
Cincinnati: 45’ John Liersemann for Jeff Hughes, 45’ Jonathan Caldwell for Bret Jones,
61’ George Kithas for Abdul Lubega, 61’ Travis Sobers for Mesac Celeste
Discipline
Cautions: 65’ Tiest Sondaal (CIN)
Expulsions: None
Match Stats
Shots: RB 9, CIN 21 Saves: RB 7, CIN 3 Fouls: RB 6, CIN 13 Offside: RB 5, CIN 9 Corners: RB 5, CIN 4
Referee: Doug Ferguson
Assistant Referees: Sandip Basu, Wendell Crain
Att: 293
The match remained scoreless until the 63rd minute when USL veteran Byron Charmichael put the Barons up 1-0. The Barons held onto the lead even after Temple University product Joe Brocker was shown a red card in the 82nd minute. The 10-man Barons still managed to find the back of the net. Mike Todd and Tony Donatelli scored in the 85th and 86th minute respectively to set up a 2nd round matchup at home against the Long Island Rough Riders.
Open door shuts - Big Apple Soccer
OC Barons 3, NY Greek American Atlas 0 - Ocean City Barons
June 15, 2005 - First Round
St. John’s University - Jamaica, New York
New York Greek American Atlas 0-3 Ocean City Barons
Goals: 63’ Byron Charmichael (OCB), 65’ Mike Todd (OCB), 86’ Tony Donatelli (OCB)
Lineups
New York Greek American Atlas: Mike Mellis - GKMirsad Huseinovic, Jack Gaeta, Daniel Barci, Jaime Arias,
Frank Alesci, Sekou Cox, Chris Megaloudis, Mike Megaloudis, Paul Grafas, Chris Torigio
Ocean City : Ryan Carr - GK, John Thompson, Andy Tait, Joe Brocker, Adam Sternberger,
Ryan Heins, Tony Donatelli, Steve Wacker, Ruben Mingo, Matt Maher, Byron Carmichael
Substitutions
New York Greek American Atlas: 72’ Ilya Zlater for Mike Megaloudis
Ocean City: 69’ Jamie Frnaks for Steve Wacker, 69’ Michael Todd for Ruben Mingo,
89’ Ryan Overdevest for Byron Charmichael
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Discipline
Cautions: 10 Mirsad Huseinovic (GAA), 24’ Sekou Cox (GAA), 38’ Daniel Barci (GAA),
73’ Jamie Arias (GAA), 77’ Jack Gaeta (GAA), 77’ Byron Carmichael (OCB), 84’ Frank Alesci (GAA)
Expulsions: 84’ Joe Brocker (OCB)
Match Stats
Shots: N/A Saves: N/A Fouls: N/A Offside: N/A Corners: N/A
Referee: N/A
Att: 101
Another 1st Round derby took place in Chicago with the Fire Premier earning a dominate 4-1 win over the AAC Eagles. Drew Degurian scored the opening goal in the 9th minute, but the Fire Premier’s defender Dasan Robinson received his second yellow card and was sent off in the 17th minute. With only 10 men, Chicago scored two more goals before halftime to give the squad a comfortable lead and they held on for a 4-1 victory. The win books the Fire Premier a trip north to Minneapolis to take on the Minnesota Thunder in Round 2.
Premiers advance in Open Cup - The Fire Alarm
June 15, 2005 - First Round
Jacobs High School - Algonquin, Illinois
Chicago Fire Premier 4-1 AAC Eagles
Goals: 9’ Drew Degurian (CFP), 29’ Jeffery Rowland (CFP), 42’ David Leung (CFP),
48’ Marek Nowicki (AAC), 84’ Brandon Moss (CFP)
Lineups
Chicago Fire Premier: Raymond Burse - GK, Corey Sipos, Dasan Robinson, Brandon Moss, Jedidiah Zayner,
John Hayden, John Diraimondo, Drew Degurian, Neal Dombrowski, David Leung, Jeff Rowland
AAC Eagles: Piotr Sliwa - GK, John Hudson, Robert Juszczyk, Mirek Modzecewski, Daniel Policht,
Jacek Lechowicz, Marek Nowacki, Gierius Zutautas, David Otachel, Rafal Policht, Lukasz Chrobak
Substitutions
Chicago FP: 66’ Stephen Doster for Jeff Rowland, 76’ Lee Zarecki for John Hayden,
82’ Omar Jarum for David Leung, 90’ Hamid Mehreioskouei for Neal Dombrowski
AAC Eagles: 54’ Hidek Babiarz for Lukasz Chrobak, 62’ Linas Jakovlevas for Rafal Policht,
84’ Marcin Simson for David Otachel
Discipline
Cautions: N/A
Expulsions: N/A
Match Stats
Shots: N/A Saves: N/A Fouls: N/A Offside: N/A Corners: N/A
Referee: N/A
Att: N/A
Dallas-based club Roma, who thrashed the PDL Cocoa Expos 7-2 in the qualifying round, got by their Dallas area rivals, Azzurri FC, 5-2. Carl Bussey and Juan Sastoque added to their Open Cup goal totals, giving Roma a 2-0 after 35 minutes. Azzurri cut the lead in half just after the break, SMU standout Alex Smith scoring on a free kick from outside the box. The clubs then traded goals, ay Needham equalizing for Azzurri, and Matt Williams scoring for Roma to reclaim the lead. Roma never looked back at that point, adding goals from Mark Rowland and Jesus Rodriguez. The win marks only the second time since 1995 that more than one USASA club has advanced past the first round. Roma will now travel to play the Wilmington Hammerheads of the USL 2nd Division in the next round.
June 15, 2005 - First Round
Pennington Field - Bedford, Texas
Roma 5-2 Azzuri FC
Goals: 17’ Carl Bussey (ROM), 36’ Juan Sastoque (ROM), 50’ Alex Smith (AZZ),
57’ Jay Needham (AZZ), 63’ Matt Williams (ROM), 77’ Mark Rowland (ROM),
89’ Jesus Rodrigues (ROM)
Lineups
Roma: N/A
Azzuri: N/A
Substitutions
Roma: N/A
Azzuri: N/A
Discipline
Cautions: N/A
Expulsions: N/A
Match Stats
Shots: N/A Saves: N/A Fouls: N/A Offside: N/A Corners: N/A
Referee: N/A
Att: N/A
The Patriots held one of the highest scoring teams in the PDL in check, but needed an injury time goal by Daniel Frias to truly put the game away. Omar Mora opened the scoring in the 28th minute, and the Blue Star helped the Patriots cause by putting a ball in their own net in the 42nd minute. A minute later, Orange County’s Tyler Theslof pulled one back before the break. El Paso will host a 2nd Round match against the 2nd division’s Charlotte Eagles, another high-scoring USL club.
El Paso advance in US Open Cup - El Paso Times
June 15, 2005 - First Round
Patriot Stadium - El Paso patriots
El Paso Patriots 3-1 Orange County Blue Star
Goals: 28’ Omar Mora (ELP), 42’OG Tyson Wahl (ORC), 43’ TTyler Theslof (ORC),
90’ Daniel Frias (ELP)
Lineups
El Paso: N/A
Orange County: N/A
Substitutions
El Paso: N/A
Orange County: N/A
Discipline
Cautions: N/A
Expulsions: N/A
Match Stats
Shots: N/A Saves: N/A Fouls: N/A Offside: N/A Corners: N/A
Referee: N/A
Att: N/A
Des Moines and Pittsburgh needed penalty kicks to decide the winner. After 90 scoreless minutes, each team traded a goal in extra time. Pittsburgh’s Mira Mupier scored in the 101st minute, but Brian Biggerstaff equalized in the 111th minute for the Menace. The Riverhounds missed their first two penalty kicks and the Menace converted on their first four to earn the Menace a 2nd Round home match against the Charleston Battery of the USL 1st Division.
Shootout goal powers Menace - Des Moines Register
June 15, 2005 - First Round
Waukee Stadium - Waukee, Iowa
Des Moines Menace 1-1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Goals: 101’ Greg Victor (PGH), 111’ Brian Biggerstaff (DM)
Des Moines advance on PK’s, 4-2
Penalty Summary
Des Moines: Matt Wieland (G), Justin McGeeney (G), Matthew Kreikmeier (G), Jesse Baker (G)
Pittsburgh: Chris Robinson (M), Derek MacKenzie (M), Anthony Calvano (G), Bryan Monka (G)
Lineups
Des Moines: N/A
Pittsburgh: N/A
Substitutions
Des Moines: N/A
Pittsburgh: N/A
Discipline
Cautions: N/A
Expulsions: N/A
Match Stats
Shots: N/A Saves: N/A Fouls: N/A Offside: N/A Corners: N/A
Referee: N/A
Att: N/A
Samba got an injury time goal from David Frank to tie the game 1-1 and send the game into extra time. Just like the Des Moines/Pittsburgh game, both teams traded goals in extra time and had to decide the game at the penalty spot where Salinas Valley won 6-5 to become the third USASA team (Roma, Reggae Boyz) to advance to the 2nd round. The Samba win sets up the 2nd round’s biggest David & Goliath matchup as they will take on the USL 1st Division Seattle Sounders.
Samba oust Sol from US Open Cup - Salinas Californian
June 15, 2005 - First Round
Ernie Nevers Field - Santa Rosa, California
Sonoma County Sol 2-2 Salinas Valley Samba
Goals: 59’ Trevor Hurst (SCS), 90’+ David Frank (SVS),
108’ DJ Sigler (SCS), 113’ Chris Bessimer (SVS)
Salinas Valley advance on PK’s, 6-5
Penalty Summary
Sonoma County: Chris Daly (M)
Salinas Valley: Steven Woldolowski (G), Ram Ananda (G), David Frank (G),
Tommy Hernandez (G),Mark Hogenhout (G), Nate Northup (G)
Lineups
Sonoma County: Eric Kronberg - GK, CJ Sigler, Justin Delacruz, Michael Briceno, Justin Diener,
Chris Daly, Tyler Hurst, Brad Yuska, Tony Bussard, Steven Browne, Trevor Hurst
Salinas Valley: Christian Mateazzi - GK, Erick Supret, Tommy Hernandez, Nick Lackey, Chris Bessamer,
Nate Northup, Mark Hogenhout, Joel Sanchez, Lee Pricer, Jeffrey Stepins, Adam Smarte
Substitutions
Sonoma County: David Briceno, Mike Travis, Miguel Santoya, Andres Flores
Salinas Valley: Stephan Wondolski, David Frank, Ram Ananda, Nick Kowba
Discipline
Cautions: 44’ Lee Pricer (SVS), 47’ CJ Sigler (SCS), 66’ Michael Briceno (SCS),
83’ Ram Ananda (SVS), 106’ Miguel Santoya (SCS), 120’ Mike Travis (SCS)
Expulsions: 113’ Chris Bessamer (SVS)
Match Stats
Shots: SCS 23, SVS 14 Saves: SCS 7, SVS 7 Fouls: SCS 17, SVS 31
Offside: SCS 5, SVS 9 Corners: SCS 4, SVS 9
Referee: Pete Fletcher
Assistant Referees: Said Ravanfar, Ab Brody
Att: 550
