In a battle of USL First Division clubs, Rochester overcame a 1-0 deficit at halftime to prevail 2-1. Steve Shak nearly gave Virginia Beach an early lead, hitting the crossbar off of John Barry Nusum’s pass at the top of the penalty area. Nusum put the Mariners ahead himself, beating Rhinos’ goalkeeper Scott Vallow with a low shot to the right of the goal. Rochester upped the pressure in the second half, and were immediately rewarded with a penalty in the 50th minute, which Rene Rivas converted to draw the game level. Kirk Wilson eased any fear of an inter-league upset, heading home a Mauro Carabajal pass with ten minutes remaining. The Rhinos will host the MetroStars at Frontier Field in the Fourth Round.
Rhinos advance in Open Cup - Rhinossoccer.com
Heartbreak for Mariners in Open Cup loss at Rochester - Mid Atlantic Soccer Report
July 13, 2005 - Third Round
Frontier Field - Rochester, New York
Rochester Raging Rhinos 2-1 Virginia Beach Mariners
Goals: 43’ John Barry Nunus (VBM), 50’p Rene Rivas (ROC), 80’ Kirk Wilson (ROC)
Lineups
Rochester: Scott Vallow - GK, Scott Schweitzer, Bill Sedgewick, Jason Perry, Frank Sanfillippo,
Stolan Mladenov, John Ball, Kirk Wilson, Lenin Steenkamp, Greg Howes, Mauro Carabejal
Virginia Beach: Matt Nelson - GK, Alan Woods, Steve Danbusky, Joe Morelli, Russell Hutchison, Steve Shak,
Tim O’Neil, Hamisi Amani-Dove, Darren Caskey, Jakob Fenger, John Barry Nusum.
Substitutions
Rochester: 45’ Shaun Tsakiris for Bill Sedgewick, 45’ Rene Rivas for Lenin Steenkamp,
90’ Jamel Mitchell for Mauro Carabejal
Virginia Beach: 52’ Felix Brillians for Jakob Fenger, 66’ Ptah Myers for Russell Hutchison,
82’ Eugene Sepuya for Steve Danbusky
Discipline
Cautions: 53’ Jason Perry (ROC), 64’ Jason Perry (ROC),
71’ Steve Shak (VBM), 81’ Tim O’Neil (VBM)
Expulsions: 64’ Jason Perry (ROC)
Match Stats
Shots: ROC 11, VBM 13 Saves: ROC 3, VBM 2 Fouls: ROC 20, VBM 14
Offside: ROC 1, VBM 1 Corners: ROC 3, VBM 7
Referee: N/A
Att: N/A
The Chicago Fire were the lone MLS side to not need extra time to put away their lower-division rivals, defeating the USL Second Division Western MAss Pioneers 3-1 at Lusitano Stadium. The Pioneers did strike first however, as Neil Krause tapped in the rebound of a shot from Omar McFarlane, giving Western Mass a 1-0 lead after only five minutes. Chicago answered quickly though, as Will John scored on a tap-in of his own, this time off a corner taken by Justin Mapp at the 16 minute mark. The Fire took the lead for good eight minutes later, this time John providing the assist to Lubos Reiter on a first-time volley past Pioneers netminder Bryan O’Quinn. Play turned a bit chippy soon after, as both teams engaged in some pushing and shoving at midfield after a rough foul from Western Mass, and the Pioneers’ Anthony Agustine was booked two minutes later for a hard foul on Mapp. The Fire scored the final goal deep in the stoppage time in the first half, playing a sort of "reverse" offside trap. The Western mass defenders thought a clearance out of the Fire defensive third would be whistled dead for offside, but Reiter hustled back to an onside position, and Mapp collected the ball, passing to John for his second goal of the game. Chicago will come right back to Lusitano Stadium on August 3, this time to play fellow MLS club New England Revolution.
Chicago Fire stops Pioneers - MassLive.com
John leads Fire past Pioneers in US Open Cup - mlsnet.com
John leads Fire to US Open Cup win - The Fire Alarm
July 13, 2005 - Third Round
Lusitano Stadium - Ludlow, Massachusetts
Western Mass Pioneers 1-3 Chicago Fire
Goals: 5’ Neil Krause (WMP), 16’ Will John (CHI),
24’ Lubos Reiter (CHI), 45’ Will John (CHI)
Lineups
Western Mass: Bryan O’Quinn, David Moya, Tony Fernandes, Kyle Fletcher, Jay Willis,
Anthony Agustine, Everson Maciel, Ben Bingham, Omar McFarlane, Rigels Qosa, Neil Krause
Chicago: Zach Thornton, Jack Stewart, Jim Curtin, C.J. Brown, Leonard Griffin,
Will John, Scott Buete, Jesse Marsch, Justin Mapp, Andy Herron, Lubos Reiter
Substitutions
Western Mass: 55’ Dan Dalippi for Ben Bingham, 64’ Kevin McMennamin for Everson Maciel,
69’ Brendan Hankard for Kyle Fletcher, 73’ Jeff Deren for Neil Krause
Chicago: 64’ Will Johnson for Jessie Marsch, 67’ Chad Barrett for Justin Mapp,
76’ Jared Montz for C.J. Brown
Discipline
Cautions: 21’ Jessie Marsch (CHI), 27’ Kyle Fletcher (WMP),
34’ Anthony Agustine (WMP), 63’ Jay Willis (WMP), 77’ David Moya (WMP)
Expulsions: None
Match Stats
Shots: WMP 12, CHI 14 Saves: WMP 4, CHI 8 Fouls: WMP 12, CHI 13
Offside: WMP 2, CHI 6 Corners: WMP 5, CHI 3
Referee: Erich Simmons
Assistant Referees: Gus St. Silva, Niko Bratsis
Att: N/A
10 goals, extra time, home team pulls off the upset, what more can you ask from a US Open Cup match? The USL First Division Minnesota Thunder outlasted MLS expansion club Real Salt Lake in an extra time slugfest, 6-4. In what was a recurring theme for the night, a goal was scored in the first ten minutes, this time it was Real’s Jason Kries converting from the spot after nine minutes. Minnesota answered back quickly, Johnny Menyongar and Melvin Tarley scoring in the 16th and 17th minutes. Jamie Watson finished the first half scoring, pulling Salt Lake level 2-2 in the 38th minute. The clubs traded goals sixteen minutes apart early in the second half, Jason Kries and Malvin Tarley both netting their second goals of the match, in the 50th and 66th minute respectively. Kries collected a hat trick in the 70th minute, giving Real a 4-3 lead, but Aaron Paye came to the rescue for the Thunder late in regulation. He scored in the 88th minute to tie the game and send it into extra time. Six minutes into extra time, Matt Schmidt rocketed a hard shot at the top of the penalty area, past RSL ’keeper Jay Nolly, to claim a 5-4 lead. Paye put the final nail in the coffin, scoring on a breakaway in the 107th minute for a dramatic 6-4 Thunder win. With the win, Minnesota will host the Colorado Rapids from Major League Soccer on August 3.
Thunder beats MLS team again - mnthunder.com
Thunder knock RSL out of Open Cup - mlsnet.com
July 13, 2005 - Third Round
James Griffin Stadium - St. Paul, Minnesota
Minnesota Thunder 6-4 Real Salt Lake
after extra time
Goals: 9’p Jason Kries (RSL), 16’ Melvin Tarley (MIN), 17’ Johnny Menyongar (MIN),
50’ Jason Kries (RSL), 66’ Melvin Tarley (MIN), 70’ Jason kries (RSL),
89’ Aaron Paye (MIN), 96’ Matt Schmidt (MIN), 107’ Aaron Paye (MIN)
Lineups
Minnesota: Joe Warren - GK, Brett Branan, Chris Brunt, Chad Dombrowski, Freddy Juarez,
Godfrey Tenoff, Jay Alberts, Kiki Lara, Jeff Matteo, Johnny Menyongar, Melvin Tarley
Salt Lake: Jay Nolly - GK, Chris Brown, Brian Dunseth, Brian Kamler, Nelson Akwari, Kenny Cutler,
Tiger Fitzpatrick, Seth Trembly, Clint Mathis, Jamie Watson, Jason Kreis
Substitutions
Minnesota: 66’ Matt Schmidt for Jay Alberts, 66’ Jon Hargis for Kiki Lara,
69’ Brendan Hankard for Chad Dombrowski, 77’ Aaron Paye for Brett Branan,
105’ Nathan Knox for Melvin Tarley
Salt Lake: 46’Luke Kreamalmeyer for Tiger Fitzpatrick, 74’ Dante Washington for Chris Brown,
84’ Dipsy Selolwane for Jamie Watson, 103’ Jordan Cila for Brian Kamler
Discipline
Cautions: 20’ Chris Brunt (MIN), 59’ Seth Trembly (RSL),
72’ Jason Kries (RSL), 84’ Chad Dombrowski (MIN), 93’ Dipsy Selolwane (RSL)
Expulsions: None
Match Stats
Shots: MIN 17, RSL 13 Saves: MIN 4, RSL 10 Fouls: MIN 12, RSL 11
Offside: MIN 10, RSL 2 Corners: MIN 7, RSL 6
Referee: Abbey Okalaja
Assistant Referees: Sia Rahemi, Robert Peterson
Att: 2,218
After a two hour delay due to lightning, the match between the Kickers and Barons has been re-scheduled for Tuesday, July 19, at 7:00 pm. Richmond officials lobbied to play the match on July 14, but Ocean City cited upcoming back to back games on their PDL schedule this weekend as reason to play the match next week. This is the second year in a row a Baron’s Open Cup match has been postponed due to severe weather. Last season, the Barons match vs. Syracuse Salty Dogs was called off in the second half due to lightning, with the score 1-1. Syracuse prevailed in the rescheduled game, 4-2.
When the 3rd round "opening acts" include 3 overtime games, a 10-goal thriller, a 120th minute game-winning goal, a PDL shocker and a 10-man comeback, it’s hard to come up with an encore. Somehow, Ocean City and Richmond managed to do that with the Kickers winning 8-4 in front of their home fans at Sports Backers Stadium. The two teams made US Open Cup modern era history by scoring 12 goals on Tuesday night.
McColm Cephas scored a 1st half hat trick and Sascha Gorres assisted on four tallies to lead the way for the Kickers on a night where defense was an after thought. With the win, the Kickers earn themselves a home match against defending MLS champion DC United on August 3rd.
July 19, 2005 - Third Round
Sports Backers Stadium - Richmond, Virginia
Richmond Kickers 8-4 Ocean City Barons
Goals: 4’ Byron Charmichael (OCB), 12’ Peter Luzak (RCH), 13’ McColm Cephas (RCH),
16’ McColm Cephas (RCH), 28’ McColm Cephas (RCH), 41’ Byron Charmichael (OCB),
54’ Tony Donatelli (OCB), 69’ Kevin Jeffrey (RCH), 77’ Tim Brown (RCH),
82’ Matt Bobo (RCH), 84’ Michael Todd (RCH), 84’ Matthew Delicate (OCB)
Lineups
Richmond: Ronnie Pascale - GK, Peter Luzak, Kevin Knight, Tony Williams, Chris Fox, Tim Brown,
Richie Williams, Sascha Gorres, Kevin Jeffrey, McColm Cephas, Mike Burke
Ocean City: Ryan Carr - GK, Tommy Greenawalt, John Thompson, Andy Tait, Steve Wacker,
Tony Donatelli, Joe Brocker, Ryan Heins, Adam Williamson, Byron Carmichael, Ruben Mingo
Substitutions
Richmond: 45’ Matt Bobo for Richie Williams, 72’ Chris Carrieri for Kevin Jeffrey,
72’ Matthew Delicate for McColm Cephas, 78’ Matt Pauls for Mike Burke
Ocean City: 57’ Neil Holloway for Andy Tait, 78’ Michael Todd for Steve Wacker
Discipline
Cautions: 22’ Tim Brown (RCH), 34’ Peter Luzak (RCH),
53’ Tony Williams (RCH), 86’ Neil Hollway (OCB)
Expulsions: None
Match Stats
Shots: RCH 23, OCB 12 Saves: RCH 3, OCB 7 Fouls: RCH 7, OCB 14
Offside: Corners: RCH 3, OCB 1
Referee: Andrew Chapin
Assistant Referees: Mark Turner, Scott Johnson
Att: 702
