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Dallas Roma FC defeats CD Chivas USA on penalties, becomes first USASA club to defeat MLS side

For all of you who ever wanted the #16 seed to win in the NCAA basketball tournament, we hope you are soccer fans!

Dallas Roma FC, from the North Texas Premier Soccer Association, made history Wednesday night, defeating CD Chivas USA on penalties, after playing to a 0-0 draw after extra time. Not only did they defeat their second straight professional opponent in the U.S. Open Cup, they became the first USASA club to defeat a team from Major League Soccer in the U.S. Open Cup. Chivas was dealt a major blow when their leading scorer, Ante Razov, was sent off in the 57th minute for a reckless foul on Roma defender Todd Paulette. Soon after, Bob Bradley sent in more of his regular starters, Jason Hernandez, Tim Regan and Juan Francisco Palencia.

The Roma defense, named USOpenCup.com's Players of the Round for their win vs. Miami FC, held firm yet again against the Chivas attack, holding the 0-0 draw through 120 minutes, at times keeping all 11 players in their own end in extra time.

Roma had a few chances in the second half as well, most notably Dominic Schell hitting the crossbar after Mark Rowland's shot was knocked away by Chivas goalkeeper Brad Guzan.


Chivas took the first spot kick in the penalty session, and Juan Francisco Palencia saw his attempt saved by Jessie Llamas. Roma's Matt Clark and Mark Rowland converted the next kicks, as Sacha Kljestan for Chivas. Fortunes turned Roma's way when Llamas came through again and saved Jesse Marsch's kick, and Brad Flanagan scored for Roma to make it 3-1. After Claudio Suarez made it 3-2, Dominic Schell stepped up and put Roma in the history books. previously, the closest a USASA side has come to defeating an MLS club was in 2000, when Florida's uruguay SC fell to the Tampa Bay Mutiny 1-0 in extra time. Roma will now face the Los Angeles Galaxy on August 2nd, at a venue to be determined.