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05/17/00 |
10:05 |
Vancouver 0 |
Orange County 2 |
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05/19/00 |
7:00 |
Minnesota 0 |
Raleigh 0 |
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Minnesota (4-0-1) - Raleigh (0-2-2) The winless
Raleigh Capital Express remained just that, but a draw against the
defending A-League champion is something the team will savor.
Raleigh goalkeeper Chris Lewis made six saves in the 0-0 draw.
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05/19/00 |
7:30 |
Rochester 3 |
Connecticut 0 |
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Rochester (2-1-0) - Connecticut (0-6-1)In a game
that doubled as a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup qualifier, Rochester
walked away with a 3-0 win over the Wolves on a cold and slippery
night at Veteran's Memorial Stadium. Onandi Lowe picked up a loose
ball deep on the left side and scooped the first goal of the game
over the sprawled goalkeeper David Winner four minutes into the
match four the lead. A pair of goals two minutes apart by second
half substitute Eddy Sebrango sealed the deal for the Rhinos second
win of the season. |
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05/19/00 |
8:35 |
Milwaukee 2 |
Indiana 1 |
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Milwaukee (2-1-0) - Indiana (0-5-0)Chris Jahr's
header in injury time of the second half lifted the Milwaukee
Rampage to a 2-1 win over the Indiana Blast in front of a
franchise-record crowd of 3,583 Friday night at cold and damp Kuntz
Memorial Soccer Stadium. The play began with a corner kick by
Milwaukee's Steve Bernal. Blast goalkeeper Chuck Browder could only
punch the ball straight up, and Jahr headed it home for the deciding
goal. After Jeff Dresser missed a 33rd-minute penalty kick when
Milwaukee goalkeeper Dan Popik guessed correctly and dove to his
left to pin the ball against the ground shy of the goal line,
Indiana scored first on Peter Baah's penalty kick in the 52nd
minute. Former MLS All-Star Vitalis "Digital" Takawira converted a
two-on-one breakaway after a giveaway at midfield to knot the score
in the 64th minute. |
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05/19/00 |
10:00 |
El Paso 6 |
Orange County 2 |
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El Paso (3-2-0) - Orange County (5-5-0)In a game
that doubled as U.S. Open Cup qualifier, The El Paso made up some
ground on Orange County, who finished their qualification process,
with an offensive attack led by Craig Yacks and Bisser Georgiev. The
two scored within a minute of one another midway through the first
half to pull the Patriots to a 3-0 lead. Yacks, who assisted
Georgiev on his goal, added another early in the second half and was
followed by Kirk Wilson and Georgiev to put the game out of reach at
6-1 with fifteen minutes remaining. |
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05/19/00 |
10:30 |
Vancouver 7 |
Bay Area 0 |
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Vancouver (1-1-1) - Bay Area (2-2-1) In a game that
doubled as U.S. Open Cup qualifier, The Vancouver 86ers hammered the
Bay Area Seals with a hat-trick from Alfredo Valente, who came off
the bench when it was when it was already 3-0 at the 64th minute.
Three minutes later he got his first and didn't stop. Jason Jordan
got things going early with the 86ers second goal. He later added
assists on Valente's first and third goals of the night.
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05/19/00 |
10:35 |
Seattle 0 |
San Diego 1 |
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San Diego (5-2-0) - Seattle (1-1-1) The San Diego
Flash nipped the Seattle Sounders 1-0 at Mesa College’s Douglas
Stadium before a crowd of 2,358. Flash goalkeeper Tom Tate improved
to 4-0-0 on the season with the win, while goalscorer Guillermo Jara
added to his goal streak. Mark Baena was playing his first match
against his former team, since the Flash acquired him in an
off-season trade. Both teams had shots graze off the woodwork in the
first half. Kevin Legg’s blast bounced off the right post in the
10th minute and in the 27th minute Seattle’s Sean Henderson skimmed
a 15-yard volley off the crossbar. The Flash had several good
opportunities, but did not convert until the 74th minute. Guillermo
Jara’s beat Seattle goalkeeper Preston Burpo with a six-yard shot
after receiving a through-ball from Legg inside the box. Tate, who
recorded his third straight shutout, made three saves in the last
three minutes; including one off the line at the whistle.
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05/20/00 |
7:30 |
Milwaukee 0 |
Cincinnati 1 |
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The Cincinnati Riverhawks nipped the Milwaukee
Rampage on a 60th minute goal by Bonyoko "Bobo" Bobole on an assist
from Alessio Giacobbene as goalkeeper Greg Sutton held on for the
shutout with six saves in the game. |
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05/20/00 |
7:30 |
Tennessee 0 |
Atlanta 3 |
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Iggy Moleka led the Atlanta Silverbacks to their
third win on the young season in a game that doubled as a U.S. Open
Cup qualifier at DeKalb Memorial Stadium. Moleka struck in the 30th
minute and once again to give the Silverbacks the 2-0 lead. Jamaican
National Team player Patrick Beech put the game away with a goal in
the final moments on an assist by Josh henderson.
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05/20/00 |
7:30 |
Raleigh 1 |
Charleston 1 |
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The Raleigh Capital Express are still winless at
0-2-3, with two draws in as many days following a 0-0 stalemate with
the defending A-League champion Minnesota Thunder Friday. The
Capital Express got on the board first before 4,470 spectators at
Charleston's Blackbaud stadium. Raleigh midfielder Randy Merkel
scored his first goal of the year in the 27th minute to his team the
edge. Chaleston's Mac Cozier would find Pual Conway in the 57th
minute, however, to level the score. |
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05/20/00 |
7:35 |
Long Island 1 |
Pittsburgh 3 |
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With a victory against Long Island tonight,
Pittsburgh took a commanding lead over the Rough Riders in the
home-and-home series that determines who will advance to the U.S.
Open Cup tournament. The Riverhounds(3-0-1, 14 pts)went up 3-0 in
the first half. David Flavius scored first, taking a short pass from
David Husbands in the 28th minute and putting the ball past Rough
Riders goalkeeper Paul Grafer. Riverhounds forward Mike Butler then
added two quick goals, one in the 32nd minute off an assist from
midfielder Jair Vasquez and the other in the 36th minute off an
assist from Flavius. The Rough Riders attempted a comeback in the
second half, with midfielder Edson Buddle scoring off an assist from
forward Irasto Knights in the 48th minute. But that was the end of
both teams’ offensive output. Grafer and Pittsburgh 'keeper Doug
Petras each made five saves. Pittsburgh and Long Island will play
the other half of the U.S. Open Cup qualification series May 27 in
Long Island. |
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05/20/00 |
7:35 |
Richmond 1 |
Hershey 0 |
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In a heated match that doubled as a U.S. Open Cup
qualifier, Richmond edged the Wildcats before 1,457 at Hersheypark
Stadium Saturday with a 73rd minute goal by Peter Luzak on an assist
from Kevin Knight. In the final moments of the game Dwayne DeRosario
of Richmond and Hershey's Mike Henning were given red cards for
fighting. |
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05/20/00 |
8:00 |
Minnesota 1 |
Hampton Roads 1 |
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The Minnesota Thunder played to their second draw
in as many nights with a 0-0 finish the night before in Raleigh
against the Capital Express. Hampton Roads' Seamus Donnelly knocked
a penalty kick off the crossbar in the 37th minute after Minnesota's
Ubusuku Abukusumo was called for a foul A minute later, Donnelly
opened the scoring for Hampton Roads with his third goal of the
season. Thunder keeper John Swallen charged out of the goal as
Donnelly received a pass from Jaymi Bailey. Donnelly put a soft
touch on the ball and it slowly rolled past Swallen and into the
left corner of the net. Minnesota tied the match in the 60th minute
when Gerard Lagos received a crossing pass from John Menyongar in
front of the Mariners' goal. Lagos split two defenders, scoring from
11 yards out. |
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05/21/00 |
5:00 |
Tennessee 2 |
Cincinnati 1 |
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The Tennessee Rhythm became the first A-League team
to qualify for the 2000 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup with their second
qualification win over the Cincinnati Riverhawks. The first half
started off bad for the Riverhawks, giving up a goal to the Rhythm’s
Jeff Bauer in the 3rd minute. Pasi Kinturi followed up the act with
a goal in the 17th minute on an assist from Jeremy McClure. The
Hawks had their chances in the first half getting off seven shots,
but Rhythm goalkeeper Eric Green was up to the challenge, keeping
the Hawks scoreless in the first half. The Riverhawks finally got on
the scoreboard with a goal off a free kick by Teodor Matis in the
78th minute. |
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05/21/00 |
6:00 |
Rochester 0 |
Boston 2 |
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Boston gained some ground on the defending Lamar
Hunt U.S. Open Cup qualification Group 7 with their win at Bowditch
Stadium, pulling within two points with one game each against the
Connecticut Wolves left to play. Ebbie Kodiat put the Bulldogs up
1-0, scoring just before the half in the 41st minute on an assist
from Dushawne Simpson. Tom Poltl set up Sam Franklin to seal the
deal for the Bulldogs in the 82nd minute. |
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05/21/00 |
7:45 |
Montreal 0 |
Toronto 1 |
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The Toronto Lynx and Montreal Impact have opened
their seasons in opposite fashion, Toronto undefeated at 2-0-1 and
Montreal winless of 0-2-0. Toronto's Francisco Dos Santos scored the
lone goal of the game on an assist from Brian Ashton in the 26th
minute when he lobbed the ball over Impact goalkeeper Peter Zaratin.
Toronto goalkeeper Theo Zagar, who recorded his first shutout of the
year, made two saves in the final ten minutes on Abraham Francois
headers. Zagar deflected the first and scooped up the second to give
Toronto the win. |
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05/21/00 |
8:00 |
Seattle 3 |
Bay Area 2 |
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The Seattle Sounders became the second A-League
team to clinch a berth in the 2000 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup with
their overtime win against the Bay Area Seals. Seattle's Darren
Sawatzky set up Erik Storkson for the first goal of the night in the
7th minute but was the hero at the end of the match, scoring in the
80th minute on an assist from Viet Nguyen to level the score and
then again from Nguyen in the 104th minute for the win. Kevin
Jeffrey tallied two assists in the match for the Seals.
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05/21/00 |
9:00 |
El Paso 1 |
San Diego 2 |
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The San Diego Flash made up ground on the Orange
County Waves with their narrow win over El Paso in this U.S. Open
Cup qualifier. The El Paso Patriots caught the Flash off guard in
the first minute, scoring on a goal from Kevin Noleen on an assist
from Alberto Mancera. San Diego's defense clamped down from that
moment on as Flash goalkeeper Thomas Tate only had to make one save
the rest of the night. Carlos Farias scored first for the Flash on a
penalty kick in the 55th minute. Carlos Calderson tallied the
game-winner just three minutes later on an assist from Kevin Legg.
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