Sunday, May 20, 2012

The Weekend Before Results - Second Round

While the Rochester Rhinos are no longer perfect following a draw against winless Dayton Dayton Lions, they and the Minnesota Stars remain part of a trio of teams heading into the Second Round of the US Open Cup unbeaten. Minnesota downed Fort Lauderdale in NASL action and Rochester rival Orlando City was idle in USL Pro.

The draw also kept Dayton among a trio of winless professional league clubs as the Atlanta Silverbacks lost to Tampa Bay and Carolina played to a 1-1 draw against league leading Puerto Rico in NASL action.

The season kicked off for the Long Island, but the Rough Riders fell to fellow Second Round side Reading United AC. The Michigan Bucks' opener, meanwhile, went a lot better Saturday with a 4-1 victory against expansion Chicago Inferno. In two other matches featuring a pair of Open Cup Second Round clubs, Georgia Revolution downed Jacksonville United of the NASL and in the PDL the Laredo Heat topped the El Paso, the first of back-to-back losses for the Patriots, who also lost in Austin Saturday. All three such games were decided by one goal. Also playing twice, Ventura County Fusion won both contests at home, blanking Ogden and Pali.

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THIS WEEK*

Friday, May 18
Richmond Kickers 1:1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Dayton Dutch Lions 1:1 Rochester Rhinos
El Paso Patriots 1:2 @ Laredo Heat
Fresno Fuego 1:3 vs Orange County
Ventura County Fusion 2:0 vs Ogden

Saturday, May 19
Puerto Rico Islanders 1:1 Carolina RailHawks
Tampa Bay Rowdies 3:2 Atlanta Silverbacks
Minnesota Stars 3:1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers
FC Edmonton 0:2 San Antonio Scorpions
Dayton Dutch Lions 0:4 Harrisburg City Islanders
Charlotte Eagles 1:1 Wilmington Hammerheads
Reading United AC 1:0 @ Long Island Rough Riders
Michigan Bucks 4:1 vs Chicago Inferno
El Paso Patriots 1:6 @ Austin
Des Moines Menace 3:2 vs Kansas City
Brooklyn Italians 2:1 @ NY AC
Georgia Revolution 2:1 @ Jacksonville United

Sunday, May 20
Ventura County Fusion 3:0 vs Pali

*Open Cup PDL/NPSL clubs included, listed first &/or bold


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