2011 MLS Open Cup – Tournament Results
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Except for the formality that is the Third-Place matchup between LA Galaxy and San Jose Earthquakes, my 2011 MLS Open Cup Tournament is complete. In the tournament Championship match between Colorado Rapids and DC United, Dwayne DeRosario was amazing again, and netted the only goal, the game winner for the new Cup Champions, DC United. [...]
2011 MLS Open Cup – Semi Final result
COLORADO 0(3) – 0(2) SAN JOSE THE RAPIDS ADVANCE TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP! After losing stalwart midfielder Bobby Convey in the 25th minute to a Red Card, the San Jose Earthquakes gave an heroic effort for a full 120 minutes of play in Colorado, only to fall short in a penalty kick shootout. The Rapids won [...]
2011 MLS Open Cup – Quarterfinal Results
Tournament results through the Quarterfinals. Click on the pic to see the bracket at full size. LA Galaxy defeated the Philadelphia Union 4-2 to claim the final Semi-Finalist spot in an exciting game. With the loss, Philadelphia has been eliminated from the tournament and lost the opportunity to play on in the 2011 MLS mini-season [...]
Quarterfinals: Seattle Sounders(2) v. Colorado Rapids(7)
Neither side could score in 120 minutes of open play. Colorado will advance to face the San Jose Earthquakes in the Semi-Final round. For Seattle, only Brad Evans managed to put his Penalty Kick on goal in the showdown. All four of the PKs taken by Colorado were on target, however, Kasey Keller did save [...]
Quarterfinal: Houston Dynamo(6) v. San Jose Earthquakes(14)
The San Jose Earthquakes pulled off the biggest upset of the tournament in the Round of 16 when they defeated the #3 seed, Real Salt Lake. RSL had been unbeaten in the seven-match 2010 season, and had won the MLS Cup on top of that. It was a shock to see them dismissed by the [...]