Wednesday, July 09, 2014

US Open Cup: Fire, Hoops, Sounders (In OT Over Timbers) Advance To Semifinals

Three matches were contested on Wednesday as the quarterfinal round of the US Open Cup concluded.

At Atlanta:

Quincy Amarikwa (50'), Jeff Larentowicz (PK-82'), and Alex (85') provided the scoring as the Chicago Fire defeated the Atlanta Silverbacks (NASL) 3-1 on the road.

At Cary, North Carolina:

Blas Perez delivered a hat trick (23', 34', 90') as FC Dallas broke open what was a 2-2 deadlock after 38 minutes and pulled away from the Carolina Railhawks (NASL) 5-2 on the road.  The defeats suffered by Atlanta and Carolina emptied the tournament of non-Major League Soccer clubs.

At Tukwila, Washington:

Overtime goals from Kenny Cooper (111') and Marco Pappa (116')  carried the Seattle Sounders to a 3-1 victory over the visiting ten-man Portland Timbers.

Match-ups for the semifinal round, with the hosts listed first:

Tuesday, August 12:

At Frisco, Texas:

FC Dallas vs. Philadelphia Union

Wednesday, August 13:

At Tukwila, Washington:

Seattle Sounders vs. Chicago Fire

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