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USL Pro were big winners on the night with eight teams advancing to the Third Round to face MLS opposition this coming Tuesday and Wednesday. Four each from the NASL and the USL PDL also advanced. TheCup.us – Scores & Recaps [+]
Another week, another new leader atop the table. With Carolina idle, the Atlanta Silverbacks used the opportunity to move past the RailHawks with a narrow victory over the San Antonio Scorpions. Danny Barrera’s goal with four minutes left was the difference between sole possession of first and what would have been a four-way tie.
After a disastrous week that saw a horrendous defensive performance at home in a 3-2 loss to Tampa Bay and an upset loss 1-0 to the PDL Des Moines Menace in the Open Cup, Minnesota rebounded to return the favor on the road to the Rowdies in a game that saw all five goals in the first half-hour.
Scoring Summaries / Ejections
SATURDAY
San Antonio 0 :: 1 Atlanta
ATL: Danny Barrera 86
Minnesota 3 :: 2 Tampa Bay
MIN: Cristiano Dias 10, Geison Moura (Pablo Campos) 23, Simone Bracalello (Pablos Campos) 26
TB: Georgi Hristov 14, Georgi Hristov (Luke Mulholland) 29
SUNDAY
Fort Lauderdale 1 :: 0 Edmonton
FTL: Carlos Salazar (pen) 69
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Idle for the Open Cup, Phoenix was able to take advantage of unbeaten Charlotte for a draw Thursday, and the Eagles nearly rallied from a three-goal hole in Los Angeles Saturday but ultimately fell 4-3 for their first loss of the year.
In the weekend’s marquee match of the week the Richmond Kickers blanked visiting Harrisburg with a pair of second half goals. Rochester’s defense definitely appears to have made a turnaround, though the offense is still struggling to find goals for wins. After allowing 15 goals in five road games in April, the team has allowed just two in four games this month, but has only been able to find the net once.
Oh, and Sporting KC loanee Dom Dwyer scored yet again for Orlando City.
Scoring Summaries / Ejections
THURSDAY
Charlotte 2 :: 2 Phoenix
CHE: Christian Ramirez 5, Sergio Villasenor (Drew Yates) 35
PHO: Scott Morrison 17, Donny Toia (Scott Morrison) 38
FRIDAY
Antigua 0 :: 2 Pittsburgh
PIT: Mike Seth (Matt Dallman) 18, Matt Dallman (Jhonny Arteaga) 39
Harrisburg 0 :: 2 Richmond
RIC: Nate Robinson (Joseph Ngwenya) 60, Michael Seaton (Brian Ownby) 66
SATURDAY
Rochester 0 :: 0 Charleston
CHB: Amadou Sanyang (red card) 63
Wilmington 1 :: 4 Orlando
ORL: Dom Dwyer 25, Jamie Watson (Bryan Burke) 39, Bryan Burke (James O'Connor) 52, Rob Valentino (Luke Boden) 88
WIL: Paul Nicholson 69
Charlotte 3 :: 4 Los Angeles
LA: Charlotte own goal 18, Chris Cortez (Allan Russell) 19, Gabriel Gonzalez (Chris Cortez) 42, Chris Cortez (Nelson Pizarro) 50
CHE: Jorge Herrera (pen) 45+, Jorge Herrera (Ben Newman) 81, Stefan Smith 88
SUNDAY
Antigua 1 :: 3 Dayton
DAY: Joey Madigan (Shane Smith) 34, Eli Garner (pen) 38, Remco Klaasse (Jeremy Cheeseman) 81
ANT: Orlando Mitchum 83
Wilmington 0 :: 1 Tampa Bay
TB: JT Noone (Chad Burt) 71
The last team to kick off their Reserve League campaign, Chivas USA kicked it off in fine form against visiting RSL, jumping out to a three-goal advantage in the first half-hour with goals from three different players as they cruised to the victory. The RL continues its nearly two week idle period until Saturday when it kicks into high gear with 11 games in an eight-day period.
Scoring Summaries / Ejections
MONDAY
RSL 2 :: 3 Chivas USA
CHV: Carlos Alvarez (Adonis Amaya) 8, Gabriel Farfan 23, Jose Manuel Rivera (Laurent Courtois) 28
RSL: David Viana 53, Abdoulie Mansally (Yordany Alvarez) 91
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