By that point in the season things were looking pretty bleak for the Portland Timbers. With 17 matches played the Timbers under John Spencer had earned just 19 points -- a bit better than the 1.0 ppm they finished the season with. (That's not including the USOC loss to Cal FC.)
Cue incessant ALL-CAPS rants from Stumptown Footy community members with single-purpose usernames.
The last two games from round 3 of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup were played on Wednesday evening,
both games taking place on the West Coast. Much like Tuesdays games, these two matches saw only
half of the MLS teams still standing in the aftermath. The Seattle Sounders, who had purchased the
rights to [.
Like iron, Peter Nowak was so strong he would break before he bent.
On Wednesday, Nowak broke.
Perhaps never in MLS history has one man's managerial career imploded so rapidly. In January,
Nowak was manager of a popular, surprise 2011 playoff team that had vastly exceeded
expectations.
Un club amateur, el Cal FC, dirigido por el ex seleccionado de Estados Unidos Eric Wynalda mantubo
a raya a la ofensiva del Sounders FC durante los primeros 45 minutos de octavos de final de la US
Open Cup. Pero la ilusión de este equipo, conformado por jugadores a medio tiempo, de poder
repetir la [.
The 4th Round of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup is a heated one indeed. Eight Major League Soccer teams
have been eliminated to lower tier teams and at least two non MLS teams will make the quarter
finals. Perhaps the most intriguing match of the night will see Eric Wynalda's Cal FC, an amateur
side, take on the 3 time reigning champions with Seattle Sounders FC.
Por snedecorAún no ha llegado a la final como el Quevilly, ni siquiera a semifinales como
nuestro Mirandés, pero en un año en el que los modestos parecen haberse puesto de acuerdo para
llevarse todos los focos en las copas de medio mundo, la industria americana ha decidido lanzar
su propio remake y se ha sacado de la manga a su Cenicienta particular: el Cal FC.
The Union's league form means that they are a team in which one win in US Open Cup play is a
necessary confidence builder and the possibility of a run to the Open Cup final an inspiring goal.
Amobi Okugo said after the win, "We've got a turnaround against D.
In a tournament already ripe with upsets, the amateur side Cal FC shocked the MLS Portland Timbers
with a 1-0 overtime victory in the third round of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.
Managed by iconoclast Eric Wynalda, the group of young professional-hopefuls had already taken down
two respectable squads in Kitsap Pumas and USL side the Wilmington Hammerheads.
Article by Pedro Gomes
Last week I wrote a quick article giving some background information on a new and tiny USASA team
out of Southern California called, Thousand Oaks California FC (Cal FC). Their story was
interesting not only for their success on the field within the U.
