Some Soccer News for Jul 21, 2016
du Nord, July 21, 2016
It's Day 203 of 2016. US Open Cup Quarterfinals: Brad Knighton of NER saved PKs by Sebastien Le Toux and CJ Sapong of Philly after Added Extra Time ended tied 1-1. The last non-MLS team, Fort Lauderdale, was easily ousted by Chicago. Dallas was the only road winner, with Fabian Castillo scoring in the 90th min. LA trailed twice before pulling out the win with 2 late goals by Sebastian Lleget. -Wed Jul 20 New England Revolution 1-1 Philadelphia Union - NER advances 4-2 in Penalty Kick Shootout. Chicago Fire 3-0 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Houston Dynamo 0-1 Dallas LA Galaxy 4-2 Seattle Sounders The draw was held this morning for the Semifinal matches: -Tue Aug 9 New England Revolution v Chicago Fire -Wed Aug 10 LA Galaxy v Dallas Both games will be shown on the ESPN Networks, details TBA. dN The extreme heat did not help.... But: Minnesota United 0-4 Bournemouth - Oof! Minnesota held strong and had two great scoring opportunities, but a water break stopped their momentum and it was all Bournemouth after that. I