[nas] Fwd: U.S. Open Cup Semifinals

On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 17:08:31 -0500, "U.S. Soccer Communications"
<communications@ussoccer.org> said:
>  From the U.S. Soccer Communications Center:
> 
> Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Semifinals Begin This Week;
> Chicago Fire to Host Los Angeles Galaxy on Tuesday, Sept. 23
> 
> Fox Sports World and Fox Sports en Espaņol to Broadcast Sept. 23
> Semifinal
> 
> CHICAGO (Monday, Sept. 22, 2003) - For the third time in four years, the 
> Chicago Fire and Los Angeles Galaxy will square off in the semifinals of 
> the 2003 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The latest installment will be played 
> Tuesday, Sept. 23 in Cardinal Stadium in Naperville, Ill. at 7 p.m. CT 
> and be broadcast live on Fox Sports World and taped delayed on Fox 
> Sports World en Espaņol at 11 p.m. ET.
> 
> Each previous meeting between these clubs in an Open Cup semifinal has 
> gone to overtime, and on both occasions the winner of that semifinal 
> advanced to hoist the Dewar Trophy as Open Cup Champions. In 2000, the 
> Chicago Fire used a golden goal by Josh Wolff to get past the Galaxy 2-1 
> in Titan Stadium before advancing to beat the Miami Fusion 2-1 in the 
> title game. One year later, the Galaxy returned the favor as Alexi Lalas 
> scored in overtime to give the Galaxy a 1-0 win and a trip to the final, 
> where they would top the New England Revolution 2-1. The Chicago Fire 
> were also Open Cup winners in 1998, while the Galaxy were runners-up to 
> the Columbus Crew in 2002.
> 
> The other two semifinalists to emerge from the field of 163 entrants, 
> D.C. United and the MetroStars will face off on Oct. 1 at Yurcak Field 
> on the campus of Rutgers University in Piscataway, N.J. The 7:30 p.m. 
> ET  match is the first meeting between these teams in the Open Cup and 
> will not be televised.
>  
> The MetroStars will be looking for their first U.S. Open Cup semifinal 
> victory in four tries after one-goal losses to the Dallas Burn in 1997, 
> the Columbus Crew in 1998 and the Miami Fusion in 2000. D.C. United won 
> the U.S. Open Cup in their inaugural season of 1996 and finished as 
> runner-up one year later. Since, the team has only made one appearance 
> in the semifinals, a 2-0 loss to the New England Revolution in 2001.
> 
> The winners of the semifinal matches will face off on Oct. 15 in the 
> Open Cup final at a venue to be determined.
> 
> Dating back to 1914, the U.S. Open Cup is the oldest cup competition in 
> United States soccer and is among the oldest in the world.  Open to all 
> affiliated amateur and professional teams in the United States, the 
> annual U.S. Open Cup is a 90-year-old single-elimination tournament.
> 
> In 1999, the U.S. Open Cup was renamed the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup to 
> honor the long-time soccer supporter and pioneer.  Hunt, the 
> owner-operator of multiple MLS teams including the 2002 Open Cup 
> Champion Columbus Crew and the owner of the Dallas Tornado of the NASL, 
> was one of the sports first major ownership figures and is a member of 
> the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
> 
> The tournament winner earns $100,000 in prize money. The winning team of 
> the U.S. Open Cup will have their name engraved on the Dewar Trophy, 
> which has been permanently retired at the National Soccer Hall of Fame 
> in Oneonta, N.Y.
> 
> Fox Sports World and Fox Sports en Espaņol, which have broadcast a 
> number of Open Cup matches across the last three years, including the 
> semifinals and championship games, are once again the official 
> television broadcasters of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in 2003.
> 
> 2003 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Schedule
> 
> Semifinals - Sept. 23/Oct 1
> Date:         Match-Up    Venue, City                     Kickoff
> Sept. 23    Los Angeles Galaxy at Chicago Fire    Cardinal Stadium; 
> Naperville, Ill.          7 p.m. CT
> Oct. 1       D.C. United at MetroStars                  Yurcak Field; 
> Piscataway, N.J.            7:30 p.m. ET
> 
> Finals - Oct 15
> Date:
> Oct. 15
> 
> - www.ussoccer.com-
> 

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