St. Louis has glorious past in Open Cup soccer - STLtoday.com
As I recall, they had a couple of pretty decent chances late, but we managed to hold on. ’’. Hayes’ overtime goal on June 25, 1988 was the difference as the Busch Seniors knocked off the San Francisco Greek Americans 2-1 to capture the U. S. Open... That title is the last of 10 won by St. Louis squads in the tournament, which began in 1914 and ranks among the oldest open cup events in the world. This year’s version of the Lamar Hunt U. S. Open Cup resumes locally at 7 p. m. Wednesday when the United Soccer League’s St. Louis FC hosts Minnesota United FC of the North American Soccer League in a third-round game at Soccer Park in Fenton. “They’re a very deep team and a team that’ll give us a challenge. Wednesday marks the first Open Cup game this season for Minnesota (3-3-1), which has won its last three NASL matches. In March, Major League Soccer announced Minnesota United as an expansion team set to begin play in 2018. Coming off a wild 3-3 draw with Louisville City on Sunday, STLFC is 3-3-2 in league play and 1-0 in the Open Cup, thanks to a 2-1 overtime win... The STLFC-Minnesota United winner will advance to face MLS’ Sporting Kansas City in a fourth-round game June 16 at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kan. Source: www.stltoday.com
