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Tonight FC Dallas hosts an Open Cup Quarterfinal game against the Charleston Battery at Pizza Hut Park at 7:30 p.m. CT.
For those out of towners interested in seeing the match, the FCD FO will have a live video feed available online at fcdallas.com. The stream will start at 7:15 p.m., with Ray Canevari providing some pregame coverage.
Possible Semifinal Pairings Set For 2008 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup - PaddockTalk.com
Tonight’s preview
Charleston Battery (USL1) at F.C. Dallas (MLS)
Tuesday, July 8, 7:30 p.m. CT – Pizza Hut Park; Frisco, Tex.
Charleston Battery advances into the quarterfinals on penalty kicks (4–3) after a 1–1 tie in regulation against Houston Dynamo. The team opened up U.S. Open Cup play with victories against the ASC New Stars in the first round, 3–0, and defeated the Charlotte Eagles, 2–1, in the second.
F.C. Dallas, the 1997 Open Cup champion and two-time runner-up (2005, 2007), launched their bid to return to the championship game for the third time in four years with a 2–1 result at home over the Miami F.C. Blues.
The semi-final scenarios
If the Charleston Battery defeat FC Dallas, they would host the winner between the Kansas City Wizards and Seattle Sounders. If FC Dallas wins their quarterfinal match against the Battery, they could either host Kansas City at Westcott Field in University Park, Texas, or travel to face Seattle at Qwest Field.
A reminder of what is at stake this year besides the money.
The winner of the U.S. Open Cup will qualify to compete in the 2009-10 CONCACAF Champions League. The CONCACAF Champions League consists of 24 teams, with representatives from each of CONCACAF’S regions: four teams from Mexico and the U.S., two clubs each from Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Panama, and one team from Canada, Belize and Nicaragua, and three from the Caribbean. The U.S. Open Cup winners will represent the United States alongside the MLS Cup Champion, the MLS Regular Season Winner, the MLS Cup Runner-up.
Hoops, Battery meet again - MLSnet.com
Hoops look to maintain streak vs. Battery - MLSnet.com - S. Hunt
FCD eyes tough match tonight - Dallas Soccer News - P. Stephens
Charleston looks to take ‘that next step’ - Charleston Post & Courier - A. Miller
Possible Semifinal pairings announced - USOpenCup.com
Hyndman not afraid of MLS challenge - Houston Chronicle - G. Davis
When forwards score, they get noticed
Thompson earns Open Cup award - Dallas Soccer News
Thompson serves as example for FC Dallas veterans - DMN - D. Aparicio
Pareja ready to return
Pareja listo para juveniles del FC Dallas - Al Dia - D. Aparicio
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Why would the game against Kansas City be held at SMU?
When was that OzzFest concert again?
My guess either a scheduling conflict and/or it is a bottom line financial decision made by accountants at HSG, and/or there was a previous under the table deal made when Hyndman was brought on board to play a game at SMU.
Maybe we should start that daily FCD Rumor Recap after all!
My HSO, as a fan, on Westcott Field: worst.soccer.venue.in.dfw
Wescott is a good venue. Take the Dart light rail to Mockingbird station and walk to campus. Gather at Trinity Hall before and after the match!!!
Balonpie,
we are talking apples and oranges. Access to Wescott is good, but Wescott field itself is miserable. Very poor lighting.
The stands are too low and the field is a mile away thanks to the track. It reminds me of the old Polideportivo I used to play at back home.
after watching FCD and KC play against each other this past weekend, are we really worried that this game will be held at Wescott?
Perhaps FCD are making some kind of concession to the fans by bringing the game to us rather than having us drive to Frisco again. Something tells me that a very unscientific study occurred based on the attendance at the last US Open Cup game.
woof. it’s going to take a while to recover from that dog of a game. i still don’t understand why no one will take a shot off the dribble.
The only good thing about that game is that my tickets were free — and I still want my money back!
It’s a moot point now, but I found the reason why they were going to play the next round at SMU. They are planning on resodding the field after the ozzfest concert. This summer’s concert calendar has taken its toll on the field.
If you are going to Ozzfest, you will get to stand on the grass. They aren’t even planning to cover it for the concert, since they will be ripping it up right after the concert.