Open Cup NotablesThe first post of July comes quite late/early. Hopefully everything below makes sense, as Hillcrest is getting pretty tired. Feel free to ridicule the late-night post if errors abound.
· Kansas City advances to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals for the 2nd consecutive season.
· Kansas City will play the winner of tomorrow night’s match between Seattle Sounders FC and the Portland Timbers.
· Should Seattle win, the Wizards will travel to the Pacific Northwest Tuesday, July 7.
· If Portland wins on home turf, Kansas City will host the USL-1 side Tuesday, July 7 at Shawnee Mission North High School.
· The Wizards are now 10-9-2 all-time in Open Cup play.
· The Wizards are now 1-2 all-time in penalty kick shootouts in the Open Cup.
· Kansas City is now 6-2-1 all-time against USL-1 clubs.
· Last year, the Wizards defeated the Carolina Railhawks (USL-1) in the Round of 16 before falling to then-USL-1 Seattle Sounders in the quarterfinals.
· Each of Kansas City’s last three Open Cup games has gone to overtime.
· Counting last year’s Open Cup play-in match and the play-in match in 2007 that Kansas City lost to Real Salt Lake, each of Kansas City’s last five Open Cup games has been to extra time.
· Michael Kraus scored Kansas City’s first goal on the night, his first in Open Cup play.
· Abe Thompson netted the 2nd goal from a penalty kick.
· Rauwshan McKenzie scored Kansas City’s 3rd goal in the 1st overtime session.
· McKenzie had never before scored a goal in a 1st team match.
· Roger Espinoza assisted on Kraus goal.
· Josh Wolff assisted on McKenzie’s goal, after a corner kick from Claudio Lopez.
· Kansas City returns to MLS play Saturday, July 4 as the Houston Dynamo come to town.
· After the match, the Wizards will put on the largest fireworks display in Kansas City, courtesy of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas.
· The Wizards will host several family-friendly events to celebrate America’s Independence Day including: a dunk tank, soccer inflatables, apple bobbing, sidewalk chalk and a halftime relay race.
· Kansas City advances to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals for the 2nd consecutive season.
· Kansas City will play the winner of tomorrow night’s match between Seattle Sounders FC and the Portland Timbers.
· Should Seattle win, the Wizards will travel to the Pacific Northwest Tuesday, July 7.
· If Portland wins on home turf, Kansas City will host the USL-1 side Tuesday, July 7 at Shawnee Mission North High School.
· The Wizards are now 10-9-2 all-time in Open Cup play.
· The Wizards are now 1-2 all-time in penalty kick shootouts in the Open Cup.
· Kansas City is now 6-2-1 all-time against USL-1 clubs.
· Last year, the Wizards defeated the Carolina Railhawks (USL-1) in the Round of 16 before falling to then-USL-1 Seattle Sounders in the quarterfinals.
· Each of Kansas City’s last three Open Cup games has gone to overtime.
· Counting last year’s Open Cup play-in match and the play-in match in 2007 that Kansas City lost to Real Salt Lake, each of Kansas City’s last five Open Cup games has been to extra time.
· Michael Kraus scored Kansas City’s first goal on the night, his first in Open Cup play.
· Abe Thompson netted the 2nd goal from a penalty kick.
· Rauwshan McKenzie scored Kansas City’s 3rd goal in the 1st overtime session.
· McKenzie had never before scored a goal in a 1st team match.
· Roger Espinoza assisted on Kraus goal.
· Josh Wolff assisted on McKenzie’s goal, after a corner kick from Claudio Lopez.
· Kansas City returns to MLS play Saturday, July 4 as the Houston Dynamo come to town.
· After the match, the Wizards will put on the largest fireworks display in Kansas City, courtesy of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas.
· The Wizards will host several family-friendly events to celebrate America’s Independence Day including: a dunk tank, soccer inflatables, apple bobbing, sidewalk chalk and a halftime relay race.
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Tell Onalfo the fans want the Open Cup!
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