Second round is the D3/D2 entry round.




May 22, 2012
Brooklyn Italians (NPSL) at Rochester Rhinos (USL PRO)

Reading United AC (PDL) at Charleston Battery (USL PRO)

Long Island Rough Riders (PDL) at Harrisburg City Islanders (USL PRO)

Michigan Bucks (PDL) at Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL PRO)

Richmond Kickers (USL PRO) at Dulles Sportsplex Aegean Hawks FC (USASA)

Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL) at Jacksonville United (NPSL)

Atlanta Silverbacks (NASL) at Georgia Revolution (NPSL)

Dayton Dutch Lions (USL PRO) at Chicago Fire PDL (PDL)

Minnesota Stars FC (NASL) at Des Moines Menace (PDL)

K.C. Athletics (USASA) at Orlando City Soccer Club (USL PRO)

Laredo Heat (PDL) at San Antonio Scorpions (NASL)

Charlotte Eagles (USL PRO) at El Paso Patriots (PDL)

Fresno Fuego (PDL) at Fort Lauderdale Strikers (NASL)

Ventura County Fusion (PDL) at Los Angeles Blues (USL PRO)

PSA Elite (USASA) at Carolina RailHawks (NASL)

Cal FC (USASA) at Wilmington Hammerheads (USL PRO)

Third round will see the D1 teams enter.



May 29-30, 2012
Houston Dynamo (MLS) at San Antonio Scorpions (NASL)

Chicago Fire (MLS) at Michigan Bucks (PDL)

Orlando City Soccer Club (USL PRO) at Sporting Kansas City (MLS)

D.C. United (MLS) at Richmond Kickers (USL PRO)

Dayton Dutch Lions (USL PRO) at Columbus Crew
(MLS)

Charlotte Eagles (USL PRO) at FC Dallas (MLS)

Fort Lauderdale Strikers (NASL) at San Jose Earthquakes (MLS)

Rochester Rhinos (USL PRO) at Philadelphia Union (MLS)

New England Revolution (MLS) at Harrisburg City Islanders (USL PRO)

New York Red Bulls (MLS) at Charleston Battery (USL PRO)

Chivas USA (MLS) vs. Ventura County Fusion (PDL)

LA Galaxy (MLS) at Carolina RailHawks (NASL)

Colorado Rapids (MLS) at Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL)

Cal FC (USASA) at Portland Timbers (MLS)

Seattle Sounders (MLS) at Atlanta Silverbacks (NASL)

Real Salt Lake (MLS) at Minnesota Stars FC (NASL)



* Somebody worked hard to keep the USL Pro and NASL teams apart in rounds two and three. It is a new system after all.

Humm?

Round 2 results -May 23, 2012


# of PDL teams =9
PDL team wins =2
Win % =22

# of USL Pro team =11
USL Pro team wins =8
Win % =73

# of NASL teams = 6
NASL team wins =6
Win % =100

SECOND ROUND:
May 22 in Bridgeville, Pa.
Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL PRO) 0
Michigan Bucks (PDL) 1

May 22 in Harrisburg, Pa.
Harrisburg City Islanders (USL PRO) 2
Long Island Rough Riders (PDL) 0

May 22 in Wilmington, N.C.
Wilmington Hammerheads (USL PRO) 0
Cal FC (USASA) 4

May 22 in Cary, N.C.
Carolina RailHawks (NASL) 5
PSA Elite (USASA) 0

May 22 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Fort Lauderdale Strikers (NASL) 7
Fresno Fuego (PDL) 2

May 22 in Sanford, Fla.
Orlando City (USL PRO) 7
K.C. Athletics (USASA) 0

May 22 in Charleston, S.C.
Charleston Battery (USL PRO) 2
Reading United AC (PDL) 1

May 22 in Rochester, N.Y.
Rochester Rhinos (USL PRO) 3
Brooklyn Italians (NPSL) 0

May 22 in Jacksonville, Fla.
Jacksonville United (NPSL) 0
Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL) 3

May 22 in Boyds, Md.
Dulles Sportsplex Aegean Hawks FC (USASA) 0
Richmond Kickers (USL PRO) 4

May 22 in Conyers, Ga.
Georgia Revolution (NPSL) 0
Atlanta Silverbacks (NASL) 1

May 22 in San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio Scorpions (NASL) 2
Laredo Heat (PDL) 0

May 22 in Bridgeview, Ill.
Chicago Fire PDL (PDL) 1
Dayton Dutch Lions (USL PRO) 2

May 22 in Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines Menace (PDL) 0
Minnesota Stars FC (NASL) 2

May 22 in El Paso, Texas
El Paso Patriots (PDL) 0
Charlotte Eagles (USL PRO) 1

May 22 in Fullerton, Calif.
Los Angeles Blues (USL PRO) 1
Ventura County Fusion (PDL) 3

THIRD ROUND:
May 29 in San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio Scorpions (NASL) vs. Houston Dynamo (MLS)
May 29 in Pontiac, Mich.
Michigan Bucks (PDL) vs. Chicago Fire (MLS)
May 29 in Kansas City, Kan.
Sporting Kansas City (MLS) vs. Orlando City (USL PRO)
May 29 in Richmond, Va.
Richmond Kickers (USL PRO) vs. D.C. United (MLS)
May 29 in Columbus, Ohio
Columbus Crew (MLS) vs. Dayton Dutch Lions (USL PRO)
May 29 in Frisco, Texas
FC Dallas (MLS) vs. Charlotte Eagles (USL PRO)
May 29 in Stanford, Calif.
San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers (NASL)
May 29 in Chester, Pa.
Philadelphia Union (MLS) vs. Rochester Rhinos (USL PRO)
May 29 in Harrisburg, Pa.
Harrisburg City Islanders (USL PRO) vs. New England Revolution (MLS)
May 29 in Charleston, S.C.
Charleston Battery (USL PRO) vs. New York Red Bulls (MLS)
May 29 in Ventura, Calif.
Ventura County Fusion (PDL) vs. Chivas USA (MLS)
May 29 in Cary, N.C.
Carolina RailHawks (NASL) vs. Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS)
May 29 in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL) vs. Colorado Rapids (MLS)
May 29 in Sandy, Utah
Real Salt Lake (MLS) vs. Minnesota Stars FC (NASL)
May 30 in Portland, Ore.
Cal FC (USASA) at Portland Timbers (MLS)
May 30 in Tukwila, Wash.
Seattle Sounders (MLS) vs. Atlanta Silverbacks (NASL)

May 29-30, 2012
Houston Dynamo (MLS) at San Antonio Scorpions (NASL)

Chicago Fire (MLS) at Michigan Bucks (PDL)

Orlando City Soccer Club (USL PRO) at Sporting Kansas City (MLS)

D.C. United (MLS) at Richmond Kickers (USL PRO)

Dayton Dutch Lions (USL PRO) at Columbus Crew
(MLS)

Charlotte Eagles (USL PRO) at FC Dallas (MLS)

Fort Lauderdale Strikers (NASL) at San Jose Earthquakes (MLS)

Rochester Rhinos (USL PRO) at Philadelphia Union (MLS)

New England Revolution (MLS) at Harrisburg City Islanders (USL PRO)

New York Red Bulls (MLS) at Charleston Battery (USL PRO)

Chivas USA (MLS) vs. Ventura County Fusion (PDL)

LA Galaxy (MLS) at Carolina RailHawks (NASL)

Colorado Rapids (MLS) at Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL)

Cal FC (USASA) at Portland Timbers (MLS)

Seattle Sounders (MLS) at Atlanta Silverbacks (NASL)

Real Salt Lake (MLS) at Minnesota Stars FC (NASL)

If we learn one thing from the US Open Cup 2012:

It is that D2, D3, and PDL players that train together as a group and play a lot of league games are in better shape, play their team system better, and finish a higher percentage of their shots on goal than MLS players who don't get to play all that much in real league games.

Make a note of that fact!

Round 3 results, May 30, 2012

# of MLS teams:16
MLS team wins: 8
Win %: 50

Question: Why did MLS do so bad in the USOC matches? Are the D2/3 teams catching up to MLS? Is it time for promotion/relegation? Thoughts?