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Cosmos to Play U.S. Open Cup Game at St. John's University on May 27

May 21, 2015 - North American Soccer League (NASL)
New York Cosmos News Release


NEW YORK (May 21, 2015) - The New York Cosmos will face the Jersey Express (USL PDL) on Wednesday, May 27 in the third round of the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The Cosmos will host the Express at Belson Stadium on the campus of St. John's University in Queens with kickoff scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET.

Tickets for the home game at Belson Stadium between the Cosmos and Jersey Express are on sale now. General admission, single-game seats will be $15. Fans can purchase their tickets by visiting https://oss.ticketmaster.com/aps/stjohns/EN/buy/details/COSMO527.

There is a rate of $10 per ticket for groups of 15 or more. College students and military, fire and first responders with valid identification can also purchase general admission seats at a discounted rate of $10. Cosmos full season ticket holders receive admission to the game at Belson Stadium as part of their ticket plan. Any other Cosmos ticket plan holder can purchase tickets at a discounted rate by calling 855-712-6766 or emailing fanservices@nycosmos.com in advance of the game.

The Carnesecca Arena box office, on the campus of St. John's University, is also selling tickets to the match. The box office is open Monday-Thursday from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET and Friday from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. ET.

The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, recognized as U.S. Soccer's National Club Championship, is an annual competition open to all amateur and professional soccer teams affiliated with U.S. Soccer. The tournament has crowned a champion for 101 consecutive years dating from 1914. In 1999, the competition was renamed to honor American soccer pioneer Lamar Hunt.

This year's winner will earn a berth into the 2016-17 CONCACAF Champions League and have its name engraved on the historic Dewar Challenge Trophy, one of the oldest nationally contested trophies in American team sports.

Seattle Sounders FC is the defending U.S. Open Cup champion, having won its fourth tournament title (following three consecutive triumphs from 2009-11) after a 3-1 road victory over the Philadelphia Union on Sept. 16, 2014. The Cosmos entered their first U.S. Open Cup in 2014 and recorded back-to-back wins - over the Brooklyn Italians (2-0) at Belson Stadium and the New York Red Bulls (3-0) at Shuart Stadium - before falling 2-1 on the road to Philadelphia in extra time.



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