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Red Bulls to Face Charleston Battery in 2012 U.S. Open Cup Third Round

Published on May 22, 2012 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Red Bull New York News Release


HARRISON, NJ (May 22, 2012) - The New York Red Bulls will travel to Blackbaud Stadium to face USL PRO squad the Charleston Battery on May 29 at 7:30 PM in the Third Round of the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The match-up was set after the Battery defeated PDL side Reading United AC, 2-1, at Blackbaud Stadium Tuesday night in a Second Round showdown.

The 99th edition of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup includes a random selection process for determining home teams from the first round through the quarterfinals among clubs that have applied to host. The process, conducted by a coin flip, gives participating teams with venues meeting tournament standards an equal chance at hosting their possible opponent for these rounds.

New York is 14-13 all-time in U.S. Open Cup play. Last year, New York defeated USL PRO side FC New York, 2-1, in the Third Round before falling to the Chicago Fire, 4-0, at TOYOTA Park in a Fourth Round match. New York's best Open Cup campaign was back in 2003, when the club lost in the tournament final to Chicago. New York is 0-2 all-time against Charleston in the U.S. Open Cup, getting knocked out in the Second Round on June 26, 2001, 4-1, and in the Fourth Round on July 20, 2004, 1-0. Both games took place at Blackbaud Stadium. Charleston is currently third in USL PRO with 12 points off a 4-2-0 record.

The first round concluded on Tuesday, May 15, and all Division I, II and III professional clubs are participating in the tournament proper for the first time ever. The Division I field includes all 16 U.S.-based Major League Soccer teams, which is double the representation from the past five years and the first time since 2006 that all Division I teams are taking part.

Created in 1914, the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is the oldest soccer competition in the United States. The single-elimination tournament, which is similar to the prestigious English FA Cup, is open to all amateur and professional teams affiliated with the United States Soccer Federation (U.S.S.F).

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