The US Open Cup first round did not disappoint. For the 3 New England teams that were involved there were mixed results. Vermont Green defeated USL League 1 side Lexington 4-3. Lexington made a late push but Vermont held on. It was the first US Open Cup game ever held in Vermont. The Green who are primarily a college team, came out flying. 3 out of the 4 goals came from set pieces. The beyond capacity crowd was set into a frenzy while dealing with old man winter's final stand. There were over 4500 passionate Green fans helping get their team over the line. Vermont now awaits the 2nd round US Open Cup draw.
Brockton FC United showed well, losing 4-2 in Tennessee to USL League 1 side Chattanooga Red Wolves. Chattanooga lead 2-0 when a red card was issued to O. Gomez. This gave Brockton a life line and they capitalized. An 89th minute goal from Wuilito Fernandes and a 90+5 minute goal from Teixeira sent the game to extra time. In the extra fram Chattanooga were too tough to handle scoring 2 goals in the 116th and 120th minute from Mensah. Brockton will come home disappointed but can hold their heads high.
Legendary Lusitano Stadium was the site for Union Omaha vs Western Mass Pioneers. Omaha played flawless and blanked the Pioneers 4-0. Below is a clip from Teixeira's late equalizer to tie the game for Brockton and send the game to extra time.
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