Open Cup
Dynamo's Open Cup history
The Dynamo will host Miami FC in the third round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. (>>Tickets<<) With a road league game against Toronto FC looming on Thursday, Houston is expected to play a young lineup that include Dynamo Academy product Francisco Navas Cobo, pictured above.
Did You Know? about the U.S. Open Cup
With the Dynamo entering the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in the third round and hosting Miami FC Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m., HoustonDynamo.com has prepared some Open Cup trivia.
Did You Know? - Houston in the Open Cup
The Dynamo are one of four MLS teams to qualify for each of the five Open Cup tournaments since moving to Houston. The Dynamo are joined by the Chicago Fire, Chivas USA, and D.C. United.
Canetti's Corner - June 28, 2010

Welcome to edition No. 9 of my weekly blog. It appears on the
new HoustonDynamo.com every Monday.
Dynamo to host Open Cup game at Robertson
The Houston Dynamo will host a third round match in the Lamar Hunt
U.S. Open Cup on Tuesday, June 29, at 7:30 p.m. at Robertson Stadium, it was
announced today. The Dynamo will face Miami FC,
which beat the Tampa Bay Rowdies 2-1 in extra time Tuesday in the second round at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Houston to host Open Cup match June 29
For once, the Dynamo's Open Cup journey will include at least one stop at home.
On Wednesday night, U.S. Soccer announced pairings and potential hosts for the third round of the 2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, and the Dynamo will host either Miami FC or the Tampa Bay Rowdies, both of the USSF Division-2 Pro League, on June 29. Details of the match will be announced when finalized.
Dynamo 1, Seattle Sounders 2 (ET)
Summary
Playing yet another road game on turf in a hostile
environment, the Dynamo took a 1-0 lead on the first Dynamo goal by Ade
Akinbiyi. Houston
gamely tried to hold the lead, with Brian Mullan playing through injury when
the Dynamo ran out of substitutions, but former Dynamo Nate Jaqua tied the game
in the 89th minute, and Stephen King netted the winner early in overtime. Tally
Hall tied a club record with 10 saves in a sterling performance.
Dynamo 4, Charleston Battery 0
Summary
Houston avenged its two
previous Open Cup defeats with a 4-0 demolition of the Battery
on two headers from Geoff Cameron and goals from Bobby Boswell and Dominic
Oduro. John Michael Hayden tallied two assists, while Tally Hall earned his
second straight shutout.
Notes
Ashe keys 2-0 Dynamo Open Cup victory
The Houston Dynamo advanced to the quarterfinals of the
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup for the second time in four years with a 2-0 win over
the Austin Aztex Wednesday night at Nelson Field in Austin. Midfielder Corey Ashe, a halftime substitute, had a hand
in two goals in the final 20 minutes to lift the Dynamo to the win and a road
date next Tuesday in the quarterfinals against the Charleston Battery, the team
that knocked the Dynamo out of the tournament in each of the last two years.
Battery upset Dynamo in Open Cup, 1-0
The Charleston Battery (USL1) topped a reserve-heavy Houston Dynamo 1-0 in extra time Tuesday night in the third round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup at Blackbaud Stadium. The Battery's Stephen Armstrong netted the 108th minute penalty to push the Battery through to the quarterfinals against FC Dallas.
Dynamo 1, Los Angeles Galaxy 3
Renewing an Open Cup rivalry that carried back to Dynamo
players’ San Jose days, the teams traded early goals from Alan Gordon for the
Galaxy and Dwayne De Rosario for the Dynamo. Los Angeles pulled away, however,
with a free kick from Landon Donovan late in the first half, and an insurance
goal from Santino Quaranta in stoppage time.
Houston Dynamo vs. Los Angeles Galaxy
September 06, 2006 -- The Home Depot Center, Carson CA
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup -- Semifinals

