Crusaders Travel to North Carolina for Open Cup

Cape Cod to Face Dynamo in First Round

The Cape Cod Crusaders will travel to North Carolina to take on the Carolina Dynamo in the 1^st ‘Round of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.  Kick off is scheduled for Wednesday, June 14^th, at 7:30pm at Macphearson Stadium in Browns Summit, North Carolina. 

The Crusaders qualified for the 1^st round after their 2-0 defeat of Allied SC of the USASA last Wednesday in Baltimore.  Adam Mitchinson, in his Crusaders debut, headed home a Christian Vercollone corner in the 30^th minute to give Cape Cod the lead.  After a tactical switch at half time, the Crusaders controlled the rest of the game, pressuring Allied’s defense consistently but not finding the back of the net.  Allied finally gave up an own goal in the second half, giving the Crusaders the comfortable 2-0 win.  Several Crusaders had standout performances, including Vercollone and former MPS Premier Team player Jesse Fernandez. 

The Carolina Dynamo are currently undefeated in the South Atlantic Division of the PDL with a perfect 8-0 record.  They have scored 25 goals and only allowed 5 in 8 games.  The Dynamo are led by Randi Patterson, Benjamin Hunter and Darryl Roberts, who have 17 goals between them.  Their expertise in front of the net should provide a quality test for the Crusaders defense, led by goalkeeper Brian Levey.  Levey holds a 0.76 goals against average in 4 PDL matches played for the Crusaders. 

Head Coach Paul Baber anticipates the First Round match to be a high level, stating, “We are excited about going down there to play in North Carolina.  The Dynamo have some of the best facilities in the USL and always put on a quality event.  They have a very strong team this year and we look forward to that type of competition.” 

The Cape Cod Crusaders return to Massachusetts for Saturday, June 17^th when they take on the Ottawa Fury at 4pm at Weymouth High School.  The game will be played as a doubleheader with the W-League Boston Renegades.  The Renegades kick off at 6pm with the South Jersey Banshees.  Please visit www.masspremiersoccer.com or contact Julia Brosnan at jbrosnan@mpsbr.com or 508-888-0865 for ticket information.