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Taylor Twellman, Kenny Mansally, and a bunch of guys you’ve never heard of but play for our team managed to brave the monsoon conditions down in New Britain last week, handing the Richmond Kickers a 3-0 caning in front just under 4,000 folks. The offense was provided by reserve team young’uns like Joe Germanese (24) and Sam Brill (22) with one for good luck knocked in by Twellman, while Chris Tierney (22) notched two assists on the night.
Tomorrow night down in the Hardware City (a.k.a. New Britain, New Britski, and some combination of those two prefaced with “hard hittin’”) your New England Revolution begin their first title defense in their history. In the hometown of Lamar Odom and Tebucky Jones the Revs will meet the Richmond Kickers of USL Division 2 at Veteran’s Memorial Stadium. Fun fact, the stadium’s Wikipedia page cites last year’s victory over the Carolina RailHawks as the most famous thing to happen in the stadium. Apparently the late Connecticut Wolves’ nine years there … Continue Reading
The U.S. Open Cup is a rarity in the soccer scene in this country. It’s a tournament with rich history (something we’re short on with soccer here) that goes all the way back to 1912 when Sir Thomas Dewar bequeathed a trophy to spur interest in the sport on this side of The Pond. The tournament has survived leagues coming and going. It is one of the oldest knock-out domestic cups in all of world soccer. New England, in particular, has a big role in the history of the Cup with legendary teams like the Fall River … Continue Reading
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