The St. Louis Lions soccer squad fell 3-0 to the host Cleveland City Stars on Tuesday in the opening round of the 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
"They scored off a corner about 25 minutes in and got another one before halftime. We made some mistakes, and (Cleveland) took advantage, but I guess that's to be expected when you're playing a team that plays a couple of levels up.
A professional squad that competes in USL-1, the second level of soccer tournament in America, the City Stars advance to play at the Rochester (N.Y.) Rhinos of USL-1 in the second round Tuesday.
The Lions, who were without injured starters Steven Beattie (ankle) and Stuart Wark (groin) for the game in Cleveland, are an amateur team of college-age players. St. Louis is the only Premier Development team to qualify for the U.S. Open Cup in 2008 and 2009; a year ago, the Lions lost 4-1 to the Minnesota Thunder of USL-1.
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"They scored off a corner about 25 minutes in and got another one before halftime. We made some mistakes, and (Cleveland) took advantage, but I guess that's to be expected when you're playing a team that plays a couple of levels up.
A professional squad that competes in USL-1, the second level of soccer tournament in America, the City Stars advance to play at the Rochester (N.Y.) Rhinos of USL-1 in the second round Tuesday.
The Lions, who were without injured starters Steven Beattie (ankle) and Stuart Wark (groin) for the game in Cleveland, are an amateur team of college-age players. St. Louis is the only Premier Development team to qualify for the U.S. Open Cup in 2008 and 2009; a year ago, the Lions lost 4-1 to the Minnesota Thunder of USL-1.
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