The 2007 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was the 94th edition of the USSF's annual national soccer championship, running from June through early October.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | New England Revolution (1st title) |
| Runner-up | FC Dallas |
| 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League | New England Revolution |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Sébastien Le Toux (5 goals) |
The New England Revolution defeated FC Dallas 3–2 in the final played at Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, Texas.
Pairings for the competition were announced on Tuesday, May 29, 2007. The 2007 tournament was the first since 2002 to not include all Major League Soccer teams. Instead, MLS had eight teams in the tournament; six qualified automatically, while the remaining six US-based sides participated in a playoff for the final two positions.[1] In another change for the tournament, all nine US-based USL First Division teams entered into the Cup. The Puerto Rico Islanders are not eligible for the tournament, as Puerto Rico has a soccer federation independent from US Soccer.
Matchdays edit
| Date | Round | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| June 12 | First | All 32 lower division teams enter |
| June 26 | Second | |
| July 10 | Third | 8 MLS teams enter |
| Aug. 7 | Quarterfinals | |
| Sept. 4 | Semifinals | |
| Oct. 2 | Final |
Participating teams edit
The tournament consists of 40 teams, according to the following distribution:
| Classification | Number of Teams |
|---|---|
| Major League Soccer | 8 |
| United Soccer Leagues First Division | 9 |
| United Soccer Leagues Second Division | 7 |
| Amateur | 16* |
*Includes 8 USL Premier Development League teams and 8 USASA regional qualifiers
Prize money edit
There is a total of $180,000 in prize money at stake in the 2007 version of the competition. The prize money breakdown is as follows: $100,000 to the champion, $50,000 to the runner up and $10,000 to the team advancing the deepest in the tournament from each of the Division II, Division III and amateur levels.[2]
Qualifying edit
Qualified teams by classification edit
Tier 1: Major League Soccer (MLS) edit
- Chicago Fire
- Chivas USA
- Colorado Rapids
- D.C. United
- FC Dallas
- Houston Dynamo
- Los Angeles Galaxy
- New England Revolution
Tier 2: USL First Division (USL-1) edit
- Atlanta Silverbacks
- California Victory
- Carolina RailHawks
- Charleston Battery
- Miami FC
- Minnesota Thunder
- Portland Timbers
- Rochester Raging Rhinos
- Seattle Sounders
Tier 3: USL Second Division (USL-2) edit
- Charlotte Eagles
- Cincinnati Kings
- Cleveland City Stars
- Crystal Palace Baltimore
- Harrisburg City Islanders
- Richmond Kickers
- Western Mass Pioneers
Tier 4: Premier Development League (PDL) edit
- Bakersfield Brigade
- BYU Cougars
- Central Florida Kraze
- El Paso Patriots
- Kansas City Brass
- Long Island Rough Riders
- Michigan Bucks
- Ocean City Barons
Tier 5: United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA) edit
- Aegean Hawks (Va.)
- Azzurri FC (Tex.)
- Banat Arsenal (Ariz.)
- Danbury United (Conn.)
- Indios USA (Tex./NPSL)
- Lynch's Irish Pub FC (Fla.)
- Milwaukee Bavarians (Wisc./NPSL)
- RWB Adria (Ill.)
Open Cup bracket edit
Second Round winners advance to play one of 8 MLS clubs in 16-team knockout tournament
Home teams listed on top of bracket
| First Round June 12 | Second Round June 26 | ||||||||
| USL-1 |  Seattle Sounders
| 4 | |||||||
| USASA |  Banat Arsenal
| 1 | |||||||
| USL-1 | Seattle Sounders
| 2 | |||||||
| USL-1 |  Portland Timbers
| 1 | |||||||
| PDL |  Bakersfield Brigade
| 0 | |||||||
| USL-1 | Portland Timbers
| 2 | |||||||
| First Round June 12 | Second Round June 26 | ||||||||
| USL-1 |  Minnesota Thunder
| 3 | |||||||
| USASA |  Indios USA
| 2 | |||||||
| USL-1 | Minnesota Thunder
| 0 | |||||||
| USL-1 | California Victory (AET)
| 1 | |||||||
| PDL |  BYU Cougars
| 1 | |||||||
| USL-1 | California Victory
| 2 | |||||||
| First Round June 12 | Second Round June 26 | ||||||||
| USL-1 |  Charleston Battery
| 3 | |||||||
| PDL |  Central Florida Kraze
| 0 | |||||||
| USL-1 | Charleston Battery
| 1 | |||||||
| PDL | El Paso Patriots
| 0 | |||||||
| PDL | El Paso Patriots (AET/PSO)
| 2 (4) | |||||||
| USL-1 | Miami FC
| 2 (3) | |||||||
| First Round June 12/13 | Second Round June 26 | ||||||||
| USL-1 |  Atlanta Silverbacks
| 10 | |||||||
| USASA | Azzurri FC
| 0 | |||||||
| USL-1 | Atlanta Silverbacks
| 1 | |||||||
| USL-2 |  Charlotte Eagles
| 0 | |||||||
| USL-2 | Charlotte Eagles
| 2 | |||||||
| USASA | Lynch's Irish Pub FC
| 0 | |||||||
| First Round June 12 | Second Round June 26 | ||||||||
| USL-1 |  Rochester Raging Rhinos
| 1 | |||||||
| PDL | Long Island Rough Riders
| 0 | |||||||
| USL-1 | Rochester Raging Rhinos (AET)
| 2 | |||||||
| USL-2 |  Western Mass Pioneers
| 1 | |||||||
| USASA |  Danbury United
| 2 | |||||||
| USL-2 | Western Mass Pioneers (AET)
| 3 | |||||||
| First Round June 12 | Second Round June 26 | ||||||||
| PDL |  Ocean City Barons
| 1 | |||||||
| USL-2 |  Crystal Palace Baltimore
| 0 | |||||||
| PDL | Ocean City Barons
| 1 | |||||||
| USL-2 |  Harrisburg City Islanders
| 2 | |||||||
| USL-2 | Harrisburg City Islanders
| 4 | |||||||
| USASA |  Aegean Hawks
| 0 | |||||||
| First Round June 12 | Second Round June 26 | ||||||||
| USL-1 | Carolina RailHawks
| 4 | |||||||
| USASA |  RWB Adria
| 1 | |||||||
| USL-1 | Carolina RailHawks
| 4 | |||||||
| USASA |  Milwaukee Bavarians
| 0 | |||||||
| USASA | Milwaukee Bavarians
| 1 | |||||||
| USL-2 |  Cincinnati Kings
| 0 | |||||||
| First Round June 12 | Second Round June 26 | ||||||||
| USL-2 | Richmond Kickers
| 4 | |||||||
| PDL |  Michigan Bucks
| 2 | |||||||
| USL-2 | Richmond Kickers
| 2 | |||||||
| USL-2 | Cleveland City Stars
| 1 | |||||||
| PDL |  Kansas City Brass
| 0 | |||||||
| USL-2 | Cleveland City Stars
| 4 | |||||||
| Third Round July 9 – 18 | Quarterfinals August 7 – 8 | Semifinals September 4 | Final October 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| USL-1 | Seattle Sounders
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| MLS | Chivas USA
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| USL-1 | Seattle Sounders
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| MLS |  Colorado Rapids
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| MLS | Colorado Rapids
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| USL-1 | California Victory
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| USL-1 | Seattle Sounders
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| MLS | FC Dallas (AET)
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| USL-1 | Charleston Battery (AET)
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| MLS | Houston Dynamo
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| USL-1 | Charleston Battery
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| MLS | FC Dallas (AET)
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| MLS | FC Dallas (AET/PSO)
| 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| USL-1 | Atlanta Silverbacks
| 1 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| MLS | FC Dallas
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| MLS | New England Revolution
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| USL-1 | Rochester Raging Rhinos
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| MLS | New England Revolution
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| MLS | New England Revolution
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| USL-2 | Harrisburg City Islanders
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| USL-2 | Harrisburg City Islanders
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| MLS |  D.C. United
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| MLS | New England Revolution (AET)
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| USL-1 | Carolina RailHawks
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| USL-1 | Carolina RailHawks
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| MLS | Chicago Fire
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| USL-1 | Carolina RailHawks
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| USL-2 | Richmond Kickers
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| USL-2 | Richmond Kickers
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| MLS | Los Angeles Galaxy
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Schedule edit
Note: Scorelines use the standard U.S. convention of placing the home team on the right-hand side of box scores.
First round edit
| June 12, 2007 | Western Mass Pioneers (USL-2) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Danbury United (USASA) | Danbury, CT |
| 5:15 ET | Maciel  59' (pen.)Deren 105' (pen.)Wilson 109' |
(Report) | Costa 86' Santos 92' |
Stadium: Portuguese Cultural Center Referee: Kenneth Etheridge (USA) |
| June 12, 2007 | Michigan Bucks (PDL) | 2–4 | Richmond Kickers (USL-2) | Richmond, VA |
| 7:00 ET | Uzoigwe  62'Djokic 73' 76'Holody 80' |
(Report) | Ssejjemba 7' McEachron 36'Gorres 70'Dotsenko 85'Watson 86' |
Stadium: University of Richmond Stadium Attendance: 522 Referee: Shaun Papperman (USA) |
| June 12, 2007 | Aegean Hawks (USASA) | 0–4 | Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2) | Harrisburg, PA |
| 7:05 ET | Bodiya 19' |
(Report) | Morman 28' Clay 56'Velten 64'Pierce 67'Oduor 68'Schofield 69'Fisher 87' |
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex Attendance: 874 Referee: Daun White (USA) |
| June 12, 2007 | Crystal Palace Baltimore (USL-2) | 0–1 | Ocean City Barons (PDL) | Ocean City, NJ |
| 7:30 ET | Urquijo  22'Flores 90+' |
(Report) | Carmichael 45' |
Stadium: Carey Stadium Referee: Mark Geiger (USA) |
| June 12, 2007 | RWB Adria (USASA) | 1–4 | Carolina RailHawks (USL-1) | Cary, NC |
| 7:30 ET | Carrillo 76' Alebic 89' |
(Report) | Worthen 5' Edozien 31' 34'Norkus 64' |
Stadium: SAS Soccer Park Attendance: 3,062 Referee: Mark Kadlecik (USA) |
| June 12, 2007 | Central Florida Kraze (PDL) | 0–3 | Charleston Battery (USL-1) | Charleston, SC |
| 7:30 ET | Fadida 76' |
(Report) | Armstrong 5' Vercollone 12' 42' |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Shane Moody (USA) |
| June 12, 2007 | Long Island Rough Riders (PDL) | 0–1 | Rochester Raging Rhinos (USL-1) | Rochester, NY |
| 7:35 ET | (Report) | Matthew Delicâte 20' | Stadium: PAETEC Park Attendance: 3,721 Referee: Jason Krnac (USA) |
| June 12, 2007 | Azzurri FC (USASA) | 0–10 | Atlanta Silverbacks (USL-1) | Chamblee, Georgia |
| 7:55 ET | (Report) | Dayton O'Brien 10' Rodrigo Rios 14', 25', 90' Rafique Hassim 19', 74' Dan Antoniuk 80' Warren Ukah 84', 86', 88' |
Stadium: Silverbacks Park Attendance: – Referee: Tony Russo (USA) |
| June 12, 2007 | Indios USA (NPSL) | 2–3 | Minnesota Thunder (USL-1) | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| 8:05 ET | Marco Vidal 5' Joel Rios 77' |
(Report) | Jeremiah Bass 37' Darren Spicer 40' Leo Gibson 66' |
Stadium: James Griffin Stadium Attendance: 1,132 Referee: Troy Cohrs (USA) |
| June 12, 2007 | Cleveland City Stars (USL-2) | 4–0 | Kansas City Brass (PDL) | Liberty, Missouri |
| 8:30 ET | Ian Leibbrant 19', 81' Adam Moffat 34' Nigel Codrington 63' |
(Report) | Stadium: William Jewell College Attendance: -- Referee: Younasse Tarbouni (USA) |
| June 12, 2007 | Cincinnati Kings (USL-2) | 0–1 | Milwaukee Bavarians (NPSL) | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| 8:30 ET | (Report) | Steve Sperl 10' | Stadium: Bavarian Soccer Park Attendance: -- Referee: Pawel Wydra (USA) |
| June 12, 2007 | Miami FC (USL-1) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | El Paso Patriots (PDL) | El Paso, Texas |
| 9:30 ET | Zinho 70' Sean Fraser 78' |
(Report) | Michael Griego 21' Omar Mora 89' |
Stadium: Patriot Stadium Attendance: -- Referee: Jeremy Vehar (USA) |
| June 12, 2007 | California Victory (USL-1) | 2–1 | BYU Cougars (PDL) | Provo, Utah |
| 9:30 ET | Raul Palomares 23' Yuri Morales 65' |
(Report) | Daniel McKinley 89' | Stadium: South Stadium Attendance: -- Referee: Tyler Ploeger (USA) |
| June 12, 2007 | Portland Timbers (USL-1) | 2–0 | Bakersfield Brigade (PDL) | Bakersfield, California |
| 10:30 ET | Lawrence Olum 4' Luc Harrington 18' |
(Report) | Stadium: Bakersfield Christian HS Attendance: -- Referee: Miguel Chicas (USA) |
| June 12, 2007 | Banat Arsenal (USASA) | 1–4 | Seattle Sounders (USL-1) | Tukwila, Washington |
| 11:00 ET | Hughes 18' | (Report) | Nathan Knox 9' Sébastien Le Toux 32', 37' Greg Howes 45' |
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Attendance: -- Referee: Mike Rottersman (USA) |
| June 13, 2007 | Lynch's Irish Pub FC (USASA) | 0–2 | Charlotte Eagles (USL-2) | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:30 ET | (Report) | Dustin Swinehart 21' Jacob Coggins 84' |
Stadium: Transamerica Field Attendance: -- Referee: Daniel Burak (USA) |
Second round edit
| June 26, 2007 | Cleveland City Stars (USL-2) | 1–2 | Richmond Kickers (USL-2) | Richmond, Virginia |
| 7:00 ET | Nigel Codrington 64' | (Report) | Matt Watson 28' Robert Ssejjemba 45'+ |
Stadium: University of Richmond Stadium Attendance: 1,107 Referee: Robert Velbis (USA) |
| June 26, 2007 | Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2) | 2–1 | Ocean City Barons (PDL) | Ocean City, New Jersey |
| 7:30 ET | Chad Severs 44' David Schofield 48' |
(Report) | Leon Brown 42' | Stadium: Carey Stadium Attendance: 1,019 Referee: Hossam Saad (USA) |
| June 26, 2007 | Milwaukee Bavarians (NPSL) | 0–4 | Carolina RailHawks (USL-1) | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:30 ET | (Report) | Connally Edozien 37' Anthony Maher 45', 56' Marcio Leite 79' |
Stadium: SAS Soccer Park Attendance: 3,000 + Referee: Charles Mitchell (USA) |
| June 26, 2007 | El Paso Patriots (PDL) | 0–1 | Charleston Battery (USL-1) | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30 ET | (Report) | Anthony Catalano 74' | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: -- Referee: Roni Canales (USA) |
| June 26, 2007 | Western Mass Pioneers (USL-2) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Rochester Raging Rhinos (USL-1) | Rochester, New York |
| 7:35 ET | Omar McFarlane 43' | (Report) | Matthew Delicâte 83' Aaran Lines 105' |
Stadium: PAETEC Park Attendance: 3,125 Referee: Rizal Milliken (USA) |
| June 26, 2007 | Charlotte Eagles (USL-2) | 0–1 | Atlanta Silverbacks (USL-1) | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 7:55 ET | (Report) | Warren Ukah 49' | Stadium: Silverbacks Park Attendance: -- Referee: William Cleland (USA) |
| June 26, 2007 | California Victory (USL-1) | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Minnesota Thunder (USL-1) | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| 8:05 ET | Ricardo Sanchez 95' | (Report) | Stadium: James Griffin Stadium Attendance: 1,258 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic (USA) |
| June 26, 2007 | Portland Timbers (USL-1) | 1–2 | Seattle Sounders (USL-1) | Tukwila, Washington |
| 10:00 ET | Justin Thompson 19' Cameron Knowles 40' |
(Report) | Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar 41' (pen.) Jacob Besagno 70' |
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Attendance: 711 Referee: Hidajet Tica (USA) |
Third round edit
| July 9, 2007 | Atlanta Silverbacks (USL-1) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | FC Dallas (MLS) | Frisco, Texas |
| 8:30 ET | Dan Antoniuk 78' | (Report) | Carlos Ruiz 74' | Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 2,510 Referee: Colin Tait (USA) |
| Penalties | ||||
| Rodrigo Rios scored Justin Moore saved Dayton O'Brien missed Angel Rivillo scored David Hayes scored Scott Buete missed |
Carlos Ruiz scored Pablo Ricchetti saved Juan Carlos Toja saved Chris Gbandi scored Abe Thompson scored Arturo Alvarez scored |
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| July 10, 2007 | Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) | 0–1 | Richmond Kickers (USL-2) | Richmond, Virginia |
| 7:00 ET | (Report) | David Bulow 31' | Stadium: University of Richmond Stadium Attendance: 4,578 Referee: Andrew Chapin (USA) |
| July 10, 2007 | Houston Dynamo (MLS) | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Charleston Battery (USL-1) | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30 ET | (Report) | Stephen Armstrong 108' | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 2,569 Referee: Shane Moody (USA) |
| July 10, 2007 | New England Revolution (MLS) | 4–2 | Rochester Raging Rhinos (USL-1) | Rochester, New York |
| 7:35 ET | Steve Ralston 19', 94'+ (pen) Taylor Twellman 67', 90' |
(Report) | Hamed Diallo 76', 85' | Stadium: PAETEC Park Attendance: 8,551 Referee: Richard Sanchez (USA) |
| July 10, 2007 | California Victory (USL-1) | 1–3 | Colorado Rapids (MLS) | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 9:00 ET | Juan Epitié 79' | (Report) | José Cancela 22' Herculez Gomez 50' Omar Cummings 89' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: -- Referee: Ramon Hernandez (USA) |
| July 11, 2007 | D.C. United (MLS) | 0–1 | Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2) | Landisville, Pennsylvania |
| 7:30 ET | (Report) | Steve Fisher 44' | Stadium: Hempfield High School Attendance: 5,219 Referee: Jeff Gonerik (USA) |
| July 15, 2007 | Chicago Fire (MLS) | 0–1 | Carolina RailHawks (USL-1) | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:30 ET | (Report) | McColm Cephas 56' | Stadium: SAS Soccer Park Attendance: 4,485 Referee: Roni Canales (USA) |
| July 18, 2007 | Chivas USA (MLS) | 1–3 | Seattle Sounders (USL-1) | Seattle, Washington |
| 10:30 ET | Laurent Merlin 16' | (Report) | Sébastien Le Toux 44', 50' Roger Levesque 81' |
Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 3,589 Referee: Richard Heron (USA) |
Quarterfinals edit
| August 7, 2007 | Richmond Kickers (USL-2) | 0–1 | Carolina RailHawks (USL-1) | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:30 ET | (Report) | Connally Edozien 64' | Stadium: SAS Soccer Park Attendance: 2,900 + Referee: Alex Prus (USA) |
| August 7, 2007 | FC Dallas (MLS) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Charleston Battery (USL-1) | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30 ET | Clarence Goodson 22' Arturo Alvarez 95' |
(Report) | Stephen Armstrong 17' | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 3,262 Referee: Hilario Grajeda (USA) |
| August 7, 2007 | Colorado Rapids (MLS) | 0–5 | Seattle Sounders (USL-1) | Seattle, Washington |
| 10:00 ET | (Report) | Taylor Graham 23' Zach Scott 25' Ugo Ihemelu og 41' Josh Gardner 56' Sébastien Le Toux 68' |
Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 6,619 Referee: Ricardo Salazar (USA) |
| August 8, 2007 | Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2) | 1–2 | New England Revolution (MLS) | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 7:30 ET | Matt Tanzini 78' | (Report) | Andy Dorman 4' Taylor Twellman 17' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 1,512 Referee: Richard Heron (USA) |
Semifinals edit
| September 4, 2007 | Carolina RailHawks (USL-1) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | New England Revolution (MLS) | New Britain, Connecticut |
| 7:00 ET | Anthony Maher 6' | (Report) | Jeff Larentowicz 47'+ Pat Noonan 94' |
Stadium: Veteran's Stadium Attendance: 4,203 Referee: Shane Moody (USA) |
| September 4, 2007 | FC Dallas (MLS) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Seattle Sounders (USL-1) | Seattle, Washington |
| 10:00 ET | Carlos Ruiz 92' Abe Thompson 119'(pen) |
(Report) | Leighton O'Brien 120'+ | Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 10,385 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja (USA) |
Final edit
| New England Revolution (MLS) | 3–2 | FC Dallas (MLS) |
|---|---|---|
| Pat Noonan 21' Taylor Twellman 41'Wells Thompson 57' |
Report | Arturo Alvarez 30' Abe Thompson 64' |
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Top scorers edit
| Position | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sébastien Le Toux | Seattle Sounders | 5 |
| 2 | Taylor Twellman | New England Revolution | 4 |
| Warren Ukah | Atlanta Silverbacks | 4 | |
| Connally Edozien | Carolina Railhawks | 4 |
References edit
- ^ "Major League Soccer introduces qualification procedure for 2007 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup". MLSnet.com. Archived from the original on May 6, 2007. Retrieved January 30, 2007.
- ^ "US Soccer announces potential pairings for round 3". USOpenCup.com. Archived from the original on June 27, 2007. Retrieved June 21, 2007.
External links edit
Notes edit
- Charlotte v. Lynch's Irish Pub was postponed after delayed and cancelled flights prevented Lynch's Irish Pub from arriving in North Carolina on time. The game was pushed back one day.
- Top goal scorers [1] Archived 2007-07-02 at the Wayback Machine