The slipper shatters

Stanislaus United Turlock Express, our plucky adopted NSC USOC team, lost its glass slipper tonight in the first round of the US Open Cup, bowing out 2-0 to Fresno Fuego in the 1st round. Shame, but there are still plenty of interesting storylines left to be had. Another unfortunate loss (from my perspective) was NY Greek American Atlas, which found itself on the wrong end of a 2-1 result against Reading United, which made its fourth straight USOC appearance and got its first win in the process. The Greeks dominated this competition in the late 60s and early 70s, winning it three years in a row from 1967-69 and then again in '74. The Michigan Bucks get the golden star for most lopsided victory in a 6-0 trouncing of Jersey Shore Boca, which has Snookie mid-drunk stumble on its shield, I've heard.

Here's the full fixture list. If you're interested, scope out the bracket here.

FIRST ROUND	AWAY TEAM	SCORE	HOME TEAM
May 15	Croatian Eagles	0:1	Chicago Fire PDL
May 15	NY Greek American Atlas	1:2	Reading United
May 15	Jacksonville United	2:1	Orlando City U23s
May 15	Long Island Rough Riders	2:0	FC Sonic Lehigh Valley
May 15	Carolina Dynamo	1:3	Aegean Hawks
May 15	Jersey Shore Boca	0:6	Michigan Bucks
May 15	Mississippi Brilla	0:1 AET	Georgia Revolution
May 15	Brooklyn Italians	3:2	GPS Portland Phoenix
May 15	Des Moines Menace	3:1 AET	Milwaukee Bavarians
May 15	KC Athletics	3:1	Real Colorado Foxes
May 15	ASC New Stars	2:4 AET	Laredo Heat
May 15	NTX Rayados	1:3	El Paso Patriots
May 15	Fresno Fuego	2:0	SU Turlock Express
May 15	Ventura County Fusion	6:2 AET	Fullerton Rangers
May 15	PSA Elite	3:1	Portland Timbers U23s
May 15	Cal FC	3:1	Kitsap Pumas

SECOND ROUND	AWAY TEAM	SCORE	HOME TEAM
May 22	Tampa Bay Rowdies	0:0	Jacksonville United
May 22	Dayton Dutch Lions	0:0	Chicago Fire PDL
May 22	Long Island Rough Riders	0:0	Harrisburg City Islanders
May 22	Michigan Bucks	0:0	Pittsburgh Riverhounds
May 22	Cal FC	0:0	Wilmington Hammerheads
May 22	PSA Elite	0:0	Carolina RailHawks
May 22	Fresno Fuego	0:0	Fort Lauderdale Strikers
May 22	KC Athletics	0:0	Orlando City SC
May 22	Reading United	0:0	Charleston Battery
May 22	Brooklyn Italians	0:0	Rochester Rhinos
May 22	Richmond Kickers	0:0	Aegean Hawks
May 22	Atlanta Silverbacks	0:0	Georgia Revolution
May 22	Minnesota Stars	0:0	Des Moines Menace
May 22	Laredo Heat	0:0	San Antonio Scorpions
May 22	Charlotte Eagles	0:0	El Paso Patriots
May 22	Ventura County Fusion	0:0	Los Angeles Blues