June 16, 2009 Santa Rosa, CA

Local Soccer Scene will be on hand at Santa Rosa High School stadium in Santa Rosa, Ca for the second round of the US Open Cup.  The Taped Delayed Broadcast of the match will be aired locally in Santa Rosa, and San Jose, CA.  Kirsten Fairchild will give us the play by play for the second round of the 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup this Tuesday June 16 when Portland Timbers of the USL1 face the Sonoma County Sol of the NPSL.  Kickoff is at 7:00 PM.  Ticket information can be found on the Sonoma County Sol Website.

The winner of the second-round match between the Timbers and Sol, taking place at Santa Rosa High School, will advance to face Major League Soccer’s Seattle Sounders FC in the third round of the tournament. Live updates from Tuesday’s match will be available through the Timbers’ Twitter account at www.twitter.com/TimbersFC.

In the first round, the Timbers defeated the Kitsap Pumas of the Premier Development League 3-0 on June 9, in Bremerton, Wash. Midfielder Brian Farber, forward Jason McLaughlin and defender David Hayes each scored in the second half and goalkeeper Steve Cronin recorded two saves in the shutout to help Portland advance to the second round. Since 2001, the Timbers are 4-5-0 in U.S. Open Cup matches and have advanced as far as the fourth round, facing MLS’s San Jose Earthquakes in both 2004 and 2005.

Led by head coach Benjamin Ziemer, the Sonoma County Sol knocked out the Orange County Blue Star of the PDL in the first round to advance in the U.S. Open Cup. The Sol feature 12 former NCAA Division I players, including three All-Americans, on its roster along with former USL First Division players Shawn Percell (Seattle Sounders) and Lee Sandwina (Charleston Battery). Sonoma County competes in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), which is sanctioned by the USASA.

Sonoma County Sol are currently leading the West Division of the NPSL with an impressive record of 8-0-2 with 26 goals for and only allowing 8 goals this season thus far. A first round victory of the USL PDL Orange County Blue Stars in a convincing 5-2 game which raised some eyebrows across the bracket of the US Open Cup.

Follow along as we bring you Local Soccer Scene coverage of the US Open Cup game with a tape delayed broadcast on Santa Rosa Comcast Community Media Group and San Jose Comcast CreaTV.