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Three A-League Teams Upset MLS Foes to Advance to Quarterfinals of U.S. Open Cup

July 20, 2004

CHICAGO (Tuesday, July 20, 2004) - The A-League rolled through the fourth round of 2004 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on Tuesday night with three wins in four matches versus opponents representing Major League Soccer on a night that saw the Charleston Battery, Minnesota Thunder and Rochester Raging Rhinos - the tournament's 1999 champion - advance to the tournament quarterfinals. Those three teams join four MLS teams in the final eight, as the Kansas City Wizards and former champions the Chicago Fire (1998, 2000 & 2003) and Dallas Burn (1997) each advanced with wins on Tuesday (joining the San Jose Earthquakes, who advanced with a win last week). The eighth and final quarterfinal spot will be settled Wednesday night in another A-League vs. MLS showdown when the 1995 champion Richmond Kickers host 1996 titlists D.C. United.