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New Jersey's Brick Lions FC were knocked out of the 2017 US Open Cup qualifying tournament on Saturday, October 22. The 3-2 defeat to Philadelphia-based Junior Lone Star FC offered plenty of drama.
9' GOAL! Benjamin Vergara puts Brick Lions FC up 1-0! @usopencup #USOC2017
— The Penalty Spot (@PenaltySpot917) October 22, 2016
18' Vergara nearly made it 2-0 inside 20 minutes but the keeper made a strong save (1-0) #USOC2017
— The Penalty Spot (@PenaltySpot917) October 22, 2016
26' no idea how a penalty was not given to Junior Lone Star. (1-0) #USOC2017
— The Penalty Spot (@PenaltySpot917) October 22, 2016
29' Penalty to Junior Lone Star! #USOC2017
— The Penalty Spot (@PenaltySpot917) October 22, 2016
30' GOAL! Anthony Allison hits the penalty off the left post and in! @usopencup (1-1) #USOC2017
— The Penalty Spot (@PenaltySpot917) October 22, 2016
It's 1-1 at halftime between @LionsFC_TR and @juniorlonestar #USOC2017
— The Penalty Spot (@PenaltySpot917) October 22, 2016
59' GOAL! Brick Lions are back in front after Olsen-Barr heads home the corner! #USOC2017
— The Penalty Spot (@PenaltySpot917) October 23, 2016
74' GOAL! @juniorlonestar tie it up at 2 thanks to a brilliant finish to the top right corner from Ebere Goodluck! #USOC2017
— The Penalty Spot (@PenaltySpot917) October 23, 2016
82' GOAL! @juniorlonestar are in front 3-2! #USOC2017
— The Penalty Spot (@PenaltySpot917) October 23, 2016
89' late free kick for Brick. Can they equalize? #USOC2017
— The Penalty Spot (@PenaltySpot917) October 23, 2016
90+1' big save from @juniorlonestar! Can they keep Brick out?! Not much time left #USOC2017
— The Penalty Spot (@PenaltySpot917) October 23, 2016
Full time! @juniorlonestar defeats Brick Lions FC 3-2! @usopencup #USOC2017
— The Penalty Spot (@PenaltySpot917) October 23, 2016
The loss means there is only one New York or New Jersey team left in the qualifying rounds for USOC 2017. Morristown's FC Motown awaits news of its third qualifying round opponent. Motown head coach Sacir Hot told Once A Metro he expected his team to face the winner of the Brick-Lone Star game, so we may see another local team taking on a Philly-based opponent in a big game in the near future.