From SB Nation at
http://dc.sbnation.com/2011/4/27/2136451/d-c-united-loses-3-2-to-revolution-in-u-s-open-cup-qualifier
by Jordan Ruby
'D.C. United has been eliminated from contention for the U.S. Open Cup after falling to the New England Revolution 3-2 in a qualifier on Tuesday. They fell behind 3-0 early after some uninspired play in the early part of this game. Two goals from Branko Boskovic helped bring them back into contention, but they were ultimately unable to close the gap.
According to Steven Goff of the Washington Post, D.C. United coach Ben Olsen isn't ready to take any moral victories away from a game with so many implications:
"The energy and fight toward the end was great and exciting, but the good teams don’t have to do that," Coach Ben Olsen said. "The good teams put all that energy and passion early in the game so you don’t have to end up fighting to get a result."
The Revolution did not field very many of their starters because they have a league game on Friday against Houston.'
“LIKE A JEDI KNIGHT— no, better than that— A TEMPLAR KNIGHT. This is a FLASH OF PURE INSPIRATION, and let me tip my hat to the genesis of this goal: Ibarra. Lionel only absolutely LIGHTS IT UP here, he LIFTS OFF IT, FLAMETHROWERS IT PAST poor Reny Vega. It’s just as well Reny didn’t get a hand to that because it would have TAKEN IT OFF HIS WRIST. Superlative football and an out of this world BERNINI SCULPTURE of a finish." GOL TV Commentator Ray Hudson
