Crunch Time for the Aztex
The Austin Aztex host Charleston, start play in the U.S. Open Cup
By Nick Barbaro, 8:13PM, Wed. Jun. 3, 2009
The Austin Aztex, coming off a 3-1 win over Puerto Rico last Friday, have three home games this week: regularly-scheduled USL-1 tilts Friday and Sunday against the second-place Charleston Battery, plus a first-round game in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Tuesday evening, hosting the PDL Mississippi Brilla. June 5, 7, 9: Friday, 7pm; Sunday, 6pm; Tuesday, 7:30pm; Nelson Field, off Berkman, just north of U.S. 290. For more on the Aztex and the U.S. Open Cup, see "Crunch Time," Sports, June 5.
The Aztex U-23 squad has a home game in Bastrop this Thursday, hosting the Houston Leones at Bastrop Soccer Stadium, June 4, 7:30pm. A rough, emotional 2-2 draw last week against Rio Grande Valley has the Azteclets right in the middle of the very tight PDL Mid South Division.
Below: World Cup Qualifying, Cruz Azul-Tigres to play at UTIn World Cup Qualifying, the U.S. is at Costa Rica as we go to press on Wednesday and hosts Honduras Saturday, June 6 (7pm, ESPN2); there are games in every other continent as well, on both June 6 and 10.
Chelsea won the FA Cup Final on Saturday, and Bordeaux won the French Ligue 1 title. And now the Euro club season is truly over.
Texas Athletics, in conjunction with the Aztex, announced Wednesday the first Copa Aztex, a match between Mexican clubs Tigres and Cruz Azul, will be played July 18 at UT's Mike A. Myers Stadium.
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