New Amsterdam FC II announced Saturday that it had withdrawn from the local qualifying round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

the team was supposed to meet the New York Pancyprian-Freedoms in a second-round encounter.

New Amsterdam II, which did not give a reason why it withdrew, forfeited the match.

The Pancyprian-Freedoms, three-time Open Cup championship, advanced to the third round, which will take place Oct. 17-18.

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Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.