Schedule Released for the First and Second Rounds of the 2020 Lower League eCup

by Joe Meyer

       The schedule for First and Second Rounds of the 2020 Lower League eCup Knockout stage is now available to the public. Players representing 48 clubs have qualified for the knockout stage that will commence on Thursday, May 7th.

       Players and clubs play their respective first and second round matches back to back. For instance, two clubs may have their first round match at 7:00pm, with the winner playing a club with a first round bye immediately after at 7:30pm. The first round consists of one leg, but from the second round onward, all matchups will be contested over two legs, aggregate scoring.

       Action kicks off at 7:00pm Eastern on May 7th with a matchup between the players representing Club Toledo (NOSL) and Fall River Marksmen FC (BSSL), with the winner taking on tournament favorites FC Motown at 7:30pm Eastern First and Second Round play will conclude on Tuesday, May 12th, with the Round of 16 beginning on Thursday, May 14th!

       All matches will be streamed on the gaming platform Twitch. All matches will be streamed at twitch.tv/lowerleagueEcup, with select matches being streamed at twitch.tv/2lowerleagueEcup2.

       The full schedule for the first and second rounds can be found here. 

http://lowerleagueecup.soccershift.com/stats#/991/schedule?season_id=2448.