Dallas Cup
U19 Group
Wednesday 23rd March 2016
Kick off 12.00 Actual 12.01
Barking Abbey Football Academy 0 West Coast Kirsch F.C. 1, attendance 29
73′ 0-1
@ MoneyGram Park, Pitch 9
2100, Walnut Hill Lane
Dallas, TX 75229
No admission or programme.
Knowsley Youth v Elgin Pumas
Dallas Cup
U19 Group
Wednesday 23rd March 2016
Kick off 10.00 Actual 09.59
Knowsley Youth 5 Elgin Pumas 0, attendance 22
26′ 1-0
49′ 2-0
65′ 3-0
74′ 4-0
89′ 5-0
@ MoneyGram Park, Pitch 10
2100, Walnut Hill Lane
Dallas, TX 75229
No admission or programme.
This was day 4 of the competition and a change of venue to Moneygram Park a 120 acre site owned by the City of Dallas. There are 19 pitches here, 14 of them full size, with the Dallas Cup taking place on Pitches 1-10. As with Richland College, I will have to see how the schedules pan out as to which ones I am able to see a match on.
The first thing to note is how every pitch is in immaculate condition. Again, there is top class organisation, but unlike at Richland College, the catering here is from mobile food wagons, one doing standard American fayre, another doing Mexican and the third doing an excellent selection of Thai food, which I can certainly recommend. All three were also reasonably priced.
So, onto the first match, where Knowsley were always on top and Elgin lost any chance they had when they had a man sent off after 42 minutes. To cap off a bad day they had a second red card in the last minute.
Sereno S.C. v Herndon Youth Soccer Rovers East
Dallas Cup
U17 Group
Tuesday 22nd March 2016
Kick off14.00 Actual 14.03
Sereno S.C. 7 Herndon Youth Soccer Rovers East 1, attendance 30
1′ 1-0
36′ 1-1
38′ 2-1
54′ 3-1
62′ 4-1 (pen)
78′ 5-1
86′ 6-1
90′ 7-1
@ Richland College, Pitch 2
12800, Abrams Road
Dallas, TX 75243
No admission or programme.
Tomorrow I will head for the third venue hosting games in this years tournament, MoneyGram Park. I have managed to watch games on 9 of the 10 pitches used here at Richland College and if I am still living in Dallas at Easter time next year, then I will surely return to complete the set.
A.Y.S.E.S. v F.C. Golden State
Dallas Cup
U19 Group
Tuesday 22nd March 2016
Kick off 12.00 Actual 12.01
A.Y.S.E.S. 0 F.C. Golden State 1, attendance 27
36′ 0-1
@ Richland College, Pitch 3
12800, Abrams Road
Dallas, TX 75243
No admission or programme.
New York S.C. V Kansas Rush Academy
Dallas Cup
U17 Group
Tuesday 22nd March 2016
Kick off 10.00 Actual 10.01
New York S.C. 1 Kansas Rush Academy 0, attendance 34
31′ 1-0
@ Richland College, Pitch 1
12800, Abrams Road
Dallas, TX 75243
No admission or programme.
F.C.Dallas U18 Academy v Queretaro F.C.
Dallas Cup
U19 Gordon Jago Super Group
Monday 21st March 2016
Kick off 18.00 Actual 18.01
F.C. Dallas U18 Academy 1 Queretaro F.C. 0, attendance 290
79′ 1-0
@ Richland College, Pitch 6
12800, Abrams Road
Dallas, TX 75243
No admission or programme.
C.F. Monterrey Rayados v TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Dallas Cup
U19 Gordon Jago Super Group
Monday 21st March 2016
Kick off 16.00 Actual 16.06
C.F. Monterrey Rayados 3 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 0, attendance 65
22′ 1-0
24′ 2-0
42′ 3-0
@ Richland College, Pitch 4
12800, Abrams Road
Dallas, TX 75243
No admission or programme.
Hoffenheim had managed a three goal comeback when I saw them play Fulham in the opening game, but all hopes of that, and the match as a spectacle, went following a mass brawl five minutes into the second half. Three players were red carded, two of them from Monterrey.
Prepa Tec Monterrey v Rio Rapids S.C.
Dallas Cup
U17 Super Group
Monday 21st March 2016
Kick off 14.00
Prepa Tec Monterrey 1 Rio Rapids S.C. 1, attendance 39
20′ 1-0
90′ + 4, 1-1
@ Richland College, Pitch 10
12800, Abrams Road
Dallas, TX 75243
No admission or programme.
Club Lobos BUAP v Placer United
Dallas Cup
U17 Super Group
Monday 21st March 2016
Kick off 12.00 Actual 12.08
Club Lobos BUAP 2 Placer United 0, attendance 52
47′ 1-0
51′ 2-0
@ Richland College, Pitch 7
12800, Abrams Road
Dallas, TX 75243
No admission or programme.
Many of the Mexican teams had very high numbers on their shirts. I certainly haven’t seen one as high as 405 before !
Tiro Sports v Sereno S.C.
Dallas Cup
U17 Group
Monday 21st March 2016
Kick off 10.00 Actual 10.02
Tiro Sports 0 Sereno S.C. 2, attendance 34
18′ 0-1
64′ 0-2
@ Richland College, Pitch 9
12800, Abrams Road
Dallas, TX 75243.
No admission
Programme free, 8 pages.*
*The programme was produced by Sereno and had player profiles of the players. It was being given out to all the scouts at the match.
