FCD Wins Brazil Opener
March 3rd, 2008 . 4:28 pm . By: Buzz CarrickFCD Wins Brazil Opener with a a 2-1 win over Malucelli with goals from Cooper and Rhine. There’s limited information so far but here’s the lineup courtesy of FCD’s Blog. 3-4-3
More info in the later press release. FCD OPENS BRAZIL PRESEASON PHASE WITH A 2-1 WIN OVER MALUCELLIFC Dallas began its 2008 Brazilian-phase of preseason games with a 2-1 win over Brasileiro Série C side J. Malucelli on Monday afternoon in a game played at the Atletico Paranaense Training Center. Kenny Cooper and Bobby Rhine scored first half goals for FCD, with Malucelli temporarily tying the game in the 31st minute. “It was a good workout, and good to start off the trip with a good win as well,” said FC Dallas head coach Steve Morrow following the game. “It could have been a little more convincing; we had a lot of good opportunities to get some goals today, the finishing will get better as the preseason goes along.” Dallas used a 3-4-3 formation; with Dario Sala starting in goal, Duilio Davino anchoring the defense that had Drew Moor and Adrian Serioux on the right and left respectively. Marcelo Saragosa and Pablo Ricchetti covered the middle of the field, with Bobby Rhine on the right and David Wagenfuhr on the left. Abe Thompson led the trio up front, with Kenny Cooper and Ricardinho playing on the outsides. “We’re starting to build up now, trying to get the guys through 90 minutes,” added Morrow. “One or two guys are not quite there yet, but we got six guys through 90 today which was important.” Ricardinho had the first true chance of the contest at the 15 minute mark. Kenny Cooper sprang the Brazilian with a through ball on the left side, creating a one-on-one with the keeper. However, the Malucelli netminder denied Ricardinho with a kick save after committing to the opposite side. A minute later, Cooper was on the receiving end of a similar pass. Bobby Rhine picked up a loose ball near the right side of midfield and quickly found Pablo Ricchetti with a forward pass. Ricchetti moved forward, waiting for Cooper to continue his run from the left before feeding him a weighted through pass just beyond the last defender. Cooper ran in unmarked and calmly lifted a shot above the keeper’s right shoulder for the 1-0 lead. Malucelli managed one chance from the run of play in the first half, when a forward ran at Dario Sala from the left side only to miss wide after Sala came out far to cut off the angle. Malucelli converted their only other challenge, when forward Oliveira headed home a corner kick in the 31st minute to even the score. Dallas continued creating chances, with Ricardinho getting behind the defense twice more, seeing one shot saved and the other sail wide. The former CAP player made a minor adjustment on his next opportunity, creating the second FCD goal. A minute before the break, Rhine again took a misplayed ball and played it forward to Abe Thompson just outside the penalty box. Thompson sent a low pass between two defenders, sending Ricardinho in at goal from the left side. From a tight angle and with a defender closing in at the near post, Ricardinho sent a pass across the goalmouth, where Rhine had continued his run to easily push the ball into the back of the net. The second half evened out; with both teams continuously stopping each other between the penalty areas before threatening chances could develop. A year ago, FC Dallas also opened its Brazilian-phase of preseason games with a 2-1 win over J. Malucelli. In that game, Rhine scored first when he re-directed a free kick, and Cooper scored late in the game off a penalty kick. FC Dallas will next face Atletico Paranaense’s Under-20 team on Tuesday, March 4 at the CAP Training Center. Scoring Summary:FCD: Cooper (Ricchetti) 16’ FC Dallas Lineup (3-4-3): Sala (Burse 46), Moor, Davino (Pitchkolan 75′), Serioux, Rhine (Dello-Russo 75′), Saragosa, Ricchetti (Wallace 68′), Wagenfuhr, Cooper, Thompson, Ricardinho (Oduro 68). 6 Comments Comments RSS TrackBack Identifier URI Leave a comment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
I like that lineup. I think it could work.
Any clue who’s winning in the Sala-Burse battle?
let’s not be too happy this is a third division team in a very bad league. This is almost amateur soccer much like a college team. And yet only 2-1….
lax do you EVER have anything good to say? I’m not sure if I’m a fan of Abe up top because of his speed but he would work better there than out wide.
we must not forget to account for dax, artie, toja and rocha.
i don’t know if it’s just me, but seeing wags on the starting unit is kinda blah. i remembered his crosses last year, and they only came up to the knees.
I’m a little worried at their goal off the corner kick. I didn’t see it.. but my immediate thought is that we shouldn’t be giving up set piece goals like that to a team like that.
Although Goodson wasn’t a perfect defender, his aerial presence was quite outstanding.
Who is going to replace that in our defense? I’ve seen Drew and Adrian in action before. While they’re both talented, I never thought that they stood out in terms of aerial ability. The only defenders I thought who did this were Goodson, Pitch and Yi. None of these guys are in the starting XI. Haven’t seen Davino yet.. but I’m concerned.