2015 Desert Diamond Cup

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2015 Desert Diamond Cup
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesFebruary 18 − February 28
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Real Salt Lake (1st title)
Runners-up Colorado Rapids
Third place Sporting Kansas City
Fourth place Seattle Sounders FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored37 (3.08 per match)
Top scorer(s) Devon Sandoval
(3 goals)
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The 2015 Desert Diamond Cup was a soccer exhibition featuring five soccer teams from Major League Soccer and one from USL Premier Development League, held from February 18 to February 28, 2015. It was the 5th annual Desert Diamond Cup and was won by Real Salt Lake.

Contents

Teams

The following six clubs participated in the 2015 tournament: [1]

Table standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Real Salt Lake 330062+49
2 Colorado Rapids 312043+15
3 Sporting Kansas City 31116604
4 New England Revolution 31113304
5 Seattle Sounders FC 310295+43
6 FC Tucson 3003110−90
Source: [ citation needed ]

Matches

The tournament will feature a round-robin group stage followed by fifth-place, third-place and championship matches. [2]

Tournament

February 18Game 1 Colorado Rapids 2–2 Sporting Kansas City Tucson, Arizona
17:30 MST Torres Soccerball shade.svg12'
Badji Soccerball shade.svg17'
Marcelo Yellow card.svg 29'
Flores Yellow card.svg 56' Red card.svg 75'
Cronin Yellow card.svg 64'		 Report Dwyer Yellow card.svg 23'
Nagamura Yellow card.svg 25'
Espinoza Yellow card.svg 32'
Németh Soccerball shade.svg77' (pen.)
Añor Soccerball shade.svg78'		Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Referee: Jair Marrufo
February 18Game 3 Seattle Sounders FC 6–0 FC Tucson Tucson, Arizona
20:00 MST Neagle Soccerball shade.svg4', 27'
Dempsey Soccerball shade.svg11', 37'
Mears Yellow card.svg 31'
Parsemain Soccerball shade.svg88', 89'		 Report Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Attendance: 1,856
Referee: Kevin Stott
February 21Game 4 Colorado Rapids 1–1 New England Revolution Tucson, Arizona
17:30 MST Sjöberg Yellow card.svg 25'
Torres Soccerball shade.svg48'
LaBrocca Yellow card.svg 83'		 Report Dorman Yellow card.svg 24'
Alston Yellow card.svg 36'
Fagúndez Soccerball shade.svg54'		Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Referee: Daniel Radford
February 21Game 5 Real Salt Lake 3–1 FC Tucson Tucson, Arizona
18:00 MST Saborío Soccerball shade.svg41', 58'
Sandoval Soccerball shade.svg68'		 Report Papa Soccerball shade.svg48'Stadium: Kino North Grandstand
February 21Game 6 Seattle Sounders FC 2–3 Sporting Kansas City Tucson, Arizona
20:00 MST Pineda Yellow card.svg 22'
Mansaray Soccerball shade.svg74'
Cooper Soccerball shade.svg81'		 Report Németh Yellow card.svg 25', Soccerball shade.svg39'
Besler Yellow card.svg 27'
Zusi Soccerball shade.svg34'
Añor Yellow card.svg 42'
Sinovic Yellow card.svg 67'
Rogers Soccerball shade.svg73'
Lopez Yellow card.svg 88'		Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Attendance: 3,661
February 25Game 7 Colorado Rapids 1–0 FC Tucson Tucson, Arizona
17:30 MST Sjöberg Soccerball shade.svg80' Report Harb Yellow card.svg 26'
Boggs Yellow card.svg 34'		Stadium: Kino North Stadium
February 25Game 9 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Real Salt Lake Tucson, Arizona
20:00 MST Medranda Yellow card.svg 43'
Sinovic Yellow card.svg 59'
Dwyer Soccerball shade.svg66'
Németh Yellow card.svg 72'
Añor Yellow card.svg 83'		 Report Welshman Soccerball shade.svg12'Yellow card.svg 59'
Ovalle Yellow card.svg 38'
Sandoval Soccerball shade.svg47'
Velazco Yellow card.svg 85'		Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Attendance: 1,768

Finals

February 28Game 10 New England Revolution 3–0 FC Tucson Tucson, Arizona
16:30 MST Bunbury Soccerball shade.svg30'
Gonçalves Yellow card.svg 39'
Rowe Soccerball shade.svg46'
Okoli Soccerball shade.svg90+'		 Report Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
February 28Game 12 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Colorado Rapids Tucson, Arizona
19:00 MST Garcia Soccerball shade.svg8'
Saborío Yellow card.svg 13' Red card.svg 50'
Beckerman Yellow card.svg 16'
Morales Soccerball shade.svg51'		 Report Serna Soccerball shade.svg28'
Burling Yellow card.svg 41'
Torres Yellow card.svg 55'		Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Attendance: 3,692

Goalscorers

Top scorers

RankPlayerNationClubGoals
1 Devon Sandoval Flag of the United States.svg  USA Real Salt Lake 3
2 Gabriel Torres Flag of Panama.svg  PAN Colorado Rapids 2
Álvaro Saborío Flag of Costa Rica.svg  CRC Real Salt Lake
Clint Dempsey Flag of the United States.svg  USA Seattle Sounders FC
Lamar Neagle Flag of the United States.svg  USA Seattle Sounders FC
Kévin Parsemain Snake Flag of Martinique.svg  MTQ Seattle Sounders FC
Kenny Cooper Flag of the United States.svg  USA Seattle Sounders FC
Krisztián Németh Flag of Hungary.svg  HUN Sporting Kansas City
9 Dominique Badji Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Colorado Rapids 1
Axel Sjöberg Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Colorado Rapids
Dominic Papa Flag of the United States.svg  USA FC Tucson
Diego Fagúndez Flag of Uruguay.svg  URU New England Revolution
Charlie Davies Flag of the United States.svg  USA New England Revolution
Emery Welshman Flag of Guyana.svg  GUY Real Salt Lake
Victor MansarayFlag of the United States.svg  USA Seattle Sounders FC
Bernardo Añor Flag of Venezuela.svg  VEN Sporting Kansas City
James Rogers Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sporting Kansas City
Graham Zusi Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sporting Kansas City
Dom Dwyer Flag of England.svg  ENG Sporting Kansas City

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References

  1. ↑ "2015 MLS Preseason in Tucson". FC Tucson. October 16, 2014. Archived from the original on November 8, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  2. ↑ "FC Tucson Desert Diamond Cup details announced as 2015 preseason plans begin to surface | MLSsoccer.com". Archived from the original on November 7, 2014.
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