Texas Pro Soccer Festival 2008

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Texas Pro Soccer Festival 2008
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesMarch 3 - March 9
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Houston Dynamo (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored19 (3.17 per match)
Top scorer(s) Cezar, Brian Ching,
Jeff Cunningham (2 Goals)

The 2008 Texas Pro Soccer Festival held in San Antonio, Texas, was a four-team round robin pre-season competition hosted by the San Antonio Metropolitan Youth Soccer Institute (SAMYS) , a 501 (c)3 nonprofit charity cofounded by Dr. Edward P. Sakiewicz. The event was organized in cooperation and assistance with the Houston Dynamo under the leadership of Chris Canetti, President of Business Operations.

Contents

The Dynamo were a large part of assisting SAMYS as a week-long pre-season training camp. 2008 marked the first year that the Dynamo hosted a pre-season tournament in cooperation with SAMYS. The participating MLS teams trained daily at Pepsi Soccer, TX, the facility developed by SAMYS in Schertz, Texas. The teams competed amongst each other in double-header exhibition matches at Steele Stadium in Cibolo, Texas.

The 2008 Texas Pro Soccer Festival also featured a celebrity game, played during the day between the 2nd and 3rd matchdays. The celebrities who appeared included Ethan Zohn and Jenna Morasca of Survivor fame, as well as Anthony LaPaglia and Eric Wynalda., [1] Thoma Rongen, Carlos and Gabe Garcia (formerly D.C. United). and other players such as Marcello Balboa, Preki and others.

Participating teams and Results

TeamPtsPldWLTGFGAGD
Houston Dynamo 7320164+2
D.C. United 7320142+2
Toronto FC 3312067-1
Chivas USA 0303036-3

Matches

Houston Dynamo 4 3 Toronto FC
C. Wondolowski Soccerball shade.svg3'
Ching Soccerball shade.svg42'Soccerball shade.svg44'
Ustruck Soccerball shade.svg47'
(Report) Musampa Soccerball shade.svg36'
Brittain Soccerball shade.svg71'
Vairelles Soccerball shade.svg81'
D.C. United 2 1 Chivas USA
Kirk Soccerball shade.svg16'
Cezar Soccerball shade.svg27'
(Report) Flores Soccerball shade.svg13'

D.C. United 1 0 Toronto FC
Gardner Soccerball shade.svg84' (Report)
Houston Dynamo 1 0 Chivas USA
DeRosario Soccerball shade.svg12' (Report)

D.C. United 1 1 Houston Dynamo
Cezar Soccerball shade.svg78' (Report) Caraccio Soccerball shade.svg53'
Chivas USA 2 3 Toronto FC
Musampa Soccerball shade.svg23' (o.g)
Razov Soccerball shade.svg27'
(Report) Cunningham Soccerball shade.svg9'Soccerball shade.svg63'
Dichio Soccerball shade.svg30'

Scorers

2 goals
1 goal
Own Goals

References

  1. Source: http://texasprosoccerfest.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=36&Itemid=41