Texas Pro Soccer Festival 2008

Infobox International Football Competition
tourney_name =
year = 2008
country = United States
dates = March 3 - March 9
num_teams = 4
winners_other = Houston Dynamo
count = 1
matches = 6
goals = 19
top_scorer = Cezar, Brian Ching, Jeff Cunningham (2 Goals)
player =

The Texas Pro Soccer Festival is a four-team round robin pre-season competition hosted by the Houston Dynamo, held in San Antonio, Texas.

The Dynamo have made San Antonio its annual home for a week-long pre-season training camp. 2008 marks the first year that the Dynamo will host a pre-season tournament in cooperation with San Antonio Metropolitan Youth Soccer Institute (SAMYS) and Ziga-Zoga Sports & Entertainment, Inc ["Source: http://texasprosoccerfest.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19&Itemid=41" ] . The participating teams will train daily at Soccer International in Schertz, Texas and will compete amongst one another in double-header exhibition matches at Steele Stadium in Cibolo, Texas.

The Texas Pro Soccer Festival also features a celebrity game, played during the day between the 2nd and 3rd matchdays. The celebrities slated to appear include Ethan Zohn and Jenna Morasca of Survivor fame, as well as Anthony LaPaglia and Eric Wynalda ["Source: http://texasprosoccerfest.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=36&Itemid=41" ] .

Participating Teams and Results

Matches

footballbox
date=2008-03-05
time= 18:00 CST
team1=Houston Dynamo
goals1= C. Wondolowski goal|3 Ching goal|42 goal|44 Ustruck goal|47
score=4 – 3
report= [http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080306&content_id=142020&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp (Report)]
team2=Toronto FC
goals2=Musampa goal|36 Brittain goal|71 Vairelles goal|81
stadium=Steele Stadium, Cibolo Texas
attendance=footballbox
date=2008-03-05
time= 20:30 CST
team1=DC United
goals1= Kirk goal|16 Cezar goal|27
score=2 – 1
report= [http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080306&content_id=142020&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp (Report)]
team2=Chivas USA
goals2=Flores goal|13
stadium=Steele Stadium, Cibolo Texas
attendance=

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date=2008-03-07
time= 18:00 CST
team1=DC United
goals1=Gardner goal|84
score= 1 – 0
report= [http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080308&content_id=142378&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp (Report)]
team2=Toronto FC
goals2=
stadium=Steele Stadium, Cibolo Texas
attendance=footballbox
date=2008-03-07
time= 20:30 CST
team1=Houston Dynamo
goals1=DeRosario goal|12
score=1 – 0
report= [http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080308&content_id=142379&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp (Report)]
team2=Chivas USA
goals2=
stadium=Steele Stadium, Cibolo Texas
attendance=

----footballbox
date=2008-03-09
time= 12:30 CST
team1=DC United
goals1= Cezar goal|78
score= 1 – 1
report= [http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080310&content_id=142453&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp (Report)]
team2=Houston Dynamo
goals2= Caraccio goal|53
stadium=Steele Stadium, Cibolo Texas
attendance=footballbox
date=2008-03-09
time=
team1=Chivas USA
goals1= Musampa goal|23 (o.g) Razov goal|27
score= 2 – 3
report= [http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080310&content_id=142455&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp (Report)]
team2=Toronto FC
goals2= Cunningham goal|9 goal|63 Dichio goal|30
stadium=Steele Stadium, Cibolo Texas
attendance=

corers

;2 goals
*Cezar (DC United)
*Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo)
*Jeff Cunningham (Toronto FC);1 goal
*Martin Brittain (Toronto FC)
*Franco Caraccio (Houston Dynamo)
*Dwayne DeRosario (Houston Dynamo)
*Danny Dichio (Toronto FC)
*Jorge Flores (Chivas USA)
*Josh Gardner (DC United)
*Quavas Kirk (DC United)
*Kiki Musampa (Toronto FC)
*Ante Razov (Chivas USA)
*Erik Ustruck (Houston Dynamo)
*Tony Vairelles (Toronto FC)
*Chris Wondolowski (Houston Dynamo);Own Goals
*Kiki Musampa (Toronto FC, playing against Chivas USA)

References

External links

* [http://www.texasprosoccerfest.com/ Official Tournament Website]