Jesus Ferreira finished off an incisive attacking move 13 minutes from full time, and FC Dallas overcame an early deficit to defeat a heavily depleted New York Red Bulls squad 2-1 in both teams' final tuneup on Saturday.
The victory in Arizona gave Dallas bragging rights as champions of the preseason Mobile Mini Sun Cup, of which the 18-year-old Ferreira was named most valuable player.
Pablo Aranguiz also converted a penalty kick before halftime for Dallas, which made it three-straight preseason victories over MLS opponents by identical 2-1 scores.
Call-up Chris Lema opened the scoring from distance for the Red Bulls, who with concurrent Concacaf Champions League obligations featured a hybrid roster of the organization's MLS side and USL Red Bulls II outfit.
Goals
- 22’ - RBNY - Chris Lema
- 34’ - DAL - Pablo Aranguiz (PK)
- 77’ - DAL - Jesus Ferreira (Zdenek Ondrasek, Ema Twumasi)
Lineups
FC Dallas: Maurer, Pedroso, Hernandez, Hedges (Montgomery 53’), Nelson, Servania, Pomykal, Roberts (Twumasi 61’), Ondrasek (Pepi 84’), Ferreira, Aranguiz
New York Red Bulls: Barlow, Stroud, Bezecourt, Valot, Lema, Koffi, Loebe, Scarlett, Nealis, Buckmaster, Nuhu
