It was a preseason Soccer Saturday on February 13 with seven MLS clubs in action. The slate was capped by the lone MLS head-to-head matchup from Las Vegas – the California Clasico between the LA Galaxy and San Jose Earthquakes:
- Montreal Impact 1, FC Montreal 1 – Olympic Stadium (Montreal, QC)
- Houston Dynamo 5, Houston Baptist University 0– Houston Sports Park (Houston, TX)
- Orlando City 1, Jacksonville Armada 2 – Community First Park (Jacksonville, FL)
- D.C. United 1, Tampa Bay Rowdies 0 – Al Lang Stadium (St. Petersburg, FL)
- Colorado Rapids 1, Sacramento Republic 0 – Bonney Field (Sacramento, CA)
- LA Galaxy 1, San Jose Earthquakes 0 – Cashman Field (Las Vegas, NV)
LA take Cali Clasico Cup
Gyasi Zardes connected with forward partner Robbie Keane to score his first preseason goal in the 27th minute as the LA Galaxy beat the San Jose Earthquakes in a preseason edition of the California Clasico in Las Vegas.
Quakes goalkeeper David Bingham played the entire match and made two big saves in the match, one in each half.
LA Galaxy (4-4-2): Dan Kennedy -- Robbie Rogers (Oscar Sorto 76'), Daniel Steres (Dan Gargan 81'), Jelle Van Damme (David Romney 46'), Ashley Cole (Josh Turnley 71') -- Giovani Dos Santos (Jose Villarreal 76'), Nigel de Jong (Baggio Husidic 54'), Steven Gerrard (Rafa Garcia 81'), Emmanuel Boateng (Sebastian Lletget 61') -- Robbie Keane (Ariel Lassiter 81'), Gyasi Zardes (Mike Magee 64')
San Jose Earthquakes (4-4-2): David Bingham -- Marvell Wynne (Kip Colvey 62'), Victor Bernardez (Matheus Silva 62'), Clarence Goodson (JJ Koval 62'), Shaun Francis (Andres Imperiale 62') -- Shea Salinas (Innocent Emeghara 62'), Anibal Godoy (Adam Jahn 70'), Simon Dawkins (Matias Perez Garcia 62'), Cordell Cato (Tommy Thompson 62') -- Quincy Amarikwa (Mark Sherrod 62'), Chris Wondolowski (Chad Barrett 62')
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Rapids go 3-for-3
Ex-Houston Dynamo center back and Rapids trialist AJ Cochran headed home a goal four minutes from time to give the Colorado Rapids their third win in three during 2016 preseason.
The goal came on a cross from Marc Burch, who entered in the second half and also had a dangerous cross (62nd minute) and a free kick stopped by Sacramento's 'keeper (52nd minute).
Lineup (4-2-3-1): Zac MacMath (Chris Froschauer 71') -- Dennis Castillo (Marlon Hairston 46'), Stephen Keel (A.J. Cochran 46'), Axel Sjöberg (Bobby Burling 46'), Mekeil Williams (Marc Burch 46') -- Dillon Powers (Micheal Azira 46'), Jared Watts (Sam Cronin 46') -- Luis Solignac (Emmanuel Appiah 46'), Brian Ownby (Dillon Serna 46', Yann Ekra 77'), Zach Pfeffer (Dominique Badji 46') -- Kevin Doyle (Caleb Calvert 46')
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Acosta debuts for DC
Luciano Acosta, a 21-year-old Argentine playmaker reportedly closing in on a contract with D.C. United, showed what he can do alongside Fabian Espindola, assisting on his compatriot's 28th minute goal which held up for the victory in Tampa (WATCH IT HERE).
Goalkeeper Benjamin Kirsten entered the match in the second half and made a big save to help preserve the result.
Lineup (4-4-2): Andrew Dykstra (Benjamin Kirsten 46')-- Luke Mishu, Jalen Robinson, Steve Birnbaum (ACADEMY PLAYER 46'), Taylor Kemp -- Paul Clowes, Patrick Nyarko, Rob Vincent, Nick DeLeon -- Luciano Acosta (Collin Martin 46'), Fabian Espindola
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Kaka scores in J'ville
Kaka converted a free kick in the 32nd minute to give Orlando City a halftime lead against the NASL's Armada, but goals by Mechack Jerome (48th minute) and Alhassane Keita (58th minute) 10 minutes apart early in the second half overturned the result to give the home side the victory.
Lineup (4-2-3-1): Joe Bendik (Earl Edwards Jr. 46') - Brek Shea (Luke Boden 62'), Seb Hines (Tommy Redding 62'), David Mateos (Aurelien Collin 62'), Rafael Ramos (Kevin Alston 62') - Cristian Higuita (Servando Carrasco 62'), Darwin Cerén (Harrison Heath 62') - Tony Rocha (Pedro Ribeiro 46'), Kaká (Richie Laryea 62'), Adrian Winter (Tyler Turner 62') - Cyle Larin (Hadji Barry 62')
Your captain @KAKA with the goal in the 32nd minute! #CityPreseasonpic.twitter.com/F4qkPZ7dh7
— Orlando City SC (@OrlandoCitySC) February 13, 2016
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Dynamo stars on the mark
The Houston Dynamo are stacked with attacking players and if they can all get on the board like they did on Saturday, this season could be a fun one for Dynamo supporters.
Mauro Manotas scored twice (34th and 43rd minute), while Erick "El Cubo" Torres (38th minute), Will Bruin (49th minute) and new arrival Cristian Maidana (51st minute) each tallied once to give the Dynamo a 5-0 win over Houston Baptist University.
1st Half Lineup (4-4-2): Tyler Deric -- Sheanon Williams, Raul Rodriguez, Agus Garcia, DaMarcus Beasley -- Boniek Garcia, Rasheed Olabiyi, Zach Steinberger, Leonel Miranda -- Mauro Manotas, Erick Torres
2nd Half Lineup (4-5-1): Joe Willis -- Bradley Bourgeois, David Horst, Sebastien Ibeagha, Jalil Anibaba-- Andrew Wenger, Alex Lima, David Rocha, Cristian Maidana, Giles Barnes -- Will Bruin
Anibaba with the throw, Bruin with the flick and Chaco with the easy finish. #ForeverOrangepic.twitter.com/UMr25IebIa
— Houston Dynamo (@HoustonDynamo) February 13, 2016
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Impact tie their USL team
The Montreal Impact tied their USL club, FC Montreal, 1-1 in a Saturday morning match attended by over 2,000 fans at Olympic Stadium in Montreal. Those supporters saw 120 minutes of action with four 30-minute periods.
Romario Williams scored in the 80th minute for the Impact, served up by Costa Rican international Johan Venegas, while the equalizer for FC Montreal came in the 92nd minute from Under-18 player Jimmy-Shammar Sanon.
The Impact's starting XI looked like this: (4-3-3) Evan Bush -- Maxim Tissot, Victor Cabrera, Laurent Ciman, Eric Miller -- Marco Donadel, Jeremy Gagnon-Lapare, Patrice Bernier -- Ignacio Piatti, Dominic Oduro, Cameron Porter
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