In Chivas USA's second match of the Texas Pro Soccer Festival, the Red-and-White fell 1-0 to the Houston Dynamo in Cibolo, Tex. Dwayne De Rosario's goal in the 12th minute was the difference between the two teams, who played a close, hard-fought match at the Byron P. Steele II High School Stadium.
Early in the game, Houston took the 1-0 lead when Dynamo forward Chris Wondolowski received a ball at the top of the box and passed back to De Rosario. The midfielder then smashed home a 30-yard shot past Chivas USA goalkeeper Lance Parker.
Arnaldo Salazar had the best opportunity for Chivas USA, almost tying the game in the 82nd minute. Rising to meet a corner kick, his header struck the post and bounced away before being cleared by the Dynamo defense. Justin Braun also had a chance cleared off the line in the 33rd minute. Chukwudi Chijindu came close for the Red-and-White in minute 65, but his shot was touched wide by Houston goalkeeper Tony Caig.
Chivas USA closes its participation in the Texas Pro Soccer Festival this Sunday, when it meets Toronto FC at 3:00 p.m. CT. The team will then return to Los Angeles to continue preseason training.
Chivas USA 0:1 Houston Dynamo
MLS Preseason Exhibition - March 7, 2008 - 8:30 p.m. CT
Texas Pro Soccer Festival
Byron P. Steele II High School Stadium - Cibolo, Texas
Scoring Summary:
HOU - De Rosario 12 (C. Wondolowski)
Lineups:
Chivas USA (4-4-2): Lance Parker; Jonathan Bornstein (Jorge Flores 46), Shavar Thomas, Jim Curtin (Eric Ebert 46), Bobby Burling; Chukwudi Chijindu, Jesse Marsch (Dan Paladini 46), Kraig Chiles (Mike Uremovich 46), Lawson Vaughn (Gerson Mayen 46); Atiba Harris (Anthony Hamilton 46), Justin Braun (Arnaldo Salazar 74).
Chivas USA Head Coach: Preki Radosavljevic
Houston Dynamo (4-4-2): Tony Caig; Richard Mulrooney (Craig Waibel 46), Eddie Robinson (Steve Wondolowski 46), Bobby Boswell (Jeff Cameron 46), Wade Barrett (Johnny Alcarez 62); Corey Ashe (John Michael Hayden 46), Ricardo Clark (Kieran Hall 46) (Brian Mullan 81), Dwayne De Rosario (Nick Hatzke 46), Brad Davis (Eric Ustruck 38); Brian Ching (Franco Caraccio 46), Chris Wondolowski (Kyle Brown 46)
Houston Dynamo Head Coach: Dominic Kinnear
Cautions:
CHV - Braun 7, Bornstein 17 HOU - De Rosario 8, Davis 32
Ejections:
None.
[All statistics contained in this boxscore are unofficial.]
For more information, please contact Chivas USA Communications or visit www.texasprosoccerfest.com.
CHIVAS USA 2008 :: SCHEDULE OF PRESEASON GAMES
DAY DATE EVENT TIME/LOCATION
Sat Feb 9 vs. UCLA W, 2-0 (Braun, Razov)
Tue Feb 12 vs. New York Red Bulls W, 1-0 (Razov)
Sat Feb 16 vs. Japanese U-23 National Team L, 4-0
Mon Feb 18 vs. D.C. United W, 1-0 (Salazar)
Sat Feb 23 vs. Columbus @ Santa Clarita, CA L, 2-1 (Harris)
Fri Feb 29 vs. UC Riverside W, 1-0 (Suárez)
Fri Feb 29 vs. UC Irvine W, 2-1 (Galindo, Chiles)
Wed Mar 5 vs. D.C. United @ Schertz, TX L, 2-1 (Nagamura)
Wed Mar 5 vs. D.C. United @ Cibolo, TX L, 2-1 (Flores)
Fri Mar 7 vs. Houston Dynamo @ Cibolo, TX L, 1-0
Sun Mar 9 vs. Toronto FC @ Cibolo, TX 3:00 p.m. (CT)
Sat Mar 15 vs. San Diego State 10:00 a.m.
Wed Mar 19 vs. Cal State Fullerton 10:00 a.m.
SUN MAR 30 @ FC Dallas (OPENING DAY) 12:00 p.m.
SAT APR 5 vs. Real Salt Lake (HOME OPENER) 7:30 p.m.
* Subject to change. Unless otherwise indicated, all times Pacific and all games at The Home Depot Center. For the latest information, please contact Chivas USA Communications.
