FRISCO, Texas — The 2015 Generation adidas Cup kicked off Sunday with 14 total games, six in the Champions Division and eight in the Premier Division.
The competition continues with 14 more games on Monday, including two that will be broadcast live on MLSsoccer.com.
- March 30, 1 pm ET: New York Red Bulls vs. Sport Recife (Premier Division)
- March 30, 7 pm ET: San Jose Earthquakes vs. Palmeiras (Champions Division)
Group play runs through Wednesday, with the semifinals on Thursday and the final in each division taking place on Saturday. The semifinals and finals will be played at Toyota Stadium, with placement games continuing at the Toyota Soccer Center.
Here are boxscores from the Day 1 action:
Champions Division
FC Dallas 3, Athletic Bilbao 0
A terrific individual effort from FC Dallas forward Giovanni Montesdeoca just 10 minutes into the game spurred FC Dallas to a dominant performance and a 3-0 win over highly regarded Athletic Bilbao in the final game of the 14 played Sunday to open the 2015 Generation adidas Cup.
Montesdeoca forced a turnover, took a backheel pass from Devin Vega and broke into the right side of the penalty area before cutting past a defender and using the outside of his right foot to rifle a shot inside the far post. Dallas grew in confidence after that goal, forcing six saves out of Bilbao goalkeeper Ander Iruarrizaga. With Ben Hale making three saves in the Dallas goal, including a key second-half free kick, Dallas put the game away with goals from right back Reggie Cannon – after a midfield give-and-go and a 40-yard run – and Montesdeoca again after a skilled through ball played by Benji Granillo.
FC Dallas (1-0) vs. Athletic Bilbao (0-1)
2015 Generation adidas Cup - Group B
March 29, 2015 –- Toyota Stadium Field 4, Frisco TX
Scoring Summary:
FCD -- Giovanni Montesdeoca (Devin Vega) 10
FCD -- Reggie Cannon 49
FCD -- Giovanni Montesdeoca (Benji Granillo) 63
FC Dallas -- Ben Hale, Reggie Cannon (Alex Gerondale 54), Hector Montalvo, Brandon Terwege, Edwin Munjoma, Adrian Ramos, Damian Hernandez, Toshiki Yasuda (Duncan James 64), Weston McKennie (Benji Granillo 49), Devin Vega (Juan Ramirez 54), Giovanni Montesdeoca (Isaac Albaradei 65).
Athletic Bilbao -- Ander Iruarrizaga, Jon Onaindia, Matias Lizarazu, Julen Bernaola (Ruben Laparra 49), Edorta dos Santos (Aitor Aguado 36), Gabriel Erice (Egoitz Alava 36), Xavier Naveira, Gorka Cerrato (Javier Rudi 36), Xabier Garai, David Nates, Beñat Andonegui (Borja Gonzalez 36).
Matches played with 35-minute halves.
All statistics contained in this boxscore are unofficial
Pumas 2, Real Salt Lake 1
In a skillful, fiercely-contested game, perennial power Real Salt Lake dropped their opening game of the tournament to Mexican visitors Pumas.
RSL took the lead just 11 minutes in on a goal from Efren Estrada, but Pumas hit back quickly. Alejandro Zamudio's penalty kick tied the game, and Israel Landa stunned Salt Lake just a minute later with what proved to be the game-winning goal.
Real Salt Lake (0-1) vs. Pumas (1-0)
2015 Generation adidas Cup - Group B
March 29, 2015 –- Toyota Stadium Field 6, Frisco TX
Scoring Summary:
RSL -- Efren Estrada 11
PUM -- Alejandro Zamudio (penalty kick) 17
PUM -- Israel Landa 18
Real Salt Lake -- David Preys, Jorge Garcia, Miles Stray (Tanner Dieterich 36), McKay Eves, Glademir Mendoza, Alejandro Lopez (Josh Drack 55), Isaias German, Juan Mora (McKay Eves 36), Efren Estrada, Erik Virgen (Nikolai Shumov 55), Aristotle Zarris.
Pumas -- Rodrigo Cerecedo, Diego Rosales (Gustavo Rodriguez 60), Mauricio Reyna, Omar Carillo, Javier Valenzuela (Edward Tostado 43), Francisco Reyes, Alejandro Zamudio (Jose Galindo 51), Jesus Bautista (Emmanuel Cabrera 36), Manuel Ponce (César Palma 58), Israel Landa, Ronaldo Aguilar.
Matches played with 35-minute halves.
All statistics contained in this boxscore are unofficial
Eintracht Frankfurt 3, San Jose Earthquakes 0
German visitors Eintracht Frankfurt turned in a very impressive effort in their opening game.
Midfielder Nick Förster announced the club's intentions with a 30-yard left-footed drive that banked in off the post to put Eintracht up 1-0.
San Jose came close to tying the game with a free kick, but after that shot rang off the post, Eintracht seized all the momentum heading into halftime when the very impressive Yves Mfumu, a native of the Democratic Republic of the Congo who has played with Eintracht since 2012, laced a 35-yard bullet to the top right corner.
Volkan Egri provided the final margin for Eintracht with a second-half strike.
Eintracht Frankfurt (1-0) vs. San Jose Earthquakes (0-1)
2015 Generation adidas Cup - Group C
March 29, 2015 –- Toyota Stadium Field 7, Frisco TX
Scoring Summary:
EIN -- Nick Förster 29
EIN -- Yves Mfumu 32
EIN -- Volkan Egri 63
Eintracht Frankfurt -- Johann Aumann, Volkan Egri, Philipp Woerner (Yilmaz Kilic 36), Furkan Zorba, Cedric Heller, Francesco Petrovic, Emrah Tahirovic (Murat Akcay 65), Raffael Cvijetkovic (Nelson Mandela Mbouhom 36), Nick Förster (Nils Herdt 47), Marvin Diehl, Yves Mfumu (Lukas Rodwald 47).
San Jose Earthquakes -- Cameron Douglas, Rhys Pak, Abraham Rosales, Armon Ojuola, C.J. Grey, John-Austin Ricks, Diego Alonso-Rodriguez (Amado Lozano 49), Rei Dorwart (Kaya Fabbretti 45), Theo Huxham (Jacob Penner 65), Ivan Valencia (Tarn Weir 49), Oscar Govea (Kristoc Camacho 36).
Matches played with 35-minute halves.
All statistics contained in this boxscore are unofficial
Palmeiras 4, Philadelphia Union 0
Playing on the same field and in the same group as Eintracht Frankfurt, Palmeiras turned in an even more dominant display against Philadelphia.
Winger Vitinho showcased serious long-range shooting ability, hitting the crossbar twice in the first half before finally bending in a free kick from outside the penalty area.
In the second half, substitute Correa scored twice, and center back Evandro got into the action as well, as Palmeiras rolled to the win.
Philadelphia Union (0-1) vs. Palmeiras (1-0)
2015 Generation adidas Cup - Group C
March 29, 2015 –- Toyota Stadium Field 7, Frisco TX
Scoring Summary:
PAL -- Vitinho 29
PAL -- Correa 37
PAL -- Evandro 45
PAL -- Correa 55
Philadelphia Union -- Andrew Verdi, Mark McKenzie, Joseph DeZart, Auston Trusty, Freeman Dwamena (Rayshaun McGann 49), Lamine Conte, Jack Skahan, Anthony Fontana (Alex Soto 36), Justin McMaster (Raheem Taylor-Parkes 36), Josue Monge (Andrew Aprahamian 55), Tiger Graham (Jerren Nixon 52).
Palmeiras -- Vinicius, Pedro, Evandro, Lacerda, Rafael (Afonso 42), Victório (TBA 49), Johnny (Jefter 55), Handriw, Lucca (Lucas 55), Vitinho, Thawan (Correa 36).
Matches played with 35-minute halves.
All statistics contained in this boxscore are unofficial
Sporting Kansas City 4, Aspire Academy 2
In a wild second half, Sporting Kansas City had to rally for a 4-2 win over Qatari club Aspire Academy in their tournament opener.
Aspire substitute Abdulrahman Al-Mudahka struck twice in consecutive minutes to put Aspire ahead 2-1, but Paul Whitener then took over for Kansas City.
He used a sharp dribbling move at the top of the box to free himself for a left-footed smash in the 55th minute, then raced behind the defense to set up Fernando Borges (pictured) for the go-ahead goal in the 56th minute.
Chase Bromstedt added a late Kansas City goal to seal an exciting opening-game win.
Sporting Kansas City (1-0) vs. Aspire Academy (0-1)
2015 Generation adidas Cup - Group A
March 29, 2015 –- Toyota Stadium Field 5, Frisco TX
Scoring Summary:
KC -- Jared Crist 36
ASP -- Abdulrahman Al-Mudahka 46
ASP -- Abdulrahman Al-Mudahka 47
KC -- Paul Whitener 55
KC -- Fernando Borges (Paul Whitener) 56
KC -- Chase Bromstedt 65
Sporting Kansas City -- Steve Tekesky, Jaylin Lindsey, Andrew McLeod, Jared Crist, Ezra Armstrong, Absalom Solorio (Will Little 36), Alex Kaddah, Adam Collinsworth, Felipe Hernandez (Chase Bromstedt 46), Gianni Catenacci (Fernando Borges 36), Paul Whitener (John Leisman 67).
Aspire Academy -- Abdulrahman Al-Ali, Mohamad Alabbasi, Abdulla Al-Ameri, Khald Al-Hitmi, Fahd Alsori, Ahmed Al-Meghessib (Mohammad Abushanab 50), Khalid Mazeed, Hazem Shehata, Nasser Alahrak, Amro Ali Surag, Farid Al-Marhoobi (Abdulrahman Al-Mudahka 36).
Matches played with 35-minute halves.
All statistics contained in this boxscore are unofficial
River Plate 2, Toronto FC 0
Although Toronto FC were a much stronger group than the squad that went 0-5 last year, they came up short in the second half against an impressive River Plate squad.
Diego Ivan Amarilla put River Plate ahead midway through the second half, and with Toronto looking for the tying goal, Valentino Cernaz sealed the win late.
Toronto FC (0-1) vs. River Plate (1-0)
2015 Generation adidas Cup - Group A
March 29, 2015 –- Toyota Stadium Field 6, Frisco TX
Scoring Summary:
RVR -- Diego Ivan Amarilla 55
RVR -- Valentino Cernaz 70
Toronto FC -- Brandon Kerr, Gabriel Boakye, Nikola Stakic, Klaidi Cela (Kevin Timachy 58), Leonard Sohn, Matt Srbely, Aidan Daniels (Liam Fraser 36), Cyrus Rollocks, Tristan Borges (Nicolas Osorio 36, Cyrus Rollocks 43), Richlord Ennin (Andrew Dias 43), Malik Johnson.
River Plate -- Ezequiel Muth, Cristian Yañez, Kevin Sibille, Alan Brondino, Jose Vivanco, Eric Barrios, Franco Lopez (Mauro Burruchaga 43), Diego Ivan Amarilla, Matias Dolce (Mauricio Tesare 60), Mauricio Vera, Enzo Zicarelli (Valentino Cernaz 50).
Matches played with 35-minute halves.
All statistics contained in this boxscore are unofficial
Premier Division
Independiente Medellín 3, Portland Timbers 1
Group D
Goals – Naisir Carmona 2 (MED), Gerson Valencia (MED); Blake Bodily (POR)
New England Revolution 3, Colorado Rapids 0
Group D
Goals - Izaiah Jennings 2 (NE), Andrew Barrowman (NE)
Chivas USA 2, D.C. United 1
Group C
Goals - Oscar Penate (CHV), Misael Becerra (CHV); Raheem Lawal (DC)
Sagan Tosu 2, Columbus Crew SC 0
Group C
Goals - Kyosuke Tagawa (ST), Singo Moriyama (ST)
LA Galaxy 1, Tigres 0
Group B
Goals - Andrew Perez (LA)
Orlando City 2, Chicago Fire 1
Group B
Goals - Landen Haig 2 (ORL); Djordje Mihailovic (CHI)
Sport Recife 2, Seattle Sounders 0
Group A
Goals - Tharcysio (SCR), Jefferson Thiago (SCR)
New York Red Bulls 1, Houston Dynamo 0
Group A
Goal - Mason Deeds (NYRB)
