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Texas Pro Soccer Festival 2008

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Texas Pro Soccer Festival 2008
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesMarch 3 - March 9
Teams4
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored19 (3.17 per match)
Top scorer(s)Cezar, Brian Ching,
Jeff Cunningham (2 Goals)

The 2008 Texas Pro Soccer Festival held in San Antonio, Texas, was a four-team round robin pre-season competition hosted by the San Antonio Metropolitan Youth Soccer Institute (SAMYS) [1], a 501 (c)3 nonprofit charity cofounded by Dr. Edward P. Sakiewicz. The event was organized in cooperation and assistance with the Houston Dynamo under the leadership of Chris Canetti, President of Business Operations.

The Dynamo were a large part of assisting SAMYS as a week-long pre-season training camp. 2008 marked the first year that the Dynamo hosted a pre-season tournament in cooperation with SAMYS. The participating MLS teams trained daily at Pepsi Soccer, TX, the facility developed by SAMYS in Schertz, Texas. The teams competed amongst each other in double-header exhibition matches at Steele Stadium in Cibolo, Texas.

The 2008 Texas Pro Soccer Festival also featured a celebrity game, played during the day between the 2nd and 3rd matchdays. The celebrities who appeared included Ethan Zohn and Jenna Morasca of Survivor fame, as well as Anthony LaPaglia and Eric Wynalda.,[1] Thoma Rongen, Carlos and Gabe Garcia (formerly D.C. United). and other players such as Marcello Balboa, Preki and others.

Participating teams and Results

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Team Pts Pld W L T GF GA GD
Houston Dynamo 7 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2
D.C. United 7 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2
Toronto FC 3 3 1 2 0 6 7 -1
Chivas USA 0 3 0 3 0 3 6 -3

Matches

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Houston Dynamo4 – 3Toronto FC
C. Wondolowski 3'
Ching 42' 44'
Ustruck 47'
(Report) Musampa 36'
Brittain 71'
Vairelles 81'
D.C. United2 – 1Chivas USA
Kirk 16'
Cezar 27'
(Report) Flores 13'


Scorers

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2 goals
1 goal
Own Goals

References

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