FRISCO, Texas – With three matches in eight days, FC Dallas head coach Schellas Hyndman gave the majority of Saturday’s starting lineup the day to recover. The exception was Brek Shea, who had the choice but opted to train with the reserves following a short talk with Hyndman.
The drill of the day was five-on-five in a 40-yard area. Goalkeeper Chris Seitz patrolled the south goal while Kevin Hartman and Josh Lambo took turns manning the north net.
Teams
Green: Andrew Wiedeman, Peri Marosevic, Ricardo Villar, Bruno Guarda and a new trialist
Blue: Jair Benitez, Andrew Jacobson, Ruben Luna, Ugo Ihemelu, Bobby Warshaw
Brek Shea - all-time offense
Highlights
The team ran several 100-yard sprints following the game of five-on-five. Afterward, the first team players joined the reserves in working on their own around the field. Luna, Peri Marosevic and Andrew Wiedeman worked on finishing on the south goal guarded by Hartman. In the drill, a player 30 yards from goal would play a ball in to the feet of the attacking player. Starting with his back to goal, the attacking player would turn with the ball using their first touch and shoot on goal with their second touch.
On the opposite end of the field, David Ferreira worked with Eric Avila and Marvin Chavez on the left flank. Standing over the ball, Ferreira spent 30 minutes working on the timing and placement of balls sent in to the near and far posts.
Tigres
Following training, players learned who would be traveling to Monterrey, Mexico to take on Tigres in the away leg of the Rio Grande Plate scheduled for Wednesday, March 23. The match is scheduled to kick off at 9:45 p.m. CT. Spanish radio 1270 AM La Voz de la Pueblo will broadcast the game live from Monterrey with Carlos Alvarado calling the action.
GK: Josh Lambo, Chris Seitz
DEF: Jair Benitez, Ugo Ihemelu, George John, Zach Loyd, Brek Shea, Andrew Wiedeman
MID: Eric Alexander, Eric Avila, Bruno Guarda, Daniel Hernandez, Andrew Jacobson, Ricardo Villar, Bobby Warshaw
FWD: Ruben Luna, Peri Marosevic