Preseason Notes: FC Dallas Defeats Portimonense S.C. 4-0

FC Dallas secured a 4-0 victory over Portuguese side Portimonense S.C. in its first preseason match of the year at the Pine Cliffs Resort Football Center in Algarve, Portugal. The friendly was played in two halves of 30 minutes. 

Dallas scored all four of its goals in the second half of play. The goals came from forwards Anderson Julio (38’), Ricky Louis (45’) and midfielders Kaick (52’) and Christian Cappis (58’).

Lineups

First Half Starting XI:
Michael Collodi, Josh Torquato, Nolan Norris, Osaze Urhoghide, Shaq Moore, Herman Johansson, Diego Garcia, Ramiro (C), Patrickson Delgado, Petar Musa, Logan Farrington

Second Half Starting XI:
Maarten Paes (C), Bernard Kamungo, Lalas Abubakar, Álvaro, Sebastien Ibeagha, Louicius Deedson, Caleb Swann, Kaick, Christian Cappis, Anderson Julio, Ricky Louis

Goal highlights

Debuts

Herman Johansson, Caleb Swann and Ricky Louis all made their first appearances for FC Dallas in the match.

Quotes from Eric Quill

On the result:

“We’ve been training exceptionally hard. Today was a great test. I was really impressed with what I saw. There was a lot of fatigue but every day we’re growing more and more. I’m really proud of the consistency of the group.“

On the goals in the second half:

“They just shared the ball really fast. With the pace that you have on the field in the second half, you get a lot of 1v1 matchups. They shared it and the mentality without the ball, to get behind it, to press was outstanding. I was really happy with their output.”

On Ricky Louis:

“I saw vertical aggression, which is what we want to see and is why we drafted him. He’s not looking to play simple, he is looking to antagonize the game. For a young player, he has big ambition. He stood out and got the goal he deserved. He grew as the half went on and he was rewarded for it.”