Preseason Notes: FC Dallas downs Real Salt Lake 2-0

FC Dallas concluded its preseason camp in Portugal on Friday morning with a 2-0 win over MLS Western Conference rivals Real Salt Lake.

Petar Musa scored his first preseason goal, while Anderson Julio found the net for the second time during this camp in Portugal.

The games was played across three 45 minute halves. With FC Dallas doing a heavy rotation at the 70th minute. The final 45 minutes were touted as unofficial, as both teams split a goal a piece.

Lineups:

First lineup: Michael Collodi; Herman Johannson (Deedson 46’), Sebastien Ibeagha, Osaze Urhoghide, Shaq Moore, Bernard Kamungo; Kaick, Chris Cappis, Patrickson Delgado; Petar Musa, Logan Farrington

Second lineup: Collodi; Deedson (Sam Sarver 75’), Nolan Norris, Alvaro Augusto, Lalas Abubakar, Ricky Louis; Diego Garcia, Ramiro, Caleb Swann; Nicholas Simmonds (Josh Torquato 103’), Anderson Julio

Goals:

Extra period goal:

Quick Thoughts/Notes:

This was another game that wasn’t streamed by the club or the venue, so our notes are going to be very quick here. Getting three straight wins is a good confidence booster for a club that is working toward improving in the second season under manager Eric Quill.

Still, these weren’t the best opponents and anything less than a win would have been disappointing.

I will be diving into the post-Portugal depth charts this weekend, so be on the lookout for that. These three games certainly gave us a good insight as to where this group is going, what is still missing and what will needed to be worked on when the team returns home for next weekend’s friendly at home.