| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United States |
| Dates | March 3 - March 9 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 19 (3.17 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Cezar, Brian Ching, Jeff Cunningham (2 Goals) |
The Texas Pro Soccer Festival is a four-team round robin pre-season competition hosted by the Houston Dynamo, held in San Antonio, Texas.
The Dynamo have made San Antonio its annual home for a week-long pre-season training camp. 2008 marks the first year that the Dynamo will host a pre-season tournament in cooperation with San Antonio Metropolitan Youth Soccer Institute (SAMYS) and Ziga-Zoga Sports & Entertainment, Inc.[1] The participating teams will train daily at Soccer International in Schertz, Texas and will compete amongst one another in double-header exhibition matches at Steele Stadium in Cibolo, Texas.
The Texas Pro Soccer Festival also features a celebrity game, played during the day between the 2nd and 3rd matchdays. The celebrities slated to appear include Ethan Zohn and Jenna Morasca of Survivor fame, as well as Anthony LaPaglia and Eric Wynalda.[2]
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| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Dynamo | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | |
| DC 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 | |
| 2008-03-05 18:00 CST |
Houston Dynamo | 4 – 3 | Toronto FC | Steele Stadium, Cibolo Texas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Wondolowski 3' Ching 42' 44' Ustruck 47' |
(Report) | Musampa 36' Brittain 71' Vairelles 81' |
| 2008-03-05 20:30 CST |
DC United | 2 – 1 | Chivas USA | Steele Stadium, Cibolo Texas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk 16' Cezar 27' |
(Report) | Flores 13' |
| 2008-03-07 18:00 CST |
DC United | 1 – 0 | Toronto FC | Steele Stadium, Cibolo Texas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner 84' | (Report) |
| 2008-03-07 20:30 CST |
Houston Dynamo | 1 – 0 | Chivas USA | Steele Stadium, Cibolo Texas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeRosario 12' | (Report) |
| 2008-03-09 12:30 CST |
DC United | 1 – 1 | Houston Dynamo | Steele Stadium, Cibolo Texas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cezar 78' | (Report) | Caraccio 53' |
| 2008-03-09 |
Chivas USA | 2 – 3 | Toronto FC | Steele Stadium, Cibolo Texas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musampa 23' (o.g) Razov 27' |
(Report) | Cunningham 9' 63' Dichio 30' |