2015 Desert Diamond Cup

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2015 Desert Diamond Cup
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesFebruary 18 − February 28
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsReal Salt Lake (1st title)
Runners-upColorado Rapids
Third placeSporting Kansas City
Fourth placeSeattle Sounders FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored37 (3.08 per match)
Top scorer(s)Devon Sandoval
(3 goals)
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The 2015 Desert Diamond Cup was a soccer exhibition featuring five soccer teams from Major League Soccer and one from USL Premier Development League, held from February 18 to February 28, 2015. It was the 5th annual Desert Diamond Cup and was won by Real Salt Lake.

Teams[]

The following six clubs will participate in the 2015 tournament:[1]

Table standings[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Real Salt Lake 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9
2 Colorado Rapids 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
3 Sporting Kansas City 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4
4 New England Revolution 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
5 Seattle Sounders FC 3 1 0 2 9 5 +4 3
6 FC Tucson 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
Source:[citation needed]

Matches[]

The tournament will feature a round-robin group stage followed by fifth-place, third-place and championship matches.[2]

Tournament[]

February 18 Game 1 Colorado Rapids 2–2 Sporting Kansas City Tucson, Arizona
17:30 MST Torres Goal 12'
Badji Goal 17'
Marcelo Yellow card 29'
Flores Yellow card 56' Red card 75'
Cronin Yellow card 64'		 Report Dwyer Yellow card 23'
Nagamura Yellow card 25'
Espinoza Yellow card 32'
Németh Goal 77' (pen.)
Añor Goal 78'		 Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Referee: Jair Marrufo
February 18 Game 2 Real Salt Lake 1–0 New England Revolution Tucson, Arizona
18:00 MST Sandoval Goal 6' (pen.)
Mansally Yellow card 50'		 Report Barnes Yellow card 16' Stadium: Kino North Grandstand
February 18 Game 3 Seattle Sounders FC 6–0 FC Tucson Tucson, Arizona
20:00 MST Neagle Goal 4', 27'
Dempsey Goal 11', 37'
Mears Yellow card 31'
Parsemain Goal 88', 89'		 Report Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Attendance: 1,856
Referee: Kevin Stott
February 21 Game 4 Colorado Rapids 1–1 New England Revolution Tucson, Arizona
17:30 MST Sjöberg Yellow card 25'
Torres Goal 48'
LaBrocca Yellow card 83'		 Report Dorman Yellow card 24'
Alston Yellow card 36'
Fagúndez Goal 54'		 Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Referee: Daniel Radford
February 21 Game 5 Real Salt Lake 3–1 FC Tucson Tucson, Arizona
18:00 MST Saborío Goal 41', 58'
Sandoval Goal 68'		 Report Goal 48' Stadium: Kino North Grandstand
February 21 Game 6 Seattle Sounders FC 2–3 Sporting Kansas City Tucson, Arizona
20:00 MST Pineda Yellow card 22'
Mansaray Goal 74'
Cooper Goal 81'		 Report Németh Yellow card 25', Goal 39'
Besler Yellow card 27'
Zusi Goal 34'
Añor Yellow card 42'
Sinovic Yellow card 67'
Goal 73'
Lopez Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Attendance: 3,661
February 25 Game 7 Colorado Rapids 1–0 FC Tucson Tucson, Arizona
17:30 MST Sjöberg Goal 80' Report Harb Yellow card 26'
Yellow card 34'		 Stadium: Kino North Stadium
February 25 Game 8 New England Revolution 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC Tucson, Arizona
18:00 MST Fagundez Yellow card 44'
Lowe Goal 47' (o.g.)
Rudy Red card 60'
Davies Goal 90+' (pen.)		 Report
Report		 Cooper Goal 4'
Jones Yellow card 42'
Roldan Yellow card 59'
Lowe Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Kino North Grandstand
February 25 Game 9 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Real Salt Lake Tucson, Arizona
20:00 MST Medranda Yellow card 43'
Sinovic Yellow card 59'
Dwyer Goal 66'
Németh Yellow card 72'
Añor Yellow card 83'		 Report Welshman Goal 12' Yellow card 59'
Ovalle Yellow card 38'
Sandoval Goal 47'
Velazco Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Attendance: 1,768

Finals[]

February 28 Game 10 New England Revolution 3–0 FC Tucson Tucson, Arizona
16:30 MST Bunbury Goal 30'
Gonçalves Yellow card 39'
Rowe Goal 46'
Okoli Goal 90+'		 Report Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
February 28 Game 11 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC Tucson, Arizona
17:00 MST Hallisey Goal 8' Yellow card 36' Report Azira Yellow card 12'
Neagle Yellow card 50'
Martins Goal 60'
Pineda Red card 76'		 Stadium: Kino North Grandstand
February 28 Game 12 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Colorado Rapids Tucson, Arizona
19:00 MST Garcia Goal 8'
Saborío Yellow card 13' Red card 50'
Beckerman Yellow card 16'
Morales Goal 51'		 Report Serna Goal 28'
Burling Yellow card 41'
Torres Yellow card 55'		 Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Attendance: 3,692

Goalscorers[]

Top scorers[]

Rank Player Nation Club Goals
1 Devon Sandoval  USA Real Salt Lake 3
2 Gabriel Torres  PAN Colorado Rapids 2
Álvaro Saborío  CRC Real Salt Lake
Clint Dempsey  USA Seattle Sounders FC
Lamar Neagle  USA Seattle Sounders FC
Kévin Parsemain  MTQ Seattle Sounders FC
Kenny Cooper  USA Seattle Sounders FC
Krisztián Németh  HUN Sporting Kansas City
9 Dominique Badji  SEN Colorado Rapids 1
Axel Sjöberg  SWE Colorado Rapids
 USA FC Tucson
Diego Fagúndez  URU New England Revolution
Charlie Davies  USA New England Revolution
Emery Welshman  GUY Real Salt Lake
Victor Mansaray  USA Seattle Sounders FC
Bernardo Añor  VEN Sporting Kansas City
 USA Sporting Kansas City
Graham Zusi  USA Sporting Kansas City
Dom Dwyer  ENG Sporting Kansas City

References[]

  1. ^ "2015 MLS Preseason in Tucson". FC Tucson. 16 October 2014. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  2. ^ http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/09/26/fc-tucson-desert-diamond-cup-details-announced-2015-preseason-plans-begin-su
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