2015 Desert Diamond Cup
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United States |
| Dates | February 18 − February 28 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Real Salt Lake (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Colorado Rapids |
| Third place | Sporting Kansas City |
| Fourth place | Seattle Sounders FC |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 37 (3.08 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Devon Sandoval (3 goals) |
← 2014 2016 → | |
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 participated in the 2015 tournament:[1]
- Colorado Rapids (second appearance)
- Sporting Kansas City (second appearance)
- New England Revolution (fourth appearance)
- Real Salt Lake (fourth appearance)
- Seattle Sounders FC (second appearance)
- FC Tucson (third appearance)
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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 12' Badji File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 77' (pen.) Añor File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 4', 27' Dempsey File:Soccerball shade.svg 11', 37' Mears Yellow card 31' Parsemain File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' LaBrocca Yellow card 83' |
Report | Dorman Yellow card 24' Alston Yellow card 36' Fagúndez File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 41', 58' Sandoval File:Soccerball shade.svg 68' |
Report | Papa File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 74' Cooper File:Soccerball shade.svg 81' |
Report | Németh Yellow card 25', File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' Besler Yellow card 27' Zusi File:Soccerball shade.svg 34' Añor Yellow card 42' Sinovic Yellow card 67' Rogers File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' | Report | Harb Yellow card 26' Boggs 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 47' (o.g.) Rudy Red card 60' Davies File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+' (pen.) |
Report Report |
Cooper File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 66' Németh Yellow card 72' Añor Yellow card 83' |
Report | Welshman File:Soccerball shade.svg 12' Yellow card 59' Ovalle Yellow card 38' Sandoval File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' Gonçalves Yellow card 39' Rowe File:Soccerball shade.svg 46' Okoli File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 8' Yellow card 36' | Report | Azira Yellow card 12' Neagle Yellow card 50' Martins File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 8' Saborío Yellow card 13' Red card 50' Beckerman Yellow card 16' Morales File:Soccerball shade.svg 51' |
Report | Serna File:Soccerball shade.svg 28' Burling Yellow card 41' Torres Yellow card 55' |
Stadium: Kino North Stadium Attendance: 3,692 |
Goalscorers
Top scorers
References
- ↑ "2015 MLS Preseason in Tucson". FC Tucson. October 16, 2014. Archived from the original on November 8, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- ↑ "FC Tucson Desert Diamond Cup details announced as 2015 preseason plans begin to surface | MLSsoccer.com". Archived from the original on November 7, 2014.
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