2015 Desert Diamond Cup

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 participated 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 12'
Badji 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 77' (pen.)
Añor 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 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 4', 27'
Dempsey 11', 37'
Mears Yellow card 31'
Parsemain 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 48'
LaBrocca Yellow card 83'		 Report Dorman Yellow card 24'
Alston Yellow card 36'
Fagúndez 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 41', 58'
Sandoval 68'		 Report Papa 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 74'
Cooper 81'		 Report Németh Yellow card 25', 39'
Besler Yellow card 27'
Zusi 34'
Añor Yellow card 42'
Sinovic Yellow card 67'
Rogers 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 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 47' (o.g.)
Rudy Red card 60'
Davies 90+' (pen.)		 Report
Report		 Cooper 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 66'
Németh Yellow card 72'
Añor Yellow card 83'		 Report Welshman 12' Yellow card 59'
Ovalle Yellow card 38'
Sandoval 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 30'
Gonçalves Yellow card 39'
Rowe 46'
Okoli 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 8' Yellow card 36' Report Azira Yellow card 12'
Neagle Yellow card 50'
Martins 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 8'
Saborío Yellow card 13' Red card 50'
Beckerman Yellow card 16'
Morales 51'		 Report Serna 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
Dominic Papa  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
James Rogers  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. October 16, 2014. Archived from the original on November 8, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  2. ^ "FC Tucson Desert Diamond Cup details announced as 2015 preseason plans begin to surface | MLSsoccer.com". Archived from the original on November 7, 2014.