By DAVE MARTINEZ
The New York Red Bulls put the finishing touches on their roster ahead of this Sunday's season
opener against FC Dallas, adding four trialists to the first team.
Jose Angulo, Jhonny Arteaga, Brandon Barklage and Tyler Ruthven were all signed to MLS contracts
after impressing the team during pre-season.
Colorado faced Chivas USA in a scrimmage at the HDC today. A late Qunicy Amarikwa goal from a
Steven Emory assist gave the burgundy boys a 1-0 win. Of course its preseason so its meaningless
but wins are always better than losses. The starting XI (trialists makred with a *):
Angulo* - Cummings - MullanLarentowicz - Castrillon - MastroeniZapata* - Marshall - Wynne -
KimuraPickens
After subs the team finished with the the following lineup:
Cascio - Amarikwa - AkpanThompson - LaBauex - EmoryFreeman - Palguta - Guido* - AbabioJoyce
Guido is a local player playing with the team while they're in California.
Yesterday Montreal used its #1 spot in the allocation order to take Eddie Johnson with the idea of
trading him. Colorado was the expected destination but at the last minute Seattle swooped in,
trading Mike Fucito and Lamar Neagle for him.
At that price I'm fine with not getting Eddie Johnson.
The team left for Hawai'i today. My sister, brother-in-law, and cousins leave for Hawai'i this week
(though not for the tournament). Me? I'm stuck in cold Denver. Before they left the team made some
cuts from training camp. Aaron Pitchkolan, Issac Cowles, Sterling Copeland, Jefferson Angulo,
Daniel Frias, Alanso Jimenez, and Masaki Hemmi were let go.
The New York Red Bulls have lost a key player for what could be an extended portion of their
season. Thierry Henry fell victim to his own velocity and found himself carried off in pain after
suffering a strained hamstring. The star forward was on his way to a spectacular season after just
having scored his 9th goal of the year for the New York Red Bulls.
