Hindowa Momoh, psychology freshman, heads the ball at Moneygram Soccer Park in Dallas Saturday afternoon. The game ended 2-0 against FC Dallas. Photo by Lauren Roberts
Hindowa Momoh, psychology freshman, heads the ball at Moneygram Soccer Park in Dallas Saturday afternoon. The game ended 2-0 against FC Dallas. Photo by Lauren Roberts
Hindowa Momoh, psychology freshman, heads the ball at Moneygram Soccer Park in Dallas Saturday afternoon. The game ended 2-0 against FC Dallas. Photo by Lauren Roberts
Juan Farres, economics junior, heads the ball over a FC Dallas defender at Moneygram Soccer Park in Dallas Saturday afternoon. The match ended 2-0. Photo by Lauren Roberts
Juan Farres, economics junior, heads the ball over a FC Dallas defender at Moneygram Soccer Park in Dallas Saturday afternoon. The match ended 2-0. Photo by Lauren Roberts
Juan Farres, economics junior, heads the ball over a FC Dallas defender at Moneygram Soccer Park in Dallas Saturday afternoon. The match ended 2-0. Photo by Lauren Roberts
Hindowa Momoh, psychology freshman, tries to get the ball past FC Dallas defenders at Moneygram Soccer Park in Dallas Saturday afternoon. The match ended 2-0. Photo by Lauren Roberts
Hindowa Momoh, psychology freshman, tries to get the ball past FC Dallas defenders at Moneygram Soccer Park in Dallas Saturday afternoon. The match ended 2-0. Photo by Lauren Roberts
Hindowa Momoh, psychology freshman, tries to get the ball past FC Dallas defenders at Moneygram Soccer Park in Dallas Saturday afternoon. The match ended 2-0. Photo by Lauren Roberts
Hindowa Momoh, psychology freshman, tries to get the ball past FC Dallas defenders at Moneygram Soccer Park in Dallas Saturday afternoon. The match ended 2-0. Photo by Lauren Roberts
Hindowa Momoh, psychology freshman, tries to get the ball past FC Dallas defenders at Moneygram Soccer Park in Dallas Saturday afternoon. The match ended 2-0. Photo by Lauren Roberts
Hindowa Momoh, psychology freshman, tries to get the ball past FC Dallas defenders at Moneygram Soccer Park in Dallas Saturday afternoon. The match ended 2-0. Photo by Lauren Roberts
Andrew Power, business senior, runs upfield at Moneygram Soccer Park in Dallas Saturday afternoon. The match against FC Dallas ended 2-0. Photo by Lauren Roberts
Andrew Power, business senior, runs upfield at Moneygram Soccer Park in Dallas Saturday afternoon. The match against FC Dallas ended 2-0. Photo by Lauren Roberts
Andrew Power, business senior, runs upfield at Moneygram Soccer Park in Dallas Saturday afternoon. The match against FC Dallas ended 2-0. Photo by Lauren Roberts
Laurence Chamberlain, undecided sophomore, runs to the ball at Moneygram Soccer Park in Dallas Saturday afternoon. The match against FC Dallas ended 2-0. Photo by Lauren Roberts
Laurence Chamberlain, undecided sophomore, runs to the ball at Moneygram Soccer Park in Dallas Saturday afternoon. The match against FC Dallas ended 2-0. Photo by Lauren Roberts
Laurence Chamberlain, undecided sophomore, runs to the ball at Moneygram Soccer Park in Dallas Saturday afternoon. The match against FC Dallas ended 2-0. Photo by Lauren Roberts
Members of the men's soccer team sit in the shade during halftime against FC Dallas at Moneygram Soccer Park in Dallas Saturday afternoon. The tempature was 99 degrees with 45% humidity. The match ended 2-0. Photo by Lauren Roberts
Members of the men's soccer team sit in the shade during halftime against FC Dallas at Moneygram Soccer Park in Dallas Saturday afternoon. The tempature was 99 degrees with 45% humidity. The match ended 2-0. Photo by Lauren Roberts
Members of the men's soccer team sit in the shade during halftime against FC Dallas at Moneygram Soccer Park in Dallas Saturday afternoon. The tempature was 99 degrees with 45% humidity. The match ended 2-0. Photo by Lauren Roberts
Andrew Power, business senior, runs past a FC Dallas defender at Moneygram Soccer Park in Dallas Saturday afternoon. The match ended 2-0. Photo by Lauren Roberts
Andrew Power, business senior, runs past a FC Dallas defender at Moneygram Soccer Park in Dallas Saturday afternoon. The match ended 2-0. Photo by Lauren Roberts
Andrew Power, business senior, runs past a FC Dallas defender at Moneygram Soccer Park in Dallas Saturday afternoon. The match ended 2-0. Photo by Lauren Roberts
Ben Clarvis, business management junior, is held by a FC Dallas defender attempting to kick the ball at Moneygram Soccer Park in Dallas Saturday afternoon. The match ended 2-0. Photo by Lauren Roberts
Ben Clarvis, business management junior, is held by a FC Dallas defender attempting to kick the ball at Moneygram Soccer Park in Dallas Saturday afternoon. The match ended 2-0. Photo by Lauren Roberts
Ben Clarvis, business management junior, is held by a FC Dallas defender attempting to kick the ball at Moneygram Soccer Park in Dallas Saturday afternoon. The match ended 2-0. Photo by Lauren Roberts
Paul Sunderland, criminal justice sophomore, kicks the ball through two FC Dallas defenders at Moneygram Soccer Park in Dallas Saturday afternoon. The match ended 2-0. Photo by Lauren Roberts
Paul Sunderland, criminal justice sophomore, kicks the ball through two FC Dallas defenders at Moneygram Soccer Park in Dallas Saturday afternoon. The match ended 2-0. Photo by Lauren Roberts
Paul Sunderland, criminal justice sophomore, kicks the ball through two FC Dallas defenders at Moneygram Soccer Park in Dallas Saturday afternoon. The match ended 2-0. Photo by Lauren Roberts
The men’s soccer team traveled to Dallas Aug. 30 for another tune-up against the academy-level players affiliated with FC Dallas at Moneygram Soccer Park, beating them 2-0.
Head men’s soccer coach Doug Elder said, “They [FC Dallas academy players] were hanging around in the first half. They are very skillful players. We were just more physical.”
In the final minutes Midwestern managed to score 2-0 with a tap over the FC Dallas academy goalie Charlie Furrer by junior forward Albert Rodriguez.
Elder said, “We challenged and we served it through and our athleticism we just ran right past them and Alex was able to finish.”
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Elder said his team played well defensively but the players chased the ball too much.
“We need to demand the ball more offensively and we need to create more offensive opportunities,” Elder said.
The FC Dallas professional team reserves, which the MSU team was originally scheduled to play, had a road game in Chicago.
Midwestern State opens the 2014 campaign ranked 12th in the National Soccer Coaches’ Association of America Division II Preseason Poll. The Mustangs return nine letter winners and seven starters off of last season’s 12-4-2 squad which reeled a 13-match match unbeaten streak to advance to the third round of the NCAA Division II playoffs.
