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FC Dallas to Celebrate Second-Annual Academy Day this Saturday, May 3

April 30, 2014 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
FC Dallas News Release


FRISCO, Texas (Wednesday, April 30) - FC Dallas Stadium will host its second-annual Academy Day at Toyota Stadium this Saturday, May 3, beginning at 9:30 a.m.

The marquee matchup will begin at 10 a.m. and will feature FC Dallas U-18s (15-2-5) versus Dallas Texans (8-8-5). FC Dallas U-18s are currently in first place, seeking its fifth-straight U.S. Soccer Development Academy Texas/Frontier Division title.

The team is comprised of 11 players who have already seen time with the FC Dallas Reserves. Of those 11, Diego De la Tejera scored a goal in FC Dallas Reserves' 3-2 loss to Orlando City SC on April 22. De la Tejera's FC Dallas U-18 Academy teammate, Aaron Meyer picked up an assist later in that game on a goal scored by 2013 first round SuperDraft selection, Walker Zimmerman. De la Tejera and Meyer each have scored four goals this season for FC Dallas U-18s.

The second match of the day, which will kick off in Toyota Stadium at 12:30 p.m., will see FC Dallas U-16s (14-2-6) take on Dallas Texans (7-5-9). FC Dallas U-16s are also in first place, seeking its second consecutive division title.

FC Dallas' U-14s (8-5-6) will close out the day against Dallas Texans U-14s (13-1-3). The teams met twice already this season. Abelardo Escalante-Torres and Manuel Molina-Alonso scored for FC Dallas in a 2-2 draw with the Dallas Texans on Oct. 20, 2013. Texans took the second match of this season, 1-0, on March 9.

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