D.C. United
Jaime Moreno scored a pair of goals in his first preseason game with D.C., as the two-time defending MLS champs spanked Ikast of the Danish Super League 4-1 in Pensacola. Moreno, who has been on loan to Middlesbrough of the English First Division, scored in the 4th minute and doubled the D.C. lead in the 64th. Mike Slivinski and Tony Sanneh also scored for D.C. United, which will face the A-League’s New Orleans Storm on March 5.
March 1 in Pensacola, Fla. D.C. United (MLS) 4 Ikast (Denmark) 1. Goals: Moreno (Sanneh, Wood) 4, Moreno (Wood) 64, Slivinski (Sanneh, Etcheverry) 78, Sanneh 89; Daugaard (Larsen) 83.
D.C. United — Garlick, Kamler, Talley, Llamosa, Aunger, Sanneh, Etcheverry, Williams (Onalfo, 83), Olsen, Wood, Moreno (Slivinski, 72).
Ikast — J.Nielsen, K. Nielsen (Siverten, 74), Langagergard, Rissanen, Steinlein, Larsen, Facius, Elbaek, Andersen, Kristensen (Daugaard, 74), Lundberg.
Att.: n/a.
MetroStars
The team is set to leave March 2 for an 18-day preseason tour. This will be the second straight year that the Metros have trained in Italy. The MetroStars are scheduled to play five matches in Milan, Palermo, Sicily and Rome before returning to the U.S. on March 19. Opponents for most matches have yet to be determined, but the Metros will face AC Milan and former teammate
Roberto Donadoni on March 5.
