Travelling to San Jose, the reserve squad fell to their western conference opponents thanks to a Jean-Marc Alexandre goal just eight minutes into the second half. The match saw some players in interesting positions and some new faces as well. Kasali Casal, 25 year old former Fulham academy player, started the match at left back and went the entire 90 minutes. This bumped Mike Chabala, who also wore the captain's armband, into the center of the midfield, with Charles Renken on the left wing. Sal Zizzo made his return from injury in the 67', coming on for Sebastian Rincon, who is still not officially on the roster (my tactical mind is working here and I cannot imagine Zizzo playing striker behind Dike, so I figure Zizzo moves to the right wing and Richards moved up front). Two other unsigned players were on the bench, keeper Doug Herrick and midfielder Dylan Leslie. The team picked Herrick in the Supplemental Draft this year but chose to sign Bendik instead, while Leslie was his teammate at Saint Mary's College. Looks like Leslie spent time last with FC Tuscon in 2011, in the PDL.
The next match for the reserves is at Starfire against Seattle on April 10.
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