Philadelphia Union At Houston Dynamo – Gamethread – Match #1

TV: 6abc

The long off-season is finally over and the Philadelphia Union are finally ready to begin their 2011 season when they kick off at Robertson Stadium in Houston, Texas against the Houston Dynamo.

If you have not already, be sure to check out the following previews from The Brotherly Game staff: [Joey's Roster Preview Part 1 – Defense] [Joey's Roster Preview Part 2 – Midfield] [Joey's Roster Preview Part 3 – Attack] [Ben's Match Preview] [Scott's Preview For SBN Philly].   Houston perspective:  [Dynamo Theory]

Broadcast information: 6abc HD (J.P. Dellacamera, Taylor Twellman, Bob Rigby), coverage starting at 8:00 PM with a pre-game show and concluding with a post-game show heading into Action News at 11:00 PM / KHOU 11.2 and FOX Sports Houston (Glenn Davis, James Clarkson), KPRC 950 AM (Jonathan Yardley) and La Ranchera 850 AM (Daniel Mejia, Alex Parra) in Houston

Houston Dynamo starting XI:  Hall, Freeman, Boswell, Taylor, Hainault, Ashe, Palmer, Cameron, Davis, Bruin, Garey

Houston Dynamo bench:  Deric, Robinson, Chabala, Weaver, Oduro, Cruz, Sarkodie

Philadelphia Union starting XI:  Mondragon, Califf, Harvey, Williams, Valdes, Carroll, Miglioranzi, Mapp, Nakazawa, Le Toux, Ruiz

Philadelphia Union bench:  MacMath, Okugo, Mwanga, Torres, G. Farfan, Agorsor

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