United, Dynamo gear up for Champions Cup matches

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02/20/2007 - Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - While most Major League Soccer teams are slowly building their fitness and preparing for the upcoming season - which kicks off April 7 - two clubs are under considerably more pressure.

The Houston Dynamo, the 2006 MLS Cup holders, and D.C. United, the 2006 Supporter's Shield holders, are both scheduled to compete in CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal first leg matches on Wednesday.

The Dynamo traveled to Costa Rica Monday, following a preseason match against the Chicago Fire on Sunday in Fla. at the Walt Disney Wide World of Sports Complex. The MLS title holders are scheduled to take on Central American Champion Puntarenas FC on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. ET at Miguel "Lito" Perez Stadium.

D.C. United traveled to Honduras for their first leg of their matchup against Club Deportivo Olimpia. Olimpia are usually contenders in the Honduran top flight and have won the Champions Cup twice, most recently in 1988. D.C. was the first MLS team to win the Champions Cup in 1998.

D.C. has a slight advantage with the addition of new striker Luciano Emilio, who will be making his United debut against his former club. His knowledge of the team as well as his ability to mesh with fellow offensive stars, Jaime Moreno and Christian Gomez, will be pivotal to United's chances on the international stage. Kickoff for this match will be at 9:30 p.m. ET.

Both matches figure to be tough early tests for the teams in hostile environments as they try to get into game shape. Following the away legs of the Champions Cup, Houston and D.C. will host respective second leg matches between Feb. 28 and March 1.

Below are the official rosters for the two MLS teams competing in the CONCACAF Champions Cup:

D.C. UNITED

Name (#, position): Troy Perkins (1, goalkeeper), Bryan Arguez (3, midfielder), Facundo Erpen (5, defender), Stanton Mediate (6, midfielder), Justin Moose (8, midfielder), Christian Gomez (10, midfielder), Luciano Emilio (11, attacker), John Wilson (12, defender), Ben Olsen (14, midfielder) Rodion Dyachenko (15, attack), Brian Carroll (16, midfielder), Joshua Gros (17, midfielder), Devon McTavish (18, midfielder), Clyde Simms (19, midfielder), Stephen DeRoux (21, midfielder), Jay Nolly (22, goalkeeper), Jamil Walker (23, attacker), Jeffrey Carroll (24, midfielder), Bryan Namoff (26, midfielder), Robert Boswell (32, defender), Jaime Moreno (99, attacker).

Head coach: Tom Soehn.

HOUSTON DYNAMO

Name (#, position): Zachary Wells (1, goalkeeper), Eddie Robinson (2, defender), Kevin Goldthwaite (3, defender), Patrick Ianni (4, defender), Ryan Cochrane (5, defender), Kelly Gray (6, midfielder), Chris Wondolowski (7, midfielder), Paul Dalglish (8, attacker), Brian Mullan (9, midfielder), Bradley Davis (11, midfielder), Julian Nash (12, attacker), Ricardo Clark (13, midfielder), Dwayne DeRosario (14, midfielder), Alejandro Moreno (15, attacker), Craig Waibel (16, defender), Mike Chabala (17, midfielder), Patrick Onstad (18, goalkeeper), Johnathon Michael Hayden (19, midfielder), Stuart Holden (22, midfielder), Mpho Moloi (23, midfielder), Wade Barrett (24, defender), Brian Ching (25, attacker), Jordan James (26, midfielder).

Head coach: Dominic Kinnear.

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