RED BULLS-FC DALLAS (PRE-GAME)

Welcome to Frisco, Texas - where the Red Bulls are taking on FC Dallas at Pizza Hut Park.

We know you're ready for the lineup so here it is:

Jon Conway (GK), Kevin Goldthwaite, Chris Leitch, Dave van den Bergh, Luke Sassano, Sinisa Ubiparipovic, Seth Stammler, Danleigh Borman, Claudio Reyna, Oscar Echeverry, Jozy Altidore.

Bench: Caleb Patterson-Sewell, Mike Magee, Carlos Mendes, Kevin Mesa, Michael Palacio, John Wolyniec, Chris Megaloudis

And here's how Dallas lines up (3-5-2):

Dario Sala (GK), Drew Moor, Duilio Davino, Adrian Serioux, Dax McCarty, Andre Rocha, Pablo Ricchetti, Juan Toja, Blake Wagner, Arturo Alvarez, Kenny Cooper

Bench: Ray Burse (GK), Ricardinho, Dominic Oduro, Aaron Pitchkolan, Marcelo Saragosa, Abe Thompson, Anthony Wallace

It's a sunny day here is Frisco with a light, chilly breeze. The low tonight is forecasted to be as low as 41 degrees. Some notes for you:

- As has been reported, forward Juan Pablo Angel did not make the trip due to a left hamstring strain. Goalkeeper Zach Thornton also picked up a left hamstring strain and Caleb Patterson-Sewell is the back-up goalkeeper tonight.
- The team was delayed at Newark Airport for two hours on their way to Dallas-Fort Worth, but we eventually made it to the team hotel at 10:30 PM.
- Since Hunter Freeman, the team's designated Texan who is actually from nearby Allen, Texas, is not on this trip due to his right ankle sprain, guess who has the largest family contingent here? It's none other than Dutchman Dave van den Bergh. Why do you ask? Well, his wife's family is from Dallas.
- Pre-game, there was an intense game of soccer tennis in the Red Bulls locker room between the team of van den Bergh and John Wolyniec against Mike Magee and Kevin Goldthwaite. All furniture (and human beings) were in play and in the end, van den Bergh and Wolyniec were victorious.

We'll be running around Pizza Hut Park throughout the match but please feel free to post your thoughts on the match, which is being televised on MSG. And make sure you check out the post-game reaction exclusively posted here on Red Bulls Reader.

HALFTIME UPDATE: Ironically enough, Arturo Alvarez scores his club's second fastest goal in team history (51 seconds) to start a match a week after Dave van den Bergh scored the Red Bulls quickest (46 seconds). 1-0 FC Dallas right now, though the Red Bulls had a number of chances. Jozy Altidore had a potential PK call in the 14th minute that was waived off by referee Jair Marrufo. And before the half, Dave van den Bergh hit a great corner that Kevin Goldthwaite and Luke Sassano almost were able to knock in. On the other end, Jon Conway makes a great save to block an Alvarez break away.