Union prepping for new season

Preparations for the 2015 MLS season are underway in earnest as the Union dropped their exhibition opener, 3-1, to the expansion Jacksonville Armada last night.  The match was the first ever for the Armada and drew 13,934, a record for a pre-season game.

“It was our first preseason match, we played 30 guys,” Union head coach Jim Curtin said. “We’re down here to experiment a little, and I thought we played three balanced groups. Give credit to Jacksonville, they came out and put us under pressure right from the start. There’s still a base of fitness we got out of it – it was a high-tempo game.”

The Union will wrap up its Florida trip on Tuesday with a game against the Tampa Bay Rowdies followed by three more exhibition games.  The regular season begins March 7 at 4 p.m. against Colorado at PPL Park.  The Union schedule, including TV broadcasts, is here.