Arizona United Arizona United SC Set For Grand Canyon University

Kick off at 7:30 p.m. on the campus of Grand Canyon University

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (March 13, 2015) – Arizona United Soccer Club plays its second of three preseason matches in Arizona on Friday, March 13 against Grand Canyon University (3300 W. Camelback Rd., Phoenix). Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. PST, and admission and parking are both free.

Fans attending Friday’s match are strongly encouraged to park in the Halo Parking Garage located just North of Camelback Road on 35th Avenue. The match will be held on the Mariposa Lawn, located just south of the GCU Soccer Field. Food trucks and the Arizona United SC Team Shop will be located South of the field. Click here for a interactive map of the GCU Campus.

The match also pits former player against former coach, as Arizona United SC head coach Michael Dellorusso played for current Grand Canyon University head coach Schellas Hyndman in 2008-09, when both were with Major League Soccer’s FC Dallas.

Arizona United SC is perfect through two preseason matches in 2015. On February 26, Arizona United SC defeated Southern Methodist University 2-1 in Dallas, and on March 7, Arizona United SC claimed a 1-0 victory over the University of New Mexico in front of more than 1,000 fans at Mesa Community College.

Arizona United SC returned to training this week with the intent on building upon last week’s 1-0 victory over the University of New Mexico.

“We are looking at what we did throughout the week to get better,” said Dellorusso. “I made it pretty clear the areas of concentration for us and that is what we are taking care of.”

Midfielder Jose “Chiva” Cuevas also spoke about the teams overall confidence ahead of Friday’s match against GCU.

“The team’s confidence is really good, especially since we won some games already. However, I think Friday’s opponent is going to be a good test. It is going to be great to have all the fans out there. We should we feel like it’s a home environment.”

The team will stay in the Phoenix area to play its fourth and final preseason match on March 21 against Phoenix College before going on the road to start their USL season on March 28 against Orange Country Blues SC.

Arizona United SC makes its home debut on Saturday, April 25 against the Portland Timbers FC 2 at Scottsdale Stadium at 7:30 p.m.

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