BALTIMORE, Maryland July 16, 2014 - With the World Cup having just ended, and a very cool summer seemingly already past its peak, it is hard to believe that autumn and soccer are looming large on the immediate horizon. Burnley was in Austria last week and, while there, opened its preseason schedule with an 8-0 trouncing of FC Großklein. Even with three starters held out, the Claret were way too much for the fifth Division Austrian Side. Two goals each were scored by newcomers Marvin Sordell and Lukas Jutkiewicz in their unofficial Burnley debuts, while Ashley Barnes, Scott Arfield, and Jason Gilchrist, the latter a promotion from Burnley's youth side, also scored during the rout. Not playing for the Claret were Dean Marney, Sam Vokes and Tom Heaton. Coach Sam Dyche insisted that the injuries to Marney and Heaton were minor and both could have played were the game a regular season match. With Heaton out, Burnley started Tom Cisak, who also backed up Heaton last season, starting one Tournament Game and one Championship League match. Cisak went the first 45 minutes and new No. 3 keeper, Matt Gilks, went the final 45.
The match was the first of six preseason friendlies for Promoted Burnley, who open the regular Premier League season against powerful Chelsea on August 18. The eyes of the soccer world will be on legendary Turf Moor that Monday night as the Claret return to the Premier Division for only the second season in the past 36. The second preseason match comes Saturday at Accrington Stanley. Kick off at Accrington Stanley's home field is 3 pm. Here is the Preseason Schedule, including just-added Hellas Verona:
Sunday, July 20 FC Großklein 0, Burnley 8
Saturday, July 26 at Accrington Stanley, 3 pm (10 am EDT)
Tuesday, July 29 at Preston, 7:45 pm (2:45 pm EDT)
Saturday, August 2, at Blackpool, 3 pm (10 am EDT)
Tuesday, August 5, Celta Vigo {Italian La Liga} at Turf Moor, 7:30 pm (2:30 pm EDT)
Saturday, August 9, Hellas Verona (Italian Serie A) at Turf Moor, 3 pm (10 am EDT)
Read more at http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/fixtures-results/fixtures-list/index.aspx#P887LJD72p16LiP8.99
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