One other change for tomorrow is that Dalton Eiley is expected to take the field. He's still listed as day to day but last night he visited a Doctor in Salt Lake where a number of tests were performed to find out what's causing him pain in the lung area. Here's what the team doctor told us this afternoon about the Doctor's visit.
Dr. Elfryn Reyes, Team Doctor
"We went with Dalton to the Salt Lake Medical Center, basically to get a reiteration and to let the player get the confidence to play on the match on Saturday. He did a chest X-ray on Dalton and the diagnosis was basically what I had initially said - the problem with the acute gastritis and additionally well the Doctors over there thought that he had Pleurisy. Pleurisy is just an inflammation of the pleura a membrane that covers the lung and so when he breathes with exertion or with intense exercise, then he will feel the pain,. So in his condition, we recommended that he stays on anti inflammatory on what I had him on initially, and to control his breathing, so basically this evening we will test him one more time and I think that he will be able to play in the match."
Jules Vasquez
"A lot of times, seeing the doctor has a psychosomatic effect and especially if the tests were done in hospitals here in the states."
Dr. Elfryn Reyes
"Exactly, that's what I wanted and I think that's what we got"
Jules Vasquez
"What are you telling the coach?"
Dr. Elfryn Reyes
"Well I am telling him that definitely I think that both Dalton and Dion will be able to play tomorrow."
Jules Vasquez
"So how is Deon's condition?"
Dr. Elfryn Reyes
"Well with Deon, we went this morning to the Orthopedic clinic here in Salt Lake again to get a specialist opinion based on the pain he was referring on both knees and again reiterated, he has no knee injury to worry about and he is classified to go."
Jules Vasquez
"Ok, now I know you told me he had a ligament sprain in his knee."
Dr. Elfryn Reyes
"Yeah well the X-ray won't show that, we would have to do a MRI but he was evaluated carefully by the Orthopedic Surgeon and although we thought basically the same, he is saying more or less he's sore, he has pain because of the type of activity that he does."
Eiley also spoke to us when he got to the Rio Tinto Stadium this evening:
Dalton Eiley - Team Captain (Feeling Good)
"Feeling Good they test out my lungs to see if I am ready for the game."
Reporter
"The 'not feeling well' that you had, are you recovered now?"
Dalton Eiley
"Well all that will be determined after training today"
We'll have a little more form Salt Lake later as Jules Vasquez takes a drive with one of the Belizean Americans for whom the Gold Cup means so much.
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