1. Ben Olsen did not want to overtax his probable starters in the build-up to the March 4 debut against Sporting Kansas City. So with two friendlies over four days this week, he started the presumed second unit against second-flight St. Louis FC on Wednesday in Clearwater, Fla., and saved the first-choice group for the bulk of the preseason finale Saturday against the Philadelphia Union, a tuneup falling seven days before the real thing at RFK Stadium.
Wednesday’s lineup: Travis Worra; Jalen Robinson, Kofi Opare, Bobby Boswell, Chris Durkin; Rob Vincent; Lamar Neagle, Ian Harkes, Sebastien Le Toux, Jose Guillermo Ortiz; Alhaji Kamara.