And while the national football selection has to deal with Danny Jimenez's departure, the man he started on place of in the US game is sitll not 100%. Dalton Eiley is listed as day to day as medical tests are ongoing to determine what's wrong. Today, at the team workout in Salt Lake City, the team doctor put him through some special drills to try and isolate the problem. 7news was on the pitch and Jules Vasquez spoke to both Eiley and the doctor.
Dalton Eiley - Team Captain
"Right now I am feeling normal, I am breathing normal. The pain isn't there, but when I did the test, I could feel that when I was running much faster and my breathing got quicker - I could feel a slight pain the chest but when I calmed my breathing down - it just went away. I'm going to take a test and going to the hospital and take an X-ray and see if there is anything major wrong with me. It's not my heart, so don't get it wrong, it's not my heart; it's just a pain, I'm not sure where it came from. I had some gas in the last workout session before the US match, and it could be from that, but he's not really sure as yet."
Dr. Elfryn Reyes - Team Doctor
"Well as initially we had thought - Dalton Eiley is suffering from acute gastritis which due to the intensity and nervousness of the first game it became more acute so, we were treating him for that and that was the treatment he continued. After practice this morning we can say the diagnostic is definitive and he will continue on medication for acute gastritis and hopefully be ready for the game against Costa Rica."
Jules Vasquez
"Why did you choose that particular, run fast, run slow drill?"
Dr. Elfryn Reyes
"Well that was to confirm that he has no heart or lung compromise. So we are mimicking speed sprints and jogging, whenever he is controlling the ball."
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