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CARSON, Calif. – As it turns out, Wednesday wasn’t that weird for Brian Ching.

The veteran striker, whose selection from the Houston Dynamo by the Montreal Impact in the 2011 Expansion Draft ranged from “contentious” to “outright hostile,” didn’t mistakenly pass to the guys in orange. He didn’t ignore the guys in blue, and he certainly didn’t sulk or put in a half-hearted effort.

Instead, he just did what he usually does – put in an honest shift, keep the central defense busy and create a few chances in his 45 minutes on the pitch. In the end, his old side won, with the Dynamo taking a 2-0 result from Montreal thanks to a pair of second-half goals.

“It felt kind of like a practice,” Ching told reporters afterward with a shrug.

That was his somewhat anti-climactic take on the day’s events, which saw him do battle primarily with old teammates Bobby Boswell and Geoff Cameron in the center of the Houston defense. Ching had originally threatened to retire rather than relocate to Montreal, but after a month of training with the Impact, has achieved some amount of equanimity.

“It’s definitely growing on me,” Ching explained of his new home. “You know, obviously it was a very emotional time for me when it all happened, but like I said, I’ve been with the team for about a month now. I enjoy playing with the guys, I enjoy the project of trying to build a competitive team here, and it’s a work in progress.

“Me, as far as being emotional, I’ve got over that. I had a lot of time to get over it, and I’m ready for us to play some more preseason games.”

Full article: http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/02/08/ching-all-business-facing-dynamo-first-time