FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The three New England Revolution Academy teams were unbeaten last weekend as the Under-18s and Under-16s took on Empire United in Rochester, New York while the Under-14s travelled to Orangeburg, New York to face World Class FC. In games that were played on Sunday, Oct. 18, the Under-16s and Under-14s earned 1-0 and 4-1 wins respectively while the Under-18s played to a 0-0 draw.
UNDER-18s
The Under-18s began the day in New York, playing to a 0-0 draw with Empire United. Despite controlling much of the possession, the Revs nearly fell behind midway through the first half when an Empire corner was headed on frame but Daniel Jones (West Hartford, Conn.) was on hand to clear the ball off the line. The Revs U-18s then threatened before the break, with Andrew Barrowman (Marshfield, Mass.) taking aim from the edge of the area following a corner kick, but the Empire goalkeeper was able to block Barrowman’s effort with his legs.
The U-18s pushed forward in the second half, looking for a go-ahead goal, with Nick Woodruff (Attleborough, Mass.) coming closest with another effort following a corner kick that the goalkeeper was able to save. In goal, Billy Sinibaldi (Plaistow, N.H.) made four saves on his way to preserving his first shutout of the season.
New England Revolution U-18s vs. Empire United U-18s
Sunday, October 18, 2015 – McAvoy Park (Rochester, N.Y.)
New England Revolution 0, Empire United 0
Scoring Summary:
None
New England Revolution: Billy Sinibaldi; Aaron James, Nick Woodruff (Ben Waithe 84’), Calvin Aroh, Daniel Jones; Max Diamond, John Wilkins © (Santi Cardona 60’), Isaac Angking; Andrew Barrowman, Izaiah Jennings (Bryant Nardizzi 60’), Justin Rennicks.
Substitutes Not Used: Eddie Walsh, Alex Shterenberg, Nahuel Algibay.
Misconduct Summary:
NE – Max Diamond (Yellow Card) 40’
UNDER-16s
The Under-16s extended their unbeaten start to the season to seven games with a 1-0 victory against Empire United on Sunday. The Revs dominated the game, taking nine shots, six of which were on target, while limiting Empire to just two shots on goal. However, it took until the closing moments for the U-16s to take the lead, with Gustavo Cassemiro (Framingham, Mass.) securing the win in stoppage time. Gabriel Meireles (Everett, Mass.) received a pass from Kevin Vang (Cranston, R.I.) at the top of the Empire area and hit a left-footed cross to Cassemiro, whose shot went in off the post, giving the Revs the 1-0 win.
Goalkeeper Eddie Walsh (Westwood, Mass.) made two saves on the day to preserve his fifth shutout of the season, and the U-16s’ seventh overall in league play. The side is still yet to concede a goal in the 2015-16 Development Academy season, having gone 560 minutes without letting in a goal since the start of the campaign.
New England Revolution U-16s vs. Empire United U-16s
Sunday, October 18, 2015 – McAvoy Park (Rochester, N.Y.)
New England Revolution 1, Empire United 0
Scoring Summary:
NE – Gustavo Cassemiro 3 (Gabriel Meireles 2) 81+
New England Revolution: Eddie Walsh; Tyler Freitas ©, Jose Gonzalez, Jose Mendoza, Connor Haskell (Chris Ciullo 58’); Alex Shterenberg, Ohad Yahalom, Kevin Vang; Gustavo Cassemiro, Gabriel Meireles, Laz Dorogi (Jonathan Ferreira 50’).
Substitutes Not Used: Pat Quinn, Prince Loney-Bailey, Paulo Da Silva, Andrew White.
Misconduct Summary:
None
UNDER-14s
The Under-14s extended their unbeaten streak to five games with a 4-1 win over World Class FC on Sunday. The Revs went ahead early, when Kaoru Fujiwara (Lexington, Mass.) swung in a corner kick that eluded every player in the area and was fumbled by the World Class goalkeeper into the goal, putting the Revs up 1-0 in the fifth minute. The hosts would equalize 10 minutes before halftime through Jorge Umana, but the U-14s pulled ahead for good three minutes later when forward Luis Blanco (Pawtucket, R.I.) stole the ball from the World Class goalkeeper and finished, making the score 2-1.
Blanco found the net again just before the break, receiving a pass from Caleb Williams (Attleborough, Mass.), beating his man and firing into the bottom corner for his second goal of the day and fourth in the last two games. Captain Elio Firmino (Somerville, Mass.) rounded out the scoring in the 67th minute, curling a 25-yard free kick into the top corner to make the final score 4-1.
New England Revolution U-14s vs. World Class FC U-14s
Sunday, October 18, 2015 – Orangetown Soccer Complex (Orangeburg, N.Y.)
New England Revolution 4, World Class FC 1
Scoring Summary:
NE – Kaoru Fujiwara 1 (Unassisted) 5’
WC – Jorge Umana 30’
NE – Luis Blanco 4 (Unassisted) 33’
NE – Luis Blanco 5 (Caleb Williams 1) 39’
NE – Elio Firmino 2 (Unassisted) 67’
New England Revolution: Connel O’Brien; Jared Cain, Pierre Spiegel, Connor Bagdon, Camden Blackburn (Sergio Zacarias 60’); Kyle White (Trevor Burns 45’), Elio Firmino © (Luke Fagerson 60’), Kaoru Fujiwara (David Medeiros 55’); Michael Balleani (Bryce Visnick 55’), Luis Blanco (Aydin Jay 60’), Caleb Williams (Samuel Deossa 45’).
Substitutes Not Used: Bailey Monteiro, Declan Sung.
Misconduct Summary:
None
The Academy teams will be back in action this weekend, with the Under-18s and Under-16s travelling to New Jersey for doubleheaders against Players Development Academy at PDA Soccer Complex and NJCSA at Sycamore Soccer Complex on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. The Under-14s will head to Connecticut on Sunday to face Beachside SC at the University of Bridgeport. Follow @NERevsAcademy on Twitter for updates on the games throughout the weekend.
