FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – All three New England Revolution Academy teams were in action last weekend, going 2-2-1 in five combined games, all of which were played at Medway High School. The Under-18s and Under-16s each took part in doubleheaders against Pennsylvania-based sides, with the U-18s suffering their first two defeats of the season, falling 2-1 to Continental FC DELCO and 4-0 to the Philadelphia Union. The U-16s defeated FC DELCO 1-0 and played to a 0-0 draw with the Union while the Under-14s claimed a 6-2 victory over Oakwood SC on Saturday afternoon in their only game of the weekend.
UNDER-18s
The Under-18s opened up the weekend with a 2-1 defeat to Continental FC DELCO on Saturday. The Revs found themselves two goals down inside 20 minutes after Christopher Smolyn and Leon Maric each found the net for the visitors, who took a 2-0 lead into the halftime break. The Revs pulled a goal back just before the hour mark as Calvin Aroh (Glastonbury, Conn.) headed a John Wilkins (Natick, Mass.) corner kick across the area for fellow center back Ben Waithe (Plymouth, Mass.), who powered his header into the net and cut New England’s deficit to 2-1. However, that would be as close as the Revs would get on the afternoon as they were unable to find an equalizer despite out-shooting FC DELCO 17-9 on the day.
New England Revolution U-18s vs. Continental FC DELCO U-18s
Saturday, September 19, 2015 – Medway High School (Medway, Mass.)
New England Revolution 1, Continental FC DELCO 2
Scoring Summary:
DEL – Christopher Smolyn 16’
DEL – Leon Maric 20’
NE – Ben Waithe 1 (Calvin Aroh 1) 58’
New England Revolution: Bill Sinibaldi; Aaron James, Ben Waithe (Nick Woodruff 69’), Calvin Aroh, Daniel Jones; John Wilkins © (Max Diamond 60’), Joe Brito, Santi Cardona (Isaac Angking 60’); Andrew Barrowman (Bryant Nardizzi 69’), Izaiah Jennings, Justin Rennicks (Nahuel Algibay 80’).
Substitutes Not Used: Trey Miller.
Misconduct Summary:
NE – Ben Waithe (Yellow Card) 54’
DEL – Andrew Stant 68’
In their first matchup of the season with another MLS Academy side, the U-18s suffered a 4-0 defeat at the hands of the Philadelphia Union on Sunday. A penalty kick from Derrick Jones put the Union in front in the 20th minute before second-half goals from Tiger Graham, Michael Swift and Alexander Soto rounded out the scoring for Philadelphia.
New England Revolution U-18s vs. Philadelphia Union U-18s
Sunday, September 20, 2015 – Medway High School (Medway, Mass.)
New England Revolution 0, Philadelphia Union 4
Scoring Summary:
PHI – Derrick Jones (Penalty Kick) 20’
PHI – Tiger Graham 47’
PHI – Michael Swift 68’
PHI – Alexander Soto 81’
New England Revolution: Trey Miller; Aaron James, Nick Woodruff, Calvin Aroh (Ben Waithe 70’), Daniel Jones; Max Diamond (Santi Cardona 46’), John Wilkins ©, Joe Brito (Izaiah Jennings 60’), Isaac Angking; Andrew Barrowman (Justin Rennicks 46’), Bryant Nardizzi.
Substitutes Not Used: Bill Sinibaldi, Nahuel Algibay.
Misconduct Summary:
None
UNDER-16s
The Under-16s continued their strong start to the season, earning a 1-0 win over Continental FC DELCO on Saturday. The Revs took the lead in the 21st minute, when Kevin Vang (Cranston, R.I.) picked up the ball in midfield and dribbled at the DELCO backline before slipping the ball through for Gabriel Meireles (Everett, Mass.). The forward controlled the ball and fired past the goalkeeper, making the score 1-0 with his second goal of the season.
The U-16s had nine shots on the day, all on target, but were unable to add to their lead as the game finished 1-0. Revolution goalkeeper Pat Quinn (Manchester, N.H.) was making his season debut in net, and he made one save on his way to claiming a clean sheet and extending the U-16s’ shutout streak to three games.
New England Revolution U-16s vs. Continental FC DELCO U-16s
Saturday, September 19, 2015 – Medway High School (Medway, Mass.)
New England Revolution 1, Continental FC DELCO 0
Scoring Summary:
NE – Gabriel Meireles 2 (Kevin Vang 1) 21’
New England Revolution: Pat Quinn; Tyler Freitas ©, Prince Loney-Bailey (Jose Gonzalez 73’), Jose Mendoza, Chris Ciullo (Connor Haskell 55’); Alex Shterenberg, Ohad Yahalom (Andrew White 50’), Kevin Vang (Paulo Da Silva 50’); Tim Ennin (Laz Dorogi 41’), Gabriel Meireles, Gustavo Cassemiro.
Substitutes Not Used: Eddie Walsh.
Misconduct Summary:
None
The Under-16s remained unbeaten on the weekend and on the season, playing to a 0-0 draw with the Philadelphia Union on Sunday. The Revs, who had been a perfect 3-0-0 on the season before Sunday’s draw, outshot the Union 7-4 in the game, forcing the Philadelphia goalkeeper into five saves on the day. At the other end of the field, Eddie Walsh (Westwood, Mass.) was back in goal for the Revs and recorded three saves as the U-16s registered their fourth clean sheet in as many games to open the 2015-16 season with a 320-minute shutout streak.
New England Revolution U-16s vs. Philadelphia Union U-16s
Sunday, September 20, 2015 – Medway High School (Medway, Mass.)
New England Revolution 0, Philadelphia Union 0
Scoring Summary:
None
New England Revolution: Eddie Walsh; Tyler Freitas ©, Prince Loney-Bailey, Jose Mendoza, Connor Haskell; Alex Shterenberg (Andrew White 52’), Ohad Yahalom (Paulo Da Silva 60’), Kevin Vang; Laz Dorogi (Elio Firmino 60’), Gabriel Meireles, Gustavo Cassemiro (Jonathan Ferreira 52’).
Substitutes Not Used: Pat Quinn, Chris Ciullo, Jose Gonzalez.
Misconduct Summary:
None
UNDER-14s
After opening their season with a loss and a draw, the Under-14s claimed their first win of the season on Saturday, earning a 6-2 victory over Oakwood SC. The Revs were 2-0 up within the opening 11 minutes of the game, with Jonathan Ferreira (Ashland, Mass.) finishing after being played through by Trevor Burns (Southborough, Mass.) and Luis Blanco (Pawtucket, R.I.) also finding the net off an assist from Kaoru Fujiwara (Lexington, Mass.).
The Revs and Oakwood traded blows through the remainder of the first half, with Ferreira scoring his second of the game in between two strikes from Oakwood’s Owen Guglielmino to make the halftime score 3-2 in favor of New England.
Three late goals sealed the win for the Revs as they picked up their first win of the new campaign. On a quick break, substitute Bryce Visnick (Beverly, Mass.) found Elio Firmino (Somerville, Mass.) inside the Oakwood area and Firmino finished for his first goal of the season, making the score 4-2 New England. Visnick then added two goals, his first two of the season, to round out the scoring for the Revs. In the 73rd minute, fellow substitute Michael Balleani (Woburn, Mass.) beat his man down the right before crossing for Visnick to score at the back post for his first of the day. Then, in second-half stoppage time, Visnick finished off a pass from Ferreira to give the Revs a 6-2 victory and the full three points.
New England Revolution U-14s vs. Oakwood SC U-14s
Saturday, September 19, 2015 – Medway High School (Medway, Mass.)
New England Revolution 6, Oakwood SC 2
Scoring Summary:
NE – Jonathan Ferreira 1 (Trevor Burns 2) 7’
NE – Luis Blanco 1 (Kaoru Fujiwara 1) 11’
OSC – Owen Guglielmino 14’
NE – Jonathan Ferreira 2 (Kaoru Fujiwara 2) 21’
OSC – Owen Guglielmino 23’
NE – Elio Firmino 1 (Bryce Visnick 1) 70’
NE – Bryce Visnick 1 (Michael Balleani 1) 73’
NE – Bryce Visnick 2 (Jonathan Ferreira 1) 82+
New England Revolution: Connel O’Brien; Declan Sung (Kyle White 65’), Pierre Spiegel, Sergio Zacarias, Camden Blackburn (Connor Bagdon 31’); Kaoru Fujiwara (Luke Fagerson 60’), Trevor Burns © (Bryce Visnick 60’), Elio Firmino; Luis Blanco (Caleb Williams 65’), Jonathan Ferreira, Samuel Deossa (Michael Balleani 41’).
Substitutes Not Used: Bailey Monteiro.
Misconduct Summary:
OSC – Joseph Zarra 31’
All three Academy sides will be on the road this weekend, travelling to Purchase, New York to take on Everton FC Westchester at SUNY Purchase. The Under-18s will kick off the day at 11:30 a.m., with the Under-16s following at 2 p.m. and the Under-14s closing out the day at 4:15 p.m.
