Academy

Academy Update: U-19s and U-17s wrap up fall season at Winter Showcase

Nicolas Firmino team celebration

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. ā€“ The New England Revolution Academy continued its fall season this weekend as two teams returned to action in Florida between Thursday, Nov. 29 and Monday, Dec. 3. The Under-19 and Under-17 teams traveled to Lakewood Ranch, Fla. to participate in the DA Winter Showcase with other Academy teams from across the nation at the Premier Sports Campus.


Last weekendā€™s action concluded the fall portion of the 2018-19 Academy season. All teams will be back in action in March 2019.


WEEK HIGHLIGHTS

  • Midfielder Nicolas Firmino (Somerville, Mass.ā€”2001) scored his fifth goal of the season in the U-19sā€™ 2-0 win over San Diego Surf on Thursday, Nov. 29 in Lakewood Ranch, Fla. Firminoā€™s goal comes just a week after he signed as the New England Revolutionā€™s fifth Homegrown Player in club history. 
  • Forward Gustavo Cassemiro (Framingham, Mass.ā€”2000) scored a goal and recorded an assist in the U-19sā€™ 2-0 win over San Diego Surf in the DA Winter Showcase. He finishes the fall season with three goals and three assists.
  • Midfielder Hikaru Fujiwara (Lexington, Massā€”2003) scored his second goal of the fall campaign in the U-17sā€™ 5-4 loss against Strikers FC on Friday, Nov. 30.
  • Forward Andrew Serafino (East Longmeadow, Mass.ā€”2003) scored two goals and recorded an assist in the U-17sā€™ 5-4 loss against Strikers FC. Serafino now has eight strikes and two assists on the season.
  • Midfielder Colby Quinones (Bedford, N.H.ā€”2003) recorded two assists in the U-17sā€™ 5-4 loss against Strikers FC. Quinones has tallied a total of five assists this season. 
  • Forward Felipe Riveira (Malden, Mass.ā€”2003) scored a late goal to salvage a 1-1 draw against the Seattle Sounders on Monday, Dec. 3. The strike was his third of the fall season.
  • Goalkeeper Eliot Jones (New Britain, Conn.ā€”2003) recorded a shutout in the U-19sā€™ 2-0 victory over San Diego Surf on Nov. 29. Jones has split time between the U-19 and U-17 sides this season.


UNDER-19s

New England RevolutionU-19s vs. San Diego Surf U-19s
Thursday, November 29, 2018 ā€“ Premier Sports Campus (Lakewood Ranch, Fla.)    
New England Revolution 2, San Diego Surf 0


Scoring Summary:
NE ā€“ Nicolas Firmino 5 (Gustavo Cassemiro 3) (85ā€™)
NE ā€“ Gustavo Cassemiro 3 (Andrew White 1) (90ā€™)


New England Revolution: Eliot Jones; Tyler Freitas, Lucas Almeida, Nathan Metsack (Pierre Spiegel 58ā€™), Andrew White; Dennis Ramirez (Brian Son 58ā€™), Nicolas Firmino, Trevor Burns (Michael Tsicoulias 58ā€™), Kaoru Fujiwara (Victor Viana 58ā€™); Gevork Diarbian (Isaac Angking 58ā€™), Josh Machado (Gustavo Cassemiro 58ā€™)


Substitutes Not Used: Austin Causey


Misconduct Summary:
SD ā€“ Andrew Espinoza (Yellow Card) (53ā€™)
SD ā€“ Aaron Alvarez (Yellow Card) (61ā€™)
SD ā€“ Cooper Lachenbruch (Yellow Card) (90ā€™)


New England RevolutionU-19s vs. Toronto FC U-19s
Friday, November 30, 2018 ā€“ Premier Sports Campus (Lakewood Ranch, Fla.)    
New England Revolution 0, Toronto FC 4


Scoring Summary:
TOR ā€“ Antonio Carlini (24ā€™)
TOR ā€“ Jordan Faria (45ā€™)
TOR ā€“ Luca Petrasso (73ā€™)
TOR ā€“ Luca Petrasso (90ā€™+)


New England Revolution: Austin Causey; Tyler Freitas, Pierre Spiegel, Nathan Metsack (Lucas Almeida 73ā€™), Andrew White; Brian Son (Kaoru Fujiwara 45ā€™), Nicolas Firmino, Trevor Burns (Michael Tsicoulias 80ā€™); Isaac Angking, Gustavo Cassemiro (Gevork Diarbian 73ā€™), Victor Viana (Josh Machado 80ā€™)


Substitutes Not Used: Eliot Jones 


Misconduct Summary:
NE ā€“ Tyler Freitas (Yellow Card) (35ā€™)
TOR ā€“ Antonio Carlini (Yellow Card) (60ā€™)
TOR ā€“ Noble Okello (Yellow Card) (86ā€™)


New England RevolutionU-19s vs. Toronto FC U-19s
Sunday, December 2, 2018 ā€“ Premier Sports Campus (Lakewood Ranch, Fla.)    
New England Revolution 0, Chicago Fire 2


Scoring Summary:
CHI ā€“ Victor Bezerra (43ā€™)
CHI ā€“ Victor Bezerra (44ā€™)


New England Revolution: Austin Causey; Tyler Freitas (Andrew White 45ā€™), Lucas Almeida, Nathan Metsack (Michael Tsicoulias 60ā€™), Brian Son; Dennis Ramirez (Pierre Spiegel 45ā€™), Nicolas Firmino, Trevor Burns; Kaoru Fujiwara, Gevork Diarbian (Josh Machado 60ā€™), Victor Viana (Gustavo Cassemiro 45ā€™)


Substitutes Not Used: Nick Cardona, Isaac Angking 


Misconduct Summary:
NE ā€“ Brian Son (Yellow Card) (56ā€™)
CHI ā€“ Gilberto Angeles (Yellow Card) (75ā€™)


UNDER-17s

New England Revolution U-17s vs. Strikers FC U-17s
Friday, November 30, 2018 ā€“ Premier Sports Campus (Lakewood Ranch, Fla.) 
New England Revolution 4, Strikers FC 5


Scoring Summary:
NE ā€“ Hikaru Fujiwara 2 (2ā€™)
STR ā€“ Omar Sabbagh (12ā€™)
NE ā€“ Andrew Serafino 7 (Colby Quinones 4) (16ā€™)
NE ā€“ Damien Rivera 4 (Andrew Serafino 2) (20ā€™)
STR ā€“ Shawn Foster (37ā€™)
STR ā€“ Daniel Powell (45ā€™)
STR ā€“ Luis Moran (47ā€™)
NE ā€“ Andrew Serafino 8 (Colby Quinones 5) (60ā€™)
STR ā€“ Brooks Perry (87ā€™)


New England Revolution: Nick Cardona, Zachary Sardi-Santos (Aaron Ramos 70ā€™), Cole Richardson, Cole Dewhurst (Jonathan Murphy 40ā€™), Colby Quinones; Samuel White (Caleb Williams 70ā€™), Hikaru Fujiwara, Morris Matthews (Aidan Melville 80ā€™); Damien Rivera, Andrew Serafino, Felipe Vieira (Oliver Martin 40ā€™)


Substitutes Not Used: Matthew Tibbetts, Alessio Chawla


Misconduct Summary:
NE ā€“ Cole Richardson (Yellow Card) (63ā€™)


New England Revolution U-17s vs. Vancouver Whitecaps U-17s
Saturday, December 1, 2018 ā€“ Premier Sports Campus (Lakewood Ranch, Fla.) 
New England Revolution 0, Whitecaps FC 1


Scoring Summary:
VAN ā€“ Massud Habibullah (63ā€™)


New England Revolution: Eliot Jones (Matthew Tibbetts 82ā€™); Aaron Ramos (Cole Dewhurst 82ā€™), Cole Richardson, Morris Matthews, Colby Quinones (Alessio Chawla 72ā€™); Samuel White, Hikaru Fujiwara (Aidan Melville 72ā€™), Jonathan Murphy (Ben Verner 40ā€™); Damien Rivera (T.J. Liquori 48ā€™), Andrew Serafino, Oliver Martin (Caleb Williams 58ā€™)


Substitutes Not Used: None


Misconduct Summary:
VAN ā€“ Deylen Vellios (Yellow Card) (45ā€™)
NE ā€“ Ben Verner (Yellow Card) (62ā€™)
VAN ā€“ Gianfranco Facchineri (Yellow Card) (68ā€™)
NE ā€“ Morris Matthews (Yellow Card) (90ā€™)


New England Revolution U-17s vs. Seattle Sounders U-17s
Monday, December 3, 2018 ā€“ Premier Sports Campus (Lakewood Ranch, Fla.) 
New England Revolution 1, Sounders FC 1


Scoring Summary:
SEA ā€“ Ray Serrano Lopez (14ā€™)
NE ā€“ Felipe Vieira 3 (Caleb Williams 1) (79ā€™)


New England Revolution: Eliot Jones; Zachary Sardi-Santos (Ben Verner 64ā€™), Cole Richardson, Morris Matthews, Colby Quinones (Cole Dewhurst 40ā€™); Andrew White, Hikaru Fujiwara (Alessio Chawla 78ā€™), Jonathan Murphy (Caleb Williams 40ā€™); Damien Rivera (Aidan Melville 74ā€™), Andrew Serafino, Oliver Martin (Felipe Vieira 64ā€™)


Substitutes Not Used: Nick Cardona


Misconduct Summary:
NE ā€“ Zachary Sardi-Santos (Yellow Card) (14ā€™)