FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution Academy’s Under-15, Under-14, and Under-13s were back in action this past weekend with each age group playing road matches at Cedar Stars Academy – Bergen. All five matches were played at Ridgefield Sports Complex in Ridgefield Park, N.J. on Saturday, April 28.
All five Academy teams will hold a pair of matches this weekend. The U-19s, U-17s, and U-15s are set to take on Continental FC DELCO at East Providence High School in East Providence, R.I. on Saturday, May 5, followed by the Philadelphia Union at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, May 6. The U-14s and U-13s will open the weekend by hosting the New York Cosmos on Saturday, followed by Seacoast United on Sunday, with both matches set to take place at Assumption College Stadium in Worcester, Mass.
WEEK HIGHLIGHTS
- The Academy’s new feature video, “Inside the Academy: Shaping the future of the New England Revolution” is live on RevolutionSoccer.net and YouTube. The video explores the day-to-day behind the scenes of the Academy and features perspective from the Revolution’s front office, Homegrown Players, and current Revolution Academy players.
- Forward Andrew Serafino '03 (East Longmeadow, Mass.) recorded his Revolution Academy leading 17th goal in the U-15s’ 1-1 draw with Cedar Stars Academy – Bergen.
- Forward Michael Hofstetter '04 (Providence, R.I.), and midfielder James Torres ’04 (Pawtucket, R.I.) scored, while goalkeeper Matthew Tibbetts ’04 (Westborough, Mass.) posted a shutout in the U-14s’ 2-0 victory over Cedar Stars Academy – Bergen.
- Forward Noel Buck'05 (Arlington, Mass.) and midfielder Oscar Martinez ’05 (Revere, Mass.) combined for the U-13s’ lone goal in their 3-1 loss to Cedar Stars Academy – Bergen.
- Goalkeeper Eliot Jones '03 (New Britain, Conn.) is currently with the U.S. U-16 National Team on his fifth youth national team call-up for the Torneo delle Nazioni in Gradisca d’Isonzo, Italy. The U.S. claimed third place with a 2-1 victory over Japan in the final match of the tournament.
UNDER-15s
New England Revolution U-15s vs. Cedar Stars Academy – Bergen U-15s
Saturday, April 28, 2018 – Ridgefield Park Sports Complex (Ridgefield Park, N.J.)
New England Revolution 1, Cedar Stars Academy – Bergen 1
Scoring Summary:
NE – Andrew Serafino 17 (Nick Cardona 1) 29'
CSA – David Garcia 49'
New England Revolution: Nick Cardona; Zach Zardi-Santos, Cole Dewhurst, Cole Richardson, Colby Quinones; Jonathan Murphy (Degefe McCracken 70’), Sam White, Hikaru Fujiwara; Zach Vlachos (Christian Bejar 58’), Andrew Serafino, Felipe Vieira (Matthew Fordham 75’)
Substitutes Not Used: None
Misconduct Summary:
NE – Colby Quinones (Yellow Card) 50'
CSA – William Horn (Yellow Card) 51'
NE – Jonathan Murphy (Yellow Card) 74'
CSA – Bryan Keating (Yellow Card) 77'
UNDER-14s
New England Revolution U-14s vs. Cedar Stars Academy – Bergen U-14s
Saturday, April 28, 2018 – Ridgefield Park Sports Complex (Ridgefield Park, N.J.)
New England Revolution 2, Cedar Stars Academy – Bergen 0
Scoring Summary:
NE – Michael Hofstetter 12 (Austin Bush 6) 30'
NE – James Torres 5 (Henok Anderson 1) 77'
New England Revolution: Matthew Tibbetts; Aiden Rodriguez (Rainer Chai 65'), Leonardo Domingo, Alexander Kuzmich, Avery Palma (Henok Anderson 66'); Matteo Gomes, Jack Panayotou, Dylan Henao (James Torres 60'); Michael Hofstetter, Austin Bush, Christian Martins (Sekou Kamara 60')
Substitutes Not Used: Sebastian Pliszka
Misconduct Summary:
NE – Avery Palma (Yellow Card) 25'
CSA – Josh Nadison (Yellow Card) 39'
UNDER-13s
New England Revolution U-13s vs. Cedar Stars Academy – Bergen U-13s
Saturday, April 28, 2018 – Ridgefield Park Sports Complex (Ridgefield Park, N.J.)
New England Revolution 1, Cedar Stars Academy – Bergen 3
Scoring Summary:
NE – Noel Buck 3 (Oscar Martinez 4) 28'
CSA – Ha-sung Jun 29'
CSA – Ben Nelken 32'
CSA – Ben Nelken 53'
New England Revolution: Trevor Piltch (Sam Martin – HT); Jack LaBelle, London Timothy, Ian Webb Johnson, Marco Dos Santos; Randy Vang, Tyler Duarte (Jubril Bamgbala 48') Andres Garcia (Quinn Pappendick – HT); Joseph Buckley, Oscar Martinez (Bryann Almeida 54'), Noel Buck
Substitutes Not Used: None
Misconduct Summary:
CSA – William Altirs (Yellow Card) 35'
NE – Jubril Bamgbala (Yellow Card) 51'
NE – Joseph Buckley (Yellow Card) 58
