FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution Academy returned to the pitch this past weekend when all four teams hosted matches at Gillette Stadium. The Under-18s and Under-16s played Empire United on Saturday, March 25, while the Under-14s and Under-13s hosted Oakwood Soccer Club on Sunday, March 26.
All four Academy teams will be back on the field this weekend with matches against Beachside SC in Connecticut. The U-18s and U-16s will square off at the University of Bridgeport in Bridgeport, Conn. on Saturday, April 1, while the U-14s and U-13s will play at Danbury High School in Danbury, Conn. on Sunday, April 2.
The New England Revolution Academy in conjunction with U12 Alliance partner clubs will be holding a series of player identification clinics for boys in 2006 & 2007 birth years for the upcoming 2017-18 U.S. Soccer Development Academy season. For more information on how to register for the events in April, click here.
WEEK HIGHLIGHTS
U-18 goalkeeper Eddie Walsh '99 (Westwood, Mass.) made two saves en route to a shutout victory, 4-0, over Empire United.
Midfielder Kevin Vang '00 (Cranston, R.I.) registered a goal and an assist in the U-18s’ victory. Vang has scored each of the las two weekends and now has seven assists on the season.
Defender Daniel Jones '99 (West Hartford, Conn.) registered his first goal of the 2016-17 season.
Marcelo Lage '00 (Wakefield, Mass.) scored for a second consecutive match to equalize in the 76th minute, and earn a draw for the U-16s in their match against Empire United, 1-1.
Defender Degefe McCracken '03 (Wellesley, Mass.) made his first appearance on the scoresheet for the 2016-17 season by recording a pair of assists in the U-13s’ 3-0 victory over Oakwood Soccer Club.
U-13 goalkeepers Eliot Jones '03 (New Britain, Conn.) and Nickolas Cardona '03 (Roxbury, Mass.) each played a half, registering a pair of saves and combining for a shutout over Oakwood Soccer Club, 3-0.
UNDER-18s
New England Revolution U-18s vs. Empire United U-18s
Saturday, March 25, 2017 – Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.)
New England Revolution 4, Empire United 0
Scoring Summary:
NE – Own Goal 18'
NE – Izaiah Jennings 9 (Joe Brito 4) 28'
NE – Kevin Vang 2 (Unassisted) 39'
NE – Daniel Jones 1 (Kevin Vang 7) 73'
New England Revolution: Eddie Walsh; Daniel Jones, Nick Woodruff, Prince Loney-Bailey, Matt Ranieri; Alex Shterenberg; Andrew White, Jose Mendoza (Kevin Vang HT – 45); Joe Brito (Calvin Aroh 60’); Tim Ennin (Tyler Freitas 68’), Izaiah Jennings
Substitutes Not Used: Trey Miller
Misconduct Summary:
EU – Nicholas Szabo (Yellow Card) 46'
NE – Kevin Vang (Yellow Card) 86'
UNDER-16s
New England Revolution U-16s vs. Empire United U-16s
Saturday, March 25, 2017 – Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.)
New England Revolution 1, Empire United 1
Scoring Summary:
EU – Josiah Fragnito 72'
NE – Marcelo Lage 2 (Trevor Burns 7) 76'
New England Revolution: Pat Quinn; Connor Haskell, Marcelo Lage, Jose Gonzalez, Pierre Spiegel; Ohad Yahalom; Nick Firmino, Trevor Burns; Kaoru Fujiwara; Gustavo Cassemiro (Youmy Telemaque 78’), Luis Blanco (Laz Dorogi 55’)
Substitutes Not Used: Austin Causey, Jared Cain, Connor Bagdon, Chris Ciullo
Misconduct Summary:
NE – Gustavo Cassemiro (Yellow Card) 64'
UNDER-14s
New England Revolution U-14s vs. Oakwood Soccer Club U-14s
Sunday, March 26, 2017 – Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.)
New England Revolution 0, Oakwood Soccer Club 2
Scoring Summary:
OAK – Evan Schweickert (Penalty Kick) 32'
OAK – John Rossetti 63'
New England Revolution: Connel O’Brien (Tristan Stephani 40’ – HT); Harrison Sprofera, Tarekegn O’Neill, Morris Matthews, William Kemball-Cook; Liam Carpenter-Shulman, Damian Rivera (Aidan Melville 50’), Alejandro Coury (David Medeiros 57’); Aydin Jay (Keel Brissett 50’), Michael Tsicoulias (Caleb Williams 57’), Mike Balleani (Gabriel Padilla 69’)
Substitutes Not Used: Max Johnston
Misconduct Summary:
NE – William Kemball-Cook (Yellow Card) 7'
OAK – Dante Merlin (Yellow Card) 37'
OAK – Zach Sauer (Yellow Card) 40'
NE – Mike Balleani (Yellow Card) 68’
UNDER-13s
New England Revolution U-13s vs. Oakwood Soccer Club U-13s
Sunday, March 26, 2017 – Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.)
New England Revolution 3, Oakwood Soccer Club 0
Scoring Summary:
NE – Felipe Vieira 7 (Degefe McCracken 1) 11'
NE – Andrew Serafino 5 (Degefe McCracken 2) 16'
NE – Jeremy Rodriguez 3 (Unassisted) 33'
New England Revolution: Eliot Jones (Nickolas Cardona 35’ – HT); Zach Sardi-Santos, Cole Dewhurst, Degefe McCracken (Brian Palacio 45’), Jack Anderson (Matthew Leal 40’); Jonathan Murphy (Sam White 45’); Patrick Leal, Hikarou Fujiwara (Jeremy Rodriguez 40’); Felipe Vieira (Matthew Fordham 30’), Andrew Serafino, Christian Bejar (Brandonn Bueno 35’ – HT)
Substitutes Not Used: None
Misconduct Summary:
None
