FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – For the first time in the 2016-17 U.S. Soccer Development Academy season, all four Revolution Academy teams were in action on Saturday, Sept. 17. The Under-18s, Under-16s, Under-14s, and Under-13s travelled to Portland, Conn., where each team squared off with Oakwood Soccer Club. The Under-14s and Under-13s were back in action on Sunday, Sept. 18, when both teams returned home for matches against World Class FC. The Revolution and Oakwood Soccer Club drew each of the four matches on Saturday, but the Under-14s and Under-13s each picked up victories against World Class FC on Sunday.
All four Academy teams will be in action this weekend, when each of the four age groups will host home matches against FC Boston Bolts on Saturday, Sept. 24. The Under-14s and Under-13s will play at Medway High School in Medway, Mass., while the Under-18s and Under-16s will play at East Providence High School in East Providence, R.I.
WEEK HIGHLIGHTS
- Midfielder Michael Balleani ’02 (Woburn, Mass.) and midfielder Damian Rivera ‘02 (Cranston, R.I.) netted two goals, leading the Under-14s to a 7-1 victory over World Class FC’s Under-14s.
- Forward Justin Rennicks ’99 (South Hamilton, Mass.) scored his second goal in as many games, while forward Izaiah Jennings ’98 (Barrington, R.I.) registered his first goal of the season, contributing to the Under-18s 2-2 draw with Oakwood Soccer Club’s Under-18s.
- Goalkeepers Connel O’Brien ’02 (Rochester, N.H.) and Eliot Jones ’03 (New Britain, Conn.) posted shutouts in their respective matches. O’Brien and the Under-14s as well as Jones and the Under-13s played Oakwood’s Under-14s and Under-13s to scoreless draws.
- Six players registered their first career goals as a Revolution Academy player. Aidan Melville ’02 (Cumberland, Maine), Gabriel Padilla ’02 (Framingham, Mass.), Damian Rivera ’02 (Cranston, R.I.), and Michael Tscioulias ’02 (Newton, Mass.) posted their first goals for the Under-14s. Meanwhile, Hikaru Fujiwara ‘03 (Lexington, Mass.) and Felipe Vieira ’03 (Malden Mass.) scored for the Under-13s.
- Goalkeeper Pat Quinn ’00 (Manchester, N.H.) recorded a save on a late penalty attempt, securing a 1-1 draw for the Under-16s over Oakwood SC’s Under-16s.
UNDER-18s
New England Revolution U-18s vs. Oakwood Soccer Club U-18s
Saturday, September 17, 2016 – TD Bank OSP Field #1 (Portland, Conn.)
New England Revolution 2, Oakwood Soccer Club 2
Scoring Summary:
OAK – Aaron Dang (Simon Belcher) 2’
NE – Izaiah Jennings 1 (Kevin Vang 2) 42’
OAK – Brandon Haughton (Penalty) 65’
NE – Justin Rennicks 2 (Tim Ennin 1) 80’
New England Revolution: Trey Miller; Daniel Jones, Nick Woodruff, Prince Loney-Bailey, Connor Haskell; Calvin Aroh, Kevin Vang (Alex Shterenberg 65’), Andrew White; Justin Rennicks, Izaiah Jennings (Gustavo Cassemiro 71’), Tim Ennin
Substitutes Not Used: Pat Quinn, Tyler Freitas
Misconduct Summary:
NE – Nick Woodruff (Yellow Card) 18’
NE – Kevin Vang (Yellow Card) 60’
OAK – Chris Roman (Yellow Card) 85’
UNDER-16s
New England Revolution U-16s vs. Oakwood Soccer Club U-16s
Saturday, September 17, 2016 – TD Bank OSP Field #1 (Portland, Conn.)
New England Revolution 1, Oakwood Soccer Club 1
Scoring Summary:
NE – Nick Firmino 1 (Laz Dorogi 1) 43’
OAK – Keith Dixon 61’
New England Revolution: Pat Quinn; Declan Sung, Pierre Spiegel, Jose Gonzalez (Connor Bagdon 77’), Chris Ciullo; Ohad Yahalom (Jared Cain 58’), Trevor Burns (Kairou Fujiwara 40’), Nick Firmino; Luis Blanco (Michael Balleani 40’), Jonathan Ferreira (Michael Tsicoulias 58’), Laz Dorogi
Substitutes Not Used: Austin Causey, Tristan Stephani
Misconduct Summary:
None
UNDER-14s
New England Revolution U-14s vs. Oakwood Soccer Club U-14s
Saturday, September 17, 2016 – TD Bank OSP Field #2 (Portland, Conn.)
New England Revolution 0, Oakwood Soccer Club 0
Scoring Summary:
None
New England Revolution: Connel O’Brien; Harrison Sprofera, Max Hofstetter, Tarekegn O’Neil, Max Johnston; Liam Carpenter-Shulman, Luke Fagerson (William Kemball-Cook 58’), Damian Rivera (Alejandro Coury 70’); Aydin Jay (Gabriel Padilla 50’), Keel Brissett (Felipe Vieira 50’), Caleb Williams (David Medeiros 58’)
Substitutes Not Used: Tristan Stephani, Aidan Melville
Misconduct Summary:
NE – Felipe Vieira (Yellow Card) 65’
OAK – Hayden Laske (Yellow Card) 80’
New England Revolution U-14s vs. World Class FC U-14s
Sunday, September 18, 2016 – Medway High School (Medway, Mass.)
New England Revolution 7, World Class FC 1
Scoring Summary:
NE – Michael Balleani 1 (Max Johnston 1) 5’
NE – Michael Balleani 2 (Unassisted) 43’
NE – Aidan Melville 1 (Unassisted) 34’
NE – Michael Tsicoulias 1 (Alejandro Coury 1) 46’
WC – Terrence Chun 55’
NE – Damian Rivera 1 (Max Hofstetter 1) 66’
NE – Damian Rivera 2 (Unassisted) 70’
NE – Gabriel Padilla 1 (Unassisted) 80’
New England Revolution: Tristan Stephani; Harrison Sprofera, Max Hofstetter, Tarekegn O’Neil, Max Johnston (Liam Carpenter-Shulman 40’); Aidan Melville (Luke Fagerson 55’), William Kemball-Cook (Damian Rivera 55’), David Medeiros; Alejandro Coury (Aydin Jay 63’), Michael Balleani (Gabriel Padilla 40’), Michael Tsicoulias (Caleb Williams 55’)
Substitutes Not Used: Connel O’Brien
Misconduct Summary:
None
UNDER-13s
New England Revolution U-13s vs. Oakwood Soccer Club U-13s
Saturday, September 17, 2016 – TD Bank OSP Field #2 (Portland, Conn.)
New England Revolution 0, Oakwood Soccer Club 0
Scoring Summary:
None
New England Revolution: Eliot Jones; Zach Sardi-Santos (Matthew Leal 42’), Brian Palacio, Morris Matthews, Ethan Cain (Jack Anderson 35’ - HT); Sam White (Cole Dewhurst 35’ - HT), Jonathon Murphy, Patrick Leal (Hikaru Fujiwara 50’); Andrew Serafino, Jeremy Rodriguez (Christian Bejar 50’), Matthew Fordham (Brandonn Bueno 42’)
Substitutes Not Used: Nickolas Cardona, Degefe McCracken, Felipe Vieira
Misconduct Summary:
None
New England Revolution U-13s vs. World Class FC U-13s
Sunday, September 18, 2016 – Medway High School (Medway, Mass.)
New England Revolution 2, World Class FC 1
Scoring Summary:
WC – Thomas Tulgar 20’
NE – Felipe Vieira 1 (Unassisted) 30’
NE – Hikaru Fujiwara 1 (Matthew Fordham 1) 68’
New England Revolution: Nickolas Cardona; Zach Sardi-Santos, Brian Palacio (Degefe McCracken 35’ - HT), Morris Matthews, Jack Anderson (Ethan Cain 35’ - HT); Cole Dewhurst (Hikaru Fujiwara 50’), Jonathon Murphy (Sam White 35’ - HT), Patrick Leal (Matthew Fordham 38’); Brandonn Bueno (Matthew Leal 46’), Felipe Vieira, Andrew Serafino
Substitutes Not Used: Eliot Jones, Jeremy Rodriguez, Christian Bejar
Misconduct Summary:
NE – Morris Mathews (Yellow Card) 65’
