FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – On Saturday, April 6, the New England Revolution’s youth teams swept Met Oval on the road in Maspeth, N.Y. Overall, the teams went 3-0-0 against Met Oval as the Under-18s earned a 5-2 victory, while the Under-16s and Under-14s shut out their opponents, 4-0 and 1-0, respectively.
UNDER-18s
The Under-18s earned a 5-2 victory against Met Oval on Saturday, extending their unbeaten streak to 12 games. Met Oval’s Jonathan Zvi scored in just the second minute of play, but the advantage did not last long. Coupar Lipp (Shrewsbury, Mass.) received a pass from Dominik Machado (Attleboro, Mass.) and curled his left-footed shot past the goalkeeper to equalize in the fourth minute. Gabe Gissie (Worcester, Mass.) doubled the Revs’ lead in the 21st minute, after Willis Griffith’s (Amherst, N.H.) through ball sprung him into a one-on-one with the goalkeeper. Alejandro Newsom then leveled the score for Met Oval in the 58th minute, making it 2-2. Breaking the deadlock, Leandro Alves (Pawtucket, R.I.) and Machado each scored unassisted goals in the 78th and 80th minutes, respectively. In the 84th minute, Quenton Swift (Enfield, Conn.) combined with Gissie to score the game’s final goal. Now 10-2-2 (32 pts.), the U18s are ranked second in the Northeast Division of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy’s East Conference with 2.29 points per game.
UNDER-16s
The Under-16s shut out Met Oval, 4-0, on Saturday, extending their unbeaten streak to six games. Scoreless for the much of the first half, the Revs took the lead in the 35th minute after Declan McCabe (Weston, Mass.) was fouled in the box and converted his penalty kick. McCabe then registered an assist on Danny Apajee’s (Cranston, R.I.) goal a minute later. Apajee scored his second goal in the 43rd minute – assisted by Amadu Kunateh (Lynn, Mass.) – to give New England a 3-0 advantage going into halftime. Trevor Davock (Medway, Mass.) – also assisted by Kunateh – netted the Revs’ fourth goal in the 68th minute to push the score to 4-0. Goalkeeper Bruce Johnson (Brewster, Mass.) made five saves en route to the shutout. With their 8-2-4 (28 pts.) record, the U16s are currently fourth in the Northeast Division of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy’s East Conference with 2.00 points per game.
UNDER-14s
The Under-14s topped Met Oval, 1-0, on Saturday, improving their U.S. Club Soccer record to 8-2-0 (24 pts.). After a scoreless first half, Aaron James (Amherst, Mass.) scored the game-winner in the 61st minute, assisted by Raffi Barsamian (Sherborn, Mass.). The U14s are currently riding a four-game unbeaten streak and have posted three consecutive shutouts in that span. With 2.40 points per game, the Revs currently sit in third place in U.S. Club Soccer’s 20-team Northeast Pre-Academy League.
The Under-18s and Under-16s on are the road again this weekend, traveling to Canada on Saturday, April 13, to take on the Montreal Impact, before continuing on to Rochester, N.Y., where they will meet Revolution Empire – New England’s affiliate youth club – on Sunday, April 14. The U14s are off this weekend, and will return to action on Saturday, April 20, when they are set to face the New York Red Bulls on the road.
New England Revolution U18s vs. Met Oval U18s|
Saturday, April 6, 2013 – Maspeth, N.Y. (Metropolitan Oval)
Revolution 5, Met Oval 2
Scoring Summary:
MET – Jonathan Zvi 2
NE – Coupar Lipp (Dominik Machado) 4
NE – Gabe Gissie (Willis Griffith) 21
MET – Alejandro Newsom 58
NE – Leandro Alves (unassisted) 78
NE – Dominik Machado (unassisted) 80
NE – Quenton Swift (Gabe Gissie) 84
New England Revolution: Austin Aviza (GK), Ryan Kingsley, Willis Griffith, Coupar Lipp, Christian Sady, Quenton Swift, Dominik Machado, Leandro Alves, Freddie Ferre, Ryan Rose (Matt Nyeayea 70), Gabe Gissie
Unused Substitutes: Matt Mozynski (GK)
Misconduct Summary:
MET – Spencer Rivera (caution) 52
MET – Leo Folla (caution) 55
MET – Nico Pasquariello (caution) 80
MET – Spencer Rivera (second caution, subsequent ejection) 85
New England Revolution U16s vs. Met Oval U16s
Saturday, April 6, 2013 – Maspeth, N.Y. (Metropolitan Oval)
Revolution 4, Met Oval 0
Scoring Summary:
NE – Declan McCabe (penalty) 35
NE – Danny Apajee (Declan McCabe) 36
NE – Danny Apajee (Amadu Kunateh) 43
NE – Trevor Davock (Amadu Kunateh) 68
New England Revolution: Bruce Johnson (GK), Will Rasid, Steven Duncan, Adam Norman, Matt Morana (Elijah Elmore 60), Luke Albertini, Trevor Davock, Declan McCabe (Mike Faria 62), Wes Turner, Amadu Kunateh, Danny Apajee (Justin Freitas 68)
Unused Substitutes: None
Misconduct Summary:
MET – Andres Brock (caution) 75
New England Revolution U14s vs. Met Oval U14s
Saturday, April 6, 2013 – Maspeth, N.Y. (Metropolitan Oval)
Revolution 1, Met Oval 0
Revolution Goal-Scorers:
Aaron James (Raffi Barsamian) 61
First half:
New England Revolution: Trey Miller (GK), Matt Ranieri, Nick Ranieri, Max Diamond, Nick Woodruff, Simon Fisher, Liam Sloan, Levy Hernandez, Aaron James, Daniel Jones, Justin Rennicks
Substitutions:
25’ – Freddy Stokes in, Aaron James out
25’ – Travis Van Brewer in, Liam Sloan out
30’ – Raffi Barsamian in, Simon Fisher out
Second half:
New England Revolution: Trey Miller (GK), Matt Ranieri, Nick Ranieri, Max Diamond, Nick Woodruff, Raffi Barsamian, Levy Hernandez, Santiago Cardona, Freddy Stokes, John Pittamiglio, Justin Rennicks
Substitutions:
60’ – Aaron James in, Freddy Stokes out
62’ – Daniel Jones in, John Pittamigilio out
65’ – Travis Van Brewer in, Santiago Cardona out
65’ – Simon Fisher in, Levy Hernandez out
Revolution Misconduct:
None
