FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution Under-18 and Under-16 teams recently returned from the U.S. Soccer Development Academy’s Winter Showcase. Combined, the teams went 5-1-0 – the Revolution’s best tournament performance in its five-year history – against Crew Soccer Academy (Ohio), Chivas USA (Calif.) and PA Classics (Pa.).
“It was a good weekend for the club. I thought that both teams gave a great account of themselves and put together some very good stretches of soccer against three very good teams,” said Director of Youth Development Bryan Scales.
“Our results were certainly favorable, but ultimately I felt that the quality of the soccer, the mentality of the players and the chemistry within the two teams was excellent. The guys worked very hard. We’ll look forward to the break over the holidays and then get back together in January to start preparing for the second phase of the season.”
Under-18s Winter Showcase summary
The Under-18s wrapped up their three-game schedule with an unblemished 3-0-0 record. The team earned a pair of 2-1 victories against the Columbus Crew (Nov. 30) and Chivas USA (Dec. 1), before posting a 1-0 win against PA Classics (Dec. 3) in their final match. Dominik Machado (Attleboro, Mass.) scored one goal – a game-winner – and recorded three assists during the Showcase. Peguy Ngatcha (Manchester, N.H.) also proved to be a key contributor, scoring one goal and adding one assist.
Under-16s Winter Showcase summary
The Under-16s earned a 2-1-0 record during the Winter Showcase, suffering a 1-0 loss to the Columbus Crew (Dec. 1), before downing Chivas USA, 4-2 (Dec. 2) and PA Classics, 2-1 (Dec. 4). Danny Apajee (Cranston, R.I.) scored two goals during the event, while four different players had one goal/one assist performances: Trevor Davock (Medway, Mass.), Zach Herivaux (Brookline, Mass.), Amadu Kunateh (Salem, Mass.) and Wes Turner (Newton, Mass.). Four Under-14 players were selected to join the travel squad: Max Diamond (Hopedale, Mass.), Aaron James (Amherst, Mass.), Matt Ranieri (Natick, Mass.) and Justin Rennicks (S. Hamilton, Mass.).
Academy Select game selections
U16 Austin Aviza (Medway, Mass.) and U18 Christian Sady (North Andover, Mass.) represented the Revolution in their respective Academy Select games on Saturday, Dec. 1. The games featured some of the top players throughout the 80-team U.S. Soccer Development Academy. Sady entered the game in the 46th minute for the U17/18 Blue team, which suffered a 1-0 loss to the Red team. Aviza started and played 40 minutes in goal for the U15/16 Red team, keeping a clean sheet during the first half en route to a 4-1 victory.
Season to-date records
Entering their winter hiatus, the Under-18s are 8-2-0 (24 pts.) overall and rank second in the Northeast Division of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy’s East Conference based on points per game. The Under-16s hold a 4-2-4 record (16 pts.) and are currently in fourth place in the Division. The Under-14s enter the break at 4-2-0 (12 pts.), which is good for sixth in U.S. Club Soccer’s Northeast Pre-Academy League.
Spring schedule
All three of the Revolution’s youth teams will resume play on Saturday, March 2, at Gillette Stadium. The U18s and U16s will take on FC Westchester, while the U14s are scheduled to play Oakwood SC. Regular training will begin the week of January 14, 2013.
New England Revolution U18s vs. Columbus Crew Academy U18s
Friday, November 30, 2012 – Lakewood Ranch, Fla. (Premier Sports Complex)
Revolution 2, Crew 1
Scoring Summary:
NE – Guy Kabala (Ramiro Osorio) 36
CLB – Andrew McCloskey 47
NE – Quenton Swift (Dominik Machado) 69
New England Revolution: Matt Mozynski (GK), Christian Sady, Will Szostkiewicz, Willis Griffith, Ryan Kingsley, Quenton Swift, Guy Kabala (Coupar Lipp 57), Dominik Machado, Freddie Ferre (Aaron Salm 76), Ramiro Osorio (Kelvin Castillo 60), Peguy Ngatcha
Unused Substitutes: Bruce Johnson (GK), Matt Nyeayea
Misconduct Summary:
CLB – Charlie Reymann (caution) 68
CLB – Brady Blackwell (caution) 76
New England Revolution U16s vs. Columbus Crew Academy U16s
Saturday, December 1, 2012 – Lakewood Ranch, Fla. (Premier Sports Complex)
Crew 1, Revolution 0
Scoring Summary:
CLB – Noah Hutchins 74
New England Revolution: Bruce Johnson (GK), Will Rasid, Steven Duncan, Adam Norman, Matt Morana, Luke Albertini, Danny Apajee (Trevor Davock 63), Zach Herivaux, Wes Turner (Michael Faria 72), Amadu Kuntateh, Gabe Gissie
Unused Substitutes: Austin Aviza (GK), Elijah Elmore, Matt Ranieri, Max Diamond, Aaron James, Justin Rennicks, Justin Freitas
Misconduct Summary:
None
New England Revolution U18s vs. Chivas USA U18s
Saturday, December 1, 2012 – Lakewood Ranch, Fla. (Premier Sports Complex)
Revolution 2, Chivas USA 1
Scoring Summary:
NE – Peguy Ngatcha (Dominik Machado) 55
NE – Matt Nyeayea (Dominik Machado) 70
CHV – Ever Dalatorre 91+
New England Revolution: Matt Mozynski (GK), Quenton Swift, Coupar Lipp, Will Szostkiewicz, Willis Griffith, Matt Nyeayea, Dominik Machado, Ryan Kingsley, Peguy Ngatcha (Aaron Salm 84), Kelvin Castillo (Freddie Ferre 70), Guy Kabala
Unused Substitutes: Austin Aviza (GK), Kevin Alfaro
Misconduct Summary:
NE – Willis Griffith (caution) 55
CHV – Michael Gonzalez (caution) 76
New England Revolution U16s vs. Chivas USA U16s
Sunday, December 2, 2012 – Lakewood Ranch, Fla. (Premier Sports Complex)
Revolution 4, Chivas 2
Scoring Summary:
CHV – Jorge Ruiz 1
NE – Wes Turner (Will Rasid) 12
CHV – Edgar Murillo (penalty) 29
NE – Danny Apajee (Trevor Davock) 32
NE – Amadu Kunateh (Wes Turner) 34
NE – Danny Apajee (penalty) 76
New England Revolution: Austin Aviza (GK), Will Rasid, Steven Duncan, Adam Norman, Matt Morana, Luke Albertini, Danny Apajee, Zach Herivaux, Wes Turner, Amadu Kunateh (Aaron James 79), Gabe Gissie (Trevor Davock 17)
Bruce Johnson (GK), Elijah Elmore, Matt Ranieri, Max Diamond, Michael Faria, Justin Freitas, Justin Rennicks
Misconduct Summary:
CHV – Axel Mendez (caution) 65
CHV – Jeffrey Quezada (caution) 75
New England Revolution U18s vs. PA Classics U18s
Monday, December 3, 2012 – Lakewood Ranch, Fla. (Premier Sports Complex)
Revolution 1, Classics 0
Scoring Summary:
NE – Dominik Machado (Peguy Ngatcha)
New England Revolution: Matt Mozynski (GK), Christian Sady (Matt Nyeayea 48), Coupar Lipp, Willis Griffith, Quenton Swift, Dominik Machado, Ryan Kingsley, Peguy Ngatcha, Freddie Ferre, Guy Kabala, Ramiro Osorio
Unused Substitutes: Austin Aviza (GK), Kevin Alfaro, Matt Nyeayea, Aaron Salm
Misconduct Summary:
NE – Peguy Ngatcha (caution) 82
New England Revolution U16s vs. PA Classics U16s
Tuesday, December 4, 2012 – Lakewood Ranch, Fla. (Premier Sports Complex)
Revolution 2, Classics 1
Scoring Summary:
NE – Trevor Davock (Zach Herivaux) 11
NE – Zach Herivaux (Amadu Kunateh) 33
PA – Justin Torres 37
New England Revolution: Austin Aviza (GK), Will Rasid, Steven Duncan, Adam Norman, Matt Morana, Luke Albertini (Kevin Alfaro 65), Trevor Davock, Zach Herivaux (Max Diamond 71), Wes Turner (Aaron James 77), Amadu Kunateh (Justin Rennicks 79), Danny Apajee (Michael Faria 55)
Unused Substitutes: Bruce Johnson (GK), Elijah Elmore, Matt Ranieri, Justin Freitas
Misconduct Summary:
PA – Justin Torres (caution) 43
PA – Matt Miller (caution) 75
