FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – On Saturday, March 23, the New England Revolution’s youth teams swept their opponents in matches played at Durfee High School in Fall River, Mass. Overall, the teams went 3-0-0 as the Under-14s shut out FC Westchester, 2-0, while the Under-18s and Under-16s topped BW Gottschee, 2-1 and 3-1, respectively.

UNDER-18s

The Under-18s earned a 2-1 draw victory against BW Gottschee on Saturday, extending their unbeaten streak to 11 games. New England scored first in 26^th minute after the backline found Ryan Rose (Acton, Mass.) on the right wing. Rose beat his defender and sent a cross in to Leandro Alves (Pawtucket, R.I.), who headed it home. BW Gottschee’s David Amiranashvili equalized in the 59^th minute, but the Revs regained the advantage in the 77^th. Willis Griffith (Amherst, N.H.) played a long pass into space for forward Gabe Gissie (Worcester, Mass.) and his left-footed cross volleyed into the back of the net by Alves. Now 9-2-2 (29 pts.), the U18s are ranked second in the Northeast Division of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy’s East Conference with 2.23 points per game.

UNDER-16s

The Under-16s topped BW Gottschee, 3-1, on Saturday, extending their unbeaten streak to five games. The Revs went up early, when Danny Apajee (Cranston, R.I.) scored the first of his two goals on the day in the fifth minute. Amadu Kunateh (Lynn, Mass.) sent a low cross in, where Apajee connected, making a near-post run. Kunateh then combined with Wes Turner (Newton, Mass.), who scored in the 45^th minute to double the Revs’ advantage going into halftime. On the other side of the break, BW Gottschee was awarded a penalty kick, which Matt Scimemi converted in the 52^nd minute to make the score 2-1. In the 78^th minute, Matt Morana (Shrewsbury, Mass.) sent a cross inside the 18-yard box, where Apajee was waiting to bury his second goal, bringing the final score to 3-1. With their 7-2-4 (25 pts.) record, the U16s are currently fourth in the Northeast Division of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy’s East Conference with 1.92 points per game.

UNDER-14s

The Under-14s shut out FC Westchester, 2-0, on Saturday, improving their U.S. Club Soccer record to 7-2-0 (21 pts.). Justin Rennicks (S. Hamilton, Mass.) scored a goal, assisted by Freddy Stokes (Westhampton, Mass.), in the fifth minute to give New England an early lead. Matt Ranieri (Natick, Mass.) then combined with Jack O’Brien (Milton, Mass.) in the 13^th minute to make it 2-0, which held through to the final whistle. The U14s are currently riding a three-game unbeaten streak and have posted two consecutive shutouts in that span. With 2.33 points per game, the Revs currently sit in third place in U.S. Club Soccer’s 20-team Northeast Pre-Academy League.

All three youth teams are off next week, but return to action on Saturday, April 6, when they take on Met Oval in Maspeth, N.Y.

New England Revolution U18s vs. BW Gottschee U18s
Saturday, March 23, 2013 – Fall River, Mass. (Durfee High School)
Revolution 2, BW Gottschee 1
Scoring Summary:

NE – Leandro Alves (Ryan Rose) 26

BWG – David Amiranashvili 59

NE – Leandro Alves (Gabe Gissie) 77

New England Revolution: Matt Mozynski (GK)  Ryan Kingsley, Coupar Lipp, Willis Griffith, Christian Sady, Dominik Machado, Leandro Alves, Quenton Swift, Freddie Ferre (Murilo Zanette 70), Gabe Gissie, Ryan Rose (Matt Nyeayea 60)

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Unused Substitutes: Bruce Johnson (GK), Zach Herivaux

Misconduct Summary:

NE – Freddie Ferre (caution) 41

NE – Dominik Machado (caution) 65

NE- Murilo Zannette (caution) 82

BWG – Charles Naeem (caution) 85

New England Revolution U16s vs. BW Gottschee U16s
Saturday, March 23, 2013 – Fall River, Mass. (Durfee High School)
Revolution 3, BW Gottschee 1
Scoring Summary:

NE – Danny Apajee (Amadu Kunateh) 5

NE – Wes Turner (Amadu Kunateh) 45

BWG – Matt Scimemi (penalty) 52

NE – Danny Apajee (Wes Turner) 78

New England Revolution: Bruce Johnson (GK), Will Rasid, Steven Duncan, Adam Norman, Matt Morana, Luke Albertini, Zach Herivaux, Declan McCabe, Wes Turner (Trevor Davock 60), Amadu Kunateh, Danny Apajee

Unused Substitutes: Elijah Elmore, Michael Faria, Justin Freitas

Misconduct Summary:

NE – Bruce Johnson (caution) 51

BWG – Samuel Carter (caution) 60

NE – Amadu Kunateh (caution) 75

New England Revolution U14s vs. FC Westchester U14s
Saturday, March 23, 2013 – Fall River, Mass. (Durfee High School)
Revolution 2, FC Westchester 0
Revolution Goal-Scorers:

Justin Rennicks (Freddy Stokes) 5

Matt Ranieri (Jack O’Brien) 13

First half:

New England Revolution: Trey Miller (GK), Matt Ranieri, Nick Woodruff, Nick Ranieri, Freddy Stokes, Max Diamond, Jack O’Brien, Simon Fisher, Adama Kaba, Daniel Jones, Justin Rennicks

Substitutions:

28’ – Levy Hernandez in, Jack O’Brien out

28’ – Liam Sloan in, Adama Kaba out

30’ – Travis Van Brewer in, Freddy Stokes out

30’ – Raffi Barsamian in, Simon Fisher out

Second half:

New England Revolution: Trey Miller (GK), Matt Ranieri, Nick Woodruff, Nick Ranieri, Travis Van Brewer, Max Diamond, Jack O’Brien, Levy Hernandez, Santiago Cardona, Daniel Jones, Justin Rennicks

Substitutions:

60’ – Freddy Stokes in, Travis Van Brewer out

65’ – Matt Uek in, Jack O’Brien out

70’ – Poom Mera in, Daniel Jones out

76’ – Raffi Barsamian in, Santiago Cardona out

Revolution Misconduct:

None