Red Bulls U-18 at USDA Showcase
Premier Sports Complex, Bradenton, FL
The Red Bulls U-18 Academy recorded a 1-1-1 record at the USDA Winter Showcase this week in Sarasota, Florida. The U-18 side entered with an undefeated record, and faced off with three other undefeated sides.
In the opening game, the Red Bulls gave Indiana Fire their first loss of the season in a convincing 4-1 victory. The Red Bulls got the jump on Indiana in the early moments of the game and went ahead 1-0 in the 5th minute when Kyle Duncan scored from a Derrick Etienne pass. Indiana levelled in the 27th minute when a deflected free kick left Red Bulls goalkeeper Tomas Lapinas stranded and an Indiana Fire player tapped in a loose ball. The Red Bulls regained the lead in the 35th minute on a goal from Etienne. Ethan Lochner and Juan Sebastian Sanchez tallied in the second half to make the score 4-1.
On day two of the tournament, the Red Bulls and Vancouver Whitecaps played to a thrilling 3-3 draw. In a repeat of the first game, the Red Bulls jumped all over the Whitecaps in the opening 15 minutes. In the 7th minute, Duncan again opened the scoring when he volleyed a Chris Flores cross inside the back post. Sanchez scored a brilliant goal in the 13th minute after beating several players and curling in a left-footed shot from 25 yards out. The Whitecaps then found their way back into the game, the levelled the score with goals in the 34th and 42nd minutes. The Red Bulls had several prime scoring chances early in the second half, but saw Vancouver go ahead 3-2 on a penalty kick in the 70th minute. Forwards Malcolm Dixon and Sanchez had great opportunities to equalize but both blasted high from close range in the closing minutes of the game. In the 95th minute, goalkeeper ventured forward for a corner kick and scored from a header at the near post to earn the Red Bulls a tie.
A tired Red Bulls side dropped a 3-2 result to the Houston Dynamo academy in the final game of the tournament. A deflected shot in the 12th minute of game saw the Dynamo take the lead. Dixon scored in the 27th minute to level the score, but Houston took a 2-1 lead in first half stoppage time. New York’s Lochner scored in the 53rd minute with a blast from a tight angle from the left side of the box. Minutes later, a defensive mistake from the Red Bulls allowed a Dynamo player to dribble in on goal unopposed and beat Red Bulls goalkeeper Tomas Lapinas for the game-winner.
“We had a very difficult schedule at the USDA Winter Showcase and are very proud of the effort and character of the boys in the three games,” said U-18 head coach Paul O’Donnell.
“We have learned a lot about our team over the three games at the showcase and we are looking forward to the winter break and getting back some injured players for the spring part of the season. We believe that we can compete with any team in the Academy as our quality and depth has been excellent so far.”
Match 1 Saturday, November 29
- Red Bulls 4-1 Indiana Fire
- Scoring Summary:
- NY Kyle Duncan 1 (Derrick Etienne 12) 5
- INDIANA FIRE 27
- NY Derrick Etienne 9 (unassisted) 35
- NY Ethan Lochner 2 (Juan Sebastian Sanchez 1) 70
- NY Juan Sebastian Sanchez 8 (Marcello Borges 2) 81
- Lineup: Tom Lapinas, Kyle Duncan, Andrew Lombard, Matt McCarthy Gabe Viana 75), Marcello Borges, Sam Carter (Gideon Metrikin 70), Kyle Zajec, Derrick Etienne, Wes Wade (Chris Flores 58), Cameron Harr (Juan Sebastian Sanchez 58), Ethan Lochner (Samad Bounthong 70).
- Subs not used: Oswaldo Castro, Conrad Nowowiejski
- Man of the Match: Kyle Zajec
Match 2 Sunday, November 30
- Red Bulls 3-3 Vancouver Whitecaps
- Scoring Summary:
- Kyle Duncan 2 (Chris Flores 4) 7
- Juan Sebastian Sanchez 9 (Chris Flores 5) 13
- VANCOUVER WHITECAPS 34
- VANCOUVER WHITECAPS 42
- VANCOUVER WHITECAPS 65
- Tom Lapinas (Kyle Zajec 4) 95
- Lineup: Tom Lapinas, Gabe Viana (Wes Wade 75’), Kyle Duncan, Andrew Lombard, Marcello Borges, Gideon Metrikin, Kyle Zajec, Derrick Etienne (Sam Carter 67’), Chris Flores (Malcolm Dixon 67’), Juan Sebastian Sanchez, Ethan Lochner.
- Subs not used: Oswaldo Castro, Conrad Nowowiejski, Cameron Harr, Samad Bounthong.
- Man of the Match: Andrew Lombard
Match 3 Tuesday, December 2
- Red Bulls 2-3 Houston Dynamo
- Scoring Summary:
- HOUSTON DYNAMO 12
- Malcolm Dixon (4) 27
- HOUSTON DYNAMO 44
- Ethan Lochner 3 (Derrick Etienne 13) 53
- HOUSTON DYNAMO 57
- Lineup: Tom Lapinas, Oswaldo Castro (Wes Wade 67’), Kyle Duncan, Andrew Lombard, Marcello Borges, Sam Carter (Chris Flores 86’), Kyle Zajec, Conrad Nowowiejski (Derrick Etienne 46’), Malcolm Dixon (Cameron Harr 46’), Samad Bounthong (Ethan Lochner 46’).
- Subs not used: Gabe Viana, Gideon Metrikin
- Man of the Match: Ethan Lochner
Red Bulls U-16 at USDA Showcase
Premier Sports Complex, Bradenton, FL
The U-16’s remained the only undefeated team out of the 80 teams in the USDA academy after going 2-0-1 in the USDA Showcase in Sarasota, Florida.
On Sunday the U16’s beat San Jose Earthquakes 3-0 off of two Omir Fernandez goals and a Kyle Casey goal. On Monday the U16’s tied the Vancouver Whitecaps 1-1. Sean Teixeira scored the lone goal for the red bulls. On Wednesday the U16’s beat Georgia United 5-2 to cap off the first half of the season in style. Jared Gilbey and Brian Saramago each scored twice and Zach Ryan finished the scoring as the redbulls cruised to victory.
During the Schowcase, U16 Academy players Matt Olosunde and Tyler Adams were key players for the U17 USA National team as they competed against England, Australia and Brazil. Mason Deeds and Jared Gilbey were also selected to play in the USDA Academy Select Game on Monday night.
The U16’s finished the fall portion of the season with the best record in the country in the USDA(11-0-2).
Match 1 Sunday, Nov. 30: Red bulls 3-0 San Jose Earthquakes
- Scoring Summary:
- NY Omir Fernandez (Brian Saramago) 19
- NY Omir Fernandez (JP Marin) 27
- NY Kyle Casey (Brian Saramago) 46
- Lineup: Xavier Kennedy, Kevin O’Toole, Kyle Perno, Mason Deeds, Sean Teixeira (Richard Wolf 70’), Vincent Borden (Giuseppe Margiottiello 60’), Jared Gilbey, JP Marin (Kazu Shigenobu 55’), Omir Fernandez (Rodrigo D’Andrea 55’), Brian Saramago, Zach Ryan (Kyle Casey 40’)
Match 2 Monday, December 1: Red Bulls 1-1 Vancouver Whitecaps
- Lineup: Xavier Kennedy, Kevin O’Toole, Kyle Perno (DeAndre Golding 66’), Richard Wolf (Giuseppe Margiottiello 55’), Sean Teixeira, Vincent Borden, Kazu Shigenobu, JP Marin (Kyle Casey 59’), Omir Fernandez (Zach Ryan 59’), Brian Saramago, Zaire Bartley (Rodrigo D’andrea 41’)
- Scoring Summary:
- Vancouver 14’
- NY Sean Teixeira (Rodrigo D’Andrea) 80’+
- Match 3 Wednesday, December 3: Red Bulls 5-2 Georgia United
- Scoring Summary:
- NY Jared Gilbey (unassisted) 15
- NY Brian Saramago (Kyle Casey) 34
- NY Jared Gilbey (unassisted) 38
- NY Brian Saramago (unassisted) 52
- NY Zach Ryan (Rodrigo D’Andrea) 65
- Georgia United 67
- Georgia United 69
- Lineup: Manuel Ortiz, Kevin O’Toole, Kyle Perno, Mason Deeds (Vincent Borden 29’), Sean Teixeira, Kazu Shigenobu, Jared Gilbey (Zach Ryan 58’), Giuseppe Margiottiello (Omir Fernandez 52’), Brian Saramago (Zaire Bartley 58’), Kyle Casey (JP Marin 52’)
