HARRISON, N.J. (September 23, 2015) – On the weekend of Sept. 12-13, the New York Red Bulls U-13 and U-12 teams began their seasons and all active Red Bulls Academy teams finished undefeated. The opponent that week for Red Bulls U-18, U-16, U-14 and U-13 was the New Jersey Cedar Stars Academy (NJCSA), while the Red Bulls U-12s faced off against New York Soccer Club (NYSC).
Last weekend, all Red Bulls Academy teams were in action against various teams. The U-18s and U-16s faced Empire United in Rochester, U-14s and U-13s took on the Cedar Stars, and the U-12s traveled to Lehigh University to take on Lehigh Valley United.
New York Red Bulls U-18 (1) vs. Empire United (0)
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (September 20, 2015) - The New York Red Bulls secured its fourth win of the season with a narrow victory at Empire United, 1-0. The Red Bulls enjoyed most of the possession in the first half, but struggled to breakdown the Empire defense. The best chance in the first half would fall to wide forward Rodrigo D’Andrea who miscued his shot with only the goalkeeper to beat.
The Red Bulls missed another golden opportunity to extend their lead in the second half when Mason Toye headed wide of the goal from close range after a good run and cross from Sean Teixeria on the right flank.
The only goal of the game would come just past the hour mark when a quickly taken free kick from Jared Gilbey found Kevin O’Toole who made a run forward from left back. O’Toole’s dangerous cross looped over the Empire goalkeeper to give the Red Bulls the lead. It was O’Toole first goal with the club and the eventual game-winner.
Empire committed more numbers forward after the goal and were rewarded a penalty in the 70th minute. Sam Ilin, who was playing up from the U-16’s, made the save to preserve the shutout and give the Red Bulls the win.
“It’s always tough to get a win on the road especially at the U-18 age group,” Kevin O’Toole said. “We found a way to grind out a result and that’s something that will be important to our success as the season moves forward. It’s also a good feeling to help our team get a win and a convenient time for my first goal with the club.”
The next Red Bulls U-18 game will be on the road against FC Delco on Saturday, Sept. 26.
Man of the Match: Kevin O’Toole
Scoring Summary (Assist in parenthesis):
NY: Kevin O’Toole (Jared Gilbey) 63’
Lineup: Sam Ilin, Sean Teixeira, Mason Deeds, Cristian Martinez, Kevin O’Toole, Ryan Mingachos, Jared Gilbey, Jeanpaul Marin, Kyle Casey (Pierre Reedy, 60’) Mason Toye (Barry Sharifi, 55’), Rodrigo D’Andrea (Noah Powder, 60’)
Subs not used: Kyle Perno, Kazu Shigenoba, Zach Ryan
New York Red Bulls U-18 (2) vs. NJCSA (0)
WHIPPANY, N.J. (September 12, 2015) – The New York Red Bulls U-18s beat NJSCA with a goal scored in each half to go top of the Atlantic Conference.
The first goal was scored in the 16th minute through a good run and cross from Brian Saramago that was converted at the back post by Sean Teixeria for his first goal of the season. The second goal came late in the 81st minute when Kyle Casey found Barry Sharifi inside the penalty area. Sharifi kept his composure to create space for himself before driving a shot home for his second goal of the campaign.
Scoring Summary (Assist in parenthesis):
NY: Sean Teixeira (Brian Saramago) 16’
NY: Barry Sharifi (Kyle Casey) 81’
Lineup: Wojciech Gajda (Sam Ilin, 75’), Sean Teixeira, Mason Deeds, Cristian Martinez, Kevin O’Toole, Ryan Mingachos, Jared Gilbey, Callum Johnson (Jeanpaul Marin, 45’), Pierre Reedy (Barry Sharifi, 66’), Brian Saramago, Rodrigo D’Andrea (Kyle Casey, 45’)
Subs not used: Kyle Perno, Zaire Bartley, Mason Toye
New York Red Bulls U-16 (3) vs. Empire United (0)
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (September 20, 2015) - The Red Bulls U-16 team traveled to Rochester this weekend and came away with a 3-0 win.
The Red Bulls dominated the game from the start creating many chances. Omir Fernandez scored twice to give New York a 2-0 lead at halftime. Zach Ryan would score in the second half to complete the scoring. Fernandez and Ryan both have eight goals to lead the team.
The 4-0-1 Red Bulls U-16s travel to Philadelphia next weekend to play FC Delco.
Scoring Summary (Assist in parenthesis):
NY: Omir Fernandez
NY: Omir Fernandez
NY: Zach Ryan
Lineup: Matt Goodman, Chris Gloster (Julian Kraidelman, 65’), Evan Peters, (Jordan Bailon, 40’), Deandre Golding, Ben Bograd, Kazu Shinegozu, Vince Borden (Nick Shimbeno, 65’), Chris Bermudez (Amadeo Chapru, 65’), Zach Ryan (Jack Valderabanno, 65’), Ben Mines, Omir Fernandez
New York Red Bulls U-16 (1) vs. NJCSA (1)
WHIPPANY, N.J. (September 12, 2015) – After scoring 18 goals in their first three games, the Red Bulls U-16s were finally slowed down in a draw, 1-1. New York got on the board in the first half on a penalty kick goal by Omir Fernandez. The hard driving rain made for a sloppy game by both teams, but the Red Bulls still created scoring chances. In the second half, NJCSA equalized. The Red Bulls pushed for the win as they outshot their opponents 14-2, but were unable to finish their chances.
Scoring Summary (Assist in parenthesis):
NY: Omir Fernandez (PK)
NJCSA
Lineup: Matt Goodman, Chris Gloster, Bem Bograd, Carlos Alvarado (Evan Peters, 65’), Nick Shimbeno, Vince Borden, Giuseppe Margiotello (Jack Valderabanno, 11’), Ben Mines, Zach Ryan, Omir Fernandez
New York Red Bulls U-14 (2) vs. Cedar Stars (2)
NEW JERSEY (September 19, 2015) - The Red Bulls U-14 came from two goals behind to tie 2-2 on the road against division rival Cedar Stars.
The U-14s fell behind in the 4th minute as a turnover at midfield led to a Cedar Stars attack that resulted in a corner kick. The ensuing corner was headed in from 6-yards out as Cedar Stars took the early lead. The lead was doubled in the 26th minute when the Red Bulls failed to clear a ball played over the back line and the Cedar Stars forward ran on to finish from 12-yards. Despite falling behind by two goals, the Red Bulls remained composed and immediately pulled back a goal. In the 28th minute, midfielder Danny Jara received a pass from Aziel Jackson 30-yards from goal and blasted a shot into the top corner of the goal.
New York continued to push forward and play an aggressive game that resulted in many Cedar Stars turnovers in their own half. The game was leveled in the 40th minute moments before halftime as defender Samory Powder replicated Jara’s shot as he blasted from 25-yards out into the top corner of the goal after receiving a pass from Peter Stroud.
The second half saw the Red Bulls dominate possession and scoring chances as they pressed forward for the win. The Red Bulls outshot Cedar Stars in the second half, but could not find the match winner.
“We were disappointed falling behind in the game and started a bit slow,” Danny Jara said. “However, we got back into the game and we could have won the game by several goals as we played with more energy in the second half.”
Scoring Summary (Assist in parenthesis):
Cedar Stars 4’
Cedar Stars 26’
NY: Danny Jara (Aziel Jackson) 28’
NY: Samory Powder (Peter Stroud) 40’
Man of the Match: Danny Jara
Lineup: Alex Bobocea, Jordon May (Lucas Santos, 77’), Sean Ryan, Salvador Pliego, Samory Powder, Peter Stroud, Danny Jara, Aziel Jackson, Dylan Sullivan (Alex Quezada, 72’), Kejiel Watt, Scotty Taylor (Danny Ramm, 56’). Subs not used: Jonathan Ned, Sean Joo, Nick Gencarelli, Jayden Reid
New York Red Bulls U-14 (4) vs. NJCSA (0)
WHIPPANY, N.J. (September 12, 2015) – The New York Red Bulls U-14s continued their impressive start to the season with a third successive home victory against NJSCA. Dylan Sullivan started the scoring in the 3rd minute after a good play from Scott Taylor. Shortly afterwards, Aziel Jackson scored a brace. His first goal was an excellent strike from distance in the 5th minute, while his second in the 22nd minute showed control to create space before beating the goalkeeper to make it 3-0 at the break. Kejiel Watt concluded the scoring midway through the second half.
Scoring Summary:
NY: Dylan Sullivan 3’
NY: Aziel Jackson 5’
NY: Aziel Jackson 22’
NY: Kejiel Watt 65’
Lineup: Alex Bobocea, Jordon May (Leo Hecht, 40’), Sean Ryan (Jonathan Ned, 40’), Salvador Pliego, Samory Powder, Peter Stroud (Michael McDougald, 57’), Danny Jara (Lucas Santos, 40’), Aziel Jackson (Daniel Ramm, 55’), Alex Quezada (Jayden Reid, 55’), Scott Taylor (Kejiel Watt, 40’), Dylan Sulliva
New York Red Bulls U-13 (2) vs. Cedar Stars (0)
WHIPPANY, N.J. (September 19, 2015) – The Red Bulls U-13s remained undefeated as they played host to the Cedar Stars, a 2-0 victory. Dylan Estevez opened up the scoring in the 11th minute with his team leading third goal in two games. Justin Weiss doubled the lead just before half, finishing clinically after Bryce Lebel's clever ball over the top connected perfectly with a well-timed darting run in behind the oppositions defense. New York dominated possession to see the game out comfortably.
Scoring Summary (Assist in parenthesis):
NY: Dylan Estevez 11’
NY: Justin Weiss (Bryce Lebel)
New York Red Bulls U-13 (7) vs. NJCSA (0)
WHIPPANY, N.J. (September 12, 2015) – The 2002 age group kicked off the Red Bulls U-13 campaign at the Red Bulls Training Facility with a 7-0 win against NJCSA. Dylan Estevez opened up the scoring in the 5th minute off a beautifully weighted through ball from Jayson Argueta, who found the cutting run of Estevez who rounded the keeper and tapped it home. Estevez doubled the lead three minutes later when he followed up a shot and tucked in the rebound. Anthony Bileddo added two goals as well, while John Michael Tolkien, Zane Brown and Esteban Molina all tallied to complete a convincing win.
Scoring Summary (Assist in parenthesis):
NY: Dylan Estevez (Jayson Argueta) 5’
NY: Dylan Estevez 8’
NY: John Michael Tolkien 30’
NY: Anthony Bileddo (Gabriel Llanos) 32’
NY: Zane Brown 37’
NY: Anthony Bileddo 51’
NY: Esteban Molina-Garcia 64’
Lineup: Elliot Leinweber, Amir Daley, Conner Maurer, Bryce Lebel, John Michael Tolkien, Jayson Argueta, Matty Acosta, Murat Calkap, Justin Weiss, Esteban Molina, Dylan Estevez
Substitutes used: Zane Brown, Ethan Layton, Kyle Linhares, Gabriel Llanos, Anthony Bileddo, Luke Lusskin, Mike Malozemov
New York Red Bulls U-12 - Blue (10) vs. Lehigh Valley United - Blue (2)
BETHLEHEM, PA (September 19, 2015) – The New York Red Bulls U-12 Blue faced off against Lehigh Valley United on Saturday. The Red Bulls opened the scoring 3rd minute when Omre Etienne found the back of the net. Over the next few minutes the Red Bulls found themselves in a tug of war match with both teams scoring four goals within the first 16 minutes to level the game at 2-2. However, soon after Lehigh’s second goal, the Red Bulls quickly took control of the game. Dominating in possession and creating a numerous chances, New York outshot Lehigh United 27-6 en route to a 10-2 victory. The Red Bulls U-12 Blue are 1-0-1 on the season.
Scoring Summary (Assist in parenthesis):
NY: Omre’ Etienne (Curt Calov) 3’
Lehigh Valley United 4’
NY: Jack Krongol (JJ Zaun) 15’
Lehigh Valley United 16’
NY: Dion Ahmetaj 23’
NY: Leo Guarino (Derek Rivera) 24’
NY: Luciano Sanchez (Leo Guarino) 29’
NY: Dion Ahmetaj (James Cartier) 35’
NY: Curt Calov 52’
NY: Curt Calov 53’
NY: James Cartier 63’
NY: Dion Ahmetaj (Carmelo Carbone) 65’
New York Red Bulls U-12 - Blue (1) vs. NYSC (1) at Rippowam Cisqua School 1
NEW YORK (September 12, 2015) – The New York Red Bulls U-12 Blue managed to rally for a draw late in the second half against New York Soccer Club (NYSC) Blue in the teams’ opening game of the season.
The Red Bulls struggled to find any foothold in the first half, getting outshot 8-1 and going down 1-0 early in the game. Red Bulls goalkeeper Aldo Munoz made a number of important saves to keep the scoreline close at the half. However, the game proved to be a tale of two halves as the Red Bulls would score the equalizer from a good combination play that led to forward Omre’ Etienne's first goal in a Red Bulls jersey and the teams’ first of the season. In the second half, New York outshot their opponents 14-2, but the match ended in a draw, 1-1.
Scoring Summary (Assist in parenthesis):
NYSC 14’
NY: Omre’ Etienne 55’
New York Red Bulls U-12 - White (10) vs. Lehigh Valley United - White (1)
BETHLEHEM, PA (September 19, 2015) - The New York Red Bulls U-12 White continued their winning streak by defeating Lehigh United White on Saturday. Despite the dominant scoreline, the game remained level for much of the first half until Gavin Tabije found the back of the net to begin the scoring. Lehigh would eventually comeback to level the score 1-1, but the Red Bulls were too much to handle. New York finished numerous scoring chances and won the possession battle to win the game, 10-1.
Scoring Summary (Assist in parenthesis):
NY: Gavin Tabije 22’
Lehigh Valley United23’
NY: Adam Havens 25’
NY: Jonathan Jean-Baptiste 33’
NY: Max Kastl 37’
NY: Paulo Primavera 39’
NY: Max Kastl 49’
NY: Max Kastl 51’
NY: Adam Havens 58’
NY: Paolo Primavera 61’
NY: Adam Haven 62’
New York Red Bulls U-12 - White (5) vs. NYSC (1) at Rippowam Cisqua School 1
NEW YORK (September 12, 2015) – The New York Red Bulls U-12 White opened their season in convincing fashion with a 5-1 win against New York Soccer Club (NYSC) White.
Both teams had chances to score throughout the match and Red Bulls goalkeeper Aldo Munoz was called upon to make some key saves throughout. His performance allowed the Red Bulls to take advantage of their opportunities in front of goal and would score five goals, including a hat-trick by Luciano Sanchez. Adame Haven assisted all three of Sanchez’s goals. Dion Ahmetaj also scored, thanks to an assist from Sanchez. New York conceded a late goal from a NYSC free kick to break up the clean sheet, but held onto their lead for the victory.
Scoring Summary (Assist in parenthesis):
NY: Paolo Primavera 12’
NY: Luciano Sanchez (Adam Haven) 17’
NY: Dion Ahmetaj (Luciano Sanchez) 24’
NY: Luciano Sanchez (Adam Haven) 47’
NY: Luciano Sanchez (Adam Haven) 53’
NYSC 59’
