All four academy teams, and both U-12 pre-academy teams, earned results this weekend to keep the Red Bulls unbeaten in all age groups. The U-18s, 16s and 13s all earned wins over Bethesda-Olney in Maryland, while the U-14s finished their season with a flourish at a Soccer Showcase Tournament in North Carolina. The U-12 White team tied Westchester Everton, 2-2, and the U-12 Blues earned a 4-0 win over Westchester on Sunday at the Red Bulls Training Facility.
Red Bull U-18’s (4) at Bethesda-Olney (1)
November 9, 2014 at Richard Montgomery High School (Rockville, MD)
The Red Bulls defeated Bethesda-Olney 4-1 behind another stellar game from Red Bulls captain Derrick Etienne, who recorded his third consecutive game with three assists. The U-18s opened the scoring in the sixth minute when Etienne whipped in a free kick that found Gideon Metrikin, who redirected it into the goal from close range. In the 23rd minute, another Etienne free kick found forward Juan Sebastian Sanchez for his sixth goal of the season. Etienne completed the hat-trick of assists in the 36th minute when he played a wide pass to forward Wes Wade, who received the ball inside the corner of the penalty box and then blasted into the lower left hand corner of the net. Etienne completed the scoring for the Red Bulls in the 88th minute when his free kick from 25 yards took a slight deflection and ended up in the top left corner of the goal. Bethesda prevented the Red Bulls from getting the shutout with a goal in the 92nd minute.
“We were happy with our mentality and approach to the game today,” said U-18 coach Paul O’Donnell. “We were very focused on getting a good start to the game and limiting the chances that Bethesda was able to create. It was unfortunate that we gave up the goal at the end of the game but we are still pleased with the performance and now will prepare for Philadelphia Union next week.”
NY Lineup: Nick Giordano, Oswaldo Castro, Kyle Duncan, Matt McCarthy, Marcello Borges, Gideon Metrikin (Sam Carter 59’), Kyle Zajec (Breno Lustosa 88’) Derrick Etienne, Wes Wade (Gabriel Viana 82’), Juan Sanchez, Ethan Lochner (Chris Flores 46’).
Subs not used: Cameron Harr, Samad Bounthong.
SCORING SUMMARY
- NY Gideon Metrikin (2) (Derrick Etienne 9) 6’
- NY Juan Sebastian Sanchez (6) (Derrick Etienne 10) 23’
- NY Wes Wade (2) (Derrick Etienne 11) 36’
- NY Derrick Etienne (8) (Unassisted) 88’
- BETHESDA 92’
Man of the Match: Derrick Etienne (8)
Red Bull U-16’s (2) at Bethesda-Olney (1)
November 9, 2014 at Richard Montgomery High School (Rockville, MD)
The Red Bulls U-16s beat Bethesda-Olney 2-1 on Sunday in Maryland on the strength of two early goals. Brian Saramago scored his 8th and 9th goals of the season for the victory. Saramago scored a snap header off of a cross from Zach Ryan to open the scoring, and curled in a free kick for the second goal. Bethesda got one goal back in the 31st minute, but the Red Bulls were able to close out the game.
Lineup:
Xavier Kennedy, Noah Powder, Kyle Perno, Mason Deeds, Vincent Borden (Kazu Shigenobu 41’), Jared Gilbey, JeanPaul Marin, Omir Fernandez (Zaire Bartley 48’), Zach Ryan (Kevin O'Toole 60’), Brian Saramago.
SCORING SUMMARY
- NY Brian Saramago aramago( Zach Ryan) 11’
- NY Brian Saramago (9) (unassisted) 24’
- Bethesda 31’
Red Bull U-14s, Soccer Showcase Tournament
November 8 and 9, 2014 at BB&T Soccer Park (Winston-Salem, NC)
The U-14 Red Bulls traveled to North Carolina this past weekend to participate in the US Soccer Showcase tournament to end its fall season. The Tournament consisted of two 40 minute games on Saturday and one 80 minute game on Sunday. The Red Bulls tied the Carolina Railhawks 0-0 in the first game and then faced the Charleston Battery in the second game. The game featured two unbeaten teams and the Red Bulls got off to a quick 2-0 lead on goals by Ben Mines and Jack Valderrabanno. The Battery scored on a PK late to make the final score 2-1 for the Red Bulls.
On Sunday the Red Bulls played Florida-based Weston in a matchup of the top two teams in the age group a season ago. The Red Bulls dominated the first half and took the lead on a goal by Ben Mines. They continued to pressure Weston before conceding a goal against the run of play that evened the score. Despite having a 15-3 advantage in shots the Red Bulls had to settle for a 1-1 tie and finish the fall season unbeaten at 9-0-3. Jack Valderrabanno led the team in scoring for the Fall season with 11 goals, while midfielder Ben Mines added 7.
Lineup vs Weston:
Sam Ilin, Christopher Gloster, Julian Kraidelman, Jared Juleau, Nicholas Schimbeno, Benjamin Mines, Reed Kessler (Kevin Alvarado, 50’), Pablo Arias, Jack Valderrabanno, Kejiel Watt (Grant Barrientos, 55’), Valentino Ambrosio (Thriston Briscoe, 40’)
Scoring Summary vs Weston:
- NY Benjamin Mines (unassisted) 20’
Red Bull U-13’s (1) at Bethesda-Olney (0)
November 9, 2014 at Richard Montgomery High School (Rockville, MD)
The 2001 Red Bulls Pre-Academy had their toughest battle of the season on the road against Bethesda-Olney on Sunday. In a game that didn't produce many chances from either side, Red Bulls forward Triston Sandy managed to find the back of the net and score what proved to be the game winner late in the second half to give the Red Bulls the 1-0 result. The U-13s remain unbeaten on the season with the win.
Scoring Summary:
- NY Triston Sandy (unassisted) 72'
Red Bull U-12 White (2) vs Everton Westchester (2)
Sunday, November 09, 2014 at Red Bull Training Facility
Matty Acosta opened the scoring off a neat feed from Murat Calkap fourteen minutes into the match. Luke Lusskin finished well seven minutes later to put young bulls up 2-0 at the half. Westchester pulled two back in the second half to even the score at two.
Scoring Summary:
- NY Matty Acosta (Murat Calkap) 14’
- NY Luke Lusskin (Justin Weiss) 21’
Red Bull U-12 Blue (4) vs Everton Westchester (0)
Sunday, November 09, 2014 at Red Bull Training Facility
Dylan Estevez kept his scoring tear going with another two goals on Sunday. He tallied his first of two goals on the day in the twentieth minute. After taking a 1-0 lead into the half, the young bulls found the back of the net three times in the second half to put the game away.
Scoring Summary:
- NY Dylan Estevez (Orick Briscoe) 20’
- NY Dylan Estevez (Anthony Bileddo) 39’
- NY Esteban Molina-Garcia (Jayson Argueta) 41’
- NY Amir Daley (unassisted) 58’
