FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution’s Under-16 team traveled down to Sanford, Florida, last weekend to take part in the final preliminary stage of the Generation adidas Cup. The Revs went 1-2-0 in their three games in Florida, falling 2-1 to tournament host Orlando City SC on Friday, Feb. 13 before defeating the New York Red Bulls 4-1 on penalty kicks after tying 1-1 in regulation time the following day. The Revs U-16s then suffered a 4-1 defeat to D.C. United in their final game of the competition on Monday, Feb. 16.
The Revolution U-16s finished sixth in the East Region with a 0-3-2 record and qualified to the ESP bracket where the Revs’ Generation adidas play will resume with a trip to Dallas, Texas in April. The Revs began their tournament play in October, going 0-1-1 after beating Philadelphia on penalty kicks following a 0-0 tie, and losing 2-1 to Toronto. Of the six teams in the East Region, the top two qualify for the GA bracket, while the remaining four teams qualify to the ESP bracket.
The U-16s opened their weekend with a 2-1 loss to host team Orlando City SC on Friday, February 13. After David Lorea gave Orlando a 1-0 lead in the 56th minute, Izaiah Jennings (Barrington, R.I.) equalized for the Revs in the 62nd minute. Aaron James (Amherst, Mass.) played a ball through the defense and Jennings lifted the ball over the Orlando goalkeeper, tying the score at 1-1. However, Orlando pulled in front for good just six minutes later, as Mario Licor scored what proved to be the game-winning goal. Revs goalkeeper Trey Miller (Monson, Mass.) made two saves in the defeat.
Miller was the hero the following day, saving two penalty kicks as the Revolution beat the New York Red Bulls on penalties after a 1-1 draw in regulation. The Revs went ahead in the 11th minute, with Jennings scoring his second goal in as many games. A Matt Ranieri (Natick, Mass.) throw-in found Jennings streaking into the box, and he fired a low shot past the Red Bulls goalkeeper, giving his side a 1-0 lead. The Revs maintained their advantage until the final minute of play, when Ryan Mingachos scored for New York to send the game to penalty kicks. The Revs converted all four of their penalties with Andrew Barrowman (Marshfield, Mass.), Isaque Couto (Marlborough, Mass.), James and Max Diamond (Hopedale, Mass.) each scoring from the spot, while Miller, who had already made five saves in regulation time, stopped two of the Red Bulls’ three penalty attempts to give his team the win.
In their final game of the preliminary stage of the Generation adidas Cup, the Revolution suffered a 4-1 defeat to D.C. United on Monday. Christophe Koffi scored twice in the first half to give D.C. a 2-0 lead before Shaun McKenna added a third in the 63rd minute. Ranieri pulled a goal back for the Revs in the 67th minute, as he calmly finished past the D.C. goalkeeper after James had cut the ball back from the end line to make the score 3-1. However, the Revs’ comeback was cut short when D.C. sealed the victory with a fourth goal in the final minute of play as Collin Jouan tucked away a penalty kick. Revolution goalkeeper Eddie Walsh (Westwood, Mass.) made four saves in his first appearance of the competition.
The Revolution’s Under-18, Under-16 and Under-14 teams will resume U.S. Soccer Development Academy action next month, when they take on Seacoast United on March 7 at Gillette Stadium.
New England Revolution U-16s vs. Orlando City SC U-16s
Friday, February 13, 2015 – Sanford, Fla. (Seminole Soccer Complex)
Orlando City SC 2, New England Revolution 1
Scoring Summary:
OC – David Loera 56’
NE – Izaiah Jennings 2 (Aaron James 1) 62’
OC – Mario Licor 68’
New England Revolution: Trey Miller; Matt Ranieri, Calvin Aroh, Nick Woodruff, Travis van Brewer (Connor Haskell 62’); Max Diamond ©, Aaron James, Isaque Couto, Santi Cardona (Joe Brito 62’), Andrew Barrowman (Alex Clarke 57’); Justin Rennicks (Izaiah Jennings 57’)
Unused Substitutes: Eddie Walsh, Andrew Talcott, Tyler Freitas, Alex Shterenberg
Misconduct Summary:
OC – David Loera (Yellow Card) 52’
New England Revolution U-16s vs. New York Red Bulls U-16s
Saturday, February 14, 2015 – Sanford, Fla. (Seminole Soccer Complex)
New England Revolution 1, New York Red Bulls 1 (Revolution win 4-1 on penalty kicks)
Scoring Summary:
NE – Izaiah Jennings 3 (Matt Ranieri 1) 11’
NY – Ryan Mingachos 79’
Penalty Kick Summary:
NE – Andrew Barrowman (Scored)
NE – Isaque Couto (Scored)
NE – Aaron James (Scored)
NE – Max Diamond (Scored)
New England Revolution: Trey Miller; Matt Ranieri, Nick Woodruff, Calvin Aroh, Connor Haskell; Max Diamond ©, Alex Shterenberg, Joe Brito (Andrew Barrowman 59’); Alex Clarke (Justin Rennicks 51’), Izaiah Jennings (Isaque Couto 72’), Aaron James
Unused Substitutes: Eddie Walsh, Tyler Freitas, Travis van Brewer, Andrew Talcott
Misconduct Summary:
NY – Brian Saramago (Yellow Card) 51’
NY – JP Marin (Yellow Card) 61’
NE – Trey Miller (Yellow Card) 75’
New England Revolution U-16s vs. D.C. United U-16s
Monday, February 16, 2015 – Sanford, Fla. (Seminole Soccer Complex)
D.C. United 4, New England Revolution 1
Scoring Summary:
DC – Christophe Koffi 14’
DC – Christophe Koffi 40’
DC – Shaun McKenna 63’
NE – Matt Ranieri 1 (Aaron James 2) 67’
DC – Collin Jouan (Penalty Kick) 79’
New England Revolution: Eddie Walsh; Tyler Freitas, Andrew Talcott, Calvin Aroh, Travis van Brewer; Max Diamond ©, Alex Shterenberg (Joe Brito 60’), Santi Cardona (Isaque Couto 60’); Justin Rennicks (Matt Ranieri 50’), Andrew Barrowman (Alex Clarke 50’), Izaiah Jennings (Aaron James 41’)
Unused Substitutes: Trey Miller, Connor Haskell, Nick Woodruff
Misconduct Summary:
DC – Jack Daunt (Yellow Card) 39’
NE – Tyler Freitas (Yellow Card) 76’
NE – Max Diamond (Yellow Card) 79’
