All four New England Revolution Academy teams were in action last Saturday as the MLS NEXT spring season continued. The U-19s hosted BW Gottschee Academy while the U-17s and U-15s welcomed Nashville SC to Gillette Stadium. New England was victorious in all three of those matches, while the U-14s hit the road to take on Valeo FC in Newton, Mass.
The U-19s notched a 3-1 victory over BW Gottschee Academy with defender Morris Matthews (2003 – Cambridge, Mass.) scoring twice to bring him to four goals on the season. Forward Greg Cook (2004 – Las Vegas, N.V.) added a third goal for New England. The U-17s also won their game, 3-1, vs. Nashville SC. Forward Malcolm Fry (2005 – Groton, Mass.), forward Benaiah Hanson (2006 – Forney, T.X.), and midfielder Marco Dos Santos (2005 – Methuen, Mass.) all tallied to give the U-17s their ninth win of the spring.
The U-15s secured a clean sheet vs. Nashville SC with goalkeeper Marshall Nason Martin (2007 – Norwood, Mass.) earning the start in net. Forward Peyton Miller (2007 – Unionville, Conn.) scored twice, notching his 21st and 22nd goal of the 2021-22 MLS NEXT campaign. The U-14s fell vs. Valeo FC, 2-1, on Saturday with forward Braydon Fagundes (2008 – Warwick, R.I.) scoring the lone New England goal.
At the Major League Soccer level, Revolution Academy alum Damian Rivera, 19, delivered a stellar performance for Bruce Arena’s squad in his first MLS start on Saturday, April 30. The Cranston, R.I. native became the third player in MLS history to score in the first minute of his first career start when he delivered the game-winning goal only 56 seconds into the Revolution’s win vs. Inter Miami CF. Rivera is the second Academy graduate to score for the first team this season alongside Justin Rennicks.
All four Academy teams travel to Toronto next weekend to take on Toronto FC Academy. The complete MLS NEXT schedule and all the latest news from around the league can be viewed here. Click here to learn more about the New England Revolution Academy.
Revolution MLS & MLS NEXT Highlights
· Homegrown midfielder Damian Rivera earned his first MLS start on Saturday, scoring his first MLS goal in his first minute of action vs. Inter Miami CF.
· U-19 defender Morris Matthews (2003 – Cambridge, Mass.) notched his third and fourth goal of the season on Saturday in his team’s 3-1 win vs. BW Gottschee Academy on Saturday.
· U-17 forward Malcolm Fry (2005 – Groton, Mass.) opened the scoring for his team with his fifth tally of the season as the U-17s defeated Nashville SC, 3-1.
· U-15 goalkeeper Marshall Nason Martin (2007 – Norwood, Mass.) earned a clean sheet as forward Peyton Miller (2007 – Unionville, Conn.) scored twice to give their team a 2-0 win over Nashville SC.
· U-14 forward Braydon Fagundes (2008 – Warwick, R.I.) notched his fourth goal of the season vs. Valeo FC on Saturday.
Revolution Academy’s Latest College Commitments
· Triton Beauvois (2003 – Malden, Mass.) – Virginia
· Jack Burkhardt (2005 – Sutton, Mass.) – Boston College
· Greg Cook (2004 – Las Vegas, N.V.) – Northwestern University
· Marco Dos Santos (2005 – Methuen, Mass.) – Boston College
· Malcolm Fry (2005 – Groton, Mass.) – Wake Forest
· Isaie Louis (2005 – Everett, Mass.) – San Diego State
· Morris Matthews (2003 – Westwood, Mass.) – Northeastern
· Andrew Millar (2004 – Cambridge, Mass.) – Vermont
· Marcos Ojea Quintana (2004 – Riverside, Conn.) – Harvard
· Jack Panayotou (2004 – Cambridge, Mass.) – Georgetown
· Matiwos Rumley (2005 – Hebron, Conn.) – Georgetown
· Zachary Sardi-Santos (2003 – Newton, Mass.) – Harvard
· Matthew Tibbetts (2004 – Westborough, Mass.) – American
· Max Weinstein (2004 – Montpelier, Vt.) – Vermont
· Jason Zacarias (2004 – Billerica, Mass.) – Boston University
UNDER-19s
New England Revolution U-19s vs. BW Gottschee Academy U-19s
Saturday, April 30, 2022 – Academy Grass Field (Foxborough, Mass.)
New England Revolution 3, BW Gottschee Academy 1
Scoring Summary:
NE – Morris Matthews 10’
NE – Morris Matthews 19’
NE – Greg Cook 27’
BW – Etienne Polak 62’
Revolution U-19s: Matt Tibbetts (Max Weinstein 65’); Zach Sardi-Santos, Andrew Millar, Dyaln Walsh, Alexandru Parvu; Marcos Ojea Quintana, Brnadonn Bueno (Kevin Medina 70’), Morris Matthews (Daniel Bede 70’); Jason Zacarias (Carl Laurent 65’), Greg Cook, Triton Beauvois (Daniel Woodward 80’).
UNDER 17s
New England Revolution U-17s vs. Nashville SC U-17s
Saturday, April 30, 2022 – Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.)
New England Revolution 3, Nashville SC 1
Scoring Summary:
NE – Malcolm Fry 26’
NE – Benaiah Hanson 28’
NSH – Dillon Sims 76’
NE – Marco Dos Santos 81’
Revolution U-17s: Kevin Christensen; Matiwos Rumley, Jack Burkhardt, Garrett Holman, Jack LaBelle (diego Xhikneli 77’); Marco Dos Santos (Caleb Huang 85’), Alexi Karalis, Jamie Kabuusu; Steban Betancur, Benaiah Hanson (Enzo Goncalves 60’), Malcolm Fry (Alex Rapo 85’).
Substitutes Not Used: Ryan Carney, Henrique Dias, Alejandro Palacio.
UNDER-15s
New England Revolution U-15s vs. Nashville SC U-15s
Saturday, April 30, 2022 – Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.)
New England Revolution 2, Nashville SC 0
Scoring Summary:
NE – Peyton Miller 24’
NE – Peyton Miller 34’
Revolution U-15s: Marshall Nason Martin; Luke Churchill (Joshua Poulson 40’), Sage Kinner, Simon Henao, Alvin Depina (Danny Stanger 60’); Kevin Machado (Rudy Figueroa 53’), Joshua Partal (Evan Gustafson 75’), Edwin Flores (Ian Hecker 60’); Aidan Reilly, Tito Nichols, Peyton Miller (Nolan Murray 75’).
Substitutes Not Used: Kaleb Curran.
UNDER-14s
New England Revolution U-14s vs. Valeo FC U-14s
Saturday, April 30, 2022 – Valeo Sport Plex (Newton, Mass.)
New England Revolution 1, Valeo FC 2
Scoring Summary:
NE – Braydon Fagundes 12’
VFC – Cameron Velez 65’
VFC – Cameron Velez 70’
Revolution U-14s: Kaleb Curran; Julian Monteiro, Sheridan McNish, Anthony Anduray, Gavin Baer, Trevor Steele; Braydon Fagundes, Bryan Norena; Mesud Ramic, Cristiano Carlos, Luka Hislop.
Substitutes used: Jose Goodman Millman, Caiden London, Ryan Scholz, Jayel Goncalves, Matias Xhikneli, Gabriel Jordao, Daniel Jordao.
