FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution Academy returned to action this weekend as the Under-19s, Under-17s, and Under-15s all opened their USSDA fall seasons on Saturday, Sept. 1. All three teams hosted and defeated Empire United at Gillette Stadium. 

All five Academy teams will be in action next weekend on Saturday, Sept. 8 and Sunday, Sept. 9. The U-14 and U-13 teams will travel to Portland, Conn. to face Oakwood Soccer Club in their first tests of the season, while the U-19s, U-17s, and U-15s will travel to Washington, D.C. to face D.C. United.

WEEK HIGHLIGHTS

• All three teams (U-19, U-17, and U-15) came out victorious on Saturday afternoon at Gillette Stadium with just one combined goal allowed in all three matches. Watch all the top plays from Week 1 HERE.
• Midfielder Damien Rivera '02 (Cranston, R.I.) registered a brace in his first appearance of the season for the U-17s, scoring goals in the 17^th and 50^th minutes of the 4-0 victory. Academy newcomer Francesco Pagano ’03 (Syracuse, N.Y.) scored the game’s final goal to seal the victory.
• Goalkeeper Eliot Jones ’03 (New Britain, Conn.) played 90 minutes in net for the Under-17s and recorded his first shutout of the 2018-19 campaign.
• Forward Gustavo Cassemiro ’00 (Framingham, Mass.) and midfielder Elio Firmino ’01 (Somerville, Mass.) each tallied a goal in the U-19s’ 2-0 victory over Empire United on Sept. 1. Goalkeeper Austin Causey ’01 (Groton, Mass.) registered a shutout in the victory.
• Three different players made the score sheet for the U-15s. Midfielder T.J. Liquori ’05 (Westfield, Mass.) opened the Revs’ scoring with a 55^th-minute strike, before Rainer Chai ’04 (Boxborough, Mass.) and Dylan Henao ’04 (Saugus, Mass.) scored goals in the 62^nd and 66^th minutes, respectively, to lead New England to a 3-1 victory. 

UNDER-19s
New England Revolution U-19s vs. Empire United U-19s

Saturday, September 1, 2018 – Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.)

New England Revolution 2, Empire United 0
Scoring Summary:

NE – Gustavo Cassemiro 1 (Tyler Freitas 1) (46’)

NE – Elio Firmino 1 (Victor Viana 1) (90’)

New England Revolution: Austin Causey; Lucas Almeida (Brian Son 78’), Tyler Freitas, Nathan Metsack, Dennis Ramirez; Trevor Burns, Kaoru Fujiwara (Gevork Diarbian 74’), Victor Viana, Elio Firmino, Andrew White; Gustavo Cassemiro (Luis Blanco 67’)

Substitutes Not Used: Nick Cardona

Misconduct Summary:

NE – Tyler Freitas (Yellow Card) 38'

UNDER-17s

New England Revolution U-17s vs. Empire United U-17s
Saturday, September 1, 2018 – Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.)
New England Revolution 4, Empire United 0

Scoring Summary:

NE – Damien Rivera 1 (Colby Quinones 1) (17’)
NE – Colby Quinones 1 (35’)
NE – Damien Rivera 2 (PK) (50’)
NE – Francesco Pagano 1 (Andrew Serafino 1) (87’)

New England Revolution: Eliot Jones; Morris Matthews, Aaron Ramos (Ben Verner 45’), Cole Richardson; Colby Quinones, Michael Tsicoulias (Francesco Pagano 60’), Jonathan Murphy (Cole Dewhurst 60’), Damien Rivera (Aidan Melville 70’); Andrew Serafino, Oliver Martin, Samuel White (Caleb Williams 70’)

Substitutes Not Used: Jack Anderson

Misconduct Summary:

NE – Damien Rivera (Yellow Card) 21’

UNDER-15s

New England Revolution U-15s vs. Empire United U-15s
Saturday, September 1, 2018 – Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.)
New England Revolution 3, Empire United 1

Scoring Summary:

EU – Zachary McBennett (40’)
NE – T.J. Liquori 1 (Michael Hofstetter 1) (55’)
NE – Rainer Chai 1 (63’)
NE – Dylan Henao 1 (PK) (67’)

New England Revolution: Matthew Tibbetts (Sebastian Pliszka 64’); Henok Anderson; Felipe DeAndrade (Noel Buck 60’), Leonardo Domingo, Matteo Gomes (Rainer Chai 48’), Alexander Kuzmich, T.J. Liquori, Avery Palma (Dylan Walsh 60’), Jack Panayotou (Dylan Henao 60’), Dave Doirain (Austin Bush 48’); Chase Lando (Michael Hofstetter 48’)

Substitutes Not Used: None

Misconduct Summary:

NE – Felipe DeAndrade 25’
NE – Dylan Walsh 77’