FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – All three of the New England Revolution’s youth teams earned victories against local rival FC Bolts Celtic last weekend, when they met at Regis College in Weston, Mass., on Saturday, Sept. 21. The Under-16s shut out the Bolts, 4-0, while the Under-18s and Under-14s topped , 2-1 and 3-2, respectively.
UNDER-18s
The Under-18s earned a 2-1 victory against FC Bolts Celtic on Saturday. After the Revs claimed an early shout for a penalty, Gabe Gissie (Worcester, Mass.) – assisted by Danny Apajee (Cranston, R.I.) – scored in the 15th minute to give New England the lead. The Bolts answered in the 53rd minute, when Kenawy Mohamed converted against the run of play. Gissie and Apajee then combined again in the 83rd minute, with Gissie laying the ball off for Apajee, who tapped it in from inside the six. The Revolution had a solid team defensive performance, with Chris Arling (Windham, N.H.) making an especially strong showing as he contained the Bolts’ aerial threats. Now 3-0-0 (9 pts.) on the season, the U18s lead the East Conference of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy with 3.00 points per game.
UNDER-16s
The Under-16s shut out FC Bolts Celtic, 4-0, on Saturday. Justin Freitas (North Attleboro, Mass.) netted New England’s first goal in the 30th minute, tapping in John Wilkins’ (Natick, Mass.) free kick rebound. Wilkins then scored on another free kick attempt in the 57th minute to make it 2-0. Santiago Cardona (Winthrop, Mass.) extended the Revs’ lead further in the 68th minute, combining with Derek Blanchette (Scituate, R.I.) to slip one by the Bolts’ goalkeeper. Freddy Stokes (Westhampton, Mass.) – assisted by Justin Rennicks (South Hamilton, Mass.) – scored the Revs’ final goal in the 75th minute, placing his shot inside the far post to make it 4-0. Revolution goalkeeper Bill Sinibaldi (Plaistow, N.H.) made three saves en route to the shut out. With a 1-1-1 (4 pts.) record, the Revs are currently in sixth place in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy’s East Conference with 1.33 points per game.
UNDER-14s
The Under-14s completed the day’s sweep of FC Bolts Celtic, earning a 3-2 win on Saturday. The Bolts took an early lead with an eighth-minute goal by Emmanuel Apau, but the Revs answered before the break. Daniel Jones (West Hartford, Conn.) got on the end Alex Shertenberg’s (Westwood, Mass.) cross and poked home a goal in the 26th minute to equalize. New England then scored the go-ahead goal in the 40th minute when Laszlo Dorogi (West Boylston, Mass.) finished a pass from Amos Shapiro (Worthington, Mass.). In the 65th minute, Jones scored his second goal in the game, which was assisted by Issac Angking (Providence, R.I.). The Revs gave up a late consolation goal to the Bolts in the 78th, scored by Franz Pierrot, but still claimed the one-goal win. The Under-14s are 1-1-0 (3 pts.) on the season.
All three of the Revolution’s youth teams are on the road this coming weekend, when they will meet fellow MLS side the New York Red Bulls in Whippany, N.J., on Sunday, Sept. 29.
New England Revolution U18s vs. FC Bolts Celtic U18s
Saturday, September 21, 2013 – Weston, Mass. (Regis College)
Revolution 2, Bolts 1
Scoring Summary:
NE – Gabe Gissie (Danny Apajee) 15
FCB – Kenawy Mohamed 53
NE – Danny Apajee (Gabe Gissie) 83
New England Revolution: Bruce Johnson (GK), Christian Sady (Wes Turner 65), Adam Norman, Chris Arling, Will Rasid, Zach Herivaux ©, Declan McCabe (Luke Albertini 85), Leandro Alves (Guy Kabala 55), Danny Apajee (Matt Nyeayea 90), Freddie Ferre (Lukas Ritzer 73), Gabe Gissie
Unused Substitutes: Austin Aviza, Nathan Gill
Misconduct Summary:
FCB – David Price (caution) 56
FCB – Alex Ainscough (caution) 70
New England Revolution U16s vs. FC Bolts Celtic U16s
Saturday, September 21, 2013 – Weston, Mass. (Regis College)
Revolution 4, Bolts 0
Scoring Summary:
NE – Justin Freitas (unassisted) 30
NE – John Wilkins (unassisted) 57
NE – Santiago Cardona (Derek Blanchette) 68
NE – Freddy Stokes (Justin Rennicks) 75
New England Revolution: Bill Sinibaldi (GK), Matt Ranieri, Max Diamond, Ben Waithe, Matt Morana ©, John Wilkins, Derek Blanchette, Edward Venta-Yepes (Justin Rennicks 17), Justin Freitas (Freddy Stokes 72), Levy Hernandez (Santiago Cardona 65), Michael Faria (Nick Ranieri 72)
Unused Substitutes: Daniel Jones
Misconduct Summary:
FCB – Eion Houlihan (caution) 29
New England Revolution U14s vs. FC Bolts Celtic U14s
Saturday, September 21, 2013 – Weston, Mass. (Regis College)
Revolution 3, Bolts 2
Scoring Summary:
FCB – Emmanuel Apau 8
NE – Daniel Jones (Alex Shertenberg) 26
NE – Laszlo Dorogi (Amos Shapiro) 40
NE – Daniel Jones (Issac Angking) 65
FCB – Franz Pierrot 78
New England Revolution: Edward Walsh (GK), Prince Loney-Bailey, Aroh Calvin, Andre Bois, Travis Van Brewer, Alex Shertenberg (Isaac Angking 58), Evan Glass, Amos Shapiro (Joseph Brito 67), Chris Ciullo (Connor Haskell 49), Daniel Jones © (Tyler Melo 75), Laszlo Dorogi (Matthew Uek 63)
Unused Substitutes: Poom Mera
Misconduct Summary:
FCB – Jose Mendoza (caution) 60
