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Real Salt Lake U-17/18 extends undefeated streak to 12 following win over over Nomads SC U-17/18

CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – The Real Salt Lake – Arizona U-17/18 Academy team continued its winning ways at home in a 3-1 win over Southwest Division rivals Nomads SC on Sunday morning at the Grande Sports World. The victory has extended RSL-AZ U-17/18’s undefeated streak to 12 matches, one shy of the RSL-AZ Academy record of 13 set by the RSL-AZ U-15/16 team this season.

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RSL-AZ U-17/18 jumped out to a great start and lit up the scoreboard in the 8th minute when Jose Hernandez curled a cross into the box from a corner. The ball was headed out to a waiting Dillon Nino, who then headed the ball back into the box. With his back to the net, Damian German shielded a Nomads defender, which allowed Te Wihongi to run up and smash the loose ball into the back of the net for his third goal all season.

Nomads SC U-17/18 started to garner for urgency as the half went on and tested RSL-AZ U-17/18 goalkeeper Chase Bishov on multiple occasions. The first was in the 15th minute when Bishov smothered a rifled shot from an unmarked Nomads player. Bishov made two more big stops, the next in the 23rd minute, and the last in the 37th minute to keep Nomads scoreless at the half.

Jose Hernandez doubled RSL-AZ U-17/18’s lead in the 58th minute on a clever defensive play. He intercepted a poor Nomads pass out of the back, and immediately played to Corey Baird, who then slotted Hernandez into the box. Hernandez cut the onrushing goalkeeper to his right, and finished far post for his eighth goal all season.

Nomads SC U-17/18 were able to cut the lead in half in the 80th minute on a questionable penalty in the box, but for the most part were held back due to RSL-AZ U-17/18’s impressive second half performance.

Baird scored RSL-AZ U-17/18’s final goal three minutes into stoppage time on a free-kick that was earned by Damian German. Baird stepped up and curled the shot into the left-side netting for his eighth goal on the year.

RSL-AZ U-17/18 will return to action on Saturday, April 26th at home against the LA Galaxy.

-Real Salt Lake-AZ Academy Match Report-

Match:Real Salt Lake-AZ U-17/18 vs. Nomads SC U-17/18
Date: April 6th, 2014
Competition: USSDA
Venue: Grande Sports World
Kickoff: 11:00 AM PT

Scoring Summary	1	2	F
Real Salt Lake-AZ U-17/18	1	2	3
Nomads SC U-17/18	0	1	1

RSL-AZ – Te Wihongi (assist: Dillon Nino) – 8th minute

RSL-AZ – Jose Hernandez (assist: Corey Baird) – 58th minute

Nomads SC – 82nd minute

RSL-AZ – Corey Baird – 93rd minute

Real Salt Lake-AZ: Chase Bishov (Luis Barraza – 46), Te Wihongi, Dillon Nino, Erik Holt, Moises Rodriguez, Luis Lopez, Corey Baird, Jose Hernandez (Leo Fuchs – 87), Damian German, Eric Carbajal (Adam Ferguson – 76), Sam Gleadle (Matthias Binder – 69)

Real Salt Lake – Arizona U-17/18 defeat Real So Cal U-17/18, extends undefeated streak to 11

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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – Playing in his first U-17/18 United States Soccer Development Academy match, Sebastian Saucedo’s hat-trick propelled Real Salt Lake – Arizona U-17/18 to four goal shutout win over Southwest Division rival Real So Cal U-17/18 on Sunday morning at Oak Park High School.

The victory extended RSL-AZ U-17/18’s undefeated match streak to eleven, which is a new RSL-AZ U-17/18 high surpassing the previous record of ten matches set in the 2010-11 season.

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Saucedo wasted no time in his U-17/18 debut scoring in the 10th-minute after a being played a perfectly placed through ball by Jose Hernandez. Saucedo timed his run and created space near the top of the box. The ‘keeper ran out to collect the ball, but was too slow as Saucedo placed a shot into the left-side netting.

Saucedo added another goal before the half when Corey Baird stripped a defender near midfield. He played up to Hernandez, who then lofted a ball over the backline. Saucedo extended his leg, took a touch and chipped the ‘keeper near the top of the box.

Hernandez capped off his strong first half performance with a goal of his own in the 39th-minute. He slashed through the Real So Cal defense and he was taken down from behind in the box before he was able to get a shot off. He stepped up and converted the penalty for his seventh goal on the year.

Saucedo notched his hat-trick in the 57th-minute after Justen Glad stepped up and intercepted a Real So Cal pass in RSL’s half. He attacked space and passed to Baird on the left-wing, who then played a through ball to Saucedo for his 20th goal on the season.

RSL-AZ U-17/18 goalkeeper Luis Barraza had a quiet match up until the final minutes of the match when Real So Cal’s attack started to threaten. Barraza made a smart run of his line in the 82nd-minute to stop a counter and then ran off his line again moments later to stop a shot. The ball rebounded to a Real So Cal player who fired, but was deterred by Barraza who made a kick-save clearance.

RSL-AZ U-17/18 will put their undefeated streak to the test on Sunday, April 6th at the Grande Sports World against Nomads SC with kick off set for 11:00 AM.

-Real Salt Lake-AZ Academy Match Report-

Match:Real Salt Lake-AZ U-17/18 vs. Real So Cal U-17/18
Date: March 30th, 2014
Competition: USSDA
Venue: Oak Park High School – Turf Field
Kickoff: 11:00 AM PT

Scoring Summary	1	2	F
Real Salt Lake-AZ U-17/18	3	1	4
Real So Cal U-17/18	0	0	0

RSL-AZ – Sebastian Saucedo (assist: Jose Hernandez) – 10th minute

RSL-AZ – Sebastian Sacuedo (assist: Jose Hernandez) – 16th minute

RSL-AZ – Jose Hernandez – 39th minute

RSL-AZ – Sebastian Saucedo (assist: Corey Baird) – 57th minute

Real Salt Lake-AZ: Luis Barraza, Justen Glad, Dillon Nino Erik Holt, Te Wihongi, Moises Rodriguez (Jack Gayton – 78), Luis Lopez (Sam Gleadle – 61), Corey Baird (Adam Ferguson – 75), Jose Hernandez (Matthias Binder – 65), Damian German, Sebastian Saucedo (Eric Carbajal – 61)

Grande Sports Academy stats: U-16/U-18 Academy & Elite (updated March 21st)

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CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – Season stats for the Grande Sports Academy are listed below.

Real Salt Lake U-15/16 & U-17/18 Academy teams are the current leaders in the Southwest Division for their respective age groups.

The RSL-AZ U-16 & U-18 Elite teams have shown well in all competitions this season. The U-16s & U-18s won promotion to Division I of the Arizona State League in the fall. In February, U-16s won back-to-back tournaments: 2014 Desert Classic (Feb. 7-9) and Presidents Day Tournament (Feb. 14-17).

	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	Pts/GP
Real Salt Lake AZ U-17/18	17	13	1	3	42	53	12	2.47
Real Salt Lake AZ U-15/16	17	13	2	2	41	54	10	2.41

Stats have been compiled with the following matches below:
RSL U-18 Academy: U.S. Soccer Development Academy league play (17 matches)
RSL U-16 Academy: U.S. Soccer Development Academy league play (17 matches)
RSL-AZ U-18 Elite: Tournament play, Arizona State League, Far West Regional (31 matches)
RSL-AZ U-16 Elite: Tournament play, Arizona State League, Far West Regional (39 matches)

ALL STATS LISTED ARE UNOFFICIAL

Goalkeeper	Clean Sheets
Javi Avelar (U-16 Elite)	1
Luis “Wicho” Barraza (U-18 Academy)	5
Chase Bishov (U-18 Academy)	1
Christian Herrera (U-16 Academy)	10
Miguel Martinez (U-18 Elite)	8
Conor Orton (U-16 Elite)	5
Jared Osgood (U-16 Elite)	2
Marcel Ruzan (U-16 Elite)	4

RSL U-18 Academy	Goals	Assists
Corey Baird	7	3
Matthias Binder	1	1
Eric Carbajal	12	5
Santi Carrillo	1
Adam Ferguson	1
Jack Gayton	2	1
Damian German	4	4
Sam Gleadle	8	5
Jose Hernandez	6	5
Gui Leme		2
Brooks Lennon	1	2
Luis Lopez	2
Luke Novick	1
Moises Rodriguez		3
Te Wihongi	2	2
Pato Yrizar	1

RSL U-16 Academy	Goals	Assists
Danny Acosta		2
Josh Doughty	6	4
Tyler Feeley		1
Kris “Haiti” Fourcand	1	2
Justen Glad	4
Aaron Herrera		3
Alex Knox		1
Brooks Lennon	1	1
Grant Livingston	1
Terrell Lowe	1	1
Sebastian Saucedo	17	8
Tate Schmitt	6	3
Diego “Diablo” Silva	5	2
Miles Stray	4	1
D.J. Villegas	3	1
Evan Waldrep	1	2
Fahot Yogol	3

RSL-AZ U-18 Elite	Goals	Assists
Victor Alvarez	4	3
Ishan Atit	5	6
Paul Bin	11	4
Matthias Binder	5	7
Tyler Buckley	1	2
Kiuno Cann	3
Gavino Carranza	1	1
Nate Deaton	1	1
Adam Ferguson		2
Aaron Herrera		2
Nicholas LaMonica	1
Tevin Lowe	1
Trent Lowe	1	2
Luke Novick	14	3
Radu Marcu	6
Jonathan Min		1
Albert Molina	6	1
Danny Moreno	3	4
Judah Rashirai		1
Jose Tapia	3	1

RSL-AZ U-16 Elite	Goals	Assists
Gio Alcocer	5	2
Josh Allison	3	1
Javi Avelar	6	2
Ryan Flood	9	2
Kris “Haiti” Fourcand	4	1
Marcos Hernandez	1
Mikey Lanzetta	5	1
Ricardo Niebla	1
Robby Orona	7
Alejandro Parra	7	16
Patrick Ring	1	1
Diego Robles	18	5
Ethan Shacknai	1	1
Duncan Storey		3
Austin Tucker	5
Alex Valdez		2
Erik “Gallo” Virgen	5	6
Aristotle Zarris	3	1
Zane Zarris		1

Inside the Grande: Pinal County Animal Care and Control (community service)

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Editor’s note: “Inside the Grande” is a weekly Wednesday feature in which we peer inside the inner workings of the Grande Sports Academy. We take a peek behind the curtains and discuss various topics about the off the field success at the GSA. To see previous “Inside the Grande” features click here.

CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – With all the residents at the Grande Sports Academy on spring break this week, the residential staff has kept the student-athletes busy with a handful of off-the-field activities.

On Wednesday morning, twelve GSA players volunteered at Oasis Pavilion Nursing & Rehabilitation Center’s Spring Carnival. On Thursday morning, thirteen student-athletes visited the Pinal County Animal Care and Control whose mission is to provide rabies control, enforcement, protection, education, and adoption services to Pinal County residents so they can live in a community that promotes responsible pet ownership and is protected from diseased and aggressive domestic animals.

Officer Trey Pickett spoke to the student-athletes for 20 minutes about a variety of topics that covered dogs, reptiles and other mammals that live in the desert. Pickett then walked the thirteen players through and facility and showed them all the dogs they have in their care. At the end of Pickett’s presentation, the players had an opportunity to play with a few dogs in the Pinal County Animal Care and Control’s playground.

“It was really nice going there today and seeing all the dogs,” said Gui Leme. “I’m looking forward to going back there to volunteer and to work with the dogs.”

Student attendees: Conor Orton, Evan Waldrep, Luke Novick, Jack Gayton, Dillon Nino, Pato Yrizar, Christian Herrera, D.J. Villegas, Adam Ferguson, Gui Leme, Alex Knox, Judah Rashirai and Terrell Lowe.

“Today’s orientation was a great first step in our efforts to do more community service projects with the local humane society,” said Lauren Crum, Director of Academic and Personal Development at the Grande Sports Academy. “The animal control officers provided our student-athletes with great information and we are looking forward to assisting the shelter this summer.”

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RSL-AZ U-18 Elite Weekend Rewind: Las Vegas Players College Showcase

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HENDERSON, Nev. – The RSL-AZ U-18 Elite team participated in the 2014 Las Vegas Players College Showcase this past weekend.

For a full run down on all the weekends action, check out the recaps below. Season stats at bottom of page.

Match #1: RSL-AZ U-18 Elite vs. LVSA 96 Boys White (group play)

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RSL-AZ U-18 Elite opened up the LVPCS with a 2-4 loss to LVSA 96 Boys White on Friday afternoon at Heritage Park. Ten minutes into the match the Claret-and-Cobalt found themselves down 0-2 and would go into the half with a three goal deficit. The Claret-and-Cobalt cut away at LVSA’s lead with a goal in the opening minutes of the second half. Adam Ferguson played a long ball to Paul Bin, who dribbled to the touchline. He crossed the ball in, which found Tyler Buckley for a bottom corner finish. Midway through the second half Paul Bin doubled RSL’s lead on a blast from inside the box from a Danny Moreno pass. Unfortunately for RSL their efforts went to the wayside when LVSA scored another goal in the dying minutes of the match.

Match #2: RSL-AZ U-18 Elite vs. Crossfire Oregon (group play)

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RSL-AZ U-18 Elite rebounded from the opening match loss and rolled to a 3-1 win over Crossfire Oregon on Friday night. RSL opened their goal tally four minutes into the second half on a beautiful finish from Jose Tapia, who started his run from the halfway line. Crossfire equalized the match midway through the half, but found themselves trailing just one minute later. Paul Bin charged down the right-wing with pace and cut into the box before he was taken down from behind. He stepped up, converted the penalty and capped it off with a Gangnam Style celebration. Victor Alvarez scored RSL’s third goal in the 75th-minute after Tyler Buckley stripped a defender on top of the box. He quickly played to Alvarez, who took a touch and finished.

Match #3: RSL-AZ U-18 Elite vs. San Diego FA (group play)

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RSL-AZ U-18 Elite dropped the final match of group play, 1-2, to San Diego FA on Saturday afternoon. Trailing 0-1 at halftime, RSL scored an equalizer eight minutes into the second half when Adam Ferguson played a ball through traffic to Tyler Buckley. He then turned and passed to Paul Bin, who dribbled into the box and finished far post for this third goal in as many matches. San Diego pushed to retake the lead and would have had it if not for a huge save by RSL goalkeeper Miguel Martinez in the 52nd-minute. However, Martinez’s efforts went to the wayside in the 71st-minute when he stopped a San Diego shot, but failed to clear the danger. A San Diego FA player ran up and slotted the ball near post for the match-winner. Jose Tapia and Ishan Atit each had a look in the final minutes, but couldn’t find the back of the net.

Match #4: RSL-AZ U-18 Elite vs. LA Galaxy South Bay (playoff consolation)

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After closing out group play with a 1-2-0 showing, RSL-AZ U-18 Elite defeated LAGSB, 2-1, in a playoff consolation match on Sunday afternoon. RSL saved their best for last and jumped out of the gate with immediate pressure on the LAGSB goal. Their efforts paid off in the 30th-minute when Jose Tapia curled in a free kick which hit the post and bounced out. Victor Alvarez ran up and headed the ball back into the box. The goalkeeper was able to get a hand, but wasn’t able to clear before Kiuno Cann ran up and finished from close distance. Three minutes before the halftime break, LAGSB equalized on a free kick that was redirected into the back of the net. Ten minutes after the restart, Paul Bin intercepted a pass in LAGSB’s half. He played to Jose Tapia who crossed to Ishan Atit for a one-time finish. Both sides closed out the match with 10-men, as Tapia earned a second yellow in the 54th-minute and was sent off. An LAGSB player kicked an RSL player in the head in the 63rd-minute and was shown a straight red. RSL outlasted LAGSB and closed out the weekend with a 2-2 record.

RSL-AZ U-18 Elite: Tournament play, Arizona State League, Far West Regional (31 matches) UNOFFICIAL

Goalkeeper	Clean Sheets
Miguel Martinez (U-18 Elite)	8

RSL-AZ U-18 Elite	Goals	Assists
Victor Alvarez	4	3
Ishan Atit	5	6
Paul Bin	11	4
Matthias Binder	5	7
Tyler Buckley	1	2
Kiuno Cann	3
Gavino Carranza	1	1
Nate Deaton	1	1
Adam Ferguson		2
Aaron Herrera		2
Nicholas LaMonica	1
Tevin Lowe	1
Trent Lowe	1	2
Luke Novick	14	3
Radu Marcu	6
Jonathan Min		1
Albert Molina	6	1
Danny Moreno	3	4
Judah Rashirai		1
Jose Tapia	3	1
Josh Taylor	4

Photo Gallery: RSL-AZ U-18 vs. LA Galaxy South Bay

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HENDERSON, Nev. – RSL-AZ U-18 defeated LA Galaxy South Bay 2-1 in the final match at the Las Vegas Players College Showcase. Goals: Kiuno Cann, Ishan Atit. CLICK HERE for a full match recap.

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