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Real Salt Lake U-16 Academy team extend winning and clean sheet streak to three

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Real Salt Lake U-18 Academy - Grande Sports Academy - G.Cleverly - Aaron Herrera (4)CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – The Real Salt Lake U-16 Academy has extended their winning and clean sheet streak to three following their 2-0 win over Southwest Division foes San Diego Surf on Saturday afternoon at the Grande Sports Academy.

Photo Gallery: Real Salt Lake vs. Surf

The Claret-and-Cobalt’s first half was one of the best showings all season. The right side pairing of Aaron Herrera and Tate Schmitt created matchup problems for the Surf, which RSL took advantage of in the 25th-minute. Schmitt attacked the left-wing and stopped about halfway into the Surf’s half. He looked up and whipped in a cross to Sebastian Saucedo, who trapped the ball and slotted the ball into the near post for his team high fifth goal.

Diego “Diablo” Silva terrorized the right-side of the Surf defense with pace and doubled RSL’s lead in the 30th-minute when Josh Doughty played a ball up top Saucedo. Saucedo cut into the box, dribbled to the touch-line and passed to the top of the 18 to Silva, who hit the ball one time for his third goal on the season. Doughty had RSL’s final chance before half, but his tight-angled shot was saved for a corner.

After the break, RSL continued to impress in the second half. Herrera, Justen Glad, Miles Stray and Grant Livingston were a wall and limited the Surf to little possession in RSL’s half. Doughty, Saucedo and Schmitt continued to combine for chances up top, but had all their shots blocked or saved. Glad provided some late heroics on the Sruf’s final push in the 80th-minute when he slid in front of a shot and blocked it.

Through six matches, RSL leads the Southwest Division with 15 points. In RSL’s last three matches, all at home, they have outscored opponents 11-0.

Goals by Period                                1          2          F

Real Salt Lake U-16 Academy         1          1          2

Surf                                                            0         0           1

Scoring Summary:

RSL – Sebastian Saucedo (assist: Tate Schmitt) – 25′

RSL – Diego “Diablo” Silva (assist: Sebastian Saucedo) – 30′

Lineup:

Real Salt Lake: Christian Herrera, Grant Livingston (Fahot Yogol, 69′), Miles Stray, Justen Glad, Aaron Herrera, Danny Acosta, Evan Waldrep, Diego “Diablo” Silva, Josh Doughty (Daniel Lee, 76′), Tate Schmitt (Alex Knox, 72′), Sebastian Saucedo.

Real Salt Lake U-16 Academy thrash Arsenal

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Grande Sports Academy - Real Salt Lake U-16 - G.Cleverly - Tyler Feeley, Fito Ovalle, Justen Glad, Josh Doughty, Daniel Lee (2)CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – A stout defensive performance and a second half flurry of goals helped the Real Salt Lake U-16 team cruise to a 6-0 victory over Arsenal on Saturday afternoon at the Grande Sports Academy. Sebastian “Bofo” Saucedo and Miles Stray scored goals on both sides of the half while Justen Glad added a brace in the final minutes, as the defense recorded their third shutout through five matches.

Photo Gallery: Real Salt Lake U-16 vs. Arsenal U-16

Real Salt Lake kept the Arsenal defense on their heels for the majority of the first half, however, it took the Claret-and-Cobalt 36 minutes before they cracked the stingy Arsenal defense. Sacuedo cut though and lofted a ball over the last defender while Stray ran up and hammered the back into the back of net. After this, the onslaught was on. RSL added one more before the half when Tate Schmitt was taken down from behind inside the box. Saucedo stepped up and calmly converted the penalty to the right.

Fourteen minutes in the second half, Diego “Diablo” Silva made one of his patent runs down the wing and cut into the box with blistering pace. As the Arsenal defense pinched in to cut him off, Silva then passed to the top of the box where an unmarked Stray was waiting, who calmly finished for his team high fourth goal.

RSL’s offense continued to push the effort and scored their fourth goal in the 70th-minute when Saucedo played a ball into the box from a corner. The ball took a few deflections and squirted out to Glad, who flung his body around with finished with his left foot. Glad added his second on the season four minutes later when he directed a header to the far post from a Tyler Feeley cross. Saucedo scored RSL’s final goal in the 76th-minute when he dribbled into the box and finished.

Through five matches, the Real Salt Lake U-16 Academy team has outscored opponents 22-3 and is currently in first place in the Southwest Division.

Goals by Period                                1          2          F

Real Salt Lake U-16 Academy         2          4          6

Arsenal                                                     0         0           0

Scoring Summary:

RSL – Miles Stray (assist: Sebastian Saucedo) – 36′

RSL – Sebastian Saucedo – 40′

RSL – Miles Stray (assist: Diego “Diablo” Silva) – 54′

RSL – Justen Glad – 70′

RSL – Justen Glad (assist: Tyler Feeley) – 74′

RSL – Sebastian Saucedo – 76′

Lineup:

Real Salt Lake: Christian Herrera, Aaron Herrera (Tyler Feeley, 61′), Justen Glad, Danny Acosta (Daniel Lee, 67′), Gavino Carranza, Fito Ovalle, Tate Schmitt (Terrell Lowe, 65′), Diego “Diablo” Silva (Alex Knox, 61′), Evan Waldrep (Josh Doughty, 50′), Miles Stray, Sebastian Saucedo.

Weekend Soccer Preview: RSL Academy & Elite teams to play six matches in two days

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Grande Sports Academy - Real Salt Lake U-16 - Crossfire Premier - G.Cleverly - Paul BinCASA GRANDE, Ariz. – The Grande Sports Academy home of the Real Salt Lake Academy went a perfect 6-0 in U.S. Soccer Development Academy and Arizona State League play two weeks ago. The Academy has another chance to do it again this weekend with four matches on Saturday and two on Sunday. In a rare occurrence, all the matches will be played at the Grande Sports Academy.

Complete weekend schedule in table form below

Academy

The RSL U-16 and U-18 Academy teams host Southwest Division foes Arsenal on Saturday. The U-18 team, ranked #1 in the nation by Top Drawer Soccer, is the only U.S. Soccer Development Academy team in the nation to not drop any points this season; winning all four matches. The U-18s have outscored their opponents 10-2 and defeated Real So Cal 4-0 in their most recent match on October 26th. The Arsenal U-18 squad is 2-2-2.

The U-16 team, ranked #4 in the nation by Top Drawer Soccer, is second in the Southwest Division with a 3-1-0 record. The U-16s have outscored their opponents 16-3, while earning two clean sheets. Josh Doughty leads the team in scoring with four goals. In their most recent match, the U-16s defeated Real So Cal 3-0 on October 26th. The Arsenal U-16 squad is 2-3-1.

The U-18s play first at 10:00 AM. The U-16 match kicks off at 12:30 PM.

Elite

The RSL U-16 and U-18 Elite teams have dominated Arizona State League play this season. The U-18 squad has gone 3-1-0 and is currently in second place. They face AZ Inferno 96 on Saturday with kickoff set for 10:45 AM. On Sunday they host division leaders Sereno South 96 White with kickoff at 4:05 PM.

The U-16 team has won all five matches played and has a four point lead. On Saturday they host Funolito Bimbo Fuente Azul 98 with kickoff set for 9:00 AM. On Sunday they host Ahwatukee 98 White with kickoff set for 2:20 PM.

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Date Time Team Team Location
Nov. 9 9:00 AM RSL U-16 Elite VS Funolito Bimbo Fuente Azul 98 GSA
Nov. 9 10:00 AM RSL U-18 Academy VS Arsenal U-18 GSA
Nov. 9 10:45 AM RSL U-18 Elite VS AZ Inferno 96 GSA
Nov. 9 12:30 PM RSL U-16 Academy VS Arsenal U-16 GSA
Nov. 10 2:20 PM RSL U-16 Elite VS Ahwatukee 98 White GSA
Nov. 10 4:05 PM RSL U-18 Elite VS Sereno South 96 White GSA