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RIVERSIDE, Calif. – The Real Salt Lake U-15/16 Academy team rolled to a 4-0 win over Arsenal FC U-15/16. Goals: D.J. Villegas, Josh Doughty, Leo Fuchs and Diego “Diablo” Silva. CLICK HERE for a full match recap.
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CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – Southwest Division leaders Real Salt Lake-AZ bested Northwest Division leaders Seattle Sounders, 3-1, in a United States Soccer Development Academy U-15/16 West Conference showdown on Saturday afternoon at the Grande Sports World.
Justen Glad, Josh Doughty and Terrell Lowe notched the goals for Real Salt Lake-AZ U-15/16, who have yet to drop any points at home this season through eight matches.
Real Salt Lake U-15/16, looking to shake off a rare loss in their most recent USSDA league match in the previous weekend’s action, opened their goal tally nine minutes into the match on a Seattle defensive blunder. Tate Schmitt whipped in a free kick from the left-wing that the Seattle goalkeeper couldn’t corral in the air. The ball slipped through his fingers and dropped to an unmarked Justen Glad on the backpost, who knocked in the opening goal from close range.
The Claret-and-Cobalt doubled their lead fourteen minutes into the second half on a calmly converted penalty. Doughty attacked space and cut into the box before he was clipped from behind. He stepped up and slotted the shot into the right-side netting for his seventh goal on the season.
Lowe was brought on as a 70th-minute substitute, and he scored RSL-AZ’s third and final goal three minutes later on a cross-and-header. Gavino Carranza dribbled to the touchline from the left-wing and lifted a ball to the middle of the box where an unmarked Lowe waited before he headed the ball into the net.
Immediately after the restart a Seattle player was shown a second yellow for an ill-timed tackle near midfield. The send-off didn’t faze Seattle as they picked up the urgency and stormed into RSL-AZ’s half in the dying minutes and scored their lone goal on a tight-angled shot from the touchline. The goal was just the second goal given up by the RSL-AZ U-15/16 team at home in eight matches.
Real Salt Lake-AZ U-15/16′s will travel Los Angeles this upcoming weekend. They face Arsenal FC U-15/16 on Saturday, March 29th, at Riverside Community College with kickoff set for 12:30 PM PST. The following day, RSL-AZ will square off against Real So Cal at Oak Park High School with kickoff set for 1:30 PM PST.
-Real Salt Lake-AZ Academy Match Report-
Match:Real Salt Lake-AZ U-15/16 vs. Seattle Sounders U-15/16
Date: March 22nd, 2014
Competition: USSDA
Venue: Grande Sports World
Kickoff: 1:30 PM PT
| Scoring Summary | 1 | 2 | F |
| Real Salt Lake-AZ U-15/16 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Seattle Sounders U-15/16 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
RSL – Justen Glad – 9th minute
RSL – Josh Doughty – 54th minute
RSL – Terrell Lowe (assist: Gavino Carranza) – 73rd minute
Seattle – 79th minute
Real Salt Lake-AZ: Christian Herrera, Aaron Herrera, Justen Glad, Miles Stray, Gavino Carranza, Danny Acosta, Tate Schmitt (Fahot Yogol – 78), Alex Knox (Tyler Feeley – 73), Evan Waldrep (Leo Fuchs – 75), Josh Doughty (Kris “Haiti” Fourcand – 66), D.J. Villegas (Terrell Lowe – 70)
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – The Real Salt Lake U-16 Academy team remains perfect at home following their three goal shutout win over Southwest Division rivals Chivas USA U-16 at the Grande Sports World on Saturday night.
Diego “Diablo” Silva, Josh Doughty and D.J. Villegas all found the back of the net for the Claret-and-Cobalt, who have now won all seven matches played at home this season in which they have outscored opponents 23-1.
Silva opened up the scoring in the 20th-minute on a give-and-go with Doughty. Silva collected the ball near the halfway line and played to Doughty, who charged up the middle. He picked up his head and played to Silva down the left-wing, who attacked the net with pace, cut in to his left and finished into the right-side netting.
In the 36th-minute, the Claret-and-Cobalt doubled their lead after Tate Schmitt cut through the Chivas USA defense and fired a shot from close range. The goalkeeper managed to get a hand on the ball, but couldn’t collect the blistering shot, which dropped to Doughty, who finished for his 6th goal on the season.
With seconds remaining in the half, Schmitt looked to add to RSL’s lead from an Alex Knox cross, but a well timed save by the Chivas goalkeeper held RSL to two goals as they went into the halftime ebreak.
After the restart, RSL continued to attack the Chivas goal with purpose and shots from Waldrep, Doughty and Danny Acosta all missed their mark in the opening sixteen minutes.
With less than a minute remaining in regulation, RSL scored their third and final goal when Waldrep cut a defender on the corner on the box. He took a touch to his right and curled a shot that hit the crossbar and bounced out to Villegas. He calmly collected the bouncing ball and slotted the shot into the right-side netting for his first career academy goal.
RSL will travel to California next week to play Santa Cruz Breakers Academy on Saturday and San Jose Earthquakes on Sunday.
-Real Salt Lake Academy Match Report-
Match:Real Salt Lake U-16 vs. Chivas USA U-16
Date: March 10th, 2014
Competition: USSDA
Venue: Grande Sports World
Kickoff: 5:30 PM PT
Scoring Summary: 1 2 F
Real Salt Lake U-16 2 1 3
Chivas USA U-16 0 0 0
RSL – Diego “Diablo” Silva (assist: Josh Doughty) – 20th minute
RSL – Josh Doughty – 36th minute
RSL – D.J. Villegas – 79th minute
Real Salt Lake: Christian Herrera, Aaron Herrera, Miles Stray, Gavino Carranza, Diego “Diablo” Silva, Evan Waldrep (Nicholas LaMonica – 79), Danny “Catracho” Acosta, Josh Doughty (Jesus Avelar – 79), Alex Knox (Fahot Yogol – 56), Tate Schmitt (D.J. Villegas – 56), Kris “Haiti” Fourcand (Tyler Feeley – 60)
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – Real Salt Lake U-16 Academy defeated Chivas USA U-16, 3-0 at the Grande Sports World on Saturday night. Diego “Diablo” Silva, Josh Doughty and D.J. Villegas all found the back of the for the Claret-and-Cobalt in the victory. CLICK HERE for a full match recap.
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SAN DIEGO – Real Salt Lake U-16 extended its unbeaten streak to eleven matches following their two goal shutout win over Southwest Division foes Nomads SC U-16 on Sunday afternoon.
The shutout was RSL’s ninth through thirteen USSDA league matches, in which the Claret-and-Cobalt has scored thirty goals. RSL U-16 is tied for second in the U-16 age group in goals against with six.
Evan Waldrep scored his first league goal and broke the scoreless deadlock in the 25th-minute on a volleyed shot from outside the box. A cross came in from the right-wing and bounced around before Sebastian Saucedo fired from close range. The ball bounced out to Waldrep, who finished far post.
RSL looked to double their lead and shots by Josh Doughty and Sebastian Saucedo in the closing minutes of first half were saved by the Nomads goalkeeper.
After the restart, RSL continued to assert their dominance and doubled their lead in the 61st-minute on a penalty from Saucedo, who was taken down in the box when he cut in from the middle.
RSL goalkeeper Christian Herrera had a quite day, but came up big when it mattered. In the 47th-minute a Nomads forward broke through the RSL backline. Herrera ran off his line, made himself big, and smothered the shot.
The Nomads ‘keeper continued to impress and stopped a deadly shot by Tate Schmitt in the 69th-minute, which was the final shot for either side.
-Real Salt Lake Academy Match Report-
Match:Real Salt Lake U-16 vs. Nomads SC U-16
Date: February 23, 2014
Competition: USSDA
Venue: San Diego Polo Club
Kickoff: 2:30 PM MT
Scoring Summary: 1 2 F
Real Salt Lake U-16 1 1 2
Nomads SC U-16 0 0 0
RSL – Evan Waldrep – 25th minute
RSL – Sebastian Saucedo – 45th minute
Real Salt Lake: Christian Herrera, Alex Knox (Aaron Herrera – 65), Justen Glad, Gavino Carranza, Diego Silva, Evan Waldrep, Danny Acosta, D.J. Villegas (Tate Schmitt – 41), Josh Doughty (Jesus Avelar – 72), Fahot Yogol (Terrell Lowe – 41), Sebastian Saucedo (Tyler Feeley – 76)
DEL MAR, Calif. – Real Salt Lake U-16 is now undefeated in ten matches – dating back to October 27th – following their 1-1 draw with Southwest Division rivals San Diego Surf on Saturday afternoon.
Fresh off of its impressive 2013-14 Generation Adidas Cup group stage triumph, this saw the Claret-and-Cobalt win Central Region qualifying, RSL U-16 Academy team struggled for the majority of the match, but looked like they would walk away with three points.
Sebastian Saucedo broke the scoreless deadlock three minutes before the halftime break when Danny Acosta stripped a Surf player around the halfway line. He dribbled forward and played to Sebastian Saucedo, who took a touch and finished near post. It was a sigh of relief due to the less than impressive first half showing, which saw Surf control the majority of the match with an aggressive attack that forced RSL U-16’s into some uncharacteristic decision making.
With the lead in hand, RSL U-16’s looked determined to extend the lead in the second half, but the Surf’s persistence paid off when a shot from outside the box took a nasty deflection and hit the RSL crossbar and dropped down for the equalizing goal. Fans and even the player looked stunned at what had just happened.
RSL pushed for the lead, but were thwarted time after time by a well organized Surf defense, who forced RSL to play to the wings. RSL cut in on numerous occasions from the wings, but their transition was poor and every pass or cross was either missed or played to the wrong player.
Surf didn’t threaten much after the goal and held 10-men behind the ball to hold on for the one point. It is just the third time this season the RSL U-16 team has dropped points.
-Real Salt Lake Academy Match Report-
Match:Real Salt Lake U-16 vs. San Diego Surf U-16
Date: February 22, 2014
Competition: USSDA
Venue: San Diego Polo Club
Kickoff: 2:30 PM MT
Scoring Summary: 1 2 F
Real Salt Lake U-16 1 0 0
San Diego Surf U-16 0 1 0
RSL – Sebastian Saucedo (assist: Danny Acosta) – 37th minute
SURF – 45th minute
Real Salt Lake: Christian Herrera, Aaron Herrera, Justen Glad, Miles Stray, Gavino Carranza, Danny Acosta, Evan Waldrep (Kris “Haiti” Fourcand – 48), Tate Schmitt, Josh Doughty (Tyler Feeley – 75), Diego Silva (Alex Knox – 65), Sebastian Saucedo