HENDERSON, Nev. – RSL-AZ U-18 Elite opened up the Las Vegas Players College Showcase with a 2-4 loss to LVSA 96 Boy White. Goals: Paul Bin, Tyler Buckley. CLICK HERE for a full match recap.
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HENDERSON, Nev. – RSL-AZ U-18 Elite opened up the Las Vegas Players College Showcase with a 2-4 loss to LVSA 96 Boy White. Goals: Paul Bin, Tyler Buckley. CLICK HERE for a full match recap.
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CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – Season stats for the Grande Sports Academy are listed below.
This past weekend marked the midway point for the Real Salt Lake U-16 & U-18 Academy teams. Through 14 USSDA league matches, both RSL Academy teams are the current leaders in the Southwest Division for their respective age groups.
GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | Pts/GP | |
Real Salt Lake AZ U-18 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 41 | 10 | 2.36 |
Real Salt Lake AZ U-16 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 43 | 6 | 2.5 |
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. Earlier this month the U-16s won back-to-back tournaments: 2014 Desert Classic (Feb. 7-9) and Presidents Day Tournament (Feb. 14-17).
Stats have been compiled with the following matches below:
RSL U-18 Academy: U.S. Soccer Development Academy league play (14 matches)
RSL U-16 Academy: U.S. Soccer Development Academy league play (14 matches)
RSL-AZ U-18 Elite: Tournament play, Arizona State League, Far West Regional (27 matches)
RSL-AZ U-16 Elite: Tournament play, Arizona State League, Far West Regional (35 matches)
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) | 9 |
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 | 5 | 3 |
Matthias Binder | 1 | |
Eric Carbajal | 9 | 5 |
Santi Carrillo | 1 | |
Jack Gayton | 2 | 1 |
Damian German | 4 | 3 |
Sam Gleadle | 7 | 5 |
Jose Hernandez | 5 | 5 |
Brooks Lennon | 1 | 2 |
Moises Rodriguez | 2 | |
Te Wihongi | 1 | 1 |
Pato Yrizar | 1 | |
RSL U-16 Academy | Goals | Assists |
Danny Acosta | 2 | |
Josh Doughty | 5 | 2 |
Tyler Feeley | 1 | |
Kris “Haiti” Fourcand | 1 | 2 |
Justen Glad | 4 | |
Aaron Herrera | 2 | |
Alex Knox | 1 | |
Brooks Lennon | 1 | 1 |
Grant Livingston | 1 | |
Terrell Lowe | 1 | 1 |
Sebastian Saucedo | 12 | 6 |
Tate Schmitt | 5 | 3 |
Diego “Diablo” Silva | 4 | 2 |
Miles Stray | 4 | |
Evan Waldrep | 1 | 1 |
Fahot Yogol | 3 | |
RSL-AZ U-18 Elite | Goals | Assists |
Victor Alvarez | 3 | 3 |
Ishan Atit | 4 | 6 |
Paul Bin | 8 | 3 |
Matthias Binder | 5 | 7 |
Kiuno Cann | 2 | |
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 | 3 |
Judah Rashirai | 1 | |
Jose Tapia | 2 | |
Josh Taylor | 4 | |
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 | 17 | 5 |
Ethan Shacknai | 1 | 1 |
Duncan Storey | 3 | |
Austin Tucker | 5 | |
Alex Valdez | 2 | |
Erik “Gallo” Virgen | 5 | 6 |
Aristotle Zarris | 2 | 1 |
Zane Zarris | 1 |
PHOENIX – The RSL-AZ U-16 & U-18 Elite teams traveled up to Phoenix over Presidents Day Weekend to participate in President Day Tournament.
For a full run down on all the weekends action, check out the recaps below
RSL-AZ U-16 Elite
Match #1: RSL-AZ U-16 Elite vs. Cook Inlet SC Velocity 98B Blue (Group Play)
After kicking off Presidents Day Tournament with a less than stellar opening 40 minutes of play in which the RSL-AZ U-16 Elite team found themselves down a goal, a four goal second half outburst carried the U-16s to an opening win and signaled more to come from what would be an impressive weekend. Alejandro Parra opened up his goal tally from a Diego Robles assist. Javi Avelar scored the eventual match winner on a penalty kick after Ryan Flood was taken down in the box. Austin Tucker found the back of the net from a Robles assist and Flood added RSL’s fourth and final goal from a Parra assist.
Match #2: RSL-AZ U-16 Elite vs. Rio SC Red Gunners (Group Play)
RSL-AZ U-16 Elite continued to dominate the opposition scored four more goals against Rio SC Red Gunners in the second match of group play. Diego Robles scored two goals, the first from a Mikey Lanzetta pass and the second from a Ryan Flood through ball. Flood scored RSL’s third goal on a beautiful free kick and Alejandro Parra added a fourth goal from a Zane Zarris assist.
Match #3: RSL-AZ U-16 Elite vs. Trebol SC White (Group Play)
RSL-AZ U-16 Elite posted their first shutout and scored a tournament best five goals over Colorado side Trebol SC White. RSL pounded the Trebol SC defense early on with a three goal effort in four minutes, the first goal in the 16th-minute when Austin Tucker won a ball in the midfield. He played to Parra down the wing, who sent a cross to the back post. Mikey Lanzetta chested the ball and finished. Three minutes later Marcos Hernandez to Lanzetta to Parra sprung Robles free in the box. In the 20th-minute Parra cut up the Trebol defense and crossed to Robles for his second goal. Ryan Flood added a second half brace from two Parra assists. With the win the RSL-AZ U-16 team advanced to the U-16 PDT championship.
Match #4: RSL-AZ U-16 Elite vs. Foothills SC 98 (Final)
In the PDT final match, RSL-AZ U-16 Elite jumped out to a 1-0 lead when Mikey Lanzetta collected a loose ball and beat a defender before playing to Alejandro Parra on top of the box. He played a square ball to Ryan Flood who then rifled a shot into the upper-v. The second half was the Diego Robles show, as he capped off an impressive weekend with a hat-trick. He scored his first goal moments into the second half and added a second from an Ethan Shacknai throw-in. The third goal was scored when Lanzetta played to Parra who chipped the backline. Robles ran up and finished the effort.
RSL U-16 Elite Season Stats (Tournament, AZ State League and FWRL: 31 Matches)
Goals: (15) Diego Robles, (9) Ryan Flood, (7) Alejandro Parra, (6) Robby Orona, (5) Mikey Lanzetta, (5) Gallo, (5) Javi Avelar, (5) Austin Tucker, (4) Gio Alcocer, (4) Kris Fourcand (3) Josh Allison, Ethan Shacknai, Marcos Hernandez, Patrick Ring, Aristotle Zarris
Assists: (15) Parra, (6) Gallo, (3) Duncan Storey, (5) Robles, (2) Avelar, (2) Alcocer, (2) Flood, Allison, Alex Valdez, Fourcand, Ring, Lanzetta, Zane Zarris, Shacknai
Clean Sheets: (5) Conor Orton, (4) Marcel Ruzan, Avelar, Jared Osgood
RSL-AZ U-18 Elite
Match #1: RSL-AZ U-18 Elite vs. Arsenal Colorado Royal (Group Play)
The RSL-AZ U-18 Elite team jumped out to an impressive start at the PDT defeating Arsenal Colorado Royal with a three goal second half effort. Jose Tapia scored the first goal and almost recorded a brace, but his piercing free kick was saved, which was then blasted into the back of the net by Like Novick. Paul Bin scored RSL’s third goal from an Adam Ferguson assist.
Match #2: RSL-AZ U-18 Elite vs. Foothills SC 96 (Group Play)
RSL suffered a 0-3 loss in the second match of PFT
Match #3: RSL-AZ U-18 Elite vs. Forza FC 96 Premier (Group Play)
RSL-AZ U-18 Elite bounced back and defeated Forza 2-1 with first half goals from Jose Tapia and Danny Moreno. The win moved RSL into the third place match at the PDT
Match #4: RSL-AZ U-18 Elite vs. Croatian Eagles U18 Boys MRL Red (Third Place Match)
In the third place match at PDT, the RSL-AZ U-18 Elite team suffered a 2-1 loss on two defensive errors. Radu Marcu scored the lone goal for the Claret-and-Cobalt on a penalty kick.
RSL U-18 Elite Season Stats (24 matches)
Goals: (14) Luke Novick, (8) Paul Bin, (6) Albert Molina, (6) Radu Marcu, (5) Matthias Binder, (4) Josh Taylor, (4) Ishan Atit, (3) Danny Moreno, (2) Kiuno Cann, (2) Victor Alvarez, (2) Jose Tapia, Trent Lowe, Gavino Carranza, Nate Deaton, Nicholas LaMonica, Tevin Lowe,
Assists: (7) Binder, (6) Atit, (3) Novick, (3) Alvarez, (3) Bin, (3) Moreno, (2) Aaron Herrera,(2) Trent Lowe, (2) Adam Ferguson, Judah Rashirai, Deaton, Jonathan Min, Carranza
Clean Sheets: (8) Miguel Martinez
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SAN DIEGO, Cali. – Playing in their first ever Nomads Thanksgiving Tournament, the Real Salt Lake U-18 and U-16 Elite teams went a combined 4-2-1 and outscored opponents 16-5 in seven matches. The U-18 Elite team shook off a less than stellar performance in their opening match and closed out the tournament with consecutive shutouts while the U-16 Elite team went undefeated in group play and advanced to the quarterfinals.
For a full run down on all the weekend’s action, check out the recaps below.
U-18 Elite
Match #1 (group play) vs. Strikers FC Whittier – McManus
The Real Salt Lake U-18 Elite team kicked off the tournament with the perfect start, scoring just four minutes into the match when Danny Moreno cleaned up and finished a deflection from an Albert Molina shot. Unfortunately for RSL they couldn’t maintain the start, as the defensive allowed two goals in quick succession halfway through the first half. Strikers FC Whittier put the game on ice in the 56th-minute when they doubled their lead and put the match out of RSL’s reach.
Match #2 (group play) vs. San Diego United
Looking to put the opening group loss behind them, the Real Salt Lake U-18 Elite team wanted to win big in the second match and unfortunately for San Diego United they were matched up against a motivated RSL.
One of those motivated players was Ishan Atit, who turned in one his best performances for the Claret-and-Cobalt, as he assisted on four goals and recorded a brace in a 7-0 win over San Diego United. Paul Bin scored two first half goals; the first from an Atit cross in the 3rd-minute and the second from an Atit long ball in the 35th-minute. Bin returned the favor on RSL’s second goal, when his low cross was converted by Atit. Atit’s second goal came right before the break when he dribbled two players and finished far post.
Atit connected with Luke Novick twice in the match. The first in the 21st-minute when he played a clever through ball to Novick and the second in the 60th-minute. RSL scored their final goal in the 62nd-minute when Jonathan Min lofted a ball over the goalkeeper, which allowed Novick to storm the goal and finish off his impressive performance with a hat-trick.
Match #3 (group play) vs. Inter FC 96 Premier
Heading into the final match, the U-18s needed a win and help to advance to the quarterfinals. Atit’s impressive form extended into this match, when he whipped in a corner, which found Albert Molina for RSL’s opening goal in the 12th-minute. RSL doubled their lead on another corner 20 minutes later when Luke Novick converted a Danny Moreno cross. Novick wrapped up his outstanding weekend on an individual effort in the 40th-minute for his fifth goal in the tournament. RSL defeated Inter 3-0, but were eliminated from group play and did not qualify for the lone wildcard spot, which ended their tournament run.
RSL U-18 Elite Season Stats (20 matches)
Goals: (13) Luke Novick, (7) Paul Bin, (6) Albert Molina, (5) Matthias Binder, (5) Radu Marcu, (4) Josh Taylor, (4) Ishan Atit, (2) Kiuno Cann, (2) Victor Alvarez, (2) Danny Moreno, Trent Lowe, Gavino Carranza, Nate Deaton, Nicholas LaMonica, Tevin Lowe
Assists: (7) Binder, (6) Atit, (3) Novick, (3) Alvarez, (3) Bin, (3) Moreno, (2) Aaron Herrera,(2) Trent Lowe, Carranza, Adam Ferguson, Judah Rashirai, Deaton, Jonathan Min
Clean Sheets: (7) Miguel Martinez
U-16 Elite
Match #1 (group play) vs. Placer Utd 98B Red
The Real Salt Lake U-16 Elite team jumped out to an early lead against Placer United when Chris Fourcand’s sustained pressure saw him strip the final defender in the 4th-minute and finish the effort. Mikey Lanzetta scored one of the best goals a Grande Sports Academy player will score this year in the 42nd-minute when curved a free kick from 28-yards out around the Placer wall into the upper 90. Lanzetta’s goal became the match winner for RSL, as they conceded a late own goal in the 2-1 opening win.
Match #2 (group play) vs. Encinitas Express
Looking to build off of the opening victory, RSL scored the opening goal for the second consecutive match when Erik “Gallo” Virgen converted a Gio Alcocer pass in the 15th-minute. The second goal eluded the Claret-and-Cobalt throughout the match and RSL saw their lead slip away in the 55th-minute when an Express corner was converted into the far post. RSL pushed for the winner, but were unable to find the back of the net in the 1-1 draw.
Match #3 (group play) vs. Diablo FC 97B
With four points through two matches, the RSL U-16 Elite team was in control on its own destiny and a win would secure advancement to the quarterfinals. For the third consecutive match, the Claret-and-Cobalt scored the opening goal in the early minutes and just like the first match Chris Fourcand and Mikey Lanzetta provided the fireworks. A great combination in the 13th-minute saw Alejandro Parra spring Fourcand through for the opening goal. Parra notched his second assist in the 57th-minute when his pass allowed Lanzetta to attack space and finish his effort. The 2-0 win propelled RSL to first in their group and a quarterfinals match up against Strikers FC Irvine.
Match #4 (quarterfinals) vs. Strikers FC Irvine
Playing in their fourth match in two days, the Real Salt Lake U-16 Elite team and Strikers FC Irvine played a physical match, which saw limited chances for both sides. After 60 minutes of scoreless soccer the match went straight into PKs, as per the tournament rules, which saw the Strikers eliminate the U-16 Elite team.
RSL U-16 Elite Season Stats (24 Matches)
Goals: (6) Diego Robles, (5) Robby Orona, (5) Gallo, (4) Javi Avelar, (4) Austin Tucker, (4) Ryan Flood, (4) Gio Alcocer, (4) Mikey Lanzetta, (4) Chris Fourcand, (3) Alejandro Parra, (2) Josh Allison, Ethan Shacknai, Marcos Hernandez, Patrick Ring
Assists: (6) Parra, (5) Gallo, (3) Duncan Storey, (3) Robles, (2) Avelar, Allison, Alex Valdez, Fourcand, Ring, Alcocer, Flood,
Clean Sheets: (4) Marcel Ruzan, (4) Conor Orton, Avelar
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CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – The Real Salt Lake Elite teams wrapped up their first season in the Arizona State League with an impressive weekend of play at the Grande Sports Academy, which saw the U-16s and U-18s secure promotion to Division I.
U-16 Elite
The U-16 Elite team dominated their age group, but had one unfortunate hiccup on Saturday morning when Fubolito Bimbo Fuente Azul 98 defeated the Claret-and-Cobalt 4-2 in a physical match. Midway through the second half and trailing by two goals, Javi Avelar cut the deficit when he converted a penalty, however, Fuente Azul scored two more minutes and held on for the win. Robby Orona added a late goal for RSL.
Photo Gallery: RSL U-16 Elite vs. Fuente Azul
On Sunday, the U-16 Elite team needed just a draw to win the Division II title and playing against Ahwatukee 98 White, the Claret-and-Cobalt came out aggressive and pounded Ahwatukee down the right-wing. It paid dividends in the 20th-minute when Gallo played a diagonal ball to Javi Avelar. Avelar continued his run and sent a low cross that headed to the back post for a waiting Austin Tucker, who calmly finished. Diego Robles added a late insurance goal in the 77th-minute when he beat the last defender with pace and finished the effort.
Photo Gallery: RSL U-16 Elite vs. Ahwatukee
In 7 Arizona State League matches, the U-16 Elite team won 6 matches and outscored opponents 20-6.
RSL U-16 Elite Season Stats (18 Matches)
Goals: (5) Robby Orona, (5) Diego Robles, (4) Javi Avelar, (4) Austin Tucker, (3) Gallo, (3) Alejandro Parra, (3) Ryan Flood, (3) Gio Alcocer, (2) Mikey Lanzetta, (2) Chris Fourcand, Ethan Shacknai, Macos Hernandez, Josh Allison, Patrick Ring
Assists: (4) Parra, (4) Gallo, (3) Duncan Storey, (2) Robles, Allison, Alex Valdez, Fourcand, Ring, Alcocer, Flood, Avelar
Clean Sheets: (3) Conor Orton, (3) Marcel Ruzan, Avelar
U-18 Elite
The RSL U-18 Elite team went undefeated in Arizona State League play and finished second in their Division after earning two draws this past weekend. On Saturday, Tevin Lowe scored the lone goal for the U-18s in a 1-1 draw with AZ Inferno 96,. The draw meant that the Claret-and-Cobalt could not drop points to their Sunday opponent Sereno South White, who had not given up a goal in six matches.
Seven minutes into the match, Nate Deaton bombed a diagonal ball forward to Paul Bin, who surprised the Sereno defense with his pace. He ran up to the ball, dribbled into the box and rounded the goalkeeper for the opening goal. Moments after the goal Sereno attacked the RSL defense with purpose and earned a free kick from the wing in the 10th minute. Service came in and was deflected towards to the RSL goal where an unmarked Sereno forward was waiting for an easy tap in. Both sides knocked the ball around for the remainder of the match and in the dying minutes it looked like Sereno was going to go up a goal when the RSL defense was caught on the counter, but Nicholas LaMonica made a goal line clearance in the 80th-minute to preserve the draw.
Photo Gallery: RSL U-18 Elite vs. Sereno South White
In 6 Arizona State League matches, the U-18 Elite team won 3 matches and drew 3.
RSL U-18 Elite Season Stats (17 matches)
Goals: (8) Luke Novick, (5) Matthias Binder, (5) Radu Marcu, (5) Albert Molina, (5) Paul Bin, (4) Josh Taylor, (2) Kiuno Cann, (2) Ishan Atit, (2) Victor Alvarez, (2) Danny Moreno, Trent Lowe, Gavino Carranza, Nate Deaton, Nicholas LaMonica, Tevin Lowe
Assists: (7) Binder, (3) Novick, (3) Alvarez, (2) Aaron Herrera,(2) Trent Lowe, (2) Moreno, Carranza, Adam Ferguson, Bin, Atit, Judah Rashirai, Deaton
Clean Sheets: (5) Miguel Martinez
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CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – The Real Salt Lake U-18 Elite team finished second in the Arizona State League Division II and secured promotion after picking up a point in a 1-1 draw with Sereno South White 98 on Sunday night at the Grande Sports Academy. Paul Bin scored the opening goal for the Claret-and-Cobalt, which was quickly equalized by a Sereno goal from a free kick three minutes later. Both teams had opportunities and chances throughout the match, but neither side could find the back of the net.
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