CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – This past Sunday marked three months to the day the Real Salt Lake Academy defeated Solar Chelsea 4-2 in the U-16 U.S. Soccer Development Academy Finals Week Championship.
Justen Glad scored the eventual match winning goal in the 75th-minute when a corner was headed back into the box by Damian German. Glad outjumped the Solar defense and hammered a powerful header into the back of the net. Evan Waldrep added an insurance goal three minutes later, which put Solar out of the match.
Brooks Lennon and Sebastian “Bofo” Saucedo scored first half goals for RSL.
The video below is the complete match.
1st goal: 28:25 Solar Chelsea
2nd goal: 31:40 (Brooks Lennon, assisted by Sebastian “Bofo” Saucedo)
3rd goal: 39:50 (Sebastian “Bofo” Saucedo, assisted by Brooks Lennon)
4th goal: 1:27:25 Solar Chelsea
5th goal: 1:36:50 (Justen Glad, assisted by Damian German)
6th goal: 1:39:40 (Evan Waldrep, assisted by Brooks Lennon)
Trophy: 1:56:20