Los Angeles Galaxy U-15 1-2 Portland Timbers U-15
In Monday morning’s 2018 Generation Adidas Cup Fall Regional matchup the Portland Timbers U-15s team scored twice on either side of halftime to defeat the LA Galaxy U-15s. LA was first to get on the scoresheet after a series of one touch give-and-go passes fell to the feet of Jason Cruz, who tucked the ball calmly into the back of the net. Portland responded by finding a goal with the last kick of the half. It came after an LA defensive clearance bounced to Portland’s Abraham Villalobos outside the box. Villalobos struck it sweetly into the top corner with a powerful volley for the equalizing goal.
After the break, both teams searched for a go-ahead goal, with Portland ultimately finding the back of the net. Kieran Halsinger hit a well-placed ball past LA’s keeper midway through the half. LA had few chances in the final third but never got a hold on the game as Portland secured a 2-1 victory.
Scoring Summary 1 2 F
LAG U-15 1 0 1
POR U-15 1 1 2
LAG: Jason Cruz
POR: Abraham Villalobos
POR: Kieran Halsinger
Starting Lineups:
LAG: Miguel-Angel Hernandez; Robert Koemmerer, Nicholas Baltazar, Owen Zarnick, Jason Cruz, Kai Djerbaka, Heath Pablico, Juan Calderon, Walter Portales, Stephan Soghomonian, Rylan Firouznam
POR: Beckham Sunderland; Volodymyr Kubrakov, Andrew Real, Brandon Mendez, Jaime Villanueva, Thomas Brown, Tyson Nguyen, Hakim Nizam, Abraham Villalobos, Jhovany Gaytan, Ben Augee
Seattle Sounders U-15 0-1 Vancouver Whitecaps U-15
Vancouver Whitecaps U-15s did just enough to defeat their Seattle Sounders U-15 opponents 1-0 in their 2018 Generation adidas Cup Fall Regional matchup Monday afternoon. Whitecaps midfielder Rohin Kapila took off on a breakaway in the 11th minute and tucked the ball past the keeper for the only goal of the game.
After the break, Seattle pushed hard for an equalizer that never came. The closest they came to finding it on four occasions in the match but the Seattle defense held firm. Its first chance was blocked with strong hands from Vancouver’s goalkeeper Harrison Gough. The second was a shot from outside the box that hit the crossbar and went over. The third was a well-placed shot that hit the inside of the post and was kicked clear. Finally, the Sounder’s saw their last chance off of a free kick hit the crossbar yet again. The game finished 1-0 in favor of Whitecaps FC.
Scoring Summary 1 2 F
SEA U-15 0 0 0
VAN U-15 1 0 1
VAN: Rohin Kapila
Starting Lineups:
SEA: Cole Kulhanek; Logan Calpito, Cody Baker, Krubelle Tesfaye, Takashi Sasaki, Joshua Arroyo Oliva, Juan Alvarez Rodriguez, Joshua Hardin, Tiger Shinoda, Antonio Herrera, Oscar Rincon-Rodriguez
VAN: Harrison Gough; Juliano Campedelli, Joshue Ndakala, Luke Norman, Eric Kim, Matteo Campagna, Rohin Kapila, Jay Joshua Herdman, Joseph Pereira, Eloliyon Yayo Mutombo, Theo Afework
Los Angeles FC U-15s 1-0 Colorado Rapids U-15s
In a tight Monday morning match up between LAFC and Colorado Rapids, the boys from California fought to come out on top taking the goal advantage on a 1-0 score line. The two sides started hot but could not find the footing needed in the attacking third. LA was awarded an early opportunity as some players got tangled in the box during a corner, giving LA a kick from the spot that was sent wide of the post. LA kicked up the pace late in the first trapping the Rapids into a defensive rhythm and forcing Colorado goalkeeper Isaac Nehme into multiple saves.
LAFC kept its pressure going, sending Kevin Jimenez down the left wing, where he used speed to get in behind against the goalkeeper, providing the California side its game-winning goal in the second half with a shot into the far side for the first and only goal of the game. During the dying minutes of the game, Colorado began firing on all cylinders, throwing LA into the defense, in search of the equalizing goal. However, it was not meant to be as the high pressure LAFC back line kept the shutout to close out its venture at the 2018 Generation adidas Cup Fall Regional.
Scoring Summary 1 2 F
Los Angeles FC 0 1 1
Colorado Rapids 0 0 0
LAFC: Kevin Jimenez
Starting Lineups:
Los Angeles FC: Harrison Faulkner; Daniel Vega, Antonio Leone, Alejandro Torres, Beau Yantz; Franco de Luna, Dylan Presta, Aldahir Rua; Favian Vazquez, Christian Torres, Kevin Jimenez;
Colorado Rapids: Isaac Nehme; Diego Berumen, Samuel Ovesen, Collin Keller, Yahir Lazos; Joaquin Torres, Anthony Sanchez, Darren Yapi, Ethan Ballek, Brandon Casales; Alan Salgado;
Seattle Sounders FC U-17s 2-0 Colorado Rapids U-17s
The Seattle Sounders FC U-17s and Colorado Rapids U-17s faced off on day three of the 2018 Generation adidas Cup Fall Regional, in a match that saw the Sounders keep the clean sheet over Colorado in a 2-0 win. Both teams came out of the gates hot, with Seattle controlling the game with a slight edge. The momentum continued to swing between the two until Seattle found the go-ahead goal late in the first half through Ethan Dobbelaere after Colorado’s Abraham Rodriguez deflected a shot into the air that fell in the path of Dobbelaere for a volley into the far corner.
The Sounders took its momentum into the second half, doubling its lead in the early goings after Daniel Leyva’s shot went just wide, bouncing off the far post where Austin Brummet cleaned up in front of an open goal. Colorado Rapids were not discouraged, putting aggressive fast paced plays forward in search of the elusive goals, but the ironclad Seattle defense prevented the Rapids from finding the back of the net and earning a clean sheet in its final U-17 match of the weekend.
Scoring Summary 1 2 F
Seattle Sounders 1 1 2
Colorado Rapids 0 0 0
SEA: Ethan Dobbelaere
SEA: Austin Brummet
Starting Lineups:
Seattle Sounders: Conrad Lee; Bryson Hankins, Nico McMillan, Eric Kinzer, Elias Katsaros; Christopher Hegardt, Sota Kitahara, Alex Villanueva, Daniel Leyva, Ethan Dobbelaere; Austin Brummet
Colorado Rapids: Abraham Rodriguez; Sebastian Anderson, James Doidge, Carlos Vasquez, Steve Flores; Brandon Farmelo, Jorge Munoz, Adan Cobos; Vladimir Walent, Jason Robles, Donovan Roux
LA Galaxy U-17s 1-0 San Jose Earthquakes U-17s
The final matchup of the 2018 U-17 Generation adidas Cup Fall Regional saw the California derby of LA Galaxy and San Jose Earthquakes play to a 1-0 finish in favor of LA Galaxy. After taking a moment to find the pace of the game, LA Galaxy opened the scoring through a headed effort courtesy of Andre Ramos as Cameron Dunbar found space on the right side to serve the cross. Galaxy would go on to use the goal as motivation to continue the attack but would see the break come with a one goal lead.
San Jose changed the game in the second half, applying high pressure around the Galaxy goal. The LA Galaxy backline played well to cut out the attack and make clearances before any danger came in to change the score line. As the Galaxy began to swing control of the ball in its favor in the second half, Earthquakes goalkeeper Marcelo Echeverria read the Galaxy attack to register impressive saves to prevent an extended lead, keeping the game without a goal in the second half.
Scoring Summary 1 2 F
LA Galaxy 1 0 1
San Jose Earthquakes 0 0 0
LAG: Andrew Ramos
Starting Lineups:
LA Galaxy: Carlos Zuniga; Ramses Martinez, Connor Place, Andre Ramos, Adrian Aguilar; Kevin Torres, Nestor Molina, Matt Palos, Sebastian Nava, Cameron Dunbar; Carson Klein
San Jose Earthquakes: Marcelo Echeverria; Joshua Ramirez, Israel Carrillo, Casey Walls, Leonardo Martinez; Zachary Hamilton, Tarun Karumanchi, David Valencia; Jerret Resser, Sergio Vasquez, Tyler Ohman
