New England Revolution Academy Highlights: December 16, 2024
December 16, 2024 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
New England Revolution News Release
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The New England Revolution Academy's Under-18 and Under-16 teams concluded their MLS NEXT fall season last week, competing in the 2024 MLS NEXT Fest in Indio, California.
The U-18s collected a 2-1-0 record across their three matches in Coachella Valley. After falling 3-1 to Austin FC in the opening match, the U-18s shut out the San Jose Earthquakes, 2-0, the following day, with goals from Grant Emerhi (2008 - Mansfield, Mass.) and Cristiano Oliveira (2008 - Somerville, Mass.). The U-18s capped off tournament play last Monday earning a 3-0 victory over Columbus Crew, with Emerhi netting a brace and Cristiano Carlos (2008 - Chicopee, Mass.) adding the final goal. Goalkeepers Owen Beninga (2007 - Jackson, Wyo.) and Julian Chapman (2008 - Maplewood, N.J.) both contributed to New England's two clean sheets in the tournament. The U-18s ended the fall campaign with a second-place finish in the MLS NEXT Flex standings, posting a 9-3-2 record with 41 goals.
Also in MLS NEXT Fest action, the U-16s posted a 1-1-1 record over three games at the annual winter tournament. The U-16s battled Minnesota United FC to a 1-1 draw last Sunday, with Judah Siqueira (2009 - South Easton, Mass) scoring the lone goal for New England. On Tuesday, the U-16s secured a 3-0 shutout victory against Columbus Crew, with goals from Paolo Tornberg Ayala (2009 - Revere, Mass.), Simon Medina (2009 - Boston, Mass.), and Ivan Villalobos Lopez (2009 - Lumberton, N.C.). Ryker Fauth (2009 - Milford, Mass.) registered his sixth clean sheet of the season in the victory. The U-16s fell, 6-0, to LA Galaxy in their final match of the week. Ranking second in the MLS NEXT Flex standings, the U-16s finished the fall season with an impressive 13-1-1 record. Siqueira led New England's attack with 15 goals during the fall campaign.
The U-15s closed out the fall season with an 8-1-4 record in MLS NEXT Flex action. Across all competitions, 15 players found the scoresheet for New England. Brandon Velez (2010 - Concord, Mass.) and Lucas Pereira (2010 - East Merrimack, N.H.) are tied for the team lead in goals, tallying seven each in the fall campaign. Goalkeepers Mason Yang (2010 - Windsor, Conn.) and JV De Almeida (2010 - Marlborough, Mass.) each collected two clean sheets this season.
The Revolution's U-14s concluded fall action with a perfect 13-0-0 record in MLS NEXT, owning 87 goals and 67 assists. Musah Adamu (2011 - Manchester, Conn.) led New England with 24 goals and 14 assists across all competitions, while Landon Ho Sang (2011 - Springfield, Mass.) pitched in 21 goals and 13 helpers.
Rounding out the 2024 MLS NEXT fall campaign, the U-13s boasted an 11-4-0 record. Throughout the first half of the 2024-25 MLS NEXT season, the U-13s combined for 60 goals, with Marlito Quijada (2012 - Ashland, Mass.) leading the way with 13 tallies.
All five Revolution Academy teams are set to resume the 2024-25 MLS NEXT season in March. Visit the MLS NEXT home page or Revolutionsoccer.net/Academy for more information and the latest news.
UNDER 18s
New England Revolution U-18s vs. Austin FC U-18s
Friday, December 6, 2024
New England Revolution 1, Austin FC 3
Scoring Summary:
NE - Cristiano Oliveira 6'
ATX - 56'
ATX - 68'
ATX - 88'
Revolution U-18s: Julian Chapman; Josh Poulson (Eli Ackerman 69'), Aidan Reilly (Joaquin Garcia Zilinskas 80'), Sheridan McNish, Sage Kinner; Javaun Mussenden, Edwin Flores (Giuseppe Ciampa 58'), Cristiano Oliveira (Jordi Tornberg Ayala 80'); Cristiano Carlos (Cliff-Grova Rwabira 69'), Raphael Alves (Aaron Ineh 69'), Grant Emerhi (Bryan Norena 58').
Substitutes Not Used: Owen Beninga, Gershom Matimano.
New England Revolution U-18s vs. San Jose Earthquakes U-18s
Saturday, December 7, 2024
New England Revolution 2, San Jose Earthquakes 0
Scoring Summary:
NE - Grant Emerhi (Gershom Matimano) 80'
NE - Cristiano Oliveira (Edwin Flores) 88'
Revolution U-18s: Owen Beninga; Eli Ackerman (Gershom Matimano 69'), Aidan Reilly, Joaquin Garcia Zilinskas, Sage Kinner (Sheridan McNish 46'); Bryan Norena (Jordi Tornberg Ayala 78'), Edwin Flores, Cristiano Carlos (Cristiano Oliveira 44'); Cliff-Grova Rwabira (Josh Poulson 78'), Raphael Alves, Grant Emerhi.
Substitutes Not Used: Aaron Ineh, Julian Chapman.
New England Revolution U-18s vs. Columbus Crew U-18s
Monday, December 9, 2024
New England Revolution 3, Columbus Crew 0
Scoring Summary:
NE - Grant Emerhi (Penalty Kick) 36'
NE - Grant Emerhi (Cristiano Oliveira) 55'
NE - Cristiano Carlos (Javaun Mussenden) 67'
Revolution U-18s: Owen Beninga (Julian Chapman 46'); Eli Ackerman, Sage Kinner, Sheridan McNish, Aidan Reilly (Josh Poulson 70'); Giuseppe Ciampa, Jordi Tornberg Ayala (Edwin Flores 58'), Cristiano Carlos (Joaquin Garcia Zilinskas 79'); Cristiano Oliveira (Cliff-Grova Rwabira 58'), Aaron Ineh (Javaun Mussenden 46'), Grant Emerhi (Bryan Norena 70').
Substitutes Not Used: Gershom Matimano, Raphael Alves.
UNDER 16s
New England Revolution U-16s vs. Minnesota United FC U-16s
Sunday, December 8, 2024
New England Revolution 1, Minnesota United FC 1
Scoring Summary:
NE - Own Goal 75'
NE - Judah Siqueira (Levi Katsell) 83'
Revolution U-16s: Reinner Fidelis; Jonathan Cante (Josh Poulson 46', Edon Zharku 90'), Kauan De Campos, Alex Glassman, Aarin Prajapati; Paolo Tornberg Ayala (Kaleb De Oliveira 74'), Levi Katsell, Chris Scott (Bayron Morales-Vega 83'); Judah Siqueira, Brandon Velez (Ivan Villalobos Lopez 46'), Simon Medina (Isaiah Claverie 69').
Substitutes Not Used: Kaisei Korytoski, Lucas Aquino, Ryker Fauth.
New England Revolution U-16s vs. Columbus Crew U-16s
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
New England Revolution 3, Columbus Crew 0
Scoring Summary:
NE - Paolo Tornberg Ayala (Judah Siqueira) 13'
NE - Simon Medina (Judah Siqueira) 74'
NE - Ivan Villalobos Lopez (Jonathan Cante) 83'
Revolution U-16s: Ryker Fauth; Edon Zharku, Kauan De Campos (Alex Glassman 75'), Isaiah Claverie (Bayron Morales-Vega 78'), Aarin Prajapati (Brandon Velez 78'); Ivan Villalobos Lopez, Levi Katsell, Kaisei Korytoski (Chris Scott 46'); Judah Siqueira, Kaleb De Oliveira (Simon Medina 46'), Paolo Tornberg Ayala (Jonathan Cante 73').
Substitutes Not Used: Lucas Aquino, Reinner Fidelis.
New England Revolution U-16s vs. LA Galaxy U-16s
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
New England Revolution 0, LA Galaxy 6
Scoring Summary:
LA - 3'
LA - 7'
LA - 25'
LA - 65'
LA - 73'
LA - 77'
Revolution U-16s: Ryker Fauth (Reinner Fidelis 46'); Jonathan Cante, Edon Zharku, Aarin Prajapati, Alex Glassman; Paolo Tornberg Ayala (Kauan De Campos 68'), Levi Katsell (Brandon Velez 68'), Bayron Morales-Vega (Chris Scott 46'); Judah Siqueira (Kaleb De Oliveira 68'), Ivan Villalobos Lopez (Kaisei Korytoski 68'), Simon Medina (Isaiah Claverie 68').
Substitutes Not Used: Lucas Aquino.
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