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Rapids Academy in Generation adidas Cup in Dallas

April 14, 2014 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Colorado Rapids News Release


The Colorado Rapids open their participation in the Generation adidas Cup 2014 on Tuesday afternoon in Dallas, with the club's youth team taking on the New York Red Bulls at 4pm CT / 3pm MT. The tournament, which is made up of Academy players born Jan. 1, 1997 or later, will include all MLS clubs as well as three international teams.

The Rapids Academy squad, under coach Mitch Murray, will play in Group A of the International Division, which includes the Seattle Sounders and storied Brazilian club Flamengo in addition to New York. A complete schedule of the team's Group Stage matches is below.

Colorado was among nine MLS sides that qualified for the International Division of the tournament, by virtue of a third-place finish in the qualifying tournaments held late last year and early in 2014. The Rapids earned a record of 2-1-2 (W-L-T), beating RSL and Houston, tying Chicago and Kansas City, and losing to FC Dallas. Those events took place last October here at Dick's Sporting Goods Park and in February at Casa Grande, Arizona.

A full preview of the tournament can be found here, which mentions Rapids Academy defender Quentin Pearson, also a member of the United States U-18 National Team, as one of the "Players to Watch." The Rapids' roster for the tournament is also below.

Stay tuned to www.ColoradoRapids.com, as well as the Rapids on Twitter and Facebook, for updates on the team's efforts in Dallas.

Group A (International Division)

Tuesday, April 15

Rapids vs. New York Red Bulls

4pm CT / 2pm MT

Wednesday, April 16

Rapids vs. Flamengo

Time TBD (Rescheduled from 4/14)

Thursday, April 17

Rapids vs. Seattle Sounders

4pm CT / 2pm MT

Colorado Rapids Roster

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36 Nathan Braaten

37 Miles Chow

38 Kyle Ericson

31 Connor Gavigan

39 JT Grover

41 Elias Helbig

34 William Hertzl

52 Luke Marchesani

42 Blake Moncur

32 Elijah Mwenebitu

33 Quentin Pearson

43 Samuel Raben

44 Ernesto Rangel

48 Chris Reichman

46 Anthony Rosales

47 Antonio Rosales

30 Tucker Schneider

45 Greer Solarte

73 Sam Vines

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