[DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY] D.C. United entered spring play as the only unbeaten team in the Development Academy’s U-15/16 age group, but that quickly changed asBaltimore Bays Chelsea ended United’s unbeaten streak at 13 games with a 4-1 win on Saturday in Baltimore.
Gerson Umana, the fall season’sleading scorer, opened the scoring in the 19th minute off an Austin Pelto pass for D.C. United, but it was all Bays after that.
GavinBarger, Max Graham, Nate Hall and Connor Smith to win the game for the Bays, who had a comenack of their own the next day to beat Matchfit,3-2, on goals by Momoh Ermuse, Graham and Smith.
“We learned a lot about the current state of the group and were exposed in several aspects,” saidD.C. coach Tom Torres. “It’s important not to take anything away from the Bays as they were the better group on the day and deserved the result withtheir solid attack and defensive motivation for an entire match. Most important for our group is that they realized that every game will be a tough one and they have much work to do thisspring.”