Ayomide Akinola scored five goals and had three assists in three U.S. U-17 boys national team wins. The USA beat Guatemala (9-0 and 8-0) in Florida, before heading to Panama,where it defeated the host, 3-1.
Coach John Hackworth’s team is preparing for the next year’s U-17 Concacaf Championship hosted by Panama April 21-May 7 to determinethe region’s qualifiers for the 2017 U-17 World Cup.
Sept. 27 in Panama City
USA 3 Panama 1. U.S. scorers: Akinola 21, Acosta36, Carleton 66.
Sept.17 in Lakewood Ranch, Fla.
USA 9 Guatemala 0. Goals: Akinola 2, Sargent (Ferri) 7, Jones (Sargent) 18, Sargent 19, Jones (Lindsey) 39, Durkin (Angking) 55, Jones(Akinola) 57, Akinola (Gloster) 77, Gloster (Akinola) 82.
USA lineup — Garces; Gloster, McGann, Sands (Arteaga, 77), Lindsey (Vasquez, 57); Durkin (Booth, 57), Ferri (Goslin,46), Acosta (Angking, 46), Akinola, Sargent, Jones (Sands, 72).
Sept. 15 in Bradenton, Fla.
USA 8 Guatemala 0. Goals: Sands(Lindsey) 4, Akinola 6, Sargent (Sands) 9, Akinola (Sargent) 21, Sargent (Akinola) 37, Jones (Angking) 55, Angking (Vaughn) 69, Angking 83.
USA lineup — Budnik; Gloster(Cornfield-Saunders, 46), Vasquez (McGann, 46), Sands (Arteaga, 46), 2- Lindsey (Vaughn, 46); Durkin (Goslin, 46), Ferri (Booth, 46), Acosta (Angking, 46); Sands (Zyen Jones, 46), Sargent (Pereira,46), Akinola (Villegas, 46).