[NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: Day 2] Chicago Fire Academy put itself in good position to advance to the McGuire Cup final with a 4-1 win over Plantation Copa on thesecond day of play at the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships at the Overland Park (Kan.) Soccer Complex. Group play continues Thursday and Friday.
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— Defending national champion SantaBarbara SC White defeated GSA Phoenix Red, 6-1, on Wednesday to set up a key matchup with Vardar on Friday to decide who advances to the title game from Pool A.
Santa Barbara got goalsfrom Benjamin Garcia, Brandon Sanchez, Carson Vom Steeg,
Vardar stayed in thehunt with a 4-2 win over the 2012 finalist Sunrise Elite.
— Defending champ MSC Coyotes Green got a hat trick from Julia Abbott in an 8-1 win overBoise Nationals in U-15 girls play.
— In U-19 girls play, So Cal Blues Dido knocked off the defending national champion FC Pennsylvania Strikers, getting two goals from
National Championships, Day 2:
Under-19 Boys
Pateadores ANA CA-S 1 Lehigh Valley United PA-E 1
Pateadores: Luke Kadillak (82); Lehigh: Nicholas Zambetti (87)
Chicago: Chisom Ogbanna (23, 54), Daniel Lojek (68), Michael Frasca (90); Plantation:Alejandro C Garcia (12)
Under-15 Boys
Vardar MI 4 Sunrise Elite FL 2
Vardar:Michael Wetungu (33), Thomas Dokho (35), Nash Popovic (49), Mitchell Guitar (80); Sunrise: Donald Z Emerson (47, 56)
Santa Barbara SC White CA-S 6GSA Phoenix Red GA 1
Santa Barbara: Benjamin Garcia (10), Brandon Sanchez (44), Carson Vom Steeg (51), Giovanny Acosta (56), Tanner Mees (72), Chairat Puengrod (76); GSA:Jeovanny Trejo (63)
Bethesda Lions MD 2 Lehigh Valley United PA-E 1
Bethesda: Juan Ramirez (8), Sepehr Hoghooghi (67)Lehigh: Byron Derti (52)
Dix Hills Elite NY-E 2 FC Dallas Premier TX-N 1
Dix Hills: James Contino (72), NicholasElkins (77) FC Dallas: Gerber Chavez (65)
Under-14 Boys
Penn Fusion PA-E 1 Pateadores CM CA-S 0
Penn Fusion: Aiden McFadden (6)
Michigan Wolves MI 3 Solar Chelsea Red TX-N 2
Michigan: Daniel Wright (9,51), Samuel DeLoy (71); Solar: Victor Garcia (36), Mandel Steward (42)
Under-19 Girls
So Cal BluesCA-S 3 FC Penn Strikers PA-E 1
So Cal: Jocelyn Blankenship (47, 81), Kodi Lavrusky (63); FC Penn: Gina DiTaranto (80)
NASA12 Elite II GA 1 LSC EGA Bravo NE 0
NASA: Cara Smith (12)
Under-16 Girls
Legends FC CA-S 1 NSA Jaguars IL 0
Legends: Madison Stark (80)
DMCV Sharks Elite CA-S 2 Bay Oaks BotafogoCA-N 1
DMCV Sharks: Franzisca Komar (42), Gianna Montini (52); Bay Oaks: Stephanie Zuniga-Herrera (2)
Kings Hammer Academy OH-S 2Match Fit Colchesters NJ 1
Kings: Lauren Nemeroff (82), Bayley Feist (73); Match Fit: Kayla Jennings (40)
Toms: Carly Wilhelm (23, 45), Amanda Carolan(54, 76), Alexandra Thomas (63); Louisiana: Kassandra Ortega (5), Alexandra Thomas (19, 80), Noelle Higginson (42).
Under-15 Girls
Eclipse: Lea Waddle (49), Lea Waddle (50); Tennessee: Karlie Paschall (80)
MSC Coyotes Green MD 8 Boise Nationals Italia ID 1
MSC: Julia Abbott (6, 22, 48), Annika Jansa (13), Juliana Comer (44), AmandaWilson (46), Jade Ruiters (56), Elizabeth Coletti (66) Boise: Christa Lewis (26)
Ambassadors FC OH-N 4 Empire Revolution Syracuse NY-W 0
Ambassadors: Alexandra Wright (14, 16), Sarah Krause (43), Caitlin Glascott (66)
Carlsbad Elite 97/98 CA-S 4 Tampa Bay United 97 Premier FL 1
Carlsbad: Kyle K Levesque (16, 42), Sunny Dunphy (78); Tampa Bay: Elaina Laxer (45)
Under-14 Girls
Eastside FC Red WA 1 YMS Xplosion PA-E 0
Eastside: Joanna Harber (59)
Tophat 17 Gold GA 2 NSA Rockets IL 0
Tophat: Reagan Glisson (6), Chloe Maize (7)