[DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY: U-17/18s] De Anza Force and Shattuck St. Mary’s Academy, the only unbeaten and untied teams after Day 2 at the Development Academy’s FinalsWeek, meet Thursday in Houston to decide the Group 2 title. Albertson SC has the edge over their neighboring New York Red Bulls in Group 1, where both teams are 1-0-1, thanks to its edge in goaldifference.
Nicholas Lima scored two late second-half goals to help De Anza Force rally for a 2-1 victory over the New England Revolution.
Peguy Ngatcha scored a right-footed volley off of a corner kick in the 29th minute to give the Revs a 1-0 lead, but Lima scored an 80th-minute equalizerand the 86th-minute game-winner.
Ricardo Lopez-Espin twice in the second half and Michael Bajza added agoal on a penalty kick in the 57th minute to give Shattuck-Saint Mary’s Soccer Academy a 3-0 win over St. Louis Scott Gallagher Missouri. The Minnesota school has the edge on De Anza thanks tobetter goal difference.
Jeongho Ahn‘s hat trick gave Albertson SC a 5-0 win over the Seattle Sounders, who lost Duncan McCormick on a red card for two yellow cards in the 32nd minute. Junior Rosero and Andrew Tineriadded goals in the 83rd and 84th minutes for Albertson, which leads Group 1 over the New York Red Bulls thanks to its significant plus-5 goal differential.
Under-17/18 Age Group
Day 2, July 16
Albertson SC 5 Sounders Acad. 0
New York Red Bulls 1 Vancouver Whitecaps 0
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De Anza Force 2 New England Revolution 1
Shattuck-St. Mary’s 3 SLSG Missouri 0
Day 1, July 14
New York Red Bulls 3 Albertson SC 3
Vancouver Whitecaps 3 Sounders Acad. 1
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Shattuck-St.Mary’s 3 New England Revolution 2
De Anza Force 3 SLSG Missouri 1
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