FC Dallas kept its hopes alive of winning three straight U-15/16 U.S. Soccer Development Academy championships by beating theColorado Rapids, 5-0, in the quarterfinals. Jesus Ferreira, who on June 2 became the second youngest player to score an MLS goal when he struck in a 6-2 win overReal Salt Lake, scored a hat trick against the Rapids.

The 16-year-old Ferreira played on the FC Dallas frontline along with another Homegrown signing, Bryan Reynolds, andforward Brayan Padilla, who has scored 30 goals this DA season. 
Jalen James and Alex Bautista also scored for Dallas.

U-15/16 Quarterfinals
July 6
FC Dallas 5 Colorado Rapids 0
Atlanta United 4 Bethesda SC 1
Real Salt Lake AZ 3 Sporting KansasCity 0
Vancouver Whitecaps 3 Seattle Sounders 0

U-15/16 Semifinals
July 14 in Carson, Calif.
FC Dallas-Real SaltLake AZ
Atlanta United-Vancouver Whitecaps

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