U.S. U-18 men beat Tijuana Xolos

• by Mike Woitalla  @MikeWoitalla, Apr 27, 2016

The U.S. U-18 men's national team squad, in midst of a 23-player April 23-30 camp at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California, beat U-20/18 Tijuana Xolos, 2-1, on goals by Nick Taitague, from the penalty spot, and Brandon Servania, who struck with three minutes left.

The U.S. U-18s, coached by Omid Namazi, face the San Diego Nomads on April 29. They travel to Guadalajara, Mexico, May 28-June 8, for three games.

April 26 in Chula Vista, Calif.
USA 2 Tijuana 1. Goals:  Taitague (pen.) 53, Servania (Brewer) 87; Gamiz 61.
USA -- Scott; Aguilera (Paoli, 53), Carranza (Servania, 62), Dorsey (Tomozawa, 78), Pomykal (Fontana, 78); Rennicks, Stanley (Real, 53), Taitague ( Brewer, 62); Uribe, Vom Steeg, Zarris (Salas, 78).
Tijuana -- Zendejas (Higuera, 46); Gomez (Rodriguez, 46), Bermudez (Gonzalez, 46), Enriquez (Chavez, 46), Monticelli (Esparza, 46); Jimenez (Perez, 46), 285-Rodriguez (Topete, 46), Carmona (Sandoval, 46), Barajas (Gamiz, 46); Tanko (Lopez, 46), Landazuri (Nunez, 46)

U.S. U-18 men's national team
GOALKEEPERS (2): Andrew Morrison (Texans SC Houston; Kingwood, Texas), Brady Scott (De Anza Force Academy; Petaluma, Calif.).
DEFENDERS (7): Kyle Gruno (Leicester City; Leicester, England), Bailey Heller (Real Colorado; Highlands Ranch, Colo.), Matthew Real (Philadelphia Union; Drexel Hill, Pa.), Mark Salas (FC Dallas; Dallas, Texas), Aedan Stanley (St. Louis Scott Gallagher Missouri Academy; Columbia, Ill.), Angel Uribe (Club Tijuana; Tijuana, Mexico), Carson Vom Steeg (Real So Cal; Santa Barbara, Calif.).
MIDFIELDERS (7): Raul Aguilera Jr. (Orlando City SC Acadmey; Sanford, Fla.), Jose Carranza (DC United; Manassas, Va.), Anthony Fontana (Philadelphia Union; Newark, Del.), Andrew Paoli (San Jose Earthquakes; San Jose, Calif.), Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas; Highland Village, Texas), Brandon Servania (FC Dallas; Dallas, Texas), Nicholas Taitague (Carolina RailHawks FC; Midlothian, Va.).
FORWARDS (7): Shaft Brewer Jr. (Sacramento Republic FC; Sacramento, Calif.), Griffin Dorsey (Colorado Rush; Evergreen, Colo.), Landen Haig (Orlando City SC Academy; Melbourne Beach, Fla.), Thomas Katsiyiannis (Minnesota Thunder; Eden Prairie, Minn.), Justin Rennicks (New England Revolution Academy; Hamilton, Mass.), Kei Tomozawa (Seattle Sounders; Bellevue, Wash.), Aristotle Zarris (Real Salt Lake AZ; Casa Grande, Ariz.).