TDS showing some Ga soccer love, rare.....very rare....
Dec 30, 2014 9:46:51 GMT -5
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Post by Soccerhouse on Dec 30, 2014 9:46:51 GMT -5
www.topdrawersoccer.com/club-soccer-articles/disney-boys-showcase-continues:-day-2_aid35647
United FA UFA Premier U15 (GA) 1-0 Baltimore Celtic SC Christos U15 (MD)
United FA showed Baltimore Celtic why they’re the No. 1 ranked team in the Grande Sports Academy Team Rank Top 25 as they defeated them 1-0. It was Baltimore’s goalkeeper Quantrell Jones who made it such a close game, though. Jones had a showing of his own; he showed why he suited up for the U.S. U14 Boys National Team.
“He [Jones] had a great game. That’s the reason he’s on the National team,” said Jose Marcelo Pinho, head coach of United FA. “We created opportunities. We knew it was going to be hard to score … It’s very hard to score on him.”
United found it very difficult to put the ball past Jones. They only managed to tally one goal against the No. 10 U15 team in the nation. Although, it was mostly United on the offensive tear. Baltimore managed only a few quality scoring chances, and only one came in the first half.
United had the first few chances of the match, including a shot from deep in the box by Saul Tinoco, free kick from the foot of Eric Garcia from just beyond the box, header from the foot of Alonzo Millsap that connected with Tinoco and another header, this time from Carlos Reyes, but all four were stopped by Jones.
In the 49th minute, United finally found space between Jones and the pipes. Zachary Ernst crossed the ball into the middle of the field to Dalton Seckinger who one-timed it into bottom left with a right foot.
In the final few chances of the game, Baltimore’s Juver Navarrete almost tied the match in the 53rd minute, but sailed a blazing shot just high of the net. Out of very few chances Baltimore had in the early morning match they would get another in the 59th minute. Ian Reger started the play with a pass up field to George Nichols. Nichols got the ball to Aidan Welsh, who dribbled in deep but couldn’t sneak it by the diving United keeper, Niko Tzevelekos.
