The Houston Dynamo Academy, presented by Statoil, swept the Texas Rush on Saturday at the Houston Amateur Sports Park.
In the first match of the day, the U-18s won 4-0, spreading the wealth with four different players finding the back of the net. Irvin Ramirez (pictured, above) and and Bryan Salazar scored in the 7th and 16th minute, respectively, and Carlos Ibarra and Martin Agredo provided the insurance goals in the second half for Houston. Josh Blair started in goal for Houston and recorded his first shutout of the season.
In the second match of the afternoon doubleheader, the Dynamo U-16s defeated the Texas Rush 2-0. Daniel Rutter scored the game-winning goal in the 26th minute. Elo Ozumba provided the game's insurance goal in the 64th minute.
On Sunday, the Dynamo Pre-Academy teams took the field against the Rush. The U-15s tied 1-1 with William Barron providing the Dynamo's lone goal. The U-14s lost 1-0 to an undefeated Rush side. The U-13s played on Monday, after Sunday's game was cancelled due to poor weather conditions. Jommar Reyes' stoppage-time equalizer gave the Dynamo a 1-1 draw to complete a 2-1-2 weekend.
All five teams will return to action this weekend against Lonestar Soccer Club. The U-18s will play Saturday at 4 p.m. and the U-16s will follow at 6:30. On Sunday, the U-14s and U-15s will kick off at 12 noon, with the U-13s to follow at 2 p.m. All games will be played at the Houston Amateur Sports Park.
Visit HoustonDynamo.com/Academy to see the complete schedule for all Dynamo Academy and Pre-Academy teams.
U-18: Houston Dynamo (2-1-1) vs. Texas Rush (3-3-0)
October 13, 2012 -- Houston Amateur Sports Park
USSF Development Academy League -- Texas Division
Scoring Summary:
HOU -- Irvin Ramirez 7
HOU -- Bryan Salazar 16
HOU -- Carlos Ibarra 65
HOU -- Martin Agredo 88
Houston Dynamo Academy -- Josh Blair; Garrett Welch, Bobby Frame (Michael Cusack 54), Louis Thomas, Alex Ochoa; Dener Dos Santos (Raymundo Marquez 87), Jorge Andrade, Jose Rodriguez (Christian Diaz 61); Carlos Ibarra (Manuel Chavez 88), Bryan Salazar (Jorge Contreras 76), Irvin Ramirez (Martin Agredo 84).
U-16:
Houston Dynamo (2-1-1) vs. Texas Rush (2-3-1)
October 13, 2012 -- Houston Amateur Sports Park
USSF Development Academy League -- Texas Division
Scoring Summary:
HOU -- Daniel Rutter 26
HOU -- Elo Ozumba 64
Houston Dynamo Academy -- Andy Rios; David Brown, Matthew Dorsey, Albion Neziri, Juan Martinez; Jose Duarte (Lucio Martinez 68), Christian Lucatero (Lisandro Cane Sanchez 71), Daniel Rutter; Julius Montano (Josue Palomino 74), Elo Ozumba, Giovanni Pacheco (Sergio Quintanilla 54).
U-15: Houston Dynamo (2-0-2) vs. Texas Rush (1-1-2)
October 14, 2012 -- Houston Amateur Sports Park
Texas Pre-Academy League
Scoring Summary:
HOU -- William Barron
HOU -- own goal
U-14: Houston Dynamo (1-3-0) vs. Texas Rush (4-0-0)
October 14, 2012 -- Houston Amateur Sports Park
Texas Pre-Academy League
Scoring Summary:
RUSH -- goal
U-13: Houston Dynamo (1-1-1) vs. Texas Rush (3-0-1)
October 15, 2012 -- Houston Amateur Sports Park
Texas Pre-Academy League
Scoring Summary:
RUSH -- goal
HOU -- Jommar Reyes
All statistics contained in this boxscore are unofficial.
