The Houston Dynamo Academy U-16 team opened the Generation adidas Cup on Monday with a penalty shootout win over the Portland Timbers in Frisco, Texas.
The clubs played to a 0-0 draw through two 35-minute halves on the first night of the five-game tournament. Per tournament rules, the tied match went directly to a penalty shootout, where Dynamo Academy goalkeeper Johan Welch became the star.
Welch stopped three of Portland’s five penalty kicks, while a fourth missed, as the Dynamo Academy secured a 2-1 shootout win. Juan Martinez and Juan Flores were the first two penalty takers for Houston and both converted their spot kick for a decisive 2-0 lead. Leading 2-1 for Portland’s fifth kick, Welch made his third save of the shootout to seal the win.
The U-16s earned two points for the shootout win and are tied for third place in the Domestic Division after one round. Each team in the eight-team field will play five total games over a seven-day period, with three points awarded for a win, two points for a shootout win and one point for a shootout loss. The team with the most points after five games wins the competition.
The U-16s play the Montreal Impact U-16s in its next game on Tuesday at 6 p.m. CT.
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Houston Dynamo Academy U-16s vs. Portland Timbers U-16s
April 15, 2014 – Frisco, Texas
MLS Generation adidas Cup Domestic Division
Scoring Summary:
None.
Penalty Shootout Summary:
Portland: saved (Johan Welch)
Dynamo: goal (Juan Martinez)
Portland: missed
Dynamo: goal (Juan Flores)
Portland: goal
Dynamo: missed (Christian Molina)
Portland: saved (Johan Welch)
Dynamo: missed (Sergio Quitanilla)
Portland- saved (Johan Welch)
Houston Dynamo Academy U-16s – Johan Welch; Cameron Walker (Nixon Urrita 63), Giandemir Jaen, Noe Ochoa, Sergio Mejia; Jacob Salome (Sergio “Alex” Quintanilla 40) Andrew Giraldo (Edwin Gomez 55), Christian Molina; Juan Martinez, Juan Flores, Deniz Sipahi (Roberto Marquez 55)
Substitutes not used: Rene Chavez
