The opening games of the second round of Generation adidas Cup Central Region qualifying took place Friday at Houston Sports Park, with U-15 and U-17 teams taking to the field.
U-15: Columbus Crew SC 4, Toronto FC 0
Crew SC opened the day strong with four first-half goals against Toronto. TFC earned a penalty in the second period, but the Columbus goalkeeper was equal to it to keep his clean sheet.
U-17: Chicago Fire 2, Columbus Crew SC 1
Chicago captain Diego Mendoza put the Fire on the board in the 24th minute by finishing a penalty kick earned by Andy Lomelli. Two minutes later, Chicago's Alex Monis scored a rebound opportunity to double the lead. Maouloune Goumballe put Columbus on the board in the 73rd minute, but Chicago held on for the victory.
U-15: Chicago Fire 7, Texas ODP 0
Erik Kocs-Washburn opened up the scoring for Chicago in the tenth minute. A minute later, Luca Iaccino capitalized on a defensive error to make it 2-0. Another goal in the 25th minute earned Iaccino a brace..
Forward Ernest Mensah recorded a hat trick with goals in the 29th, 41st and 67th minutes. After subbing in during the second half, Brian Gutierrez finished a low-driven pass from the right side to complete Chicago’s scoring.
U-17: Colorado Rapids 2, Houston Dynamo 0
Luke Mitchell gave Colorado the lead in the 20th minute, looping in a header off a free kick. The Dynamo pushed hard for an equalizer the rest of the way, but Jairo Barreras sealed the match in second half stoppage time as he scored on a counter attack.
U-17: Toronto FC 1, FC Dallas 0
In one of the tightest affairs of the day, second half substitute Jacen Russell-Rowe broke through the FC Dallas defense in the 54th minute and beat the ‘keeper to give Toronto FC a goal against the run of play. Dallas found themselves on the doorstep of an equalizer, but TFC held on to remain undefeated in qualifying.
U-15: Houston Dynamo 1, Colorado Rapids 1 (Dynamo win 4-2 on PKs)
The Dynamo took an early lead via a strike from 12 yards by Gerardo Martinez, but Colorado evened things up early in the second half as Mario Ramirez headed in a free kick. After regulation, goalkeeper Ismael Espinosa made two penalty kick saves to give Houston the win.
Central Region (U-17s)
Team |
Pts |
W |
L |
D (PK Wins) |
GF |
GA |
GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Toronto FC |
12 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
+6 |
FC Dallas |
9 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
+6 |
Chicago Fire |
6 |
1 |
1 |
2 (1) |
4 |
4 |
+0 |
Colorado Rapids |
5 |
1 |
2 |
1 (1) |
4 |
6 |
-2 |
Columbus Crew SC |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
9 |
-3 |
Houston Dynamo |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
-7 |
Saturday, February 17
Time |
Home Team |
Away Team |
Age |
|---|---|---|---|
9:00 a.m. |
Chicago Fire |
Toronto FC |
U-15 |
11:30 a.m. |
Houston Dynamo |
Columbus Crew SC |
U-15 |
1:45 p.m. |
Houston Dynamo |
Columbus Crew SC |
U-17 |
4:00 p.m. |
Colorado Rapids |
ODP Selection |
U-15 |
6:15 p.m. |
Colorado Rapids |
Toronto FC |
U-17 |
8:30 p.m. |
FC Dallas |
Chicago Fire |
U-17 |
Monday, February 19
Time |
Home Team |
Away Team |
Age |
|---|---|---|---|
9:00 a.m. |
Toronto FC |
Dynamo Youth |
U-15 |
9:00 a.m. |
Columbus Crew SC |
Toronto FC |
U-17 |
11:00 a.m. |
Columbus Crew SC |
Colorado Rapids |
U-15 |
11:00 a.m. |
FC Dallas |
Colorado Rapids |
U-17 |
1:00 p.m. |
Houston Dynamo |
Chicago Fire |
U-15 |
1:00 p.m. |
Houston Dynamo |
Chicago Fire |
U-17 |
