Bethesda-Olney U-15/16, U-17/18 Development Academy teams each push win streaks to four

This weekend in Potomac area U.S. Soccer Development Academy action, Bethesda-Olney‘s U-15/16 and U-17/18 sides each extended their winning streaks to four games with 3-1 and 1-0 home wins over New Jersey Cedar Stars Academy.

With two regular season matches remaining, the Bethesda-Olney U-15/16s hold the No. 18 playoff seed at 12-7-5. The club’s U-17/18 squad, unbeaten in its last eight matches, has the No. 9 wild card position with an 11-6-7 record.

[player_box id=49927 leftright=right]In the Olney U-15/16’s 3-1 win on Sunday afternoon, Lizandro Claros Saravia, Elijah Amo and Juan Ramirez each [player_box id=43826 leftright=right]found the net as the back line held NJCSA to just one 70th minute goal by Christopher Bermudez, the team’s top scorer.

[player_box id=43217 leftright=right]For the U-17/18s, Samson Sergi‘s 34th minute goal would prove to be enough as goalkeeper Clay Thomas and the Olney [player_box id=47453 leftright=right]back line worked hard to earn the clean sheet. Defenders Wielfried Zouantcha, Alex La Noire, Sassan Zarei and Timothy Ekpone each played the full 90 minutes in the shutout victory, while Sergi’s goal was his ninth of the season.

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[player_box id=54169 leftright=right]D.C. United Academy teams squared off with Continental FC DELCO on Saturday and New York Red Bulls in club competition [player_box id=45887 leftright=right]on Sunday. The United U-13/14 squad defeated FC DELCO in a high-flying 6-5 contest and lost a tough 1-0 decision against Red Bulls. Dan Benavides had a first half brace while Bryce Orsini, Michael Edwards, and Jordan Matamoro-Mejias each netted one in United’s win over DELCO, with Matamoro-Mejias hitting the winner in the 80th minute.

D.C. United U-15/16 played FC DELCO to a scoreless draw and fell 3-0 to Red Bulls, the age group’s current No. 1 overall seed at 20-1-2. Until the loss, United had tied its previous five matches. They will be able to climb back into playoff position with a strong showing in their final three regular season matches, divisional contests against PDA, Philadelphia Union and NJCSA.

[player_box id=25023 leftright=right]In the U-17/18 age group, United earned 4-0 and 2-1 wins over DELCO and Red Bulls, advancing from the No. 6 to No. 5 [player_box id=43440 leftright=right]overall seed with a 17-5-2 record. Red Bulls dropped to 17-3-3 with the rare loss, remaining in the No. 3 seed. Gerson Umana led the D.C. offense against DELCO with a hat trick on Saturday, scoring three goals in a cluster of 17 minutes (45′, 56′, 62′). Jean-Christophe Koffi also found the net, and keeper James Knoebel picked up the clean sheet. Defender Brennan Ireland played the full 90 minutes and scored what proved to be the game-winning goal in Sunday’s win over Red Bulls, a 60th minute strike to give United a 2-0 lead following Eryk Williamson‘s 46th minute strike. Juan Sanchez found nylon for New York in the 77th minute cutting the deficit to one, but the D.C. defense held strong the rest of the way.

[player_box id=45522 leftright=right]Richmond United split with Everton FC Westchester in the U-15/16 and U-17/18 age groups, falling 4-0 and winning 4-2 on [player_box id=25033 leftright=right]Saturday at West Creek. Everton’s playoff-bound U-15/16 side had four players each score one goal thanks to a balanced attack, while the back line shut out the Richmond offense. Keenan O’Shea‘s brace along with goals from Austin Graham and Brandon Perdue guided Richmond United U-17/18 to a 4-2 win over Everton, capping off the 2014-2015 season with their sixth victory.

Elsewhere, Soccer Association of Columbia U-13/14 overpowered Baltimore Bays Chelsea 4-1, as Henrik Struck notched a hat trick and Tumani Minteh found the net in the 80th minute. Jerome Webbert scored Baltimore’s lone goal in the 50th minute.

See below for all Potomac area Development Academy results from May 16-17 posted on Report-a-Score.com, along with updated standings and playoff tables...

U-13/14

May 16 12:00pm	DC United USDA	6 : 5	Continental FC DELCO USDA
May 16 1:45pm	Prince William Courage USDA	0 : 4	New York Red Bulls USDA
May 16 2:00pm	Soccer Assoc of Columbia USDA	4 : 1	Baltimore Bays Chelsea USDA
May 17 1:00pm	DC United USDA	0 : 1	New York Red Bulls USDA
May 17 3:30pm	Bethesda-Olney USDA	Report Result	NJCSA USDA

U-15/16

May 16 1:00pm	Richmond United USDA	0 : 4	Everton FC Westchester USDA
May 16 6:30pm	Continental FC DELCO USDA	0 : 0	D.C. United USDA
May 17 1:00pm	Bethesda-Olney USDA	3 : 1	NJCSA USDA
May 17 3:30pm	D.C. United USDA	0 : 3	New York Red Bulls USDA

U-17/18

May 16 10:30am	Richmond United USDA	4 : 2	Everton FC Westchester
May 16 4:30pm	Continental FC Delco USDA	0 : 4	D.C. United USDA
May 17 10:30am	Bethesda-Olney USDA	1 : 0	NJCSA USDA
May 17 1:00pm	D.C. United USDA	2 : 1	New York Red Bulls USDA

Standings

U-15/16 East Conference
Rank	Atlantic Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	Pts/GP
01.	New York Red Bulls U-15/16*playoffs 1	23	20	1	2	62	63	18	2.70
02.	Philadelphia Union U-15/16*playoffs 2	23	20	2	1	61	67	13	2.65
03.	Bethesda-Olney U-15/16*playoffs 18	24	12	7	5	41	57	33	1.71
04.	Players Development Academy U-15/16*wc 4	24	11	5	8	41	42	25	1.71
05.	PA Classics U-15/16	23	9	8	6	33	21	32	1.43
06.	D.C. United U-15/16	23	8	7	8	32	40	30	1.39
07.	Richmond United U-15/16	26	8	14	4	28	42	53	1.08
08.	NJCSA U-15/16	24	4	16	4	16	19	47	0.67
09.	Baltimore Bays Chelsea U-15/16	24	5	18	1	16	27	79	0.67
10.	Continental FC DELCO U-15/16	24	3	16	5	14	24	53	0.58

Rank	Northeast Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	Pts/GP
01.	BW Gottschee Academy U-15/16*playoffs 5	22	15	2	5	50	53	15	2.27
02.	Beachside SC U-15/16*playoffs 17	22	10	4	8	38	42	26	1.73
03.	Everton FC Westchester U-15/16*playoffs 19	22	11	7	4	37	37	26	1.68
04.	New England Revolution U-15/16*wc 6	21	9	4	8	35	34	11	1.67
05.	Montréal Impact FC U-15/16	22	9	8	5	32	45	37	1.45
06.	Oakwood Soccer Club U-15/16	24	9	11	4	31	33	40	1.29
07.	Empire Revolution U-15/16	22	7	10	5	26	18	46	1.18
08.	FC Bolts Celtic U-15/16	23	5	11	7	22	24	41	0.96
09.	Seacoast United U-15/16	22	2	16	4	10	16	50	0.45
10.	Albertson SC U-15/16	23	1	18	4	7	14	58	0.30

U-17/18 East Conference
Rank	Atlantic Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	Pts/GP
01.	New York Red Bulls U-17/18*playoffs 3	23	17	3	3	54	82	27	2.35
02.	D.C. United U-17/18*playoffs 5	24	17	5	2	53	78	33	2.21
03.	Players Development Academy U-17/18*playoffs 13	24	13	3	8	47	61	38	1.96
04.	Bethesda-Olney U-17/18*wc 9	24	11	6	7	40	38	33	1.67
05.	Philadelphia Union U-17/18	23	10	7	6	36	37	26	1.57
06.	PA Classics U-17/18	23	10	9	4	34	46	36	1.48
07.	NJCSA U-17/18	25	6	15	4	22	25	46	0.88
08.	Richmond United U-17/18	26	6	16	4	22	27	54	0.85
09.	Continental FC DELCO U-17/18	24	4	17	3	15	33	63	0.63
10.	Baltimore Bays Chelsea U-17/18	23	2	19	2	8	14	74	0.35

Rank	Northeast Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	Pts/GP
01.	Montréal Impact FC U-17/18*playoffs 1	22	18	2	2	56	68	16	2.55
02.	BW Gottschee Academy U-17/18*playoffs 20	22	10	7	5	35	32	25	1.59
03.	New England Revolution U-17/18*playoffs 21	22	9	7	6	33	36	34	1.50
04.	Oakwood Soccer Club U-17/18	24	9	8	7	34	38	36	1.42
05.	Seacoast United U-17/18	23	9	9	5	32	29	36	1.39
06.	Empire Revolution U-17/18	22	8	9	5	29	28	38	1.32
07.	FC Bolts Celtic U-17/18	23	7	12	4	25	23	43	1.09
08.	Everton FC Westchester U-17/18	22	7	13	2	23	38	57	1.05
09.	Albertson SC U-17/18	24	6	12	6	24	32	60	1.00
10.	Beachside SC U-17/18	22	4	16	2	14	21	46	0.64

Playoff Picture

Rank	U-15/16 Playoffs Pool	Conference	Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	Pts/GP
01.	New York Red Bulls U-15/16	East	Atlantic	23	20	1	2	62	63	18	2.70
02.	Philadelphia Union U-15/16	East	Atlantic	23	20	2	1	61	67	13	2.65
03.	FC Dallas U-15/16	Central	Frontier	22	17	2	3	54	77	21	2.45
04.	Crew SC Academy Wolves U-15/16	Central	Mid-America	25	18	2	5	59	58	23	2.36
05.	BW Gottschee Academy U-15/16	East	Northeast	22	15	2	5	50	53	15	2.27
06.	Orlando City SC U-15/16	East	Southeast	31	21	4	6	69	71	29	2.23
07.	LA Galaxy U-15/16	West	Southwest	34	21	4	9	72	82	35	2.12
08.	Sockers FC U-15/16	Central	Mid-America	24	15	5	4	49	49	23	2.04
09.	Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-15/16	West	Northwest	28	17	5	6	57	72	33	2.04
10.	Arsenal FC U-15/16	West	Southwest	34	21	7	6	69	53	25	2.03
11.	Georgia United U-15/16	East	Southeast	32	19	7	6	63	68	37	1.97
12.	Real Colorado U-15/16	Central	Frontier	24	13	5	6	45	47	26	1.88
13.	Capital Area RailHawks U-15/16	East	Southeast	34	19	9	6	63	82	52	1.85
14.	Dallas Texans U-15/16	Central	Frontier	25	13	5	7	46	37	24	1.84
15.	Chicago Magic PSG U-15/16	Central	Mid-America	23	11	4	8	41	39	27	1.78
16.	Portland Timbers U-15/16	West	Northwest	29	15	8	6	51	56	38	1.76
17.	Beachside SC U-15/16	East	Northeast	22	10	4	8	38	42	26	1.73
18.	Bethesda-Olney U-15/16	East	Atlantic	24	12	7	5	41	57	33	1.71
19.	Everton FC Westchester U-15/16	East	Northeast	22	11	7	4	37	37	26	1.68
20.	Chivas USA U-15/16	West	Southwest	34	17	11	6	57	47	44	1.68
21.	San Jose Earthquakes U-15/16	West	Northwest	29	14	10	5	47	49	35	1.62

Rank	U-17/18 Playoffs Pool	Conference	Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	Pts/GP
01.	Montréal Impact FC U-17/18	East	Northeast	22	18	2	2	56	68	16	2.55
02.	Real Salt Lake AZ U-17/18	West	Southwest	36	29	3	4	91	147	30	2.53
03.	New York Red Bulls U-17/18	East	Atlantic	23	17	3	3	54	82	27	2.35
04.	Capital Area RailHawks U-17/18	East	Southeast	34	24	4	6	78	82	32	2.29
05.	D.C. United U-17/18	East	Atlantic	24	17	5	2	53	78	33	2.21
06.	Seattle Sounders FC U-17/18	West	Northwest	28	19	5	4	61	60	24	2.18
07.	Houston Dynamo U-17/18	Central	Frontier	25	17	5	3	54	71	30	2.16
08.	FC Dallas U-17/18	Central	Frontier	22	14	4	4	46	62	28	2.09
09.	Pateadores U-17/18	West	Southwest	35	22	6	7	73	81	59	2.09
10.	Texas Rush U-17/18	Central	Frontier	25	15	3	7	52	69	33	2.08
11.	San Jose Earthquakes U-17/18	West	Northwest	29	19	7	3	60	63	41	2.07
12.	Crossfire Premier U-17/18	West	Northwest	28	17	5	6	57	72	39	2.04
13.	Players Development Academy U-17/18	East	Atlantic	24	13	3	8	47	61	38	1.96
14.	Kendall SC U-17/18	East	Southeast	33	20	10	3	63	77	39	1.91
15.	Shattuck-Saint Mary’s U-17/18	Central	Mid-America	25	12	2	11	47	55	29	1.88
16.	Chicago Fire U-17/18	Central	Mid-America	20	10	3	7	37	47	25	1.85
17.	LA Galaxy U-17/18	West	Southwest	34	19	10	5	62	66	40	1.82
18.	Indiana Fire Academy U-17/18	Central	Mid-America	25	13	7	5	44	56	38	1.76
19.	Orlando City SC U-17/18	East	Southeast	31	16	9	6	54	68	42	1.74
20.	BW Gottschee Academy U-17/18	East	Northeast	22	10	7	5	35	32	25	1.59
21.	New England Revolution U-17/18	East	Northeast	22	9	7	6	33	36	34	1.50