Barca Residency Academy was back this past weekend, featuring the MLS Next Academy Division teams in a doubleheader. The weekend included away matches against SC Del Sol and FC Tucson. The Academy Division teams delivered strong results, with all teams winning on Saturday, including a high-scoring performance by the U-15 Academy team, and positive results on Sunday.
SATURDAY 3/7:
Barca’s Academy Division teams opened the weekend with four wins in four games versus SC Del Sol. While the oldest three age groups all won their games by one goal, the U-15 Academy group didn’t settle for such a close scoreline and put 12 goals past the SC Del Sol keeper. This performance included an astounding tally of 5 goals from Addison Morehead, who never wavered in effort as the game went on.
The U-16 and U-17 teams won in more dramatic fashion, both winning 1-0 courtesy off thriling second-half goals. The drama was keyed by U-16 striker/winger Gunnar Gaul taking on multiple SC Del Sol defenders and scoring a lovely goal to capture the victory in the 87th minute.
MLS NEXT Academy Division vs. SC Del Sol
- U-19s: W 2–1 (Lugash, Vidrio)
- U-17s: W 1–0 (Parady)
- U-16s: W 1–0 (Gaul)
- U-15s: W 12–1 (Marin, DuPoux, Hopkins, Morehead x5, Golden, Guesela, Kawase x2)
SUNDAY 3/8:
The weekend continued with more positive results on Sunday versus FC Tucson. U-19 Academy put in a gutsy second-half performance while down a man to salvage a point and a draw, while the U-15 Academy continued their scintillating spring semester with a comeback 2-1 victory. After going down 0-1, goals from Nicholas Pachelli and Greysen Lenz brought home all 3 points for the team, improving the team to 13-2-1 in their last 15 games in all competitions.
MLS NEXT Academy vs. FC Tucson
- U-19s: D 1-1 (Willis)
- U-17s: W 3–2 (Kazazian x2, A. Martinez)
- U-16s: L 2–4 (Mack, I. Rodriguez)
- U-15s: W 2–1 (Pachelli, Lenz)
Looking Ahead
Barca’s Homegrown Teams are back in action next weekend, with a single fixture for each age group on Saturday, March 14. They will face Albion SC San Diego in an important league matchup.
