It was a full weekend of competition across all leagues for Barça Residency Academy, producing a mix of results and plenty of standout performances. The MLS NEXT Academy teams kicked things off at home on Saturday against RSL-AZ, while the Homegrown squads travelled north on the I-10 to face Phoenix Rising Academy. On Sunday, action continued at the Grande Sports World as the U-20 USL Academy team hosted UDA from New Mexico State University in the morning, followed by the UPSL team’s evening clash with RSL-AZ.
MLS NEXT Academy vs. RSL-AZ
The Academy sides recorded a win, a draw, and two narrow defeats in Saturday’s matchups, highlighted by the U-17s’ dominant 3–1 victory and a heartbreaking high scoring match by the U-16s.
U-19s: L 1–2 (Carter Hill)
U-17s: W 3–1 (Landon Kaline, Tyler Parady, Marcus Momusse)
U-16s: L 4–5 (Cruz Cassler, Charles Mack, Isai Rodríguez ×2)
U-15s: D 3–3 (Tobe Ezeanolue, Sebastian Kay, Nickolas Pachelli)
MLS NEXT Homegrown at Phoenix Rising
The Homegrown teams produced strong performances on the road, earning two wins, one draw, and one loss against Phoenix Rising Academy.
U-19s: L 0–2
U-17s: D 2–2 (Graham Ford, Cristiano Vela)
U-16s: W 2–0 (Damian Quiñonez, SegioKong)
U-15s: W 2–1 (Arman Alagha, Ethan O’Neil)
USL Academy vs. UDA
Barça’s U-20s set the tone on Sunday morning with a convincing 2–0 win over New Mexico State University’s UDA. Xavi Cisneros led the way with both goals, while goalkeeper Aaron Tamer secured the clean sheet.
UPSL vs. RSL-AZ
The UPSL team capped off the weekend with an exciting 5–2 victory over RSL-AZ on Sunday night. Joe Selinger, Graham Ford, and Leiston Stoddard found the back of the net to close out a successful weekend at the Grande.
