The US Open Cup started yesterday and there was participation of YNT players. Richmond Kickers vs Virginia United -Joe Gallardo '98 started. Lucas Mendes '97 on the bench. NYRB U23 vs Motown -Jared Juleau '00,Christopher Tiao '01, Jonah Conway '98, Vincent Borden '99, John Murphy '00, JP Marin '99(scored), Skylar Conway '00, Chinenye Uche '98 and Brian Saramago(scored) '98 they started. Salvatore Esposito '01(entered), Francesco Montali '00, Nicholas Schimbeno '00 and Ryan Schultz '01(entered) on the bench. Baltimore vs West Chester -Chad Poarch '97 started. Alex Kades '01(entered) on the bench. Lakeland vs The Villages -Raheem Taylor-Parkes '98 and Julian Hall '98 they started. Tormenta 2 vs Chattanooga -Tor Saunders '98 and Jarvian Wigfall '99(scored) they started. Sawyer Gaffney '97 on the bench. -Amirgy Pineda '97 started. Bavarian vs Madison -Simar Perez '99 on the bench. -Zaire Bartley '98 (entered) and Vital Nizigiyimana '97 on the bench. Laredo Heat vs Brazos Valley -Ivan Leon '01, Erick Monge '03,Jesus Ortiz '00,Zephyn Brockert-Kress '02, Edrey Caceres '01, Jaden Servania '01, Heriberto Soto '01 and Jalen Anderson '01 they started. Kaya Ignacio '02(entered), Faheem Patel '01 and Christian Molina '02 on the bench. Orange County FC vs Golden State Force -David Preys '99 started. Kevin Belmonte '97, Oscar Flores '97 and Brian O'Hara '97 on the bench.
Commodores vs Dayton Dutch -Tate Robertson '00 started Jasminko Dizdarevic '98(entered) on the bench. Reading United vs Philadelphia Lone Star -Kalil Elmedkhar '99, Brandon Hackenberg '97 and Jeremy Rafanello '00 ( 2 goals) they started Simon Becher '99(entered), Seth Kuhn '00, Spencer Burkhardt '97 and Oluwaola Ogunwale '00 on the bench. Greenville vs Tormenta -Christopher Bermudez '99 on the bench. -Daltyn Knutson '97 started. Tristan De Loach '02 on the bench. NY Cosmos vs Black Rock -Giuseppe Barone '98 started. -Ifunanyachi Achara '97 started Louis Meeks '98(entered) on the bench. Des Moines vs Duluth -Koray Easterling '98 Jonathan Bolanos '98(entered) and Gerber Chavez '97 on the bench. -Sullivan Lauderdale '98, Liam Condone '99(entered), Jake Starling '98 (entered) and Aidan Hill '98 (entered) on the bench.
Charlotte vs Florida SC -Zyen Jones '00 started -Valentin Sabella '99 (scored) started Simon Vazquez '01 on the bench. Nashville vs Tormenta -Derrick Jones '97 started -Tor Saunders '97, Daniel Strachan '99, Zeron Sewell '99 and Jarvian Wigfall '99 they started Sawyer Gaffney '97 on the bench Austin Bold vs Roughnecks -Faris Abdi '99(entered) on the bench. -Mason Stajduhar '97 started. San Antonio vs Laredo Heat -Jose Gallegos '01(entered), Carson Price '01(entered), Leo Torres '04(entered) and Ethan Bryant '01 on the bench. Las Vegas vs Cal -Angel Alvarez '97 started.
Nice goal by Cam Lindley in the USOC for Memphis last night............... 1128836182949978113 is not a valid tweet id OPEN CUP | @Memphis901FC earned their first @opencup win in club history thanks to a hell of a performance from 🇺🇸 Cam Lindley (21)! 🌟On loan from Orlando, Lindley’s stats v. NYRB U23s ⤵️✅ 90 min⚽️ 1 goal🅰️ 1 assist🎯 87.7% pass comp🚀 17/21 long balls (!)Maestro. 🎶 pic.twitter.com/FLNABuME0P— Football Wonderkids (@fbwonderkids) May 16, 2019
Lindley has a tremendous passing range. If he could learn to defend better, he could carve out a pretty good career and might be able to make the USMNT.
North Carolina vs Richmond -Tommy McCabe '98 and Manny Perez '99 they started. DJ Taylor '97(entered) on the bench. -Joe Gallardo '98 started. Louisville vs Reading United -Elijah Wynder '03(entered) on the bench. -Kalil Elmedkhar '99, Brandon Hackenberg '97 and Jeremy Rafanello '00 they started. Simon Becher '99(entered) on the bench. Indy Eleven vs Lansing -Emerson Nieto '01, Mario Perez '00 and Josh Penn '00 on the bench. Greenville vs Charleston -Christopher Bermudez '99 started -Kyle Nelson '97 started Memphis vs NYRB U23 -Morgan Hackworth '97, Cameron Lindley '97(scored) and Lagos Kunga '98 they started. -Jared Juleau '00, Omar Sowe '00, John Murphy '00, JP Marin '99(scored), Kentaro Morrison '98, Barry Sharifi '97, Chineye Uche '98, Brian Saramago '98 and Ryan Minchagos '98 they started. Skylar Conway '00(entered), Jonah Conway '98(entered), Allen Gavilanes '99(entered), Sean Teixeira '98, Vincent Borden '99 and Samuel Ilin '00 on the bench. Des Moines vs Saint Louis -Koray Sterling '98 and Gerber Chavez '97 they started Jonathan Bolanos '98(entered) on the bench. -Patrick Schulte '01 and Niki Vlastos '00 they started. Colorado Springs vs Denver -Abraham Rodriguez '02, Sam Raben '97 and Matt Hundley '00 they started. Logan Dorsey '02(entered), Brandon Farmello '02(entered), Alejandro Padilla '01(entered), Luke Hansen '01 and Eben Noverr '01 on the bench. Sacramento vs Reno -JT Marcinkowski '97 and Sergio Rivas '97 they started Yosimar Hernandez '97 on the bench Orange County SC vs Orange County FC -Aaron Cervantes '02, Hugo Arellano '98 and Daniel Crisostomo '97 they started. Sebastian Des Pres '98 on the bench -David Preys '99 started Phoenix vs New Mexico -Devin Vega '98(entered) on the bench -Tommy Madden '97 started
#FCDallas coach Luchi Gonzalez tells reporters that he plans to start 16 year old Ricardo Pepi in tomorrow’s #USOC2019 match against the OKC Energy. Pepi has 7 goals in 6 matches for North Texas SC pic.twitter.com/e2parkP61g— Arman Kafai (@ArmanKafai) June 11, 2019
Torrent confirmed Juan Pablo Torres, Keaton Parks, Justin Haak and Danny Bedoya will be in the #NYCFC starting XI vs. North Carolina FC #USOpenCup— Dylan Butler (@Dylan_Butler) June 10, 2019 Pretty exciting from NYCFC. NCFC is no walkover and should test them. Perez has been out since the last Open Cup game and may not be available, but DJ Taylor (97) should start.
Robinson and Carleton start for Atlanta. Vazquez on the bench. Nelson starts for Charleston. Keita and JJ Wiliams on the bench for Columbus. Duncan and Fernandez start for NYRB and Nealis on the bench. Jones starts for New England. Angking on the bench.
Josh Perez for LAFC and a ton of players on RSL, most of which are on the bench. Really hoping to see Arriaga and Vazquez, although wasn’t there something about Vazquez representing Mexico or being likely to?
Just wanted to say that the Atlanta game getting postponed is the most Carleton thing ever. He finally gets a run out in a game with the first team in his natural position with a first team lineup and it gets delayed. I was really looking forward to it, but alas.
Cowell got about 20 minutes for San Jose. It was my first time watching him. Good touch, extremely fast, but doesn't rely on it. He might actually underutilize it because he wasn't trying to make runs as much as he should. I'd characterize him as a high floor, low ceiling player. His cleanliness and speed will make him an easy candidate to become a usable pro, but he didn't do anything eye-popping. In hindsight, I'm probably being harsh on someone who doesn't turn 16 for over 6 months, but just my two cents. He definitely looks like someone that deserves his MLS contract, though. I'd be curious to see if anyone else had thoughts.
That all sounds right. This felt like an appearance that was mostly about him starting to get comfortable being with the first team. It would have been interesting to see how he would have played had they not gone up a goal. His job became mainly just to help keep possession. There was that one time he tried to beat a guy and you can see one of his teammates giving him the universal signal to calm down. He did look more comfortable than he was for Reno over the weekend (He scored a goal in that one but it was off a gift from a defender and he didn't otherwise have a big impact) and I'm looking forward to seeing the type of stuff he does when he's completely settled in.
Akanyirige ('01) ended up on the bench with SJ, which is an encouraging sign because I believe he's been out for a long while with an injury.
I don’t see Cowell as a high level ‘03. I think he’s a fringe caliber YNT player for his age group. He’s very fast and explosive when he’s running with the ball, but there isn’t much talent there, IMO.
NYCFC have a trio of under-23 players making their first starts for the club tonight in the US Open Cup:🔵 Justin Haak (17)⚪️ Juan Pablo Torres (19)🔵 Keaton Parks (21)An opportunity at hand. pic.twitter.com/JFibQFwlxU— SCOUTED (@scoutedftbl) June 12, 2019
.@ChickfilA Starting XI: The day has come... @Ricardo_Pepi9 gets his first start with FC Dallas! #DTID | #USOC2019📝: https://t.co/PyNNbfDnfn pic.twitter.com/4cV36QQ4me— FC Dallas (@FCDallas) June 12, 2019
I believe that's Bryan Reynolds first start for FCD as well........................... He finally seems to be making inroads. Also, Brandon Servania. Is that his first start? He's been around for a while, so I don't know. Maybe? The twitterverse is suggesting that he's having a nice game. Pepi technically got an assist on a Barrios goal here............. .@Ricardo_Pepi9 earns an assist to Michael Barrios on his @FCDallas debut!!#HeIsNext pic.twitter.com/bET4BdXNte— North Texas SC (@northtexasSC) June 13, 2019 Keaton Parks with a goal for NYCFC. Big Man @ the Back Post. 💪Keaton Parks pops up all alone to nod a third for the home side as @NYCFC are strolling against @NorthCarolinaFC.3-0 | #USOC2019 pic.twitter.com/1wyiK7EYhO— U.S. Open Cup (@opencup) June 13, 2019
Parks actually got 2 and was inches away from the ball on the opener which was an OG. I figure he’s earned some more time with tonight’s performance.
MLS clubs used to have a lot of problems against NASL/USL teams when they didn't play their starting XIs. The backups would be equal to these minor league teams. But I'm watching these NYCFC and FCD scores pile up with 16 year olds now, and am thinking the depth of young talent on these squads in MLS is like never before. Its not just that clubs are willing the play them, these kids are ready. Its so impressive. There are going to be VERY few non-MLS teams in the Round of 16. I don't know if tha'ts good for the competition, or not. St. Louis is in there, so that's one so far.
The #LAGalaxy XI for our #USOC2019 debut 🏆 pic.twitter.com/NGeMrwexwi— LA Galaxy (@LAGalaxy) June 13, 2019 Efrain Alvarez and Araujo start