U.S. U-17 MNT Advances to Final of Copa Macae in Brazil
The U.S Under-17 Men's National Team advanced to the final of the Copa Macae in Brazil with a 3-0 semifinal win against Fluminese. Luis Gil opened the scoring for the U.S. in the 21st minute, and Jack McInerney's 32nd penalty conversion gave the team a 2-0 halftime lead. Victor Chavez rounded out the scoring in the 79th minute to make it a 3-0 final.
July 25, 2009
The U.S. will take on Funorte in the final of the Copa Macae on July 26.
U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team Game Report
Participants: USA U17 MNT v. Fluminense Football Club
Competition: XIII Copa Macaé Sub-17 - Semifinals
Location: Clube Cidade do Sol – Macaé, BRAZIL
Date: July 25, 2009
Weather: 75 degrees, cloudy
Scoring Summary:
1 2 F
USA 2 1 3
FLU 0 0 0
USA - Luis Gil 21st minute
USA - Jack McInerney (penalty) 32
USA - Victor Chavez (14-Sean Davis) 79
Lineups:
USA: 1-Earl Edwards; 2-Eriq Zavaleta, 3-Tyler Polak, 4-Perry Kitchen, 6-Zach Herold; 5-Marlon Duran, 8-Alex Shinsky (19-Nick Palodichuk, 55), 10-Luis Gil (14-Sean Davis, 74), 11-Carlos Martinez (17-Riley Wolfe, 67); 7-Juan Agudelo (15-Victor Chavez, 63), 9-Jack McInerney (12-Andrew Craven, 55);
Subs Not Used: 13-Michael Ambrose, 16-Emilio Orozco, 18-Spencer Richey, 20-Jordan McCrary
Head Coach: Wilmer Cabrera
FLU: 1-José dos Santos; 2-Thiago Pinto, 3-Pedro Vicente, 4-Rudigullithi da Silva, 6-Everton Siqueira (14-Ygo Machado, 34); 5-Mayko Christo, 7-Rafael Gimenez, 8-Angstrom Custódio (16-Jean Dutra, 51), 10-Marcos Lima (15-Murillo de Araujo, 76); 9-Mateus Leandro (18-Matheus do Alto, 46), 11-Matheus Dimas (17-Rafael da Cruz, 32);
Subs Not Used: 12-Andrey da Silva, 13-Mikael Souza
Head Coach: André Medeiros
