U.S. U-20 MNT Defeats U.S. U-17s 2-0 in Bradenton

CHICAGO (Feb. 17, 2005) - The U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team got second-half goals from Sammy Ochoa and Michael Gavin to defeat the U.S. Under-17 Men's National Team in a scrimmage at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla.

CHICAGO (Feb. 19, 2005) - The U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team got second-half goals from Sammy Ochoa and Michael Gavin to defeat the U.S. Under-17 Men's National Team in a scrimmage at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla.

U.S. Under-17 ‘88s Men’s National Team Game Report

Participants:     U.S. Under-17 ‘88s Men’s National Team vs. U-20 MNT
Competition:     Friendly
Location:    IMG Academy; Bradenton, Fla.
Date:    Feb. 19, 2005
Weather:    Warm, 65 degrees

Scoring Summary:   
               1st    2nd    Final
U-17        0       2         2
U-20        0       0         0

U-20 – Sammy Ochoa               46th minute
U-20 – Michael Gavin                60th

Lineups
U-17: 1-Bryant Rueckner; 7-Carlos Borja, 3-Kevin Alston (13-Blake Wagner, 78), 5-Ofori Sarkodie, 4-Eric Lichaj; 6-Quavas Kirk, 8-Kyle Nakazawa, 16-Nik Besagno; 10-David Arvizu (14-Amaechi Igwe, 56), 9-Preston Zimmerman (34-Omar Gonzalez, 85), 11-Ryan Soroka (21-Neven Subotic, 68).

U-20: 18-Andrew Kartunen (1-Justin Hughes, 46); 6-Steve Purdy (23-Brandon McDonald, 46), 2-Patrick Ianni (4-Teddy Niziolek, 46), 5-Nathan Sturgis (14-Robby Rogers, 46), 22-Sean Franklin (15-Michael Harrington, 46); 19-Darren Yeagle (13-Robbie Rogers, 46), 3-Greg Dalby (20-Brad Evans, 46), 7-Sacha Kljestan (9-Jay Denny, 46), 10-Jeff Harwell (16-Michael Gavin, 46); 11-Kamani Hill (8-Lee Nguyen, 46), 20-Brad Evans (17-Sammy Ochoa, 46).

Statistical Summary:
                                 U-17     U-20
Shots                         6           11
Saves                        5           7
Fouls                         1           4
Corner Kicks            15        19
Offside                      0           4

Misconduct Summary:
U-20 – Patrick Ianni (caution)            25th minute