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2015 Nordic Cup Championship

Sunne, Sweden
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U-18 MNT Claims Fifth at Open Nordic Cup with 2-1 Win against Finland

ANGEVI, Sweden (Aug. 7, 2015) – The U.S. Under-18 Men’s National Team defeated Finland, 2-1, to clinch fifth place at the 2015 Open Nordic Cup in Sweden. 

Griffin Dorsey gave the MNT the lead in the first half, heading home a cross sent in from the left by Jonathan Gonzalez. In the second half, Nick Taitague pushed the lead to two, banging in an assist from Justin Rennicks. 

Finland just managed to get on the board, scoring in the third minute of second-half stoppage time, but the final whistle rang out shortly after. 

The U-18’s finished the tournament with a 2-2-0 record, posting wins against Faroe Islands and Finland.

-U.S. U-18 Men’s National Team Match Report- 

Match: U.S. U-18 MNT vs. Finland U-17 MNT
Date: Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015
Competition: 2015 Open Nordic Cup – Placement Game
Venue: Angevi; Forshaga, Sweden
Kickoff: 12 p.m. (6 a.m. ET)
Attendance: 250
Weather: 68 degrees 

Scoring Summary:   1          2          F
USA                            1          1          2
FIN                              0          1          1             

USA-Griffin Dorsey (Jonathan Gonzalez)                 33rd minute
USA-Nick Taitague (Justin Rennicks)                       56
FIN-Paavo Voutilainen (Sergei Eremenko)                80+3

Lineups:
USA: 1-Eric Lopez; 4-Jordi Avila (2-Callum Stretch, 72), 17-Carson Vom Steeg (capt.), 3-Aedan Stanley; 7-Aristotle Zarris (10-Nick Taitague, 40), 13-Gabriel Paniagua (23-Jose Carranza, 73), 8-Jonathan Gonzalez, 16-Danny Jones; 14-Griffin Dorsey (9-Justin Rennicks, 52), 11-Lucas Del Rosario (6-Juan Torres, 60), 20-Andrew Carleton (15-Wilson Harris, 73)
Subs not used: 5-Calvin Aroh, 22-Brady Scott
Did not dress: 21-Raul Aguilera, Jr.
Head Coach: Javier Perez

FIN: 12-Miika Toyras; 17-Pekka Mattila, 4-Joona Rahikka (14-Sergei Eremenko, 40), 19-Samuli Leppala (16-Paavo Voutilainen, 72), 2-Tuure Mantynen (3-Kristian Heinolainen, 28); 5-Juho Montola (capt.), 15-Nikolas Saira (18-Abukar Mohamed, 59), 8-Eero Hyokyvirta, 6-Valtteri Vesiaho; 13-Henry Louko (9-Niklas Jokelainen, 48), 11-Timo Stavitski
Subs not used: 1-Johannes Luukkanen, 7-Albion Ademi, 10-Saku Ylatupa
Head Coach: Kimmo Lipponen 

Stats Summary: USA / FIN
Shots: 10 / 10
Shots on Goal: 6 / 3
Saves: 2 / 4
Corner Kicks: 5 / 6
Fouls: 10 / 8
Offside: 4 / 3 

Misconduct Summary:
USA –Carson Vom Steeg (Caution)                          57th minute
FIN –Eero Hyokyvirta (Caution)                                 70 

Officials:
Referee: Mikael Jonasson
Referee 1: Porour Arnar Arnason
Referee 2: Dan Hojgaard
Fourth Official: Alex Troleis           

**PLEASE NOTE- Game was 80 minutes**

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U-18 MNT vs. Sweden

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U-18 MNT vs. Iceland

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U-18 MNT vs. Faroe Islands

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U-18 MNT vs. Finland

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Schedule

Results

Date Matchup Result Venue Attendance Goal Scorers
2-1 W Tingvalla; Karlstad, Sweden 250 Dorsey, Taitague
1-2 L Tingvalla; Karlstad, Sweden 500 Carleton
0-2 L Kolsvik; Sunne, Sweden 200 --
2-0 W Strandvallen, Mallbacken; Sunne, Sweden 215 Jones, Taitague

2015 Open Nordic Cup

PLAYER POS. HT. WT. BIRTHDATE HOMETOWN CLUB/COLLEGE
M 5-6 125 Sanford, Fla. Orlando City
D 6-2 173 Glastonbury, Conn. New England Revolution Academy
D 5-8 165 Haileah Gardens, Fla. Kendall SC
F 5-8 145 Powder Springs, Ga. Atlanta United FC
M 5-3 120 Manassas, Va. D.C. United
F 5-8 122 Durham, N.C. Capital Area RailHawks Academy
F 6-0 160 Evergreen, Colo. Indiana Univ.
F 5-5 120 Santa Rosa, Calif. Monterrey (Mexico)
F 5-10 146 Encino, Calif. Real So Cal
D 5-6 145 West Hartford, Conn. New England Revolution
GK 6-1 165 Westminster, Calif. LA Galaxy
M 5-11 150 Miami, Fl. Kendall SC
F 5-11 158 Hamilton, Mass. Indiana Univ.
GK 6-1 161 Petaluma, Calif. FC Köln (Germany)
D 5-11 170 Columbia, Ill. St. Louis Scott Gallagher Missouri
D 6-2 170 Encino, Calif. Unattached
M 5-8 138 Midlothian, Va. Schalke (Germany)
M 5-8 158 Lilburn, Ga. Lokoren (Belgium)
D 6-0 170 Santa Barbra, Calif. Real So Cal
F 5-8 145 Casa Grande, Ariz. Unattached

2015 Open Nordic Cup

Raul Aguilera Jr.

Position:
Midfielder

Height:
5-6

Weight:
125

Birthdate:

Position:
Midfielder

Hometown:
Sanford, Fla.

Club:
Orlando City

Calvin Aroh

Position:
Defender

Height:
6-2

Weight:
173

Birthdate:

Position:
Defender

Hometown:
Glastonbury, Conn.

Club:
New England Revolution Academy

Jordi Avila

Position:
Defender

Height:
5-8

Weight:
165

Birthdate:

Position:
Defender

Hometown:
Haileah Gardens, Fla.

Club:
Kendall SC

Andrew Carleton

Position:
Forward

Height:
5-8

Weight:
145

Birthdate:

Position:
Forward

Hometown:
Powder Springs, Ga.

Club:
Atlanta United FC

Jose Carranza

Position:
Midfielder

Height:
5-3

Weight:
120

Birthdate:

Position:
Midfielder

Hometown:
Manassas, Va.

Club:
D.C. United

Lucas del Rosario

Position:
Forward

Height:
5-8

Weight:
122

Birthdate:

Position:
Forward

Hometown:
Durham, N.C.

Club:
Capital Area RailHawks Academy

Griffin Dorsey

Position:
Forward

Height:
6-0

Weight:
160

Birthdate:

Position:
Forward

Hometown:
Evergreen, Colo.

Club:
Indiana Univ.

Jonathan Gonzalez

Position:
Forward

Height:
5-5

Weight:
120

Birthdate:

Position:
Forward

Hometown:
Santa Rosa, Calif.

Club:
Monterrey (Mexico)

Wilson Harris

Position:
Forward

Height:
5-10

Weight:
146

Birthdate:

Position:
Forward

Hometown:
Encino, Calif.

Club:
Real So Cal

Daniel Jones

Position:
Defender

Height:
5-6

Weight:
145

Birthdate:

Position:
Defender

Hometown:
West Hartford, Conn.

Club:
New England Revolution

Eric Lopez

Position:
Goalkeeper

Height:
6-1

Weight:
165

Birthdate:

Position:
Goalkeeper

Hometown:
Westminster, Calif.

Club:
LA Galaxy

Gabriel Paniagua

Position:
Midfielder

Height:
5-11

Weight:
150

Birthdate:

Position:
Midfielder

Hometown:
Miami, Fl.

Club:
Kendall SC

Justin Rennicks

Position:
Forward

Height:
5-11

Weight:
158

Birthdate:

Position:
Forward

Hometown:
Hamilton, Mass.

Club:
Indiana Univ.

Brady Scott

Position:
Goalkeeper

Height:
6-1

Weight:
161

Birthdate:

Position:
Goalkeeper

Hometown:
Petaluma, Calif.

Club:
FC Köln (Germany)

Aedan Stanley

Position:
Defender

Height:
5-11

Weight:
170

Birthdate:

Position:
Defender

Hometown:
Columbia, Ill.

Club:
St. Louis Scott Gallagher Missouri

Callum Stretch

Position:
Defender

Height:
6-2

Weight:
170

Birthdate:

Position:
Defender

Hometown:
Encino, Calif.

Club:
Unattached

Nick Taitague

Position:
Midfielder

Height:
5-8

Weight:
138

Birthdate:

Position:
Midfielder

Hometown:
Midlothian, Va.

Club:
Schalke (Germany)

Juan Pablo Torres

Position:
Midfielder

Height:
5-8

Weight:
158

Birthdate:

Position:
Midfielder

Hometown:
Lilburn, Ga.

Club:
Lokoren (Belgium)

Carson Vom Steeg

Position:
Defender

Height:
6-0

Weight:
170

Birthdate:

Position:
Defender

Hometown:
Santa Barbra, Calif.

Club:
Real So Cal

Aristotle Zarris

Position:
Forward

Height:
5-8

Weight:
145

Birthdate:

Position:
Forward

Hometown:
Casa Grande, Ariz.

Club:
Unattached

Group A

Team GP W L T GF GA GD Pts.
Sweden 3 3 0 0 9 1 8 9
Iceland 3 2 1 0 4 3 1 6
USA 3 1 2 0 3 4 -1 3
Faroe Islands 3 0 3 0 0 8 -8 0

Group A

Date Match Time (ET)/Result Venue
Aug. 4 United States vs. Faroe Islands 2-0 Strandvallen, Mallbacken; Sunne, Sweden
Aug. 4 Sweden vs. Iceland 3-0 Hagforsvallen; Hagfors, Sweden
Aug. 5 United States vs. Iceland 0-2 Kolsvik; Sunne, Sweden
Aug. 5 Faroe Islands vs. Sweden 0-4
 Solviksvallen; Arvika, Sweden
Aug. 7 Sweden vs. United States 2-1
 Tingvalla; Karlstad, Sweden
Aug. 7 Iceland vs. Faroe Islands 2-0 Sporthälla IP; Säffle, Sweden

Placement Matches 

Date Match Time (ET)/Result
 Venue
Aug. 9 Iceland vs. Denmark 5-4 a.e.t. Sannerudsvallen, Sweden
Aug. 9 United States vs. Finland 2-1 Ängevi, Sweden
Aug. 9 Faroe Islands vs. Norway 0-6 Mallbacken, Sweden
Aug. 9 Sweden vs. Poland 1-0 Kolsvik, Sweden
Format: Placement matches will be determined after round-robin play with the top two teams in the standings vying for the tournament title. 

U.S. U-18 Men's National Team - 2015 Nordic Cup Stats

Record: 2-2-0 

Player

Pos

GP

GS

Min.

G

A

Pts

Y/R
Raul Aguilera M 3 1 103 0 0 0 2/0
Calvin Aroh D 1 1 48 0 0 0 1/0
Jordi Avila D 4 3 267 0 0 0 0/0
Andrew Carleton F 4 3 259 1 0 2 0/0
Jose Carranza M 4 1 69 0 0 0 0/0
Lucas del Rosario F 4 1 154 0 1 1 0/0
Griffin Dorsey F 4 3 196 1 0 2 1/0
Jonathan Gonzalez M 4 3 268 0 1 1 0/0
Wilson Harris F 3 1 85 0 0 0 0/0
Daniel Jones D 4 4 320 1 0 2 0/0
Eric Lopez GK 3 3 240 0 0 0 0/0
Gabriel Paniagua M 3 2 124 0 0 0 0/0
Justin Rennicks F 4 2 174 0 1 1 0/0
Brady Scott GK 1 1 80 0 0 0 0/0
Aedan Stanley D 4 4 320 0 1 1 1/0
Callum Stretch D 3 1 53 0 0 0 0/0 
Nick Taitague M 4 1 162 2 0 4 0/0
Juan Torres M 3 2 158 0 0 0 0/0
Carson Vom Steeg D 4 3 272 0 0 0 1/0
Aristotle Zarris F 4 3 208 0 0 0 0/0


0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0
Own Goal 2
Totals
4 4 320 5 4 14 6/0
Opponent Totals
4 4 320 5 2 12 3/0

2015 Nordic Cup Goalkeeping Statistics

Player Name

GP

GS

Min.

GF

GA

SO

GAA

W-L-T
Eric Lopez 3 3 240 5 3 1 1.00 2-1-0
Brady Scott 1 1 80 0 2 0 2.00 0-1-0
Totals 4 4 320 5 5 1 1.25 2-2-0
Opponent Totals 4 4 320 5 5 1 1.25 2-2-0

Updated through Aug. 9, 2015

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