The FC Cincinnati academy teams traveled to Minnesota last weekend for their historic first official development academy games. Both the U16-U17 and U15 teams played Minnesota United FC Academy with mixed results.
U16-U17 – Matchday 1
FC Cincinnati vs. Minnesota United FC
National Sports Center, Blaine, Minnesota
Result: FC Cincinnati 3, Minnesota United FC 0
William Bencic, a former Columbus Crew SC academy product from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, scored the first goal in FC Cincinnati academy history. Midway through the first half, Tacobi Nsimpasi headed the ball to Arquimides Ordonez, who slotted the ball through to Bencic. Bencic dribbled past the Minnesota keeper and buried the ball into the net for the only goal of the first half.
Akinni James of Atlanta, previously of NASA Tophat, earned a nice insurance goal for the team late in the second half. James beat his defender, dribbled to goal and slipped the ball past the keeper. Only three minutes later, off a cross from Charlie Hamman, Minnesota knocked the ball into its own net, all but ending the game. Hamman is a Cincinnati native who formally played for Kings Hammer Academy.
FC Cincinnati Starting XI:
Beckham Sunderland (GK), Blake Ivey, Maxwell Miller, Tacobi Nsimpasi, Grant Schafer 80’, William Bencic 70’, William Bernhard, Andrew Boettcher, Charlie Hamman 80’, Preston Welch 54’, Arquimides Ordonez
Bench: Garrett Borgman, Jack Drabenstott 20’, Manuel Gutierrez 10’, Akinni James 36’, Nathan Page 10’, Daniel Samways, Austin Welch
Minnesota United FC Starting XI:
Titus Beuckman, Cullen Connaker, Boima Cummins 79′, Bajung Darboe, Andrew Ellis, Gora Gora 55′, Jack Morris, Morgan Olson 46′, Jacob Thao 68′, Ty Walker, Patrick Weah
Bench: Perry Blay, Diego Fuentes, Mason Henderson 22′, Elijah Lloyd 35′, Nolan Pratumwon 11′, Alexander Romero 44′
Scoring Summary:
CIN – 18′ William Bencic (Arquimides Ordonez)
CIN – 77′ Akinni James
CIN – 80′ Minnesota United FC (own goal)
Discipline:
None
U15 – Matchday 1
FC Cincinnati vs. Minnesota United FC
National Sports Center, Blaine, Minnesota
Result: Minnesota United FC 1, FC Cincinnati 0
Minnesota struck early in the ninth minute when Isaac Calderon intercepted a ball being played out of Cincinnati’s backline. Calderon dribbled the ball towards goal and tucked the ball into the right post past Cincinnati keeper Austin Wells. Cincinnati looked for an equalizer throughout the match, but Minnesota held strong and handed the U15s its first loss.
FC Cincinnati Starting XI:
Austin Wells (GK), Owen Parrish 55’, Matthew Dreas, Adam Enouen 70’, Bennett Gerak 65’, Nick McHenry 65’, Ryder Mills, Adal Salinas 70’, Travis Smith, Sam Vota, Gavin Green 65’
Bench: Jonah Arszman 35’, Silas Borgman 25’, Andrew Gaydosh 20’, James Jackson 25’, Gregory Jervier 20’, Grady Johnson 25’
Minnesota United FC Starting XI:
Isaac Calderon 74′, Sho Luke Haggerty, Tamer Ibsais 72′, Oliver Kelly, Cooper Lijewski, Alex Moreno 40′, Evan Peleska, Julian Restrepo 50′, Jack Roach, Solomon Straub, Christopher Vang
Bench: Abdulsalam Akinola, Mataeo Bunbury 40′, Micah Burton 50′, Sylvester Doe 16′, Jonah Gasho, Keith Romanshyn 18′
Scoring Summary:
MIN – 9′ Isaac Calderon
Discipline:
None
Next up
at Chicago Fire Soccer Academy, 12:45 p.m/3 p.m., Sept. 21
at Indiana Fire Academy, 10 a.m./12 p.m., Sept. 22
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