The MNUFC Development Academy U13 and U14 teams followed up their trip to the Chicagoland area for matches against Sockers FC with a weekend at home in Blaine playing host to two Ohio clubs: Crew SC Academy on Saturday, September 30 and Internationals on Sunday, October 1.
MNUFC U13 vs. Crew SC Academy U13
The Loons fell behind early in this one when Crew SC was awarded a penalty kick in the ninth minute of the match. Owen Presthus scored the goal and Rashad Suhaiba doubled the lead off a through ball he took around the keeper in the 22nd minute. Right out of the restart following halftime, Crew SC’s Landon Hill bumped it to 3-0 with a strike from the right side after beating his defender. Micah Burton notched a consolation goal on a penalty kick in the 69th minute but the Loons couldn’t spark a comeback and fell 3-1 in the end.
MNUFC U13 vs. Internationals U13
The U13s fared much better on Sunday against Internationals, getting off to a 2-0 lead by halftime on the back of goals by Micah Burton and Jarod Timlin in the 19th and 29th minutes, respectively. That lead ballooned in the second half as Burton scored again in the 48th minute and the floodgates opened as MNUFC scored in the 60th, 62nd and 64th minutes to put the match well out of reach at 6-0.
MNUFC U14 vs. Crew SC Academy U13
Crew SC’s U14 team jumped in front in the first half on a goal by Preston Welch in the 28th minute, but MNUFC answered before the half on a penalty kick drilled home by Jacob Thao in the 38th minute. Crew SC got a penalty kick of their own after Quinton Elliot went down in the box and it was Welch who pulled the visitors in front. Joe Highfield would manage the equalizing goal for the Loons in the 80th minute and the match would end in a 2-2 draw.
MNUFC U14 vs. Crew SC Academy U14
The U14s experienced a similar level of success against Internationals as the U13s, getting on the board in the 13th minute with a goal from Cooper Lijewski. Lijewski would complete his hat trick with a pair of volleys in the 23rd and 31st minute, effectively sealing the 3-0 victory in the first half.
Next week, the U13 and U14 teams head to a pair of St. Louis Scott Gallagher Clubs, the first on Saturday in Missouri and the second on Sunday in Illinois. Check out the full schedule here.
