OCEANSIDE, CA – Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-19 Residency won their second straight match at the Academy Playoffs on Wednesday, downing Crew SC Academy Wolves 3-1.
Theo Bair, Jefferson Alade, and Nicholas Fussell all scored for a second straight match. Bair's goal was his fourth in the two matches played so far.
With the result, the U-19 'Caps are now in a prime position to advance to the quarterfinals. New England Revolution won the other Group D match of the day, coming back to defeat Pateadores 5-4. That leaves both Pateadores and Crew SC eliminated, with New England needing to overturn a nine-goal differential (with head-to-head as the next tiebreaker) in order to overcome the 'Caps.
| GROUP D | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Pts | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
New England Revolution | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | -3 |
Pateadores | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -1 |
Crew SC Academy Wolves | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 |
The U-17s are back in action on Thursday when they take on Orlando City SC at 4 p.m. PT. The U-19s wrap-up group action on Friday versus Pateadores at 4:15 p.m. PT.
BOX SCORE
U-19 lineup vs. Crew SC Academy Wolves
23.Thomas Hasal; 2.Jake Ruby (17.Gurman Sangha 66'), 6.Keenan Foley, 4.Jonas Hakkinen, 3.Nikolas Papakriakopoulos; 18.Andres Charles-Barrera, 21.Michael Baldisimo (11.Jose Hernandez 23'), 12.Nicholas Fussell (8.Anthony Caceres 66'); 7.Georges Mukumbilwa (29.Simon Stacey 80'), 9.Jefferson Alade, 14.Theo Bair (45.Simon Colyn 80')
