Philadelphia Union’s entire Academy, from the U12s to the U19s, traveled to Richmond United this past weekend to kickoff their season. Despite the tough opposition, highlighted by a Richmond United U17 team that had won its first two games with nine total goals, the Union completed a sweep winning every match by multiple goals.
Below are the scores from the weekend's matches:
U12s: Won 4-0, 3-0
U13s: Won 6-1
U14s: Won 6-2
U15s: Won 3-0
U17s: Won 3-1
U19s: Won 6-0
Some highlights from the games include Nelson Pierre, who played a yer up with teh U14s, scoring a hat-trick, U17s' Shanyder Borgelin scoring his first Academy goal in his first Academy game, and Jeremy Rafanello scoring two goals in his U19 debut.