It was a tale of two halves for the U17 Philadelphia Union Academy, as they battled the U17 New York Red Bulls yesterday in their first match of the Generation adidas Cup this year.
The Red Bulls started out aggressively on the ball, pressing the Union’s backline from the opening whistle. In the fourth minute, Balthazar Saunders netted a goal for Red Bull from just outside the 18.
At the half, the Union made adjustments by moving Cole Turner and Michael Pellegrino into central midfield, Nicholas Blacklock from the left of midfield into the No. 10 position and Jason Aoyama into the left wing.