The US Soccer Development Academy Summer Showcase is a chance for clubs from around the country to pit their young talent against opposition that, for largely geographical regions, they rarely face. Philadelphia Union’s U19 squad topped their round robin group with seven points, but fell 4-1 to LA Galaxy U19s in a quarterfinal matchup last night. Jeremy Rafanello, Tonny Temple, and Ben Ofeimu, who have all earned minutes with Bethlehem Steel this season, featured for the Union. However, highly touted prospects Brenden Aaronson and Issa Rayyan were absent through injury.
Those three Steel players have collected a total of 251 minutes at the USL level between them.