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Academy Update | Timbers U-19s, U-17s compete in Winter Showcase in Florida

The Timbers Academy U-19 and U-17 sides competed in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Winter Showcase down in Lakewood Ranch, Fla., between Nov. 30 and Dec. 4.

The Timbers U-19s won two of their three matches at the Showcase, defeating the Houston Dynamo Academy and D.C. United Academy and finishing with a 2-1-0 record.

Goals from forward Will Inalien (17th minute) and Vitalis Takawira (47th minute) helped the Timbers U-19s overturn an early, 1-0 deficit to record a 2-1 victory against the Houston Dynamo Academy on Dec. 1.

A three-goal second half guided the Timbers U-19s to a 3-0 result against D.