In their first match-up of the young academy season, the San Jose Earthquakes U-18s (3-0-1, 10pts) defeated rival LA Galaxy (1-2-1, 4pts) 2-0, while the U-16s fell the Galaxy 2-0 in Sunday’s Cali Clasico doubleheader at Las Positas College.
The U-18s were led by two goals from standout forward and Stanford commit Arda Bulut. After the match, U-18 head coach Paul Holocher credited the player’s ability to control the match on both sides of the ball in the Cali Clasico victory.
“The guys played a very good, complete game,” Holocher said. “Their collective pressure gave a lot of problems to the Galaxy and we really controlled the majority of the game.