The Seattle Sounders U14 Academy team continued its blistering start to the Annual Cayman Airways Invitational Youth Football Cup with a 4-1 win over Honduran side CD Victoria. With the result, Seattle became the first team to qualify for the knockout rounds by winning its group.
The youngest members of the Sounders youth system have established themselves as serious contenders in a competition boasting U14 Academy sides from Manchester City, LA Galaxy and IMG, as well as the U-15 Cuban National team. Seattle’s first two matches of the tournament, against IMG Academy and CD Victoria respectively, were a demonstration in the intricate balance between excellent team-play and individual brilliance.