SYL '89 ODP Selects splits two-match series with US U15 National Team
SYL '90's draw and lose one to US U15's
Tuesday, March 8, 2005
BRADENTON, FL – The Super Y-League ODP Select Teams finished their weekend series against the US U15 National Team pool with a 1-2-1 record in four closely fought matches at the team’s residency home IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. The SYL ODP 89’s capped the weekend with a 3-2 victory Sunday.
The Super Y-League Olympic Development Program consists of the Super Y-League National ODP Camps and the Super Y-League North American Finals, which are both sanctioned by US Soccer and the United States Olympic Committee. The Super Y-League ODP system is a specifically designed program to identify players for US National Team Programs.
Evaluated over the course of the Super Y-League season by the SYL National ODP Scouting System, the nation’s top players were identified and invited to attend the SYL ODP National Camps, which were held over the last five weeks at the Cocoa Expo Center. At  the close of each camp, the top players were named to Select Teams by the SYL Scouting System coaches and SYL ODP National Camp Technical Director Perry Van Der Beck in consultation with US National Team coaching staff on hand.
The players named to the U14 and U15 boy’s Select Teams were invited to return to Florida to play the U15 National Team player pool at the IMG Academy in Bradenton.
“The success of this event demonstrates that the Super Y-League ODP system will significantly contribute to the player identification process of the US National Team Programs,” added Super Y-League Director, Matt Weibe.
“I would like to thank the many clubs, coaches and players that made this possible to help our National Team Programs. I would also like to thank our sponsors at UMBRO for providing  the equipment for this event.”
March 6 – SYL ODP 89’s 3 :: 2 US U15
Cleveland Force Jrs forward Audric Kilroy scored his second goal in as many days by capitalizing on a bad clearance to give the SYL ODP squad the early lead.
Fort Wayne Fever midfielder Kevin Rockwell-Ashton pushed the lead to 2-0 in the second half and Long Island Rough Riders forward Louis Vigliotti gave the SYL ODP team a commanding 3-0 lead.
The US rallied with late goals from Chris Agorsor and Mykell Bates.
TopDrawerSoccer.com’s Take
Daryl Tom was solid in defense for the Super Y-League team, with Darnell Edwards and Alex Dixon showing well for the US 15’s on the day.
March 6 – SYL ODP 90’s 1 :: 2 IMG Academy U16’s
Playing a side a year older, the SYL ODP 90’s squad finished the weekend off in a loss with a goal coming from Mustang SC forward Phillip DaSilva on a deflected ball from Vardar defender John Rogers.
TopDrawerSoccer.com’s Take
John Rogers again was excellent in the 90s back line. Joseph Spivack, Greg Jordan and John Wargo put in solid shifts again as midfield players, while striker Edvin Worley demonstrated a solid work rate as did fellow striker Axel Levry.
March 5 – SYL ODP 89’s 1 :: 3 US U15
Cleveland Force Jrs forward Audric Kilroy scored to negate a 1-0 US lead on a goal from Brandon Tarr, but it was not enough as Jared Jeffrey went on to score off a free kick play in the box and Fredua Adu added a penalty to give the US the 3-1 win.
TopDrawerSoccer.com’s Take
The Super Y-League team got good performances from defenders Brian Hadley and Doug Ferner, along with Portland-based winger Casey McCool.
March 5 – SYL ODP 90’s 1 :: 1 US U15
US midfielder Yannick Salmon scored to give his side a 1-0 lead early in the second half of a tight affair between the two sides.
DC United’s Axel Levry nodded in the equalizer late in the match on a cross from Nick Millington of the Raleigh CASL Elite.
TopDrawerSoccer.com’s Take
“Our goal at the first was for our third game to be our best game,” SYL ODP coach John Hannan of the Chicago Magic said. “Were we better than yesterday? Absolutely.”
Although his day was cut short due to cramps, Super Y-League forward Ellis McLoughlin continued to impress. Hannan said the player from Washington state has special qualities.
“He has pace and can play with his back to goal, which makes him a very useful player athletically and soccer-wise,” Hannan said.
Some of the techniques employed by McLoughlin reveal he has spent a good bit of time watching top-level forwards, and the player himself admits to being a Wayne Rooney devotee. He credits the Super Y-League coaches with helping make the team competitive in Saturday’s match.
“We weren’t doing very well when we first started practicing but the coaches did a good job of telling us what to do and we feel like we were able to achieve some goals today,” he said.
Along with McLoughlin, the Super Y-League got good play from Shawn Barry and John Rogers in the backline, and midfielder Greg Jordan who, like Rogers, has a great soccer brain.
For the U.S., defenders Thomas Meyer and Brandon Zimmerman were quite good, with midfielder Sam Redmond always dangerous in attack.
March 4 – SYL ODP 90’s 1 :: 2 US U15
Early in the first contest, the SYL ODP 90’s took the lead on an excellent individual play from Washington Crossfire forward Ellis McLoughlin, who gathered the ball 30 yards from goal and proceeded to beat a US defender and beat US goalkeeper Chris Miller.
The US got an equalizer from Walter Hines and the game-winner in the 2-1 decision from Abe Villon.
TopDrawerSoccer.com’s Take
Villon was another of the more outstanding performers on the day. Other standouts on the day for the US U15 team included defender Thomas Meyer and Vincenzo Bernardo. The Super Y-League got good play from McLoughlin, defenders Shawn Barry and John Rogers, and substitutes Joseph Spivack and John Wargo.
March 4 – SYL ODP 89’s 5 :: 1 IMG Academy U16’s
The SYL ODP 89’s squad opened the weekend with an impressive outing against host IMG Academy’s U16 team.
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Robert Ziegler of TopDrawerSoccer.com contributed to the reports. All opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of USL or USLsoccer.com
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