The Philadelphia Union Academy didn't make it to either U16 and U18 semifinal, but some former players did.
Several players who made up the first Philadelphia Union Academy U14 team will feature in today’s U.S. Development Academy semifinal, but none will be wearing a Union jersey.
That’s because their team, Players Development Academy, beat the Union U18s last week 3-1 to earn a trip to Carson, California and a semifinal date with the Vancouver Whitecaps tonight at 9 p.m. eastern.
PDA forward Isaiah Young is a big reason why. The speedy winger who scored his 13th goal of the season in the quarterfinal against his former team (and hit the woodwork a couple other times) was on the Union Academy U16 team in its inaugural season in the U.