For a lot of teams, losing their top two leading goal scorers, a playmaking captain and a standout center back would result in a noticeable drop-off in form.
But the opposite has been true for the Philadelphia Union U19s, which finished the second half of their season earlier this month with a 2-0 shutout win over Montreal Impact (a team that finished with the fourth best record in the league).
The win at the Power Training Complex on June 2 was the fourth straight shutout for a team that routinely loses some of its best players to Bethlehem Steel FC (lately that’s been center back Ben Ofeimu and the attacking duo of Jeremy Rafanello and Tonny Temple that combined for 41 goals).