GA Cup: U-17s and U-15s both earn important wins

SALT LAKE CITY, UT – Whitecaps FC Academy teams won both match at Generation adidas Cup qualifiers in Salt Lake City on Saturday.

U-17

The U-17s played their first match at West Region qualifiers, defeating Portland Timbers 2-0 on goals from Emiliano Brienza and Amir Batyrev.

They’ll play their second match on Monday against the hosts Real Salt Lake.

Starting lineup vs. Portland Timbers

14.Chituru Odunze; 38.Naseeb Bains, 26.Gianfranco Facchineri, 33.Nathan Demian, 36.Brian Ananias; 43.Emiliano Brienza, 48.Paul Amedume, 30.Kamron Habibullah; 32.Brandon Cambridge, 27.Massud Habibullah, 42.Matteo de Brienne

U-15

The U-15s responded from an opening defeat to San Jose Earthquakes with a 4-1 over LA…