The Sporting KC Academy concluded the 2014-15 Generation adidas Cup with a shootout win over Pumas UNAM (Mexico) on Saturday at the Toyota Soccer Center at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. The U16's twice took the lead in regulation -- first through Jared Crist in the 25th minute on a corner kick from Paul Whitener, then again on a penalty kick taken by Adam Collinsworth in the 38th minute -- before prevailing 7-6 in the penalty kick shootout.
The first 12 attempts were all successfully converted in the shootout until Pumas UNAM's seventh shot hit the post. Sporting KC's Absalom Solorio stepped up to strike the decisive penalty kick to secure a sixth-place finish in the 12-team Champions Division.
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Crist scored twice in five games at the tournament and was one of six different goal scorers for Sporting KC during the competition along with Collinsworth, Fernando Borges, Chase Bromstedt, Will Little and Paul Whitener. The U16's will now resume play in the 2014-15 U.S. Soccer Development Academy against Frontier Division leaders FC Dallas on Saturday, April 11 at the University of Tulsa.
Sporting Kansas City (2-2-1) vs. Pumas (1-3-1)
2014-15 Generation adidas Cup
April 4, 2015 –- Toyota Stadium Field 7 -- Frisco, TX
Scoring Summary:
KC -- Jared Crist (Paul Whitener) 25
PUM -- Ronaldo Aguilar (César Palma) 34
KC -- Adam Collinsworth (penalty kick) 38
PUM -- Ronaldo Aguilar 47
Sporting Kansas City
-- Steve Tekesky, Adam Collinsworth, Jaylin Lindsey, Andrew McLeod, Jared Crist, Gianni Catenacci (Ezra Armstrong 36), Felipe Hernandez (Chase Bromstedt 56), Absalom Solorio, Will Little (Patrick Wilkinson 53), Paul Whitener (John Leisman 60), Fernando Borges (Mason Visconti 45).
Pumas UNAM
-- Juan Carlo Rodriguez, Diego Rosales, Mauricio Reyna, Edward Tostado, Esteban Suárez (Jesus Bautista 45), Francisco Reyes (Emmanuel Cabrera 40), Gustavo Rodriguez, Manuel Ponce (Jose Galindo 57), César Palma (Israel Landa 53), Javier Valenzuela, Ronaldo Aguilar.
Matches played with 35-minute halves;
All statistics contained in this boxscore are unofficial
This year's Generation adidas Cup was also held in conjunction with the league's inaugural under-12 tournament. Led by head coach Matt Trumpp, Sporting KC's U-12 Academy squad were one of eight MLS academies participating along with youth sides from Mexico's Queretaro FC and Club America USA.
Sporting KC's youngest youth side split results over the course of a six-game schedule -- winning three, losing three -- in three days time to finish in seventh place in the 12-team tournament.
SPORTING KC UNDER-12 RESULTS
6-2 loss vs. Houston Dynamo (USA) on April 2
3-2 loss vs. D.C. United (USA) on April 2
2-0 win vs. Queretaro (MEX) on April 3
2-1 win vs. FC Dallas (USA) on April 3
5-1 loss vs. Toronto FC (CAN) on April 4
3-2 win vs. Houston Dynamo (USA) on April 4
