For the first time this season, none of the three Impact teams won its last game, as the U15 and U17 teams lost against Oakwood SC and the Impact U19 tied 2-2. The three teams will want to make amends when they go to New York to face New York City FC on Saturday.
The U15 will play at 10am, the U17 at noon and the U19 at 2pm.
Serge Dinkota’s group, the Impact U15, currently has an 8-3-0 record, good for the second of its group behind the New England Revolution, in its first ever season in the Development Academy. Nicolas Gagnon’s U17 team is first of its group with a 7-3-0 record. As for Philippe Eullaffroy’s U19 group, the team remains unbeaten with a 9-0-1 record, good for first of its group.
Last IMFC results
Impact U15 – Oakwood SC U15
2-1 loss – Goal from Gabriel Antinoro
Impact U17 – Oakwood SC U17
2-0 loss
Impact U19 – Oakwood SC U19
2-2 draw – Goals from Mathieu Choinière and Vincent Lamy
Head-to-head
On October 28, the academies of both MLS clubs faced each other at Centre Nutrilait. New York won 1-0 at the U15 level and 3-1 at the U17 level, while the Impact U19 won 2-0. The Bleu-blanc-noir will certainly want to offer a good performance once again this weekend.
Opponents’ results
The New York City FC U15 team is currently fourth of its group, with a 6-2-4 record. Just like the Impact, they’ve only allowed eight goals this season.
The NYCFC U17 is third of its group with a 7-2-3 record and impressed by scoring 27 goals so far, coming mostly from Sal Rasizzi (8) and Nicholas Kapanadze (6).
New York’s U19 team won its last three games without giving up a goal since its last loss against the Montreal Impact and now has an 8-1-3 record, just behind the bleu-blanc-noir in its group. Gio Reyna, the young 15-year-old player, continues to impress with seven goals scored this season.
About New York City FC’s Academy
Founded in 2015 at the same time as the MLS club, New York City FC’s Academy has already seen a player push through the ranks and sign a professional contract, as midfielder James Sands did when he earned a Homegrown contract in 2017.
New York City FC’s youth teams train and play their games at St. John’s University.
In April 2017, NYCFC’s U16 team won the Generation Adidas Premier Division Cup in the final against Mexican club Tigres.
