CARSON, Calif. – The LA Galaxy Academy excelled at last weekend’s GA Cup Finals with both the Under-15 and Under-17 teams winning their groups.
The Galaxy U-17’s needed three wins to reach the GA Cup Finals and did so in dominant fashion with three victories, scoring 10 times, while conceding just once. Efrain Alvarez, Ulysses Llanez, and Marco Ceja finished the group stage each with three goals apiece.
The Galaxy U-17’s will move on to the International Championship bracket of the GA Cup on March 23 to March 31 in Dallas, Texas.
Meanwhile, the LA Galaxy U-15’s also went undefeated and captured the U-15 Generation Adidas Western Regional title. The U-15’s participation in the tournament has concluded and they’ll return to USSDA action this weekend against Strikers FC.
The complete results and final standings are below:
Friday, February 16
LA GALAXY U-17 – 3 Sporting Kansas City - 0
Goals: Cam Dunbar (3'), Efrain Alvarez (54'), Brian Hernandez (60)
LA Galaxy U-15 – 4 San Jose - 0
Goals: Alex Alvarado (22', 24'), Marcos Isidoro (53'), Johnny Perez (59')
Saturday, February 17
LA GALAXY U-17 - 5 San Jose - 0
Goals: Efrain Alvarez (11', 43'), Ulysses Llanez (13'), Cam Dunbar (53'), Marco Ceja (73')
LA GALAXY U-15 - 0 SKC - 0
Monday, February 19
LA GALAXY U-17 2 Portland - 1
Goals: Marco Ceja (65', 72')
LA GALAXY U-15- 1 Seattle – 1
Final U-17 Standings West Regional
1. Sporting Kansas City 12 pts +4 GD
2. LA Galaxy 11 pts +5 GD
3. Portland Timbers 11 pts +1 GD
4. Seattle Sounders 10 pts +6 GD
5. Real Salt Lake 10 pts +4 GD
6. San Jose 0 pts - 20 GD
Final U-15 Standings West Regional
1. LA Galaxy 16 pts +13 GD
2. San Jose 13 pts +3 GD
3. Portland 13 pts +6 GD
4. Seattle 4 pts +2 GD
5. Sporting KC 4 pts -5 GD
6. RSL 4 pts -7 GD
