The U15 youth national team began their Vlatko Marković Tournament campaign on Wednesday when they faced Croatia. The game started favorably for the United States, creating many dangerous opportunities that culminated with center forward Zidane Cadet scoring in the 17th minute. The United States team continued to generate danger, especially from the wings, with very good individual performances by Darris Hyte and Mattheo Dimareli. In the second half, the game was closer, and both teams generated dangerous plays. In the 68th minute, after an excellent pass from Christopher Cook, Manu Romero managed to score 2-0, marking his first goal with the United States youth national team. The final result was 2-0 in favor of the United States.

On the second day, the United States faced England, which resulted in a 4-3 comeback win for England. The United States was superior to the English team in the first minutes of play, and their dominance of the game led to a penalty midway through the first half. Will Ostrander executed it perfectly, making it 1-0. The United States team quickly managed to score the second goal after a great individual play by Will Ostrander that ended with a shot by Maximus Steelman, which bounced off a defender, and Omar Hassan's volley made it 2-0. The England team reacted at the end of the first half and reduced the score to 2-1. In the second half, the United States quickly scored again after a great long pass from right back Alex Gomez and a long run by Omar Hassan, culminating in a powerful shot to make it 3-1. England reacted in time and reduced the score to 3-2. The United States made substitutions and, although they generated opportunities, they could not be effective. At the end of the match, England took advantage of the last opportunities and were effective, making it 3-3 and then 4-3 at the end of the match.

Today, the United States U15 national youth team achieved its second victory after defeating the Moroccan team 4-2. The United States went down early after a goal by the Moroccan team in the 19th minute, but quickly recovered. After a good collective play, Houston Dynamo midfielder Lukas Bruegmann tied the score at 1-1.

After the equalizer, the United States team looked better, and Paul Sokoloff scored a brace late in the first half, making the score 3-1. In the second half, the United States scored the fourth goal thanks to a fortuitous play by Will Ostrander, who managed to score after a rebound from the goalkeeper, making it 4-1. At the end of the match, Morocco managed to score, making the final result 4-2.

With this result, the United States is in second place with 6 points, awaiting the match between Croatia and England. Depending on the result the US will face Japan or France on Sunday.

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It's Official: Stefan Chirila Signs Homegrown Contract with FC Cincinnati

FC Cincinnati has signed academy forward Stefan Chirila to a homegrown contract through 2025. Stefan Chirila's deal will keep him with the second team for the remainder of this season, and he will be promoted to the first team next year.

Stefan Chirila, 17, won the Golden Boot at the Generation adidas Cup this fall, the United States' premier youth tournament, and scored a total of 45 goals this season with the FC Cincinnati U17 team. Stefan Chirila's impact was immediate in the professional game as he scored for Cincinnati's second team last week and was named MLS Next Pro Rising Star of the Week with a total of 7 games played and 2 goals.

Stefan Chirila joined Cincinnati's academy last fall from the Philadelphia Union, where he had played primarily as an attacking midfielder. After his arrival at FC Cincinnati, the coaches saw a lot of potential in him as a center forward and the results in that position were immediate. Chirila is characterized by being a clinical finisher with great ball striking and has very good mobility across the attack front. Cincinnati is expected to compensate Philadelphia for his rights, sources say.

MLS Next Flex: The Event Ends With Great Surprises Ahead The MLS Next Cup

The MLS Next Flex event 2024 ended last Tuesday with surprising results and a total of 64 teams divided into U15, U16, U17, and U19 age groups already qualified for the MLS Next Cup next June in Tennessee.

Weston FC gave the big surprise in group H after finishing in first place after beating Santa Barbara in the first match. In the second game, they managed to draw 1-1 against Philadelphia Union U17, with a subsequent defeat due to penalties. On Tuesday, they faced the San Jose Earthquakes, and the Florida team achieved a 2-1 victory over the Quakes. Mateo Garcia opened the scoring for Weston FC in the 39th minute, and in the second half, left back Connor Owen equalized the score 1-1. Brock Lucena, in the 72nd minute, secured the final 2-1 in favor of Weston FC, thus achieving the victory that qualified them for the MLS Next Cup.

Real Salt Lake beat New York Red Bulls U15 with a resounding 5-0 in what was the last game of group H. The New York Red Bulls came into the game with two victories while Real Salt Lake had achieved two draws, in which they defeated Phoenix Rising on both occasions by penalty shootout and Athletum FC. Real Salt Lake took an early lead in the game as in the 18th minute Hunter Peralta captured a rebound from a shot that hit the post and finished the play with an empty goal. In the 21st minute, center forward Van Parker made it 2-0 after dribbling past the goalkeeper and finishing with his left foot. At minute 27, Van Parker scored again after a penalty, and at the end of the first half, Reignen Magsino with a long shot made it 4-0 over New York Red Bulls. The fifth goal came with Jonah Giorgis scoring with his left foot from the edge of the box, culminating in the final result of Real Salt Lake 5-0 over the New York Red Bulls.

A total of 64 teams have already qualified for the playoffs of the MLS Next Cup 2024 June 14 to 23 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee - you can check them all out below.