Winter Showcase: Game 1 U16 Bolts vs. LA Galaxy

With only a few training sessions together under their belts, the Bolts U16’s opened the Winter Showcase against the LA Galaxy Academy team. The Bolts jumped on them right at the opening whistle, and created immediate pressure. They scored a goal about 10 minutes in, but had it called back when the linesman signaled offside. Shortly after, the Bolts got a goal that counted when Andrés Burbank-Crump jumped on a loose ball and put it into the Galaxy net.

The Galaxy started to get into a rhythm of their own, and began putting together some heavy pressure of their own. They pounced on an errant pass and a Galaxy forward dribbled in alone toward the goal causing the Bolts goalkeeper to come sliding out at the Galaxy striker’s feet. The goalkeeper made the save, but the referee determined that he took too much of the player, and called for a penalty kick tying the game at 1-1. Both teams kept working for a second goal, and the Galaxy were the ones to get it when they pounced on a bouncing ball inside the 18 yard box and whacked it into the net.

As the Bolts started pushing for the equalizing goal, the Galaxy was able to catch them on a quick breakout for the third and final goal.

Final score: 3-1 in favor of the Galaxy.