Wally B Posted July 29, 2011 Report Posted July 29, 2011 Courtesy of Akron Sports Information BALLYMENA, Northern Ireland – Coach Caleb Porter and incoming freshman Bryan Gallego of The University of Akron men's soccer program played a pertinent role as the United States U-18 Men's National Team picked up a 2-0 victory over Israel to open the 2011 Milk Cup on Monday. Gallego – a highly touted midfielder/defender from Kinnelon, N.J. – started and played the full 90 minutes for the U.S. who used a pair of second half goals to get the result. Porter is an assistant coach on the team. The U.S. will next face rival Mexico on Wednesday at 8 p.m. local time (3 p.m. ET). The squad's final contest of the competition will take place on Friday. The Milk Cup is an annual Youth Soccer tournament held in Northern Ireland and comprising of an Elite, Premier and Junior division. The Elite division is comprised of six national squads. Each squad plays two group stage matches with the top two teams then competing for the Milk Cup championship. The other national teams in this year's tournament are Georgia, Northern Ireland, and Denmark. Porter Gallego Aid US. win in Milk Cup Quote
mes102 Posted July 29, 2011 Report Posted July 29, 2011 Courtesy of Akron Sports Information BALLYMENA, Northern Ireland – Coach Caleb Porter and incoming freshman Bryan Gallego of The University of Akron men's soccer program played a pertinent role as the United States U-18 Men's National Team picked up a 2-0 victory over Israel to open the 2011 Milk Cup on Monday. Gallego – a highly touted midfielder/defender from Kinnelon, N.J. – started and played the full 90 minutes for the U.S. who used a pair of second half goals to get the result. Porter is an assistant coach on the team. The U.S. will next face rival Mexico on Wednesday at 8 p.m. local time (3 p.m. ET). The squad's final contest of the competition will take place on Friday. The Milk Cup is an annual Youth Soccer tournament held in Northern Ireland and comprising of an Elite, Premier and Junior division. The Elite division is comprised of six national squads. Each squad plays two group stage matches with the top two teams then competing for the Milk Cup championship. The other national teams in this year's tournament are Georgia, Northern Ireland, and Denmark. Porter Gallego Aid US. win in Milk Cup US and Mexico tied 1-1 on Wednesday. Not sure how they did today... Quote
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