The FC Dallas U17s are, I’m sure, disappointed by their loss in the GA Cup Final, but they should be proud of the fantastic run they made through the tournament. There were several outstanding individual performances along the way and a few of them have been honored by MLS and the GA Cup.
FCD’s standout keeper, Julian Eyestone, has been named Generation adidas Cup Best Goalkeeper presented by Allstate.
Eyestone’s teammates Jared Salazar and Nayrobi Vargas were two of the players in a six-way tie for the Golden Boot with three goals each. [Gregory Jervier (FC Cincinnati), Christopher Aquino (Seattle Sounders FC), Felipe Gabriel Felipe Teresa (Flamengo) and Devin Zachry (Strikers FC).]
Ooffff that penalty call was really gutsy by the ref. Unless he had some magic angle (and based on where he was standing I don’t think he did) I don’t know how you call that a hand ball. Dallas appeared the better team for most of the match. Very unfortunate not to come away with more.
Yeah, that call was brutal.