The MLS Combine in Florida, where MLS coaches were getting a final look at prospects in Friday's SuperDraft, concluded on Tuesday with the U.S. U-20s downing adidas Mania, 2-0. The Thomas Rongen-coached U-20s, who are preparing for the World Youth Championship (March 25-April 16), were the only undefeated team at the Combine.
In the final day's other match, Alen Marcina (Barry University/Canada) scored twice for the X-3s in a 5-3 loss to Supernova to finish the combine with three goals in the three games, tying him with Dimelon Westfield (Clemson/Trinidad & Tobago), who played for Mania, as the Combine's leading scorer.
The final records: adidas Mania (1-1-1 — win-loss-tie), under-20 U.S. national team (2-0-1), adidas Supernova (1-0-2) and the adidas X-3s (0-3-0).
Combine Summaries (Day 3)
adidas Supernova 5 adidas X-3s 3. Goals: Jewsbury 10, Tranchilla, LeBlanc 38, Pierce 50, Dunivant 61; Marcina 5, Ralph 37, Marcina 69.
adidas X-3s — Behonick, Abrahamson (Thornton, 20), Bradley (Cole, 46), John Cole (McIntosh, 20), Swenda, Curtis, El Bialy, Asorey (Abrahamson, 46), Ralph, Millwood, Marcina.
adidas Supernova — Saunders, Dunivant, Regan, Lawrence, Jason Cole, Futagaki, Jewsbury, Murriagi (Jaqua, 46), LeBlanc (Walls, 46), Tranchilla, Blake (Pierce, 46).
U.S. under-20 national team 2, adidas Mania 0. Goals: Quaranta 22, E. Johnson 57.
U.S. U-20s — Williams, Pearce (Shirley, 46), Cochrane, Marshall, Klaas, Mapp, Clark, Johnson, Barclay, Magee (Stone, 75), Quaranta (Moose, 46).
adidas Mania — Singer, Glowienka, Swann, Thomas, Jacquette, Woodworth (Mack, 46), Gonzalez (Gaven, 46), Walsh, Noonan, Westfield (Quinn, 63), Carmichael Crawford, 46).