(Editor’s Note: Scroll down for the ESP All-Star game lineups (played Tuesday night, see TopDrawerSoccer.com Thursday for a full report)

COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO – Day three of matches at adidas-ESP saw more good performances and the selection of the coveted roster spots for the All-Star game. The weather continues to be perfect and the staff led by ESP director Greg Ion are more than helpful to all coaches, scouts and media attending.

Of course we’re the only media attending, I just like to say that.

Following are details of the three matches plus the lineups for the All-Star Game.

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Team 3 (Mark Santel) 3, Team 5 (Alfonso Mondelo) 0

Team 5 striker Dale McDonald of Brooklyn Patriots was injured early on and things went downhill from there for Team 5. Denver recuit Cole Chapleski was holding the ball well for Team 3, and Solar’s Trevor Hubbard was doing a good job of keeping the ball moving from his midfield spot. Hubbard also nearly scored after a good 1v1 move and hard shot from the edge of the area.

Defender Joe Sofia set up another goal with a long throw that was allowed to bounce to Dallas Texans Houston midfielder Kyle Emerson, who headed home for a 1-0 lead. BW Gottschee’s Daniel Herrera then doubled the lead with a weaving run and a left-footed shot across his body into the back of the net.

Team 5’s Cody Adams (FC Dallas) was good again and made a strong run down the left before crossing directly to the onrushing Reid Hukari (Colorado Rush), but the finish was saved by Lonestar SC goalkeeper Devin Cook. Cook also saved twice directly from Adams in the half.

Another bright spot for Team 5 was Cape Fear, North Carolina’s Jeff Hochuli, who showed good feet on the ball and good tactical understanding off of it.

In the 2nd half, Emerson played a good ball for Sunny Jane (United FC 1996) who shot just wide. North Atlanta SA’s Seth Prieto made a nice pass to Chapleski who scored for the final 3-0 scoreline.
 
Lineups

Team 3
GK: Devin Cook
D: Nikos Papanikolopoulos, Joe Sofia, Martin Sanchez, Mathias Cuadrado
M: Eric Miller, Sunny Jane, Kyle Emerson, Daniel Herrera
F: James Williams, Cole Chapleski
Subs: Spencer LaCivita (GK), Amadou Dia, Spencer Tayloe, Trevor Hubbard, Kyrian Nwabueze, Seth Prieto

Team 5
GK: Cody Mizell
D: Josh Sylva, Connor Dreschler, Victor Rodriguez, Badir Sherman
M: Fatai Alashe, Alex Molano, Jack Coleman, Cody Adams
F: Reid Hukari, Dale McDonald
Subs: Keon Parsa (GK), Jeff Hochuli, Taylor Krueger, Alex Martinez, Michael Parrish, James Hollander


Team 6 (Ross Paule) 3, Team 1 (Brian Quinn) 1

Soony Saad was at it again Tuesday, showing himself as one of the best goalscorers in American elite youth soccer with a pair of strikes to lead his team to victory. The Vardar forward struck in the opening minute here, but was matched almost immediately by Oakwood SC’s Leon Carby for Brian Quinn’s team.

In the 2nd half, Saad struck again, and United FC’s Steve Palacios powered in a header from Ryan Neil’s corner for 3-1.

Nolan McKeever of Cobb FC was good in the back for Team 6, while Josh Miller had another good backline shift for Team 1. Teddy Mullin of Triangle FC was good on the ball in midfield, while Triangle United’s Sebastian Garner showed good work rate all over the field for his team.

Lineups

Team 6
GK: Alec Storm
D: Mamadou Kansaye, Chandler Gagnon, Reed Patterson, Marquez Fernandez
M: Nolan McKeever, Mauricio De Leon, Teddy Mullin, Justin Franz
F: Soony Saad, Steve Palacios
Subs: Clayton Adams (GK), Mariano Guerineau, Tyler Peoples, Ryan Neil, Brian Visser, Ryan Dodson

Team 1
GK: Sebastian Evers
D: Graeme Mathers, Josh Miller, Jeffrey Stezovsky, Jerome Cristobal
M: Tom O’Brien, Christopher Duvall, Ryan Buda
F: Alexander Henry, Leon Carby, Robert Botchway
Subs: Taylor Hafling (GK), Seth Casipie, Sebastian Garner, Caleb Stanko, Ross Tomaselli, Khaliq Mckenzie


Team 4 (Roberto Dos Santos) 3, Team 2 (Steve Trittschuh) 0

Jacksonville’s Anthony Kattreh scored from a corner in the 1st half, and was good in the back line for his team all day. Colorado Fusion’s Davy Armstrong scored in the 2nd half after corralling a long pass from Cobb FC’s Darbin Ebanks and then finishing well.

Santa Clara Sporting’s Jimmy Callinan, who has shown well here this week, had a good 1v1 chance  but saw his low strike saved by FC DELCO’s Robert Rosato. Irvine Strikers’ midfield Kovi Konowiecki sent a good cross through the 6-yard box but nobody was on hand to meet it. Northwestern recruit Lepekola Seetane put in a good work rate on the day.

The final goal came through some anger shown from defender Andrew Jean-Baptiste. Upset that a foul wasn’t given when he was dispossessed, he followed the ball back into his area, getting a shouted warning from the referee after crashing into Juan Gutierrez, then fouling another player in the area. Santiago Velez took the spot kick and scored for the 3-0 margin of victory.

Lineups

Team 4
GK: Robert Rosato
D: Reynard Simbwa, Mitchell Pfautz, Anthony Kattreh, Darvin Ebanks
M: Santiago Velez, Lepekola Seetane, Kovi Konowiecki, Dominic Bonilla
F: Davy Armstrong, Nathanael Eggleston
Subs: Preston Langholz (GK), Dallin Cutler, Gregory Davis, Juan Gutierrez, Kevin Pahl, Matt Kerridge

Team 2
GK: Max Kurtzman
D: Derek Creviston, Paul Yonga, Andrew Jean-Baptiste, Michael Kendall
M: Josh Gatt, Santiago Schmid, Aodhan Quinn, Michael Raley
F: Jimmy Callinan, Miles Byass
Subs: Alex Bolowich (GK), Orlando Castaneda, Armando Gaytan, Christopher Nieto, Brian Kenny


Lineups for 2009 adidas ESP All-Star Game: (Check back tomorrow for full All-Star game coverage)

East All-Stars

GK: Sebastian Evers
D: Caleb Stanko, Joe Sofia, Andrew Jean-Baptiste, Ross Tomaselli
M: Christopher Duvall, Kyle Emerson, Sunny Jane, Christopher Nieto
F: Leon Carby, Josh Gatt
Subs: Clayton Adams (GK), Trevor Hubbard, Sebastian Garner, Aodhan Quinn, Mathias Cuadrado, Paul Yonga, Cole Chapleski

Goal: Ross Tomaselli (PK, 50)

West All-Stars

GK: Max Kurtzman
D: Connor Drechsler, Chandler Gagnon, Anthony Kattreh, Michael Parrish
M: Kovi Konowiecki, Lepekola Seetane, Teddy Mullin, Mariano Guerineau
F: Davy Armstrong, Soony Saad
Subs: Keon Parsa (GK), Reynard Simbwa, Alex Molano, Steve Palacios, Jimmy Callinan, Tyler Peoples, Dallin Cutler, Alex Henry

Goals: Zidane (22), Saad (40), Konowiecki (49)

Note: Zinedine Zidane played one half for each team.

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