FRISCO, TEXAS – Everything was on the line Wednesday as Lonestar SC and Hilmar Milan FC faced off in their Bracket G finale of the U14 division. The Texans and Californians were tied at the top with 4 points each so the winner of this match would move on to the knockout round of the tournament and it’s Lonestar who are moving on with a wild 4-3 victory.

It was an extremely chilly morning in Frisco for the match, quite the opposite of the near-record highs on Monday and it was Lonestar who would get off to a dream start, opening the scoring in the sixth minute. Jose Cervantes whipped in a corner that flicked off a Hilmar head and went into the net, though Cervantes deserves credit for the goal.

Hilmar would nearly tie the game up in the 16th minute as the always dangerous Donald Benamna found himself free on the left. His cross reached Christian Geronimo at the top of the box with no one around him, but the shot was cannoned over the bar.

From there, Lonestar put their foot on the gas and doubled the score in the 26th minute through a Luis Espinar tally. It was again Cervantes in the middle of the action as his chipped through ball released Espinar in on goal and he made no mistake finishing emphatically.

Espinar scored again just five minutes later in the 31st minute this time receiving a ball from James McClendon in an almost carbon copy of his first goal sending Lonestar SC into halftime with a 3-0 lead.

The fantastic Espinar completed his hat trick seven minutes into the second half latching onto a long ball and coolly slotting past the keeper to give the Austin side a seemingly insurmountable 4-0 lead. Hilmar would have other ideas, however.

In the 50th minute, it was Benamna who would give the Californians hope of a comeback poking the ball across the line from a scrum in the box and six minutes later, Gabriel Villapudua scored a nice curling effort to pull Hilmar Milan within two goals at 4-2.

Hilmar would then throw the kitchen sink at the kids from Austin, pushing everyone forward and they’d get another goal in the 61st minute from Benamna to set up a wild finish. Hilmar would fail to find that fourth goal to pull things level, however, and Lonestar SC would secure a vital 4-3 and a spot in the Dallas Cup U14 Quarterfinals on Thursday.

Hilmar Milan FC Rossoneri
GK: Carlos Saldana
D: Cesar Balderas, David Chavez, Jorge Lara, Omar Cortes
M: Christian Geronimo, Juan Medrano, Carlos Prado, Jessie Gonzales
F: Donald Benamna, Alejandro Rodriguez

Lonestar SC U14
GK: Joshua Felger
D: Abdel-Azziz Sanogo, Alexander Pankhurst, Johnathan Madera, Dylan Fahrenholz
M: James McClendon, Kasden Williams(Braeden Lennon), Jose Reyes, Arik Arredondo
F: Jose Cervantes, Luis Espinar(Noah Murphy)

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Dallas Cup Day 3 Scores

Gordon Jago Super Group U19
Real Salt Lake AZ 2 Vancouver Whitecaps 0
Houston Dynamo 2 LD Alajuelense 1
FC Barcelona 4 CS Cartagines 2
Eintracht Frankfurt 2 Coritiba FC 2
Dallas Texas Academy 4 Chorrillo FC 4
FC Dallas Academy 2 Japan U18 National Team 1
Arsenal vs Club Bolivar
SC Corinthians vs Tigres

U19
Ajax Gunners 2 Classic FC Gladiators 1
IMG Academy 3 Toronto Lynx Juniors 1
Santos FC 7 Soccer Elite AR 1
Knowsley Youth 5 Davis Legacy 2
Royal Navy 4 SKHY FC 2
Lewisham College 4 Roadrunners 3
Houston Dynamo South Texas 1 DFW Tornados White 1
CZ Elite 2 Dallas Texans Red West 1
Solar Chelsea Academy 3 DFW Tejanos 2
DC United vs Andromeda SC
Riverside MGFM vs Andromeda Academy
Santa Clara Sporting vs Dallas Texans Red

U17
Tigres 6 EFC Tornados 1
Sockers FC 0 LD Alajuelense 0
Estudiantes Tecos 4 Santa Clara Sporting 4
Barrio Mexico 0 Jacksonville Fury 0
Ottawa South United 7 CD Fair Play 0
Prepa Tec FC 2 IMG Academy 0
Central California Blues 2 Lonestar SC 0
Brasilis FC 0 TSF Academy Galacticos 0
CFI Guadalajara 6 Soccer Elite AR 1
TFC 1 Charlotte SA Academy 1
Shattuck St. Marys 0 Andromeda Academy 0
FC Golden State Premier vs FC Dallas Premier
Tuzos vs Dallas Texans red
West Side Metro Premier vs FC Dallas Academy
Chicago Fire Juniors DA vs Dallas Texans Academy
Solar Chelsea Academy vs CJSO

U16
Cosmos Academy West 2 Fussballschule Millerntor 1
Santa Clara Sporting 3 Barrio Mexico 2
Houston Dynamo Academy 1 Alberta SA 1
Real Salt Lake AZ 3 Cedarbridge Academy 0
CD Chivas Guadalajara 3 DC United 1
TSF Academy Diablos 2 PTSC Timber Wolves 0
Reston Knights FC 3 Mana 0
Estudiantes Tecos 4 TAP Barcelona 3
FCB Escola Monterrey 5 FC Dallas Premier 1
FC Correcaminos 3 Solar SC Red 1
MTH PAC Tigres vs FC Premier
Chicago Fire Juniors DA vs Solar SC

U15
Eintracht Frankfurt 5 OBGC Rangers 0
West Pines United FC 5 RVO Groningen 0
Houston Dynamo 4 Alberta SA 0
Texans Houston 4 CZ Elite 2
Chicago Fire Juniors 8 CF Toluca Cartc Cacsa 0
OSSA Green 4 CF San Nicolas 1
Santa Clara Sporting 1 TSF Academy Grey 1
Tigres 1 Chicago Magic 0
Pateadores 2 FC Dallas Premier 2
India U15 National Team 1 Sockers U15 0
FC Golden State 1 Dallas Texans Red South 1
Cosmos Academy West 1 Dallas Texans Red 1
Milan FC 4 Andromeda SC Red 2
Solar SC 3 Pachuca USA 0

U14
Oklahoma FC 5 Rio Vista FC 0
Charlotte SA Predator 3 Ottawa South United Force 1
Lonestars SC 4 Milan FC Rossoneri 3
Linces Tamayo SC 0 SKHY FC 0
Texas Rush Nike 3 Champions League Select 1
LD Alajuelense 5 Downtown United SC White 2
Mana 2 FC Milwaukee 2
LVU United 3 CU PUMAS 3
Chicago Magic 7 Ravens Wood School 1
Sparta Premier PR 1 FB Correcaminos 0
Seleccion RCL Soccer 3 BRYC Elite 2
Andromeda SC White 6 Alaska NorthStars 1
FC Dallas Premier 3 TSF Academy Blue 1
Santa Clara Sporting Black 0 Solar SC Red 0
Fullerton Rangers vs Manchester United(Houston-USA)
Cosmos Academy West vs Dallas Texans Red

U13
Houstonians FC Red 3 Galaxy 1
Chicago Magic 2 Crewe Alexandra 1
TFC Royal 3 TAP Milan 1
NM Rush Nike 3 CU Pumas 1
Sparta Premier 3 Academy Sports Club 1
LVU United 4 CFI Guadalajara 1
Nomads Academy 1 Texans Houston 0
Seleccion RCL 2 RSF Academy 0
Cosmos Academy West 3 Andromeda SC 1
Solar SC Red 5 San Nicolas Zinc 3
South Bay Gunners 4 Dallas Tigres Gold 0
Beach FC 1 Solar SC 1