SAN JOSE, Calif. – The San Jose Earthquakes defeated their U-18 Academy team 4-0 in a closed door scrimmage at the club’s training facility on Wednesday.



Adam Jahn found the net twice while JJ Koval and Mike Fucito closed the scoring during the 80-minute game. All of the goals came after the break with the Earthquakes in a 3-5-2 formation.

Koval opened the scoring with a diving header in the 46th minute. Shea Salinas looped a free kick over the U-18’s line and onto Koval’s head to make it 1-0.

Fucito tallied next from inside the area, blasting his shot off the post and in. Jahn fed Fucito a pass from near the endline and a thoughtful first touch from the speedy forward set himself up for a clear shot at goal despite defenders looming nearby.

Jahn capped the scoring with a pair of goals midway through the second half. The first came with a near-post finish from the edge of the area after Matias Perez Garcia sprung Jahn with a threaded pass through the midfield. The next came on a corner kick from Salinas with Jahn rising higher than everyone to power a header into the net from close range.

Jahn nearly had a highlight reel goal in the waning moments. Tommy Thompson found the target man near the edge of the area and Jahn flicked his first touch into the air and over a defender. Jahn watched the ball’s flight and then ripped a volley that zoomed just high of the top corner.

The first half saw a spate of chances for the Earthquakes, including several for newcomer Sanna Nyassi. Nyassi sent a header just wide after a perfectly-placed pass over the top from Kris Tyrpak in the 11th minute and then narrowly missed a curling shot toward the far corner after cutting in from the sideline in the 20th minute.

The best chance of the first half came from winger Leandro Barrera. The pacy Argentinean collected a cross from Nyassi near the far post, took a touch and then crushed a shot that was destined for the net if not for a deflection off the line by a U-18 defender.

The Earthquakes had two separate lineups during the scrimmage with Koval the only player to remain on the field for every minute.

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San Jose Earthquakes 4:0 Earthquakes U-18s

Jan. 28, 2015 – Earthquakes Training Facility

Preseason Scrimmage

Scoring Summary:

SJ – JJ Koval (Shea Salinas) 46

SJ – Mike Fucito (Adam Jahn) 54

SJ – Adam Jahn (Matias Perez Garcia) 61

SJ – Adam Jahn (Shea Salinas) 63

Misconduct Summary:

SJEQA – Alex Fluitt (caution) 35

San Jose Earthquakes: David Bingham (Bryan Meredith 40), Brandon Barklage (Pablo Pintos 40), Ty Harden (Marvell Wynne 40), Paulo Renato (Victor Bernardez 40), Shaun Francis (Shea Salinas 40), Kris Tyrpak (Tommy Thompson 40), JJ Koval, Jean-Baptiste Pierazzi (Matias Perez Garcia 40), Leandro Barrera (Cordell Cato 40), Sanna Nyassi (Mike Fucito 40), Chimdum Mez (Adam Jahn 40).

San Jose Earthquakes U-18s: JT Marcinkowski (Remi Prieur 40, Drake Callender 64), Alex Fluitt (Jamal Bernardez 40), Jorge Lara, Caleb Michael (Desmond Madrigal 64), Kevin Perez (Miguel Ruiz 56), Alex Valencia, Jon Partida (Uriel Cordoba 69), Beto Mendoza (Yousef Diyab 56), Suliman Khorami (Ivan Valencia 40), Amir Bashti, Zach Penner.