ECNL Boys Recap: Penn Fusion 2007 attack overwhelms LVU Rush
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Through two Northeast South games in 2024, Penn Fusion 2007 boys have already scored 10 goals. Their latest offensive display came in a 5-0 win over LVU Rush at home on Sunday afternoon. Ryan Noel Ryan Noel M #131 Nation…
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Continue ReadingThrough two Northeast South games in 2024, Penn Fusion 2007 boys have already scored 10 goals. Their latest offensive display came in a 5-0 win over LVU Rush at home on Sunday afternoon.
Ryan Noel Ryan Noel M #131 Nation PA and Chris Nascimento each had a brace and Junior Diouf also scored in the lopsided win.
The scary part for opponents is that there were even more chances on the day. Diouf is a top prospect whose profile has skyrocketed since he arrived at Phelps School in the fall. He has all of the tools you want out of a No. 9 and a ceiling that seems to just keep getting higher. Noel is also a newcomer to the team, having faced his former teammates in a 5-5 draw with Hex FC the weekend before. Noel does a lot of his damage centrally whether that’s driving forward into the attack or sitting back and finding teammates wide. Nascimento was a handful on the day cutting in from the left flank and also on set pieces.
While the attack for Penn Fusion was definitely the highlight, Sawyer Spiegel Sawyer Spiegel D PA still had plenty to do anchoring the back line and holding off Demitri Ilovski and Hasan Strandzhev, who both had dangerous and bright moments in the attack for LVU Rush.
Less consistent than the free-flowing attacking football and the lack of quit in LVU Rush on the day was the weather, which went from hail/sleet to sunny in a matter of minutes.
Other players worth mentioning on the day were Penn Fusion midfielder Juan Colina Valeri, captain Julius Rigo Julius Rigo F Collegium Charter | 2025 PA and forward Josh Rick. Both keepers for LVU Rush – Nicolo Famularo and Jason Krum – stepped up to keep the game from being more lopsided than it ended up being.
Check out a photo gallery from the game.