Magic moment for Julian Pittaoulis turned the tide in Real Jersey FC’s second straight national championship
His 67th minute equalizer changed Real Jersey FC’s fortunes in the U.S. Youth Soccer U17 final on Sunday
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Kevin Sabitus / US Youth Soccer
Julian Pittaoulis is known as a jokester by his teammates on the Real Jersey FC 2004 boys team, but there was nothing funny about the goal he scored in the 67th minute of their U.S. Youth Soccer national final on Sunday.
Down 1-0 to Sparta United after already losing to them once in group play, Pittaoulis a second half substitute gathered an upfield pass from Dylan Petke, pushed past one sliding defender and after taking on another defender in the box unleashed a rocket that was precisely what his team needed in the moment.
Real Jersey FC 2004 boys show their quality against MLS Next competition
The defending national champion 2004 boys team hosted Players Development Academy at a showcase event and won 5-3
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Matt Ralph
South Jersey club Real Jersey FC hosted a showcase event last weekend and one of the highlights was a battle between their 2004 boys team and MLS Next opponent Players Development Academy on Saturday.
Fresh off helping lead Shawnee High School to a Group 4 regional title, forward Andrew Kitch had a hat trick and Cade McGrath and Julian Pittoulis also added goals for the hosts. PDA scored three times on set pieces, including a penalty that was initially stopped by the Real keeper but trickled in past the line.