2019 MLS Homegrown Game

2019 MLS Homegrown Game
Event	2019 Major League Soccer season
	MLS Homegrowns won 3–0 on penalties
Date	July 30, 2019
Venue	ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlando, Florida
Most Valuable Player	Noble Okello (MLS Homegrowns)
Referee	Michael Radchuk
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The 2019 MLS Homegrown Game (also known as the 2019 MLS Homegrown Game presented by Energizer for sponsorship reasons) was the sixth edition of the Major League Soccer Homegrown Game. It was held on July 30 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida and saw a team of MLS Homegrowns play against Mexican youth team Chivas U-20s. The event is held annually in conjunction with the MLS All-Star Game. In 2019, the Homegrown Game preceded the new MLS All-Star Skills Challenge.

MLS announced a 22-player Homegrown roster on July 10, 2019 with second set announced on July 24 along with three withdrawals.^[1] The final roster totaled 24 players from 18 different MLS clubs including two from host team Orlando City SC. Marcelo Neveleff, Orlando City Academy director, was selected as head coach.^[2]

Squads

MLS Homegrowns

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	David Ochoa	(2001-01-16)January 16, 2001 (aged 18)	Real Salt Lake
18	1GK	JT Marcinkowski	(1997-05-09)9 May 1997 (aged 22)	San Jose Earthquakes
22	1GK	Mason Stajduhar	(1997-12-02)December 2, 1997 (aged 21)	Orlando City SC
–	1GK	Matt Freese^a	(1998-09-02)2 September 1998 (aged 20)	Philadelphia Union

2	2DF	Clément Bayiha	(1999-03-08)March 8, 1999 (aged 20)	Montreal Impact
3	2DF	Sam Vines	(1999-05-31)May 31, 1999 (aged 20)	Colorado Rapids
4	2DF	Erik McCue	(2001-01-18)January 18, 2001 (aged 18)	Houston Dynamo
5	2DF	Aboubacar Keita	(2000-04-06)April 6, 2000 (aged 19)	Columbus Crew
13	2DF	Andre Reynolds	(2001-05-02)May 2, 2001 (aged 18)	Chicago Fire
16	2DF	George Campbell	(2001-06-22)June 22, 2001 (aged 18)	Atlanta United FC
19	2DF	Bryan Reynolds	(2001-06-28)June 28, 2001 (aged 18)	FC Dallas
–	2DF	Daniel Kinumbe^a	(1999-03-15)March 15, 1999 (aged 20)	Montreal Impact
–	2DF	Donovan Pines^a	(1998-03-07)March 7, 1998 (aged 21)	D.C. United

6	3MF	Edwin Cerrillo	(2000-10-03)October 3, 2000 (aged 18)	FC Dallas
7	3MF	Gianluca Busio	(2002-05-28)May 28, 2002 (aged 17)	Sporting Kansas City
8	3MF	Brandon Servania	(1999-03-12)March 12, 1999 (aged 20)	FC Dallas
10	3MF	Brenden Aaronson	(2000-10-22)October 22, 2000 (aged 18)	Philadelphia Union
12	3MF	Cole Bassett	(2001-07-28)July 28, 2001 (aged 18)	Colorado Rapids
15	3MF	Noble Okello	(2000-07-20)July 20, 2000 (aged 19)	Toronto FC
20	3MF	Mathieu Choinière	(1999-02-07)February 7, 1999 (aged 20)	Montreal Impact
23	3MF	Thomas Roberts	(2001-05-11)May 11, 2001 (aged 18)	FC Dallas
24	3MF	Efraín Álvarez	(2002-06-19)June 19, 2002 (aged 17)	LA Galaxy

9	4FW	Justin Rennicks	(1999-03-20)March 20, 1999 (aged 20)	New England Revolution
11	4FW	Theo Bair	(1999-08-27)August 27, 1999 (aged 19)	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
14	4FW	Benji Michel	(1997-10-23)October 23, 1997 (aged 21)	Orlando City SC
17	4FW	Handwalla Bwana	(1997-06-25)June 25, 1997 (aged 22)	Seattle Sounders FC
21	4FW	Omir Fernandez	(1999-02-08)February 8, 1999 (aged 20)	New York Red Bulls

Notes:

^a Withdrew from squad prior to match.

Chivas U-20s

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
181	GK	MEX	José Rangel
182	DF	MEX	Leopoldo Cortés
183	FW	MEX	Cristian Ortíz
185	DF	MEX	Gilberto Sepúlveda
186	FW	MEX	Deivoon Magaña
187	MF	MEX	Alan Torres
188	FW	MEX	Irving Márquez
189	MF	MEX	Alejandro Organista
190	FW	MEX	Daniel López
192	DF	MEX	Gilberto García
193	MF	MEX	Jossué Córdova
194	MF	MEX	Zahid Muñoz


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
195	FW	MEX	Benjamín Sánchez
196	FW	MEX	Sebastián Martínez
197	DF	MEX	Rodrigo Reyes
198	FW	MEX	Miguel Guzmán
199	DF	MEX	Walter Ortega
200	DF	MEX	Diego Campillo
202	FW	MEX	Juan Brigido
203	FW	MEX	Irvin Ortíz
204	MF	MEX	Sebastián Fierro
205	MF	MEX	José Solís
206	MF	MEX	Brandon Navarro

Match

July 30, 2019

17:00 ET

MLS Homegrowns	2–2	Chivas U-20s
Fernandez 2' Okello 90+4'	Report	Márquez 1' Martínez 70'
Penalties
Vines Roberts Bassett	3–0	Rangel Martínez Fierro

ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlando, Florida



GK	22	Mason Stajduhar		32'
DF	2	Clément Bayiha		46'
DF	16	George Campbell		46'
DF	5	Aboubacar Keita		46'
DF	13	Andre Reynolds		46'
MF	24	Efraín Álvarez		46'
MF	6	Edwin Cerrillo	18'	46'
MF	7	Gianluca Busio		46'
FW	14	Benji Michel		46'
FW	11	Theo Bair		46'
FW	21	Omir Fernandez		32'
Substitutes:
GK	18	JT Marcinkowski		61'
GK	1	David Ochoa		32' 61'
DF	19	Bryan Reynolds		46'
DF	3	Sam Vines		46'
DF	4	Erik McCue		46'
MF	15	Noble Okello		46'
MF	8	Brandon Servania		46'
MF	12	Cole Bassett		46'
MF	20	Mathieu Choinière		61'
MF	23	Thomas Roberts		46'
MF	10	Brenden Aaronson		46'
FW	9	Justin Rennicks		46'
FW	17	Handwalla Bwana		32' 61'
Manager:
Marcelo Neveleff


GK	181	José Rangel
DF	182	Leopoldo Cortés		46'
DF	192	Gilberto García		46'
DF	185	Gilberto Sepúlveda		46'
DF	183	Cristian Ortíz		46'
MF	189	Alejandro Organista		46'
MF	187	Alan Torres		46'
MF	195	Benjamín Sánchez		46'
FW	186	Deivoon Magaña		45+2'
FW	190	Daniel López		46'
FW	186	Irving Márquez		46'
Substitutes:
DF	197	Rodrigo Reyes		46'
DF	199	Walter Ortega		46'
DF	200	Diego Campillo		46'
MF	193	Jossué Córdova		46' 70'
MF	194	Zahid Muñoz
MF	202	Juan Brigido		46'
MF	204	Sebastián Fierro		46'
MF	205	José Solís		46'
MF	206	Brandon Navarro		70'
FW	196	Sebastián Martínez	69'	46'
FW	198	Miguel Guzmán		45+2'
FW	203	Irvin Ortíz		46'
Manager:
Alberto Coyote

References

^ "Roster announced for 2019 MLS Homegrown Game". www.mlssoccer.com. Archived from the original on July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
^ "Roster announced for 2019 MLS Homegrown Game". mlssoccer.com. Archived from the original on July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 10, 2019.

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[2] "Roster announced for 2019 MLS Homegrown Game". mlssoccer.com. Archived from the original on July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 10, 2019.

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