U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team wins second straight match with 2-0 win over the United Arab Emirates

The U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team earned its second consecutive win at the 2012 AGS Cup in Spain with a 2-0 victory against the United Arab Emirates on Sunday.

The U.S., which beat Morocco 2-1 in the opening match of the tournament on Saturday, converted two second-half penalty kicks in the win. Forward Mukwelle Akale put the USA in front 1-0 in the 44^th minute and defender Shaquell Moore doubled the lead 16 minutes later with another spot kick in the 60^th minute.

All matches at in the competition are 80 minutes in length.

The U-17 MNT continues tournament play on Tuesday, Oct. 2 against Azerbaijan at 12:30 p.m. ET.
-U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team Game Report-

Match: U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team vs. United Arab Emirates Under-17 Men
Competition: AGS Cup 2012
Location: L’Alfàs Del Pi, Spain
Date:  Sept. 30, 2012
Weather:  65 degrees

Scoring Summary:           1     2      F
USA                                  0     2      2
UAE                                  0     0      0

USA – Mukwelle Akale (penalty)                              44^th minute
USA – Shaq Moore (penalty)                                   60

Lineups
USA: 12-Paul Christensen; 3-John Requejo, Jr., 2-Shaq Moore, 14-Conor Donovan, 13-Elijah Martin; 16-Ben Swanson, 6-Rolando Muñoz, 20-Christopher Lema (10-Junior Flores, 78), 18-Corey Baird (11-Rubio Rubin, 56); 17-Wesley Wade (9-Ahinga Selemani, 74), 19-Mukwelle Akale (7-Alan Winn, 61)
Substitutions Not Used: 1-Jeff Caldwell, 4-Jorge Miranda, 5-Tyler Turner, 8-Angel Heredia, 15-Bryce Cregan
Head Coach: Richie Williams

UAE: 1-Ghait Hussain Abdulla Slaman; 5-Ahmed Rashid Sultan Alkhabail (6-Hamad Mohamed Habib Ghulam Hussain, 64), 4-Sultan Firuz Khaif, 18-Sulaiman Rashed Ahmad Rashed Ali, 2-Omar Jumah Mohammed Alboat ; 16-Mohammed Abulrahman Ahmed Lashkari Eid (10-Bilal Khalid Mohammed Darwish Mohammed, 50), 19-Karam Ali Ghuloum Ali (3-Ahmed Salman Abdulla Salman, 70), 15-Almesmari Humaid Abdulla Ali Salmain, 11-Alharasi Khaled Khalfan Zayed Barout (20-Alzaabi Mayed Obaid Suhail Sabt, 40); 9-Alakberi Mohamed Salman Abdulla Salman, 12-AlshamsAbdulla Mohd Kazin Mohd (Alhasahmi Khalid Mohamed Ahmed Hussain, 40)
Substitutions Not Used: 7- Sultan Saeed Suwaide Saeed, 13- Ahmad Essa Juma Mohd, 14- Almansoori Mohamed Khaled Mohaamed, 17- Alshams Mohamed Hasan Khalifa Mohamed, 21- Khamis Khalid Kamis Bakhit, 22- Almesmari Saeed Khamesi Saeed, 24- Alhasahmi Khalid Mohamed Ahmed Hussain

Misconduct Summary:
UAE – Alakberi Mohamed Salman Abdulla Salman (caution)         27^th minute