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MLS NEXT spotlight: Oakwood Soccer Club is building for the future

By Matt LangoneMarch 1, 2022

Oakwood midfielder Diego Zaffanella, left, shields the ball. (Alex Dolan/NESJ)

Oakwood Soccer Club teams got back on the field for MLS NEXT competition on Sunday, but it turned out to be an unexpected road trip.

Oakwood’s U-15 and U-17 teams were originally supposed to host New York City FC, but its fields were hardened with snow and ice that proved too difficult to remove, which forced a road trip to NYCFC. On a positive note, the U-15s walked away with a hard-earned 2-2 tie.

It was par for the course for the Glastonbury, Conn.-based Oakwood program that is taking on challenges and tempering expectations in 2022, with the spring MLS NEXT season set to crank up in the coming months.

"We’re in a building process with the teams," said Oakwood co-founder and technical director Rick Derella, who also coaches the U-15 squad. 

Tags: MLS NEXT, Oakwood SC

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