Trusty, Elney named to U.S. U20 roster for Dallas Cup

U18 center back Auston Trusty and former Union Academy forward Sebastian Elney have been named to Tab Ramos's 22-man roster for the upcoming Dallas Cup.

Trusty, who has been getting minutes with Bethlehem Steel FC in preseason, is one of only four players born in 1998 on the roster. Trenton native Matthew Olosunde, John Nelson, and Josh Perez are the others. The other 19 were all born in 1997.

Elney led the Terps in goals with seven in his freshman season after spending a year playing for the Philadelphia Union Academy U18 team. His teammate Eryk Williamson, a DC United Academy product, is also on the roster.

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The U.S. open group play on March 20 against CF Monterrey Rayados at the Cotton Bowl at 6:30 p.m. central time and play Fulham FC the following day at Richland College at 4 p.m. central time. The final group match is March 23 against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (time and location to be announced).

Ramos will use the tournament as preparation for the U20 CONCACAF Championship being staged next winter in Nicaragua. The top four finishers in the tournament will advance to the 2017 U20 World Cup in South Korea.

Matthew Ralph

Matthew Ralph is the managing editor of Philadelphia Soccer Now. He's covered soccer at all levels for a decade in the Philadelphia region and has also written for TheCup.us, NPSL, PrepSoccer and other publications. He lives with his wife and two young children in Broomall, Pa., but grew up in South Jersey and is originally from Kansas.

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