Kempin leads U.S. U18 team to victory

UPDATE: Click here for the official match report from U.S. Soccer

Sporting Kansas City academy product Jon Kempin started and played the entire 90 minutes today in the United States Under-18 Men's National Team's 2-1 win over Georgia in the 2011 Northern Ireland Milk Cup. The win secured a third-place finish for the U.S. team, who went 2-0-1 at this year’s tournament after defeating Israel and drawing Mexico earlier this week. 

This was Kempin’s first appearance at the annual Milk Cup tournament, and the Sporting KC goalkeeper will now return to Kansas City to re-join his SKC teammates. Check back here as we will post photos and/or video highlights as they become available.

Kempin with U.S. U18s at Milk Cup

Sporting KC goalkeeper and former SKC Junior, Jon Kempin, is currently with the USMNT U18 side that will play for third place in the Northern Ireland Milk Cup on Friday. The team beat Israel 2-0 on Monday and came from behind to tie Mexico 1-1 on Wednesday. The US team will play Georgia for third place on Friday, and Kempin could get his first minutes of the tournament then. For scores and updates from the game on Friday follow @ussoccer_ynt on Twitter. For more Milk Cup news and information check out http://www.nimilkcup.org/.

US U-18 Mens Team Begin Northern Ireland Milk Cup

UPDATE: The U.S. defeated Israel 2-0 today on goals from Jerome Kiesewetter and Omar Salgado.

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The United States Under-18 Men's National Team will face Israel today at noon, and Mexico on Wednesday at 2 p.m. Head coach Mike Matkovich's squad will play it's final game on Friday, against an opponent to be determined.

Sporting Kansas City academy product Jon Kempin will begin today's game on the bench, behind GK Cody Cropper. For live play-by-play and in-game updates, be sure to follow the action on Twitter @ussoccer_ynt