USL News Release
Thursday, May 12, 2011
TAMPA, Fla. – United Soccer Leagues today announced the USL Premier Development League Team of the Week for Week 2 of the season, honoring Victoria Highlanders goalkeeper Elliot Mitrou as Player of the Week after he saved two penalty kicks in the second half of the Highlanders’ 1-0 victory against reigning PDL champions the Portland Timbers U-23s on Saturday afternoon.
Starting in place of regular Highlanders goalkeeper Trevor Stiles, who was absent due to injury, Mitrou made saves in the 60th and 88th minutes to record his first shutout.
Reading United AC’s Matt Sanner leads the forwards on this week’s Team of the Week after scoring a hat trick against the Brooklyn Knights in Reading’s opening game of the season. He is joined by Cameron Hepple of the Kitsap Pumas and Esteban Bayona, who scored twice for the Laredo Heat in their 5-1 victory against the RGV Grandes last Friday night.
Ventura County Fusion midfielder Daniel Barrera earned his place on the team with a strong all-around performance that saw him record a goal and three assists, while the Central Florida Kraze’s Fredrick Brustad and Orange County Blue Star’s Luis Silva each bagged a pair of goals in their team’s victories over the weekend.
Defensively, Fort Lauderdale Schulz Academy’s Alex Trujillo and MPS Portland Phoenix’s Kyle Clinton each earned nods after helping their sides record shutout victories, while the Westchester Flames’ Ryan Dillon-Curran had an assist in his side’s 3-0 victory against the New Jersey Rangers.
USL Premier Development League Team of the Week
| Pos | Player | Team | Highlights |
| GK | Elliot Mitrou | Victoria | Saved two penalty kicks in Highlanders 1-0 win against Portland |
| D | Alex Trujillo | Schulz Academy | Held his side record a shutout in 1-0 win against IMG Bradenton |
| D | Kyle Clinton | MPS Portland | At center of Phoenix defense that held New Hampshire scoreless |
| D | Ryan Dillon-Curran | Westchester | Had assist as Flames defeated NJ Rangers 3-0 |
| M | Marcello Alves | Virginia Beach | Drew penalty in first half, scored goal in second in Piranhas’ victory |
| M | Luis Silva | Orange County | Scored twice in dominant performance for Blue Star |
| M | Daniel Barrera | Ventura County | Had a goal and three assists in Fusion’s 6-1 victory |
| M | Fredrik Brustad | Central Florida | Had a pair of goals as Kraze won their second game of season |
| F | Matt Sanner | Reading | Had a hat trick as United earned victory in season-opener |
| F | Cameron Hepple | Kitsap | Scored game-winning goal for Pumas against Victoria |
| F | Esteban Bayona | Laredo | Scored twice as the Heat took a 5-1 victory in their opener |
Honorable Mention: Central Florida – Johnny Mendoza; Chivas El Paso – Rodrigo Morin; IMG – Sebastian Thuriere; Kitsap – Matt Friesen; Laredo – Juan Ibarra; MPS Portland – Mike Kennedy; Orange County – David Ponce, Chandler Hoffman; Portland U23s – Bim Ogunyemi; Reading – Christian Barreiro; RGV Grandes – Alfonso Cavazos; Victoria – Jared Stephens; Westchester – Jacob Keegan; West Texas United – Jose Munoz, Oswaldo Valdivia; West Virginia – Richard Isberner, Dion Peters.