Cedarwood Primary School in Kesgrave will be representing Town in the final of the EFL Kinder+ Sport Kids Cup which precedes this afternoon’s Championship play-off final between Huddersfield and Reading at Wembley. The youngsters will be taking on Etwall Primary wearing the colours of Derby County.

After winning an Ipswich qualifying tournament for the right to represent Town in the six-a-side competition, Cedarwood's U11s travelled to Southall in March for the southern area finals hosted by Brentford where they took on school teams from the 11 other Championship sides based in the south.

@twtduk @OfficiaI_ITFC Boys are just getting ready to head to the stadium, looking great in their suits!!! 👊 👍 pic.twitter.com/JdmZgV56NM– ITFC Academy PDP (@ITFC_PDP) May 29, 2017

They defeated QPR, Wolves, Birmingham and Brighton to top their group, losing only to Cardiff, before defeating Bristol City in the semi-final and then QPR 4-1 in the final to secure their place at Wembley alongside Derby-based school Etwall, who came through the northern qualification process.

The boys played their hearts out, but sadly lost 2-1. Congrats to Derby. Great effort from both teams #proud

— ITFC Academy PDP (@ITFC_PDP) May 29, 2017

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bluemike added 10:03 - May 29 Well done lads and good luck, enjoy your day. Let's see if the regular sad arses can post their usual negtives on this story too.
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midastouch added 11:58 - May 29 Wow, can you imagine how excited they must be to play at Wembley! The stuff dreams are made of! What an experience for these very young lads. I bet some of them had trouble getting to sleep last night! Is this an omen for an Ipswich vs Derby Play Off final next Summer!? We can but dream! :-)
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Brownie added 12:48 - May 29 My lad is up watching the game with his mates so have told him to cheer the boys on! Great experience & hope they win. Wish 8 was their age and as excited as they will be now! Have a great day!
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Ojc added 13:52 - May 29 They've won 2-1
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JohnyJohnson added 14:30 - May 29 They're so good they did it without a keeper
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Seasider added 14:50 - May 30 Well done lads for getting to the final,and commiserations for getting so far,and then to lose so narrowly to Derby;must be disappointing. No disgrace though,and you should be proud together with your teacher for reaching the final!
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Kesgraveblue57 added 16:20 - May 30 Well done lads you' have made Kesgrave very proud, I hope you had a great day and the memories will live with you for ever
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