U18s Beat Chelsea - Ipswich Town News
Town’s U18s ended their season with an impressive 3-0 victory over Chelsea at Playford Road. Striker Jack Marriott scored once in each half, full-back David October having opened the scoring.
The result means Russell Osman’s young Blues avoid finishing bottom of their FA Premier Academy League group. Meanwhile, the U16s lost 3-2 to the same opposition.
U18s: Cropper, Jones, Bennett, Thorsteinsson, October, Scotcher, Meikle, Tiofack (Leddy 71), Winter, Marriott, Timlin. Subs: O’Donnell, Hammond, Fowler, Berkane.
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