U18s Make Long Trip to Swansea - Ipswich Town News
Town’s U18s are making the long trip to South Wales today ahead of Saturday’s game against Swansea City at the Llandarcy Academy of Sport (KO 11am).
Meanwhile, academy second-year scholar Gunnar Thorsteinsson (pictured) and Iceland’s U19s exited the European Championships after finishing third in their qualifying mini-group in Croatia this week.
The Icelandic youngsters lost their final game 2-0 to Georgia on Wednesday having won one and lost one of their previous matches.
U18s squad: Crowe, Marsden, October, Hammond, Robinson, Emmanuel, Fowler, Thompson, Willbye, Berkane, Clarke, Leddy , Timlin, Marriott, Winter, Galvin.
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