U18s Draw at Colchester - Ipswich Town News
Irish winger Mark Timlin, one of the five second-year scholars recently offered a professional contract, netted in the 88th minute as Town’s U18s drew 1-1 with Colchester at their Florence Park training ground this morning.
The Blues’ U16s also drew 1-1 with the same opposition, again away from home. Town and Colchester meet at U21 level at Portman Road on Monday (KO 7pm).
U18s: Crowe, Hammond, Fowler, Sowunmi, Robinson, Leddy, Berkane, Galvin (Marriott 58), Timlin, Winter, Zapata-Caicedo. Unused: Marsden, Willbye, Ramadan, Thompson.
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