Academy Scores - Ipswich Town News
Town's Academy sides had mixed results over the weekend against Watford. The U19s won, while the U17s lost.
The U19 side, playing at home, won 2-0 with the goals coming from Darren Ambrose and Matt Bloomfield.
The Town side included Colo Halit, the 16-year-old trialist from IK Brage in Sweden. Halit is very highly rated in Sweden and has previously had trials with Spurs and Manchester United. Reports in September suggested that Halit had previously had another trial spell at Portman Road.
Dean Bowditch was the U17s only scorer as they lost 3-1 away at Watford.
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