U15s Off to Winning Start at Galway Cup - Ipswich Town News
Town’s U15s got off to a winning start at the Macron Galway Cup in Ireland this evening as goals from Callum Fullwood, Nathan Dennis and Andre Dozzell saw them to a 3-2 victory over US side DC United.
The young Blues, who are sponsored by Source One Consulting, face the Republic of Ireland U15s and then Israeli side Maccabi Haifa tomorrow and then Mexican club Chivas Guadalajara and Scunthorpe United on Friday. Saturday sees a final and play-offs for the other places in the group.
Former Blues Kieron Dyer and Jason Dozzell are amongst the academy staff to have travelled to the tournament.
The competition, which is played at Salthill Devon’s Drom training facility, is widely considered one of the best youth tournaments in Europe.
The Blues won the Elite U15 Cup that they are competing in this year in 2007 and finished runners-up in 2010, while Josh Carson was the Player of the Tournament in 2008 when Town went out at the semi-final stage.
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