U18s Beat Blades - Ipswich Town News
Town’s U18s came from behind to beat Sheffield United 4-1 at Playford Road this morning with striker Ben Morris again amongst the scorers.
Callum Semple put the Blades in front but full-back Kieron Cathline equalised six minutes before the break and Morris netted his ninth goal in eight matches two minutes later.
Three minutes after the restart Kolade Salaudeen made it 3-1 to the Blues and schoolboy Charlie Brown completed the scoring in the 72nd minute.
U18s: Wright, Murrell (Yallop 65), Cathline, Salaudeen, Nydam, Colclough (Cahill 82), Downes, Maynard, Brown, Morris (Wilton 65), Meldrum. Unused: Ware, Muamba.
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