U18s Win at Watford - Ipswich Town News
Town’s U18s continued their good week by winning 3-1 at Watford this morning.
Liam Gibbs, Harley Curtis and Louie Fehrenbach (pictured) netted the goals. Gibbs and Curtis, along with Nyan Mesuria and Alfie Cutbush, are U16s with several regular U18s set to be involved in the U23s in Monday afternoon's game at Playford Road (KO 1pm).
On Tuesday the U18s, who are up to third in the Professional Development League Two South table, beat Andover Town 4-0 at Portman Road in the FA Youth Cup third round to set up a visit to Gillingham in round four.
U18s: Alley, O’Reilly, Fehrenbach, Henderson, T Smith, Healy, Baker, Gibbs, Mesuria, Crane, Simpson. Subs: Egan, Curtis, Cutbush.
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