U23s Beat Canaries - Ipswich Town News

Town’s U23s beat their Norwich City counterparts 3-1 in a behind-closed-doors friendly at Playford Road this afternoon with Ben Morris, Levi Andoh and Tyreece Simpson on the scoresheet.

Striker Morris, who recently returned after a lengthy absence due to an ACL injury, netted on 33 to give the Blues a half-time lead.

Norwich levelled four minutes after the restart but defender Andoh, who signed for Town on January 1st after a trial, headed in a second for Town on 84 and frontman Simpson added the third with two minutes remaining.

U23s: Trialist, Cotter, Andoh, Trialist (O'Reilly), Ndaba, Gibbs, El Mizouni, McGavin, Hughes, Simpson, Morris.

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