A Town’s U21s side featuring three trialists were beaten 2-1 by Sheffield Wednesday at Playford Road this afternoon.
The Blues went ahead through Chuks Uzor-Greey in the 46th minute but the Owls hit back with two goals in two minutes through Jay Buchan and Favour Onukwuli on 78 and 79.
The Blues included Daniel Carey Evans, who has been with Cambridge United’s youth set-up, at centre-half alongside Aaron O’Reilly, 19, who is with Aston Villa having previously been with St Patrick’s Athletic in the Republic of Ireland, with whom he has been capped at U15, U16 and U19 levels.
Portsmouth youngster Sam Folarin was up front. The Republic of Ireland U18 international was previously with Crystal Palace’s academy and spent a spell on loan with Isthmian Premier Division Bognor Regis Town in the latter half of this season.
Meanwhile, Folarin had been on target for the U18s on Tuesday along with Jamie Mauge as Olly Lee’s side was beaten 6-2 by Charlton at their Sparrows Lane training ground.
U21s: Binns, Nkansa-Dwamena, Adebayo, Carey Evans, O’Reilly (Iorpenda 64), Turner (c), Uzor-Greey, Towler (Domi 78), Folarin (Mauge 78), Okunowo, Nwabueze. Subs: Cullum, Graham-Alexandrou.