U21s Face Middlesbrough in Canada - Ipswich Town News
Town’s U21s play their third and final game at the International Summer Series at Croix-Bleue Medavie Stadium, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada later today when they face their Middlesbrough counterparts (KO 1pm local time, 5pm UK).
The Blues, a mix of U21s and U18s, were beaten 2-1 by Halifax Wanderers in their opening match last Sunday - Revin Domi netting the Town goal - and then were defeated 10-9 on penalties by the same opposition following a 1-1 draw in the second, Nico Valentine (pictured) the goalscorer.
Travelling Town squad: Binns, Fleischer, Ayoola, Lewis, Onuchukwu, Mazionis, Turner, Valentine, Okunowo, T Taylor, Roberts, Domi, Curtis, Babb, Towler, Morgan, Davis, Mauge.
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