Success for U19s - Ipswich Town News
Town's U19s won the annual Doetinchem tournament in Holland over the weekend, beating old UEFA Cup foes FC Twente 1-0 in the final.
The Blues, who only entered the competition as replacements for a side which dropped out, won their group games 2-0, 2-0 and 7-0 before facing the Dutch side on Sunday.
Striker Liam Craig was the overall joint top scorer with five while midfielder Adem Atay was named the player of the tournament.
Squad: Peat, Hogg, Okay, Morrow, Atay, Barron, Flack, Manning, Mitchell, Nash, Sobolewski, Craig, Krause, Lordan, Croll, Knight and Kamara.
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