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Originally Posted by sir_otz

Academy Preview - Manchester United
Posted on: Fri 21 Aug 2009

Saints' Under-18's are in action against Manchester United in their opening fixture of the F.A Premier Academy League 2009/10 campaign.

United 1 Southampton 3: Ruthless Saints punish new-look Reds for rookie mistakes
Posted by nickogs20 on August 22, 2009

August 22nd 2009, 11am
Trafford Training Centre, Carrington

Manchester United U18s 1-3 Southampton U18s
Goal scorer : Tunnicliffe 17 (United); Keegan 49, Preen 52 (pen), McNish 80 (Southampton)

United’s new-look Under-18 side were given a harsh lesson in the realities of academy league football this morning after dominating long spells of their opening day clash with Southampton and still conspiring to fall to a 3-1 defeat.

With Carrington bathed in sunshine, things looked bright for a team containing seven new scholars when they took an early lead through a superbly-crafted goal from Ryan Tunnicliffe, yet a disastrous start to the second half saw the pendulum swing firmly in the Saints’ direction, as costly defensive mistakes handed goals to Jordan Keegan and – from the penalty spot – Garyn Preen.

The Reds poured forward in search of an equaliser but the visitors’ defence held firm and Callum McNish produced the goal of the game on the counter attack to clinch all three points for the boys from the South Coast.


UNITED
1. Sam Johnstone
2. Reece Brown (16. Larnell Cole 83)
3. Zeki Fryers (14. Etzaz Hussain 83)
4. Tom Thorpe
5. Scott Wootton
6. Ryan Tunnicliffe
7. Nicky Ajose
8. Ravel Morrison
9. John Cofie (12. Michael Ngoo 66)
10. Will Keane
11. Robbie Brady (c)

Subs not used
15. Sean McGinty
17. Jesse Lingard

Booked: Cofie, Brown

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