Under-18s: Swansea 3 United 3
Manchester United Under-18s were held to a 3-3 draw by Swansea City in the second game of the club's Merit Group schedule.
Following a narrow success at Stoke City, the Reds were on course to take maximum points again but relinquished an early 2-0 lead and conceded a 90th-minute equaliser.
Two quickfire goals handed United the initiative as Tommy Martin's youngsters continued to show renewed confidence. DJ Buffonge provided the pass for Tosin Kehinde to fire in the 15th-minute opener and Zak Dearnley added a second within a minute by placing his shot into the corner of the net.
Confusion at the back allowed the Welsh side a route back into the game, however, with Jordan Garrick on target to reduce the arrears. Oliver Byrne maintained his recent run of fine form in goal by pulling off a couple of important stops as United held the advantage going into the break.
Garrick notched his second of the game to equalise with nine minutes left but there was still plenty of drama to come. Three minutes later, schoolboy substitutes Angel Gomes and Aidan Barlow combined with Barlow converting Gomes's cross to claim his maiden goal at this level.
Back came Swansea when Dan Jefferies provided the finishing touch to a goalmouth scramble to beat Byrne and make it 3-3. It could have been worse for the Reds as Garrick was inches away from a winner with the last kick of a pulsating game.
United : Byrne; Reid, Warren, Dunne, Kenyon; Scott, Kehinde; Whelan (Barlow 60), Gribbin, Buffonge (Gomes 60); Dearnley (Diedrick-Roberts 77). Subs not used: Moutha-Sebtaoui, Tanner.
Scorers : Kehinde 15, Dearnley 16, Barlow 84
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