Saturday, April 20, 2013

U18s: Palace 1 United 2 - ManUtd.com

20/04/2013 11:48, Report by Adam Marshall Manchester United's Under-18s obtained an important victory at Crystal Palace with Nicholas Ioannou and Ben Pearson on the scoresheet. Both parties found penalties saved as Paul McGuinness' youngsters tinted an engaging encounter and, after the shock 3-0 midweek beat to Everton, it was important that the readers got back on track contrary to the base group. Whenever a well-worked place helped a close-range header to be converted by Ioannou with only eight minutes gone the Reds made the perfect start. Structure were lucky never to drop further behind when Tom King saved a Sam Byrne shot and the rebound deflected off Kiran Khindra John and trimmed the wood. Byrne then had a goal ruled out for offside and the hosts emerged being an attacking force themselves. Reise Allassani shot large from a Javen Palmer cross but hit the target along with his next possibility to level the scores. Allassani robbed Paddy McNair and placed past Pierluigi Gollini with the assistance of a slight deflection. Palmer had a couple of attempts either side of a golden opportunity that has been spurned by James Wilson but United completed the half on top. King made a great stop to deny Wilson from a limited angle and the quick striker crossed well just for Byrne to get his end all wrong from an unmarked place. The probabilities kept coming thick and fast after the system with Byrne raging over a volley when a goal seemed certain and making a end out of King. There was drama in the minute each time a punishment was severely granted against Luke Croll once the ball bounced against his arm. Wilson's location kick was brilliantly preserved by King to help keep the score at 1-1. The Eagles then went near with Jon Williams denied by Gollini and Ioannou making a crucial stop on

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