All the best snaps from Sunday's FA Youth Cup victory over Middlesbrough
Our Under-18s battled hard to secure victory over Middlesbrough in the third round of the FA Youth Cup at Hotspur Way on Sunday lunchtime.
After trailing early on, we played our way back into the game and levelled on the stroke of half-time when Luca Williams-Barnett set up Reiss Elliott-Parris to poke beyond advancing goalkeeper Oliver Lloyd.
Callum Olusesi finished from close range after some neat link up play with Williams-Barnett to give us a deserved lead 11 minutes into the second half, but Boro always carried a threat on the break and levelled just after the hour mark.
We stayed positive amidst swirling wind and rain, though, and Tynan Thompson secured victory with an inch-perfect penalty into the bottom corner to give us a 3-2 win and send us marching into round four.
All the best snaps from a thrilling encounter below.
Warm-up action on a wet and windy day at Hotspur Way
Ronny Moncur hit the crossbar in the opening exchanges
Harry Byrne has started eight of the last nine games in all competitions
Jamel Beggs had several efforts blocked throughout the 90
Reiss Elliott-Parris poked us level before the interval
Tynan regularly proved a threat for the Boro defence
Jun'ai Byfield in second half action
Centre-back partner Malachi Hardy had missed three of the last four due to being called up by the first team.
Callum Olusesi fired us ahead for the first time.
A link up with Luca Williams-Barnett allowed him to slot home from close range
A return from injury has yielded back-to-back starts for Dylan Thompson
Miracle Adewole was utilised at both right-back and right-wing throughout the game
An end-to-end encounter meant it was a busy afternoon for Jamel
Luca Williams-Barnett was brought down inside the area
Tynan Thompson slotted home from 12 yards
Bradley Allen and Stuart Lewis watch on
Dante Orr came on as a second half substitute
Ellis Lehane also made a second-half cameo
George Feeney and Tye Hall both came on as part of a double change
Full time 🤝 job done
