Sunderland under-18s welcome Shrewsbury Town to Wearside on Wednesday bidding to keep alive their cup dream.
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Date: Wednesday 11 October
Time: 7pm
Location: Eppleton Colliery Welfare
Competition: FA Youth Cup
Last round: Sunderland 4-1 Burton Albion
Sunderland under-18s produced a ruthless display against Burton Albion to come from behind and book their place in the fourth round of the FA Youth Cup.
Charlie Dowd left Eppleton Colliery Welfare stunned after just three minutes as he got in behind and confidently slammed the ball home.
The Black Cats grew into the contest and were behind for just 20 minutes as Josh Maja applied the touch to draw the tie level.
Luke Tandy then experienced a moment to forget as his attempt to cut out Maja’s through ball went horribly wrong and he ended up lobbing his own ‘keeper.
However, Sunderland didn’t look back from that moment and two goals in five second-half minutes, from Lee Connelly and Maja, saw the Black Cats safely through.
Last round: Shrewsbury Town 2-1 Accrington Stanley (www.shrewsburytown.com)
Shrewsbury Town pulled off a fantastic comeback victory to beat Accrington Stanley 2-1 and make it into the last 32 of the FA Youth Cup.
Stanley took the lead in the first half, but Ryan Sears equalised just before the break and Matt Jones’ fine strike just after half time clinched victory.
Focus: Lee Connelly
With seven goals in 11 appearances for Sunderland under-18s this season, the young striker has enjoyed a bright campaign so far after moving south of the Scottish border in the summer. Connelly usually plays on the shoulder of the last defender but in recent games has shown a keenness to drop short to collect the ball. Still only 16, the former Queen’s Park forward has a rapid burst of pace and will fancy adding to his tally when Shrewsbury come to town on Wednesday.
Tickets
Entry is priced at £3 for adults and £1 for under-16s and over 65s from cash turnstiles that will be operating on the day.
There will be no advance purchase.
