Leeds Youth news
Monday, 23rd Feb 2009 13:00

Neale Sheldon of the Stoke Whites gives us the latest, including a report on the under 18s game at Forest.

Joe McCann Leeds u16 player has been called into the England u17 squad for The Algarve Tournament which includes Portugal, England, France, Israel 21-24 February 2009.

McCann has made great strides this season as a schoolboy player by getting into the u18 team and getting a game with Leeds Reserves.

from thefa.com
Joe McCann (Leeds United) comes on as sub on 56 mins
Portugal u17 2-0 England u17
The Algarve Tournament

3pm, Saturday 21 February 2009

England: Sam Johnstone, Keanu Marsh-Brown, Tom Parkes (Eddie Oshodi, 70) Jose Baxter, Ryan Tunnicliffe (Emmanuel Frimpong, 60), Benik Afobe (Lateef Elford-Alliyu, 46), Jacob Walcott (Joe McCann, 56) Thomas Ince, Luke Freeman (Ahmad Benali, 46) Louis Laing, Ezekiel Fryers (Jamie Reckord, 56).

from thefa.com
Joe McCann comes on as sub for the last half hour in the France u17 2-0 England u17 game Sun 22 Feb 2009

England
1 Jed Steer, 3 Jamie Reckord (17 Ezekiel Fryers, 71), 5 Eddie Oshodi, 6 Tom Parkes (2 Keanu Marsh Brown, 65), 8 Ryan Tunnicliffe ©, 10 Jacob Walcott (11 Thomas Ince, 41), 12 Luke Freeman (9 Benik Afobe, 41), 14 Emmanuel Frimpong, 15 Louis Laing, 16 Ahmad Benali, 18 Lateef Elford-Alliyu (4 Joe McCann, 58)

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Sat 21 Feb 2009 Nottingham Forest u18 0-2 Leeds United u18
Wilford Lane 11a.m

Leeds
1 RYAN JONES
2 LIAM DARVILLE
3 LEE BOOTH
4 ANDREW MILNE (C)
5 TOM LEES
6 CALLUM WILLIAMS
7 JOSH FALKINGHAM
8 WILL HATFIELD
9 SAM JEROME
10 MICHAEL WHITWELL
11 SAM JONES

12 ADAM WATSON
13 ALEX CAIRNS
14 SANCHEZ PAYNE
15 JOE LUMSDEN
16 JAMES BAXENDALE

Leeds started the 1st half kicking into the wind, with
a 3-5-2 formation

7 mins Falkingham sends a rasping 20 ydshot just inches over the bar.
22 Jerome tripped in the area.
23 HATFIELD slots the penalty into the bottom corner to put Leeds 1-0 up
24 Falkingham hits another pildriver from 20 yds ,
keeper does well to tip ball over the bar for acorner
25 Falkingham corner to back post, LEES downward header ends up in the net 2-0
45+1 Forest penalty.
Ryan Jones gets a good hand to push the ball onto the post,penalty saved,ball cleared.

2nd half
Leeds used subs
12 Watson
14 Payne
15 Lumsden

bit of a boring half.
so took the time to watch some of the u16 match on a nearby pitch.

Must give a mention of the little lady referee,
who had a decent match and let play flow.

u16's included the likes of Alex Cairns, Sanchez Payne and James Baxendale who
were named subs for the u18's.
together with 14 yr old George Swan at centre half (Peter Swan's lad), the Turner twins, Birbeck.
Leeds had a good passing game, plenty of possesion in the Forest half. match ended 0-0

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