[choirboy]

It was an entertaining game and our youngsters played well against an equally talented young team from Middlesborough.
Brown took his goal superbly with a well hit low drive into the bottom corner.
It was great to see Stanley more or less playing a 4-2-4 formation with Edwards and Wilks playing up front side by side and Sousa and McLeod playing wide like old fashioned wingers. Thus we gave away the midfield in general but young Johnson had a good workout and played well both defensively and offensively.
I think we just shaded the match in the last 15 minutes when our wingers finally unlocked the resolute Boro defence.
I thought that the referee allowed a bit too much pushing and leaning from both sides which disrupted the flow of the match at times. Edwards and Wilks were fouled endlessly in the second half but were only awarded free kicks on a couple of occasions.
Edwards was very unlucky with a super overhead kick which rattled the bar after a wonderful run by McLeod, which included him running on even after being fouled before getting in a great cross for Edwards to try the spectacular shot.
Credit to the younger fans in the Clayton End tonight as they managed to maintain a good noise throughout the match which created a more competetive atmosphere for the players.
Well done "young 'uns" both On the pitch and on the terraces!
ON STANLEY ON