Town’s U23s suffered PDL2 play-off disappointment as they were beaten 5-4 after extra-time by Coventry City in a pulsating semi-final encounter at the Coventry Building Society Arena. Tommy Hughes (pictured above) scored twice and Cameron Humphreys and Tawanda Chirewa once each for the young Blues, who were reduced to 10 men in extra time when skipper Albie Armin saw red.
Ten-man Town’s FA Youth Cup run came to an end at the quarter-final stage following a battling 4-2 after-extra-time defeat to West Ham United at Portman Road. The Blues went ahead in the third minute through Fin Barbrook but Calum Logan was red-carded on 33 and five minutes later, the Hammers equalised through skipper Gideon Kodua. Nico Valentine restored Town’s lead on 68 but the visitors immediately hit back via Callum Marshall two minutes later. The tie was finally won in the second half of extra-time when Ryan Battram and Divin Mubama netted for the Londoners.
Rio Morgan’s two first-half goals saw Ipswich Town’s U18s to a superb 2-0 FA Youth Cup victory over Liverpool at Portman Road and into the quarter-finals where they will host West Ham United. Morgan gave the Blues the lead in the eighth minute, then hit a second just before the break, while the Reds came closest to scoring in the second half when Town keeper Woody Williamson saved skipper Terence Miles’s penalty