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WHAT HAPPENED
Despite a spirited display from start to finish, our under-18s were beaten 3-2 by Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday.
Omari Hutchinson scored twice and delivered an outstanding performance, but it wasn’t enough to secure a share of the spoils.
Ken Gillard made one change from our 1-0 victory over West Ham last Tuesday with Mauro Bandeira replacing James Sweet.
Brighton ran out 5-0 winners the last time we met in this competition - and they made a fast start once again, as Ed Turns opened the scoring with a powerful header from a corner.
The hosts then went on to double their advantage shortly after the half-hour mark through Zak Emmerson, who raced away on the counter and coolly finished past Hubert Graczyk.
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Crystal Palace Under-18s came from behind to beat Brighton and Hove Albion in a feisty encounter at Copers Cope academy ground on Saturday morning.
In summary:
Palace equalise instantly through Kevin Gonzalez (25)
Half-time: Crystal Palace U18s 1-1 Brighton
Eagles captain Aiden Steele puts the hosts in front (53)
Paddy McCarthy’s side secured the victory to overtake Brighton
Full-time: Crystal Palace U18s 2-1 Brighton
Crystal Palace started the game level on points with fourth-placed Brighton, albeit with a game in hand.
The visitors were in the better form, unbeaten since October 24 while Palace had lost their last three, but both sides started strongly, snapping into tackles and playing at a high tempo.