Watch the extensive highlights as City edged out winners in our tense 1-0 triumph over Crystal Palace.
Oliver Reiss‘s third round clash, the start of our 2024/25 journey to defend our FA Youth Cup title, began by welcoming the Eagles to the Joie Stadium for a night of football under the lights.
An intense first half saw both goalkeepers tested but neither side able to break the deadlock. But, City looked the brighter side with Palace happy to sit back and hope to score on the counter.
MATCH REPORT | CITY 1-0 CRYSTAL PALACE
That narrative continued in the second half as City continued to pile on the pressure.
And it took a moment of magic from our substitutes to finally break through Palace’s defence.
Dante Headley found Dan Batty in a pocket of space in the opposition’s box. His half turn gave him space to shoot and his effort snuck under the Palace ‘keeper to put City ahead with eight minutes left to play.
The midfielder celebrated emphatically with his team-mates as City advanced to the fourth round of the FA Youth Cup.
Watch the extended highlights of our FA Youth Cup clash via the video above...