A hat-trick from Crystal Palace forward Ben Casey consigned our Under-18s to their first defeat of the season on Saturday.
In a tough, physically taxing battle at Hotspur Way, our young side stood up well and took the lead early through Oliver Boast’s first goal in our colours, the striker hitting the post before steering the rebound home.
Palace turned it around with two in two minutes before the break from Casey - both slightly unorthodox - but we stayed in the contest and levelled just after half-time when Boast’s low ball across from the left was turned into his own net by Palace defender Jacob Fasida.
Casey subsequently completed his treble with a fine finish while Dylan Thompson pulled off two excellent saves but in spite of the final 3-2 scoreline, there were a number of positive performances from our players with four Under-16s among those in action.
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