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Manchester United u18s performed below the lights on the Emirates on Friday night time as they took on Arsenal within the quarter-finals of the FA Youth Cup.
A reunion for Chido Obi wasn’t to be resulting from his involvement with the primary group however Adam Lawrence nonetheless had a powerful choice to select from.
The energy within the United confirmed from the off as they instantly pinned Arsenal again in their very own half.
Arsenal posed a hazard on the counter although with the quantity of house behind United’s excessive backline and had been denied a transparent 1v1 by the restoration of Jaydan Kamason who made a goal-saving sort out.
United different fullback, Harry Amass, then threatened up the opposite finish with a stinging shot from 30 yards out.
United took a deserved lead on the thirty fifth minute when Jack Fletcher shifted onto his weaker proper foot and positioned the ball simply inside the appropriate submit from the sting of the field.
Fletcher got here near doubling his tally shortly after however it was Arsenal who scored subsequent in opposition to the run of play.
A run from the surface in caught out Dan Armer for Louie Copley to run by and chip over Will Murdock.
After some glorious work by Kamason on the appropriate wing, Tyler Fletcher pressured a giant save however couldn’t discover the web because the rating remained 1-1 on the break.
Arsenal’s star man Max Dowman got here alive within the second half with a pleasant run that acquired the higher of Reece Munro to attract a penalty which the 15 yr previous dispatched himself.
It was a irritating night for United as they struggled to create any clear openings regardless of their dominance in possession.
However after nice dedication, United’s greatest participant on the night time, Kamason, levelled it up at 2-2.
After a protracted spell of possession, James Scanlon clipped the ball out to the appropriate the place Kamason took the ball in stride and rifled a shot into the purpose to convey it to further time.
United acquired their simply rewards in the long run as Samuel Lusale, who had come off the bench to introduce some tempo, ran in behind down the left earlier than squaring throughout the purpose to Bendito Mantato for an in depth vary end on his return from harm.
The purpose despatched the gang into an eruption from the sizeable United following in attendance.
With Arsenal clinging on, the match was completed with William Candy seeing a straight crimson card for a blatant journey on Kamason as he regarded to run free into house.
United advance to the semi-finals now the place they are going to tackle the winner of Aston Villa and Plymouth Argyle.
United: Murdock; Kamason, Munro, Armer (Kukonki 91), Amass, Devaney (c) (Ibragimov 53), T. Fletcher (Thwaites 82), Scanlon, J. Fletcher (Lusale 90+1), Biancheri, Musa (Mantato 71)
Unused subs: Byrne-Hughes, Mills
Featured picture James Fearn by way of Getty Photos
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