Spot On Griffiths Earns Youngsters A Point

Reo Griffiths’ 17th goal of the season saw our youngsters peg Southampton back to 1-1, but a lack of clear chances prevented us from going on to take all three points in the Under-18 Premier League at Hotspur Way last Saturday.

Striker Griffiths converted a penalty three minutes into the second half to cancel out an overhead kick from Saints right-back Kayne Ramsay in a game watched by one of our all time greats, 1961 Double winner Cliff Jones.

The rain made for tricky conditions with many players losing their footing in the first half. Our goalkeeper and captain Jonathan De Bie saved from Jonathan Afolabi and then palmed Sean Brennan’s long-range strike over the bar, with Harry Hamblin nodding wide from the resulting corner as Southampton had the better chances early on, despite some slick midfield play from us.

The visitors took the lead from another corner on 19 minutes. De Bie was crowded out as he tried to come for Jake Vokins’ delivery and the ball was touched on to Ramsay, who adjusted his body to fashion a shot over his head and inside the far post.