Academy Match Report: Newcastle United U18s 2-0 Manchester United U18s

United looked to turn it around in the second half, with James Overy forcing a low save early after the restart.

But just moments later, it was Newcastle who had the ball in the net again. Michael Mills finished Alfie Seldon’s cross, but United were saved by the offside flag on this occasion.

Samuel Lusale provided a bright spark for United with his dribbling down the right wing, which opened up space for Shah to force another save from the Newcastle keeper.

Noah Ajayi was introduced off the bench to liven up United’s performance and almost made an instant impact when he drove towards the box and was brought down, but the referee waved away his appeals.

Despite having the majority of the possession throughout the second half, United never really threatened Newcastle’s lead, and the home side held onto the 2-0 scoreline until the final whistle.

United will now round off their league campaign against Stoke City at Carrington and still have the FA Youth Cup final against Manchester City to come, with a date not yet confirmed.

Match facts

United: Byrne-Hughes; Helafu (Plunkett 63), McCormack, Mills, Overy; McEvoy; Lusale, Ibragimov (c) (Ajayi 63), Shah, Brown (D. Nkoto 63); Bradbury (B. Nkoto 75).

Unused subs: Heath.

Booked: Shah, McEvoy, D. Nkoto.

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