HIGHLIGHTS, Azeez with a 30 yard stunner , Blackburn vs Arsenal (1 4), Arsenal Academy
Our under18s booked their place in the quarterfinals of FA Youth Cup on Saturday as they ran out 41 winners over Blackburn Rovers. It was the Rovers who knocked us out at the quarterfinal stage last season, but this time around Ken Gillards side claimed revenge, delivering an attacking performance of the highest quality. Khayon Edwards opened the scoring with just nine minutes on the clock, raching behind Blackburns defence and latching on to Brooke NortonCuffys through ball. The keeper looked set to claim his searching pass, but failed to take control of the situation and Edwards was on hand to finish into an open goal. Kido TaylorHart then went on to double our advantage, cutting inside from the left on a dangerous counterattack and fizzing the ball into the top corner. It was a stunning strike from the 18yearold winger, but the best of the bunch arrived on the stroke of halftime, as Miguel Azeez picked up the ball 30 yards from goal and found the topright corner in style. Rovers pulled o
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