United's Under-14s win KHS Cup
United's Under-14s win KHS Cup The Toon teenagers finished in top spot of Group 1 after winning all three of their fixtures on Saturday, scoring 14 goals in the process whilst keeping three clean sheets. In their opening game of the two-day tournament, United claimed a 2-0 win against Serbian outfit FK IMT Belgrade before sealing 9-0 and 3-0 victories against Swieqi United and Valletta FC respectively to advance into the Champions Group. On Sunday, Newcastle defeated FK IMT Belgrade 3-1 on penalties after a goalless draw before recording a 3-0 triumph over Kumanovo Eurosport.
In their final group game, Newcastle clinched the trophy after a 3-0 win against Ottawa South Eurosport and completed the tournament without conceding a single goal. Connor Barker received the Player of the Tournament award while Harvey Fedynec finished as the tournament's top goalscorer. Mike Slater, Newcastle United Under-13s Lead coach, said: "“This group was made up of our U13 and U14 players and many of these boys have been fortunate enough to go on some incredible trips and tours in their time at the academy.
"We were really pleased to see them put into practice their learning from previous experiences and have the success they did over the weekend. "Not conceding a goal in 210 minutes of football is something they should be proud of - especially against new opposition and in challenging environments. "The boys are always proud to represent Newcastle United and rightly so.
Doing it abroad is an added challenge but they carried themselves impeccably both on and off the pitch. As an academy staff, this is something we should take great pride in. " Photography courtesy of KHS Cup