NI retain Lynne Nicholson Trophy
- Written by Ross Redman
- Published in U18 centenary shield
Jersey v Northern Ireland
Under 18 International
5 February 2020
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Trai Hume 50, 90 mins |
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James Teelan 53 mins |
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Wednesday 5 February 2020 |
St Helier |
Kick Off 7.45 pm |
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The Northern Ireland Schools Under 18 team retained the Lynne Nicholson Trophy with a convincing 3-0 victory over Jersey at the Springfield Stadium.
There was little between the teams in the opening period with defences on top although the visitors missed a golden opportunity to break the deadlock on 39 minutes. James Teelan cleverly won the ball on the half way line and sent James Clarke racing clear. The winger looked certain to score but with only the keeper to beat his shot was deflected just past the post.
Two quick goals after the interval put Northern Ireland in command. On 50 minutes a clumsy challenge by Ben Le Rougetel sent Trai Hume tumbling in the box and the Northern Ireland skipper picked himself up to plant the spot kick into the corner of the net.
Three minutes later Teelan doubled the lead winning the ball inside his own half and outpacing the home defence before lobbing the advancing keeper.
Hume completed the scoring with the final kick of the match when a thunderous drive from 30 yards flew into the roof of the net giving the keeper no chance.
NORTHERN IRELAND
David Walsh, Corai Quinn, Callum McVeigh, Shea Conway, Dylan Snoddon, Trai Hume (c), Jamal Tavares, Odhran Casey, James Teelan, James Clarke, Peter McKiernan
SUBSTITUTIONS
Joshua Archer replaced Clarke 58 minutes
Pierce Quigley replaced Tavares 63 minutes
John McGivern replaced Quinn 76 minutes
Peter Bell replaced Teelan 81 minutes
