Eze and Aboh strike in win over Southampton

Dubem Eze and Kenneth Aboh scored as Norwich City Under-18s returned to winning ways with a 2-0 win over Southampton.

Dubem Eze and Kenneth Aboh scored as Norwich City Under-18s returned to winning ways with a 2-0 win over Southampton.

Goals in each half meant Greg Crane and the Under-18s claimed all three points in the Under-18 Premier League South.

Norwich got off to the stronger start. with Eze registering the first effort on goal as he saw his shot hit the post.

Eze continued his bright start to the game, and had a free-kick that went just wide of the post.

The Canaries went on to threaten further, with Toby Chilvers the next Norwich player to produce an effort on goal.

Southampton would register a couple of opportunities in the first-half. First, Leon Giller saved well from a Tyler Dibling shot, before Will Merry hit the post.

But Norwich would go into the break ahead, with Eze finding the bottom corner with a great effort.

The second half would continue in a similar vein to the first, with more Norwich pressure. And we'd double our lead six minutes after the break, as Aboh finished well from Michael Reindorf's pass.

As the second half continued, the game saw chances from both sides, with efforts from Finley Welch, Alfie Pinyoun, and Reindorf.

Norwich would claim all three points through goals from Eze and Aboh.

Southampton: Mohamed, Davis, Lett, Evans, Dobson-Ventura, Bragg, Merry (Robinson 66), Andrews, Ballard, Dibling, Amo-Ameyaw.

Unused subs: Pitts, Stewart, Chavez-Muñoz, Iwumene.

Norwich City: Giller, Pinyoun, Williams, Ofori-Manteaw, Renecke, Bracking (Daley 77), Eze (Amadou 77), Chilvers, Reindorf (Myles 66), Aboh (Thompson 66), Welch.

Unused subs: Bullen.

Goals: Eze (45), Aboh (51)

Photo credit: Isabelle Field | SFC