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15th October 2010

Sky Sports Victory Shield

Wales’ super kids stun favourites England at New Bridge Meadow

Wales Under 16s 4 – England Under 16s 0

Wales produced a stunning first half display to claim a famous win over Victory Shield favourites England at the New Bridge Meadow tonight.

A big crowd enjoyed watching some of the finest football talent in the country playing at Haverfordwest FC, on an immaculate surface prepared by groundsman Rob Summons and his staff that was televised live on Sky Sports.

Young Lions shell-shocked

England manager Kenny Swain was shell-shocked by the four-goal margin that they trailed at half-time. The Young Lions are going for their tenth straight Victory Shield success, but they suffered a massive set-back at the hands of Osian Roberts’ fired-up Welsh outfit who definitely raised to the big occasion for their first success over England since 1991.
Tom O’Sullivan, on Cardiff City’s books opened the scoring in the sixth minute. Three Lions’ goalkeeper Jack Rose parried a shot only for O’Sullivan to gobble up the rebound, much to the delight of his ecstatic team-mates

England pay penalty

On 22 minutes Wales were awarded a penalty by referee Brian James, which Declan John coolly dispatched from the spot. Ten minutes later and Wales were awarded a second penalty for shirt-pulling incident in the box. Up stepped John to show maturity beyond his years, again making no mistake to put his team three-goals in front.
Five minutes before the interval and striker Rhys James added a fourth with a wicked dipping 25 yard strike.
The visitors failed miserably to mount a fight-back in the second period, whilst Wales kept their shape and composure to gain a famous win over the old enemy, and Wales' manager Osian Roberts will be delighted that his Young Dragons kept a clean sheet and got the result, which was way beyond his wildest dreams.