#Godwill Kukonki

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Match Review: Manchester United U18s 9-0 Blackburn Rovers U18s

Well, this is a bit silly isn't it? The U21s threw hands with Norwich, but the U18s don't even let you glove up to fight. Ruthless little bastards, I love it.

James Scanlon, pictured above, managed to bag four goals for United; 1 in the first half and 3 in the second to really flex on Rovers.

Goal 1: Battling Biancheri won the ball back on the edge of the Blackburn box to jink into the box, pop the ball onto his left and bosh - bottom right corner finish for 1-0.

Goal 2: United had several chances from here on out but it took until the 30th minute for Zach Baumann to make it 2-0. Fitzgerald released Mantato, who then hit traffic, but the back pass came to Baumann for a lovely double-megs that the keeper had no vision of. Cheeky.

Goal 3: A nice win back from Fitzgerald was passed on to Tyler Fletcher and played through at the perfect pace for Biancheri to slot home with precision.

Goal 4: More nice give-and-go football from United sees Biancheri tee Fletcher who tees Scanlon for a close-range finish.

Goal 5: TYLER FLETCHER YOU BEAUTY. Left back Dante Plunkett scores, and it's a nice close-range finish again, but Tyler with the side-foot pass at an angle away from his body, through the lines, killer throughball... he sold everyone and just puts Plunkett through in miles of space. Unreal.

== HALF TIME ==

Goal 6: Hot prospect Jim Thwaites, on for goalscorer Zach Baumann, enjoyed another lovely spectacle of give-and-go 1-2 passing with Gabi Biancheri, allowing a sideways pass to Scanlon for his second goal of the game.

Goal 7: Centre-back Godwill Kukonki scored after United excuted a short corner, whipped in to back post and headed back central by Reece Minro for Kukonki to pass into the net.

Goal 8: Hat-trick hero! James Scanlon on the left side of the Blackburn box bundles home his third after pressure on the Rovers keeper saw Thwaites win the ball back mid-half. A short pass to Tyler Fletcher - him again! - and a timely relay wide to Scanlon again gave United their 8th of the afternoon.

Goal 9: Now you're showing off... Gibraltan hero Scanlon basically gets the ball and just drives, drives, drives, shoots, goal, thanks.

BONUS: A 91st minute red card for Jackson Shorrocks after a blatant, full-on arm grab and throw of United RB Devaney - but luckily for Blackburn it was just outside the penalty area, else we might have hit wacky double figures...