Report – Donczew and Maghoma impress, Bernard makes debut as Arsenal U18s beat Norwich 5-1
U18 Premier League
Norwich City 1 (Stachow 52 (o.g.) Arsenal 5 (Donczew 13, Maghoma 32, 34, Purdy 40, Emerson Nwaneri 90)
Arsenal U18s registered their third win in succession as they beat Norwich City 5-1 away today, with schoolboy Jaden Maghoma scoring a brace.
Recent signing Axel Donczew also scored and registered an assist, while Charlie Purdy and Emerson Nwaneri were also on target.
There were further positives, too, with Mylo Bernard being brought on for his debut and U16 goalkeeper Charlie Phillips making his first appearance at this level.
Arsenal were without Elyon Mbala and Maalik Hashi, who featured for the U21s yesterday.
C. Phillips
Sampang-McCarron-Stachow-Abubakar
Purdy
Emerson Nwaneri-Murisa
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Subs: Bernard (for Maghoma, 46), Odaji-Ukueku (for Purdy, 63), B. Phillips (for Donczew, 63), Owusu-Gyasi (for McCarron, 76), Bonaventure Yetna (for Murisa, 90).
Not used: Lo Presti, Van der Straaten
Arsenal took the lead in the 13th minute as Donczew got his first goal for the club.
Maghoma then proceeded to score twice in three minutes just after the hour mark for his first goals at this level.
It was 4-0 before half time with Donczew setting up Charlie Purdy, who has enjoyed an encouraging start to the campaign.
Arsenal made a change ahead of the second half with Bernard being introduced for his debut.
Norwich reduced the deficit following an own goal from Patrick Stachow but Emerson Nwaneri made it 5-1 in the closing stages.
There was also a runout for schoolboy Mikael Bonaventure Yetna in the closing stages to cap off an excellent day for the U18s.
Josh Smith’s side have now won three games in a row, conceding just once across those matches.
It is hoped that the upcoming international break won’t disrupt their momentum too much but there have been some very encouraging signs for the U18s so far and it is hoped that there will be further such displays throughout the season.