FOUR-STAR ACADEMY THRASH CHELSEA
Nathan Livins hit two goals against his old club to give City Under-18s a superb 4-1 win over Premier League giants Chelsea.
Ex-Blues trainee Livins gave City a 1-0 advantage at half-time, beating the keeper to the ball and slotting home.
Marlon Jackson netted the second goal from the penalty spot after being brought down in the penalty area.
Livins bagged his second and City's third with a sweet left-foot shot, before Chelsea pulled a goal back.
But Australian forward Rob Stambolziev completed the rout with a close range finish at the back post near the end.
City Under-18s: Bradley; Edwards, Williams, Wilkinson, Boon; Kington, Dunn, Hennessey, Stambolziev (Neagle 73); Livins (McClennan 75), Jackson (Magee 70).
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City Under-18s celebrate during their thumping win |
Coach John Clayton told bcfc.co.uk: "It's a great result and for everything that wrong last week (at Southampton), it went right this week.
"The lads performed brilliantly and it was great to be playing on the training ground. The surface was fantastic; groundsman Craig Richardson and his team have done a great job.
"I'm absolutely delighted with this result."
Of two-goal star Livins, John added: "We took him fron Chelsea about a month ago and we've been waiting for him to get over an injury. He's a lively forward and certainly enjoyed today's result."
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Marlon Jackson slots home his penalty kick |
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Rob Stambolziev scores City's final goal of the match |















