Peterborough United U18s 1 Brentford U18s 3 | OneFootball

Brentford Under-18s secured a 3-1 away win against Peterborough United in the Professional Development League on Saturday afternoon.

The first goal of the clash came when Trialist A rounded off a good move on 11 minutes before second-half efforts from Luka Bentt and Emeka Peters secured victory on the road.

Peterborough had the the first real chance as Rylie Fitzpatrick found space on the right and stung the hands of Evan Anderson, who then did well to punch away the subsequent corner.

On seven minutes, Bolu Shofowoke forced a strong block from Anderson, and Fitzpatrick then smashed the post with an effort that swerved in the wind seconds later.

Jon-Paul Pittman’s side took the lead when Peters’ deflected cross was swept home from close range by Trialist A.

The goal helped the young Bees to settle into the game, and 10 minutes later a good combination between Michel Boni and Domeiro Bobb-Semple saw the latter test Posh keeper George Buckner with a driven effort.

Brentford almost had a second just before half-time when Boni was fed through on goal but he was denied by Buckner, who squirmed the ball away following a low save to keep the score at 1-0.

The Bees started the second-half strongly and doubled their lead within five minutes of the restart when Bentt drilled home from inside the box after good work from Peters on the right side. The move was an excellent one, starting with Aidan Golding opening up Posh from the back, allowing Peters to register his second assist of the game.

Peters then rounded off a magnificent individual display with a goal from the penalty spot on 67 minutes. Bobb-Semple was brought down in the box and the winger converted with a Panenka that gave the west Londoners their third.

Despite a good team performance, Pittman’s side could not keep a clean sheet, as Shofowoke did well to round Anderson one-on-one and roll the ball into an empty net with seven minutes to play.

Anderson then had to make two strong saves from efforts from the edge of the box, and the young Bees saw out the win in Cambridgeshire.

Brentford U18s are next in action on Saturday 5 April as they take on Sheffield United U18s at home.

Peterborough United: Buckner, Claxton (Freeman 46), Joseph, Holley, Atkins (Fox 56), Gilbert, Fitzpatrick (Changunda 46), Christoudias, Shofowoke, Beech (Sykut), McWilliams-Marcano

Unused subs: Changunda, Westcott, Freeman, Fox, Sykut

Booked: Holley, Freeman

Brentford: Anderson, Ouatarra, Trialist A (Ivanov 30), Klimas, Golding, Powis, Bobb-Semple, Honor, Boni, Bentt (Halil 73), Peters (Owusu 88)

Unused subs: Wolfheimer, Giscombe

Booked: Golding, Ouatarra, Boni