Barnsley’s Under 18 side claimed a major scalp this morning after defeating Manchester United’s Under 18s 1-0.
Brad Abbott was the hero firing home from 22 yards after 17 minutes at the Oakwell Academy Complex.
The Reds who sit fourth in the FA Premier Academy League Group D defeated a United side who reside in the group above but are struggling near the bottom and have won just one of their last six games.
Reds: 1.Lukas Lidakevicius, 2.Josh Alderson, 3.Matty Steade, 4.Brad Kilburn (c), 5.Macauley Shillito, 6.Kurtis Turner, 7.Brad Abbott, 8.Sam Patterson, 9.Jordan Clark, 10.Reuben Noble-Lazarus, 11.Erico Sousa
Subs: 22.Joe Martin, 12.Jordan McLeod, 14.Rhys Oates, 15.Chris Moyo, 16.Kenna Ngoma.