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‘At under-18 level you never get anyone that big!’

Our opening Leasing.com Trophy fixture proved to be a special occasion for Harry Clarke, as he captained the side and played his first competitive game against senior opposition.

We were eventually beaten 4-3 on penalties after holding the Cobblers to a 1-1 draw in 90 minutes - but we showed great maturity and defended valiantly throughout.

We spoke to Clarke after the game - and this is what he said:

on the overall performance…
I thought we did really well. Obviously we took the lead and up until they scored that unfortunate goal, we did really well.