Oxford United Under 18s begin their Merit League season with a game at the Bangkok Glass Training Centre this Saturday at 11am against Stevenage U18s after finishing their league season in strong form.
After a good run of 8 games unbeaten in the league last season, Stevenage started their Merit League season with a 3-0 loss to Portsmouth, who United beat in their previous game.
The U’s postponed last weekend’s game against AFC Wimbledon to allow players to pay their respects to Joey Beauchamp, alongside the entire Academy, but midfielder George Franklin said that the team is looking forward to testing themselves in the new league.
“We were really happy with how we finished the season” he said. “With it being a young team heading into the last few games I think we showed our quality to get some really good results against tough teams. It’s exciting and we are all ready for a new challenge with the Merit League.”
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