Eddie Fox and David Kamara both scored a brace as Posh Under 21’s beat Crewe Alexandra Under 21’s 5-0 at The Weston Homes Stadium.
Peterborough United Under 21’s made it five wins from their last six games as they emphatically pushed aside Crewe Alexandra Under 21’s and get within three points of the top of the Professional Development League.
It was a tough start for Posh as they held the majority of the possession, but were struggling to breakdown the young Crewe defence, with an effort from Andre Changunda parried and Fox and Patryk Sykut both hitting efforts over the bar in the box.
Posh thought they had the breakthrough just before the half-hour mark as a cross from the byline found Sykut but his shot slammed against the woodwork, and Changunda’s rebounded effort went wide.
Changunda was at the heart of the next move and the Posh opener, as he drilled a cross, which was parried into the path of Eddie FOX, who got to the ball first and slotted it home.
Posh came out for the second-half with a spring in their step, with Eddie FOX meeting a lofted cross from the right and getting his second of the afternoon with a clever finish.
Another header gave Posh a three-goal lead, as Noah Freeman found David KAMARA in the box who planted a header past a helpless James. Posh notched their fourth five minutes later as Andre CHANGUNDA raced through and forced a mix-up in the Crewe backline and tapped the ball into an empty net.
The goal of the afternoon was the second goal from KAMARA and Posh’s fifth, with the front man collecting the ball on his left-foot 25-yards out before unleashing an unstoppable drive into the corner.
The Under 21s are next in action against Sheffield Wednesday Under 21’s on the 18th November at the Bespoke Builds Training Ground.
Posh Under 21’s: Smith, Freeman, Davies, Mendonca (sub Claxton 59min), Aikins, Andrews (sub Trialist B 45min), Changunda, Fox (sub Shofowoke 70min), Kamara, Sykut, Trialist A (McWilliams-Marcano 87min). Unused sub: Westcott.
Crewe Alexandra Under 21’s: James, Nsenga, Thorpe, Baker, Laws-Randall, Roberts, Jones-Mellor, Vaughan-Evans, Pinder, Ewusi. Subs: Unsworth, Wilson, Khalil, Church, Holt.
Half-Time: Posh Under 21’s 1-0 Crewe Alexandra Under 21’s
Full-Time: Posh Under 21’s 5-0 Crewe Alexandra Under 21’s
Referee: John Mulligan.