{"id":14613,"date":"2007-08-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-08-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.staging28.planetswans.co.uk\/?p=14613"},"modified":"2020-09-22T11:26:01","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T11:26:01","slug":"allen-scores-in-sweden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/2007\/08\/17\/allen-scores-in-sweden\/","title":{"rendered":"Allen Scores In Sweden"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Allen Grabs Wales Winner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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It’s been quite a week for Joe Allen. Last Tuesday he made his competitive debut in a Swansea shirt in the 2-0 Carling Cup win over Walsall. Then he was awarded a 3 year contract at the club and this week he was on the scoresheet to give Wales Under-21s an impressive 4-3 win in Sweden.<\/p>\n

Allen has been hotly tipped to have a strong future in the professional game but even those tipsters would have been hard pushed to predict the last week of the young prodigy. A man of the match performance, a 3 year contract and a goal on your international (U-21) debut. Blimey, that is some going!<\/p>\n

Allen played alongside fellow Jacks Shaun MacDonald and Matty Collins as Wales fought back from 3-1 down to record the victory – Allen’s goal added to strikes from David Cotterill, David Edwards and Sam Vokes. Ola Toivonen had earlier hit a first half hat-trick for the hosts.<\/p>\n

Under 21 manager Brian Flynn said after the game "We had some really big performances from the players and it was a thoroughly deserved victory. <\/p>\n

"We had two debatable penalties given against us, but the players showed a lot of composure, character and grit to win the game. <\/p>\n

"Five of our boys were missing after being called up to the senior squad, and we ended the game with a 16-year-old, two 17-year-olds and three 18-year-olds playing. <\/p>\n

"If they keep the standard they showed tonight, then the future is looking bright." <\/p>\n

Their next match is away to France in a Euro Championship Qualifier on September 7.<\/p>\n

What are your thoughts? Share your views on the Message Board<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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