12/08/2009 08:26, Report by Ben Hibbs
Youngsters impress on national duty
Tom Cleverley and Febian Brandy both scored twice for England's Under-20s in a rampant 5-0 win over Montenegro at The Hawthorns on Tuesday night.
Brandy put England in front after 13 minutes when he beat the offside trap and finished neatly. The Manchester-born striker then
added a second on the stroke of half-time with a rasping volley.
After the break
Cleverley, who impressed in a first half in which he'd also missed a penalty, got in on the goalscoring act.
The Reds midfielder
grabbed England's third three minutes after the break, and then with
eight minutes remaining he skilfully curled a low shot into the bottom corner, before Tope Obadeyi completed the rout in injury time.
It's the perfect preparation for Cleverley, Brandy and co. ahead of next month's FIFA U20 World Cup in Egypt.
Elsewhere,
Oliver Norwood made his debut for Northern Ireland U21s in a 2-1 friendly defeat to Portugal. Burnley-born Norwood was joined in the side by fellow Reds midfielder
Corry Evans.
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