Ian Buckman has learnt his side's fixtures for next season
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PUBLISHED
06:41 15th September 2016
by James Hilsum
Albion's under-18s had a narrow defeat last weekend.
ASTON VILLA 1
Knibbs 80
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ALBION 0
- Albion were narrowly beaten by Villa
- Harvey Knibbs scores the winner in the 80th minute
- Alex Cochrane comes close to netting an equaliser late on
- The Seagulls are next in action at home to Swansea on Saturday
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An 80th-minute strike from Harvey Knibbs was enough to secure the hosts all three points, in a closely-contested contest at the club’s Bodymoor Heath Training Ground.
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Ian Buckman’s side made a bright start to the match, as Sam Rolph came close early on with a header that was blocked on the line from Danny Mandroiu’s corner.
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Reece Meekums also tried his luck in the opening 20 minutes after latching onto Rian O’Sullivan’s cross, but guided his shot just wide.
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Mandroiu had a chance of his own, with a superb solo strike that hit the crossbar from 25 yards out.
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The young Irishman went close to breaking the deadlock again in the second half, when his header was blocked near the goalmouth.
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Meekums was involved in the thick of the action again, after Mandroiu floated a superb ball into his path, but his attempt went just off target.
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Villa scored the only goal of the game when a free-kick was played into the box and Knibbs fired home from close range.
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Alex Cochrane came within inches of finding an equaliser in the closing stages, but the Villans held on.
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ALBION: McGill; Moore, Barker, Rolph (Ajiboye 81), O’Sullivan; Sanders, Mandroiu, Garcia (Hutchinson 77); Meekums (Connolly 77), Garcia, Cochrane.
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SUBS NOT USED: Hobbs (GK) Fornah.
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