The Cobblers under 18s kicked-off their pre-season campaign on Tuesday with an impressive 2-1 win at Birmingham City.

Sean Parrish's side secured victory with a Joe Benjamin strike adding to an own goal.

"This was a good work out for us," said a delighted Parrish after the game.

"Considering this was our first match in pre-season I was very pleased with the performance we put in and we can take a lot of positives from this game.

"Everybody got at least 45 minutes under their belts and although in pre-season the result isn't everything it is always nice to get a win.

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"We picked up a couple of knocks and bruises but nothing too serious and we look forward now to our next game which is at Lilleshall."

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