Spurs loanee J’Neil Bennett completed 68 minutes of League One side Crewe Alexandra’s 3-0 Papa John’s Trophy win over Wolves Under 21’s, in their final group game of this seasons competition. The 19 year old winger started up front with Mikael Mandron for the home side, in their game at The Mornflake Stadium. Bennett’s first involvement of the game came after Oliver Finney passed the ball to him on the left flank. The Spurs player then cut inside with the ball, taking it towards the edge of the Wolves penalty area, before trying to find the top right hand corner of the Wolves goal, with a fine and powerful effort. However, the Wolves goalkeeper John Ruddy made a fine save to stop Bennett’s effort from going into the goal. A couple of minutes later Bennett received a short corner kick on the right flank. He then worked his way into the Wolves penalty area, before having a cross blocked. After Mikael Mandron gave the ball to Bennett on the edge of the Wolves box, Bennett tried a side-footed effort on goal, but John Ruddy was able to save it relatively comfortably.

After receiving the ball down the left flank this time, J’Neil went on a forward run at pace. He eventually passed the ball to a teammate (Mikael Mandron), and him and another teammate managed to work a goal between them, to make it 1-0. Not long afterwards Bennett managed to get onto a loose ball, he then played a one-two with Mandron, before receiving the ball inside the Wolves penalty area. However, his resulting effort on goal was saved by the Wolves goalkeeper, although Bennett was put off by a challenge from a Wolves defender. A cross into the Wolves box by Michael Williams was met by J’Neil Bennett at the back post of John Ruddy’s goal, but J’Neil’s looping headed effort went just over the goal. Always involved in the first half, Bennett continued to put in a strong performance during the remainder of the half. After going on a great run on the right flank, past a couple of Wolves players, J’Neil had a pass to a teammate intercepted by a Wolves defender inside their penalty area. A couple of minutes later he just missed Josh Lundstram’s cross into the Wolves box. 

Just before half-time, J’Neil’s last real notable involvement of the half and the game came, as a clever flick from the Spurs player, who had little space to go with the ball on the right flank, gave the ball to Josh Lundstram. This eventually led to Mikael Mandron scoring his second goal of the game.