Watford striker Ryan Cassidy led an incredible comeback for the Watford U23 side on Tuesday by netting a hat-trick to revive his side against Bristol City U23’s.
The Hornets were trailing 4-0 after 23 minutes at Bristol’s Academy training ground before 16-year-old Cassidy sparked the fightback by scoring a scintillating nine-minute hat-trick on his full debut at U23 level.
Both teams traded goals to draw 5-5 in a 10-goal thriller but Cassidy earned rave reviews for how clinical he was in front of goal.
Ryan Cassidy, remember the name https://t.co/d4zlt4XelV
— SportsJOE (@SportsJOEdotie) December 31, 2017
Cassidy has got off to a brilliant start with Watford and led the the scoring charts of the under-18 Premier League throughout the early part of the season.
The Castleknock native started with St. Kevin’s Boys in Dublin at under-9 level, and, like so many others, came through the small-sided games system and developed into a prolific 11-a-side footballer.
In 2016, Cassidy was on the Republic of Ireland under-16 team that won the Victory Shield but didn’t play international football last season due to injury.
😲 | #watfordfc's U23s were 4-0 down after 23 minutes at Bristol City this afternoon.
Sixteen-year-old debutant Ryan Cassidy then scored a hat-trick as the Hornets drew 5-5!
Match report ⤵️https://t.co/vxJWcngBwk pic.twitter.com/5lxuyxNAtR
— Watford Football Club (@WatfordFC) February 6, 2018
