Europe: Youngster Emile Acquah with a brace as Southend United U23 thrash Fleetwood Town

Ghanaian youngster Emile Acquah scored a brace in Southend United U23 4-1 win over Fleetwood Town in the premier league cup

The forward opened the scoring on the 8th minute of the contest before Fleetwood Town pulled parity through Harvey Saunders

His second in the game came in the 36th minute of the encounter rising high to head home his second header goal of the game

Matt Rush completed the victory with a brace as the home side progressed into the next round of the competition

Southend United will play the winner of the clash between Scunthorpe United vs Shrewsbury Town

By: Kanyiri Suburu Lucio/@SuburuAbdulai