Max Dowman and Damiane Agustien both scored for their countries as a host of our academy stars took part in a busy international break.

Max, featuring for the England under-19s, netted in a 7-0 demolition of Wales, scoring the fourth of the match taking place in Spain.

The winger was joined by goalkeeper Khari Ranson, who made his debut at under-19 level as a substitute in the victory.

Defender Brayden Clarke featured in the contest for Wales U19. Clarke also played for Wales in their defeat against Switzerland and their 2-0 victory against the Netherlands.

Agustien, who was playing for the Netherlands U19s this window, netted his first goal at that level during a 3-2 defeat against France. Our summer signing levelled the scores at 1-1 shortly before half-time but late second half goals from the visitors gave them the win.

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Elsewhere, Ife Ibrahim played twice for the England under-18s, who had a double header against France. The midfielder was impressive in the 2-2 draw, which saw the Young Lions fight back from 2-0 down to draw. He was also a substitute in the 1-0 victory over the French, with Elijah Upson netting deep into stoppage time. Goalkeeper Jack Porter also featured in the draw as a second half substiture.

Scholar Patrick Stachow was in action for Poland in their Euro U17 qualifiers against Germany and Luxembourg. The defender was an usused substitute in the 4-1 defeat against Germany before playing the full 90 minutes in the win away to Luxembourg.

In the FIFA U20 World Cup, Alexei Rojas remains a part of the Colombia squad that has reached the semi-finals of the competition. Having made it through the group, Colombia have defeated South Africa and Spain on route to the final four, where they'll face Argentina for a spot in the final.

In the under-21s, Ceadach O'Neill came on as a substitute in both of Northern Ireland's Euro U21 qualifiers. The winger played over 20 minutes in the 2-0 victory over Malta before coming on late in the narrow 2-1 loss to Germany. The results leave Northern Ireland fourth in their group, two points off a playoff spot.

Scotland under-19 Callan Hamill played two matches against Italy this month. The defender started at centre back in the 1-1 draw before coming on as a substitute in the 1-0 loss.

Finally, midfielder Alex Marciniak played three times in a busy international break for Wales U18. His side lost to Ukraine, Sweden and Croatia in the trio of friendlies.

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