By Aston
October 7 2004

Ipswich Town striker Dean Bowditch was in action for the England under 19 side last night and put in a great performance, not for the first time at Carrow Road.

Deano In U19 Action

Ipswich Town striker Dean Bowditch was in action for the England under 19 side last night and put in a great performance, not for the first time at Carrow Road.

Dean played the full 90 minutes last night and set up England’s goal, which Derby County’s Lee Holmes converted.

Dean was given some minor booing before the game by the Norwich fans at the game but by the end of the game he had even them over with his man of the match quality display.

Speaking after the game Dean said: “I was really happy with the crowd in the end. I could hear Ryan Jarvis getting a standing ovation when his name was read out, then mine was next and they were still clapping but then I heard the boos.

“But it was nice of them to lay off me as they recognised I was playing for my country and not for Ipswich. It was a fantastic crowd that supported us 100%.

“I guess getting some good early touches helped. The pitch was brilliant, almost as good as Portman Road.

“The ball was zipping about and I got some good ball and that helped my confidence. I was happy with my performance and the team performance was good too.

“The goal was good but we could have killed them off early on and we were disappointed with conceding the goal but in the end we got a result.”.

Source: EADT.

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