A young Peterborough United side well beaten in Professional Development Under 21 League game

A very young Peterborough United side were crushed by Cardiff City in a Professional Development Under 21 League game in South Wales on Friday night.

The 6-0 reverse was the first defeat of the season for Posh who conceded five times in the second-half, three times in the final 15 minutes.

Bastian Smith was in goal for Posh Under 21s at Cardiff. Photo David Lowndes.

placeholder image — Bastian Smith was in goal for Posh Under 21s at Cardiff. Photo David Lowndes.

Posh kept plugging away and Kurtis Simmons, a hat-trick hero earlier in the week, missed one good chance and saw another well saved by the home ‘keeper.

Posh are next in action on Tuesday, September 29 at home to Fleetwood Town.

Posh: Smith, Bushell, traillist, Freeman, Sudakaran, Christoudias, Abbey, Fox, Simmons, Sykut, McWilliams-Marcano. Substitutes: Crozier, Al Sammour, Jospeh, Mlityalwa, Ndonjang, Okoli.