Newcastle United under-18s boss Graeme Carrick was proud of his side's display despite bowing out of the FA Youth Cup at St James' Park. The young Magpies twice pulled level against Arsenal, but substitute Osman Kamara struck in the 87th minute to snatch a 3-2 victory for the visitors.
Newcastle had pulled off their own comeback success to edge past Charlton Athletic in the previous round. Lewis Miley cancelled out Seb Ferdinand's opening goal, and captain Ben Parkinson rounded off a team move shortly after the restart to equalise again for the hosts.
Extra-time looked to be on the cards for the fourth-round tie on Tuesday night, until Kamara's intervention just minutes after coming on. Carrick admitted his team were left 'devastated' by the nature of his defeat, but is pleased with the performance they delivered.
