At the age of 19 years, Kenyan defender George Gitau made it to Middlesbrough’s bench in their FA Cup 1-5 thumping at the hands of Brighton and Hove Albion.Coincidentally, Gitau turned out for the Brighton Academy in his early teens before moving to Middlesbrough back in July 2020.Bandari stun Tusker as Sofapaka pile more misery on MathareThe 19-year-old Kenyan packs an impressive CV, having featured for the junior teams of London sides Arsenal and Crystal Palace.The right-back currently turns out for Middlesbrough’s Under 21 side in Premier League 2 but was trusted by head coach Michael Carrick with a place on the bench.Pascal Gross opened the scoring for Brighton in the eighth minute, pouncing on a parried ball by the keeper following Solly March’s shot.##NAJAVA_MECA_6929772##Middlesbrough stayed behind for only five minutes as Chupa Akpom’s header from a Giles Ryan cross found the back of the net despite Jason Steele’s best efforts to keep the ball out.Simiyu’s strike for Ulinzi sinks WazitoThe Premier League side however went into the halftime break with a 2-1 lead courtesy of Adam Lallana’s goal as he headed Kaoru Mitoma’s cross that would have crossed the line anyway.Brighton turned on the style in the second half a brace from recent, World Cup winner with Argentina, Alexis Mac Allister, and Deniz Undav’s goal with two minutes left on the clock ensured a win for Brighton.
