Welling United 2 Brentford U21s 3: Match report | OneFootball

Brentford Under-21s beat Welling United 3-2 with the final kick of the game to progress to the semi-finals of the London Senior Cup on Tuesday evening.

Sam Saunders took charge of a young side that saw three Under-18s players score the goals to secure a late victory in east London.

The Bees had a good chance to take the lead on four minutes, when Emeka Peters played skipper for the game Max Dickov in on goal with a delightful pass with the outside of his right boot. The striker tried to slot the ball under Welling keeper Rhys Lovett but couldn't quite beat him and the ball trailed wide for a corner, which Chanse Headman nodded just wide.

Martell Taylor-Crossdale fizzed a shot just wide of Marley Tavaziva's right-hand post for the home side three minutes later.

Headman then had another headed effort from Ollie Shield's corner with just over 10 minutes played, but Lovett just managed to keep it from crossing the line.

Tavaziva had his first save to make on 18 minutes, getting down really well to his right to hold on to a dipping volley from Sam Cornish that bounced just in front of him on the bobbly pitch.

Midway through the half, a dangerous ball across the six-yard box from Taylor-Crossdale looked certain to deflect off a body and in, but the young Bees did well to scramble the ball away.

On the half hour mark, Deon Moore sent a swerving effort just wide of the Brentford top-right corner.

Four minutes later, the Bees took the lead. Dickov broke into the box and was denied at his feet by Lovett, but the ball fell kindly to Peters who tucked into an empty net on the rebound.

Adam Poliakov looked to double the advantage before the break with an excellent drive towards goal and a fierce strike that was parried by the Wings' keeper. Caelan Avenell stretched to try and turn home the second effort but he couldn't get a good enough contact on the ball.

Taylor-Crossdale struck from inside the box with a tidy finish into the side netting in the fourth minute of time added on, and the sides went into the interval level.

Brentford started the second half quickly and restored their lead within five minutes. Poliakov reacted quickest to Vonnte Williams' corner that had dropped in the box and fired through the bodies to make it 2-1.

The advantage didn't last long, though, as Welling equalised again on 55 minutes. A cross from the right scuffed off the surface and Tavaziva could only divert the ball into the path of Moore, who tapped home from close range.

The young Bees' keeper was called into action again on 63 minutes when a deflected shot looped up in the air and he had to be brave to claim the ball at the feet of the onrushing Moore.

Peters almost had his second of the game after some quick stepovers on the left followed by a deflected shot that flicked agonisingly wide of the Welling net.

Tavaziva then made an incredible save, diving to his left and getting a strong hand on Moore's effort to tip the ball behind for a corner.

Avenell had a chance on 77 minutes, latching on to a free-kick at the back post, but he nodded over on the stretch, before substitute Michel Boni connected with Poliakov's cross but lifted his effort over seconds later.

It seemed as though the tie was destined for penalties, until Saunders' side won it in the fifth minute of stoppage-time.

Poliakov did well to drive with the ball, cut back inside on the right and find a composed ball across the six-yard box which was met by substitute Kaya Halil to win the game.

The young Bees are next in action in a huge match against Sheffield Wednesday Under-21s at Gtech Community Stadium on Monday 14 April. You can buy tickets for the fixture here.

Welling United: Lovett, Statham, Di Trolio, Walker (Bramble 29), Quick, Cornish, Tamara, Kennedy (Davies 65), Ballard-McBride, Moore (Redfearn 84), Taylor-Crossdale (Kashket 84)

Unused subs: Briscoe

Booked: Moore 33

Brentford: Tavaziva, Shield, Williams, Avenell, Headman (Boni 65), Klimas, Peters, Honor (Halil 68), Dickov, Grey, Poliakov

Unused subs: Wolfheimer, Golding, Ivanov

Booked: Headman 33, Williams 47, Halil 90+1