Shrewsbury Town 3 Manchester City EDS 2 - match report

Tom Bradshaw grabbed a birthday brace as Shrewsbury completed their pre-season plans with a 3-2 victory over Manchester City's Elite Development Squad.

The striker, celebrating his 21st birthday, struck once in each half ahead of the Shrews' League One opener against MK Dons next weekend.

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Aaron Wildig opened the scoring, only for Devante Cole to level instantly in the first half. Bradshaw scored his first with a fine finish just before the break after latching on to Tamika Mkandawire's ball.

He made it 3-1 10 minutes after the break and City grabbed a consolation when Albert Rusnak converted a penalty with six minutes left after Joe Jacobson brought down Adam Drury.

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