Watch: Shrews ballboy Charlie impresses with instant ball control

They're the silky skills more often associated with the Premier League's top players but a ballboy at Shrewsbury Town showed he's got the moves too.

Ballboy Charlie Woodhead was on hand to instantly trap a long off-target shot as it crossed the byline during Shrewsbury Town's Papa Johns Trophy match with Wolves Under-21s on Tuesday night - drawing a round of applause from supporters.

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Tweeting a video of the moment. Shrewsbury Town said: "What a touch from ballboy, Charlie Woodhead, during our @PapaJohnsTrophy fixture the other night!"

A young Salop side were narrowly beaten 2-1 on the night.

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