YOUNG footballer Sammy Moore was back home at the weekend – and he brought with him an FA Youth Cup winners’ medal.

The 17-year-old from Deal was in the Ipswich Town side who claimed the Youth Cup in dramatic fashion on Friday night with an extra-time goal in the second leg of the final against Southampton.

They won 3-2 on aggregate, after the first leg at St Mary’s Stadium had finished 2-2.

Sammy and his older brother Jason, who won an FA Youth Cup medal with West Ham in 1996, are one of only three sets of brothers to have won Youth Cup medals, and Sammy said: "I am really pleased to have won a final medal like Jason, and it rounds off what has been a great first season for me at Ipswich.

"Walking out in front of nearly 15,000 on Friday was just amazing. There was so much noise you couldn’t hear yourself speak and it made me feel really proud to be out there."

Sammy was switched from his normal right wing-back position to central midfield for the second leg and said: “I found it quite hard to get to grips with it in the first half, but in the second half I got more involved in the game.

"I thought we were on top then but we could not score. In extra-time we were the stronger team, and it was amazing when we scored with just two minutes left.

"I had agreed to take one of the penalties if it had gone to a shoot-out, and to be honest I was not bothered about that, but it was nice to win without having to go to penalties."

Sammy’s parents Henry and Denise were among the 14,800 crowd at Portman Road.

His father said: "There was a fantastic atmosphere, and the Ipswich fans were saying that it was like being at a first-team game."

Ipswich are still hoping to force their way back into the Premiership next season but ambitious Sammy, who has already turned out for the reserve team this season, admitted: "To be honest, I wouldn’t mind too much if we miss out because, if we stay in the Championship, it might mean that my chance in the first team will come a bit earlier.

"But if we do go up it will obviously be great for the club as a whole and for the supporters."