Report | Colchester United U21s 1 Swansea City U21s 0

Swansea City Under-21s exited the Premier League Cup after a narrow 1-0 defeat to Colchester United on Tuesday evening at the JobServe Community Stadium.

After a goalless first half, the U's got the winner through skipper Frankie Edwards on sixty-eight minutes.

The U's had the first sight of goal on three minutes but Kiaon Lisbie put his shot just wide before Kien Connelly had a shot comfortably saved by Thomas Wright.

Both sides then found ways to get into scoring positions, but neither could find the opening goal as the half progressed.

Kai Rhodes went closest for the Swans as the second half began when he saw a shot deflected wide, before Edwards almost scored an own goal and needed Colchester's triallist keeper to spare his blushes with a fine save.

But the hosts found the breakthrough 20 minutes from time, as Edwards tapped home from a Freddie Ingram corner.

Swansea had chances to level in the closing stages but were denied by fine stoppages from the U's keeper and backline as Colchester progressed to the quarter-finals.

Swansea City Under-21s: Thomas Wright, Harlan Perry, Blair McKenzie, Dan Watts (captain), Carter Heywood, Iestyn Jones, Josh Pescatore, Callum Deacon, Morgan Bates, Josiah Kallicharan, Kai Rhodes.

Substitutes: Bobo Evans, Evan Anderson, Alfie Jones, Ben Phillips, Billy Clarke.