Doncaster Rovers' U16s secured a 3-2 victory over Sheffield Wednesday in a South Yorkshire derby on Tuesday night, with 15-year-old forward Myles Walshaw scoring and providing an assist.

Walshaw, who has been playing up with Rovers' U18s this season, made his mark in the hard-fought away fixture. He described his goal: "I saw the defender had slipped, so I pounced upon the opportunity and saw the keeper slipped as well and just placed it into the corner. It was a great feeling."

The forward then turned provider for fellow 15-year-old Dylan Hartley, choosing to set up his teammate rather than shoot himself. Walshaw explained his thinking: "I've always been told as a player that getting an assist is just as important as a goal and I thought with Dylan's form, he's no doubt going to score, so it was a good finish from Dylan."

Experience Playing Up Builds Confidence

Walshaw was part of a forward three in which all three players have featured for the U18s this season. Hartley had scored a hat-trick in Saturday's 3-1 victory over Notts County. Walshaw believes this shared experience at a higher age group is helping the younger players develop their game.

"It helps us build confidence," Walshaw said. "Having all of us played for the U18s, it brings experience and knowing that we've got the confidence to get at people and have end product, which is always needed in a game."

He added: "It's been a challenge, but a good challenge. I think playing up with the U18s is an honour to do and it's quite difficult, so being able to do that is just really good. Obviously, they're a lot bigger, a lot older which when you're able to compete in games like that gives you more confidence to do it against your own age."

Fighting Back to Secure Victory

Sheffield Wednesday fought back with two second-half goals, but Rovers held firm to claim the win. Walshaw praised the team's collective effort: "Amongst the team, we always work hard together for each other and it's great to get a win. The feeling after is great and for myself, I've always looked to work hard because that's just my aspiration for a game."

Looking ahead, Walshaw expressed confidence in the squad's cup ambitions: "We'll go into every game now in this cup thinking that we can win it and win the whole thing, which is what we want to achieve."