Crystal Palace Under-21s manager Paddy McCarthy has hailed the Premier League International Cup experience.
After victory over Braga, McCarthy was full of praise for his side and the tournament alike.
It's been a fantastic experience, this competition." said the Irishman to Palace's website. Different challenges against top opposition and the lads have stood up to the test by getting nine points out of a possible 12, a decent return.
We knew we needed to play as a team to get anything from the game, and I think that was evident. I'm delighted, and again this was a great experience for these young players in terms of the expectation to mature early in football, so I'm really happy and pleased with our run in the tournament so far; the player's approach to it has been excellent and we'll have made a massive gain from these last few weeks.
We played well in spells against Dinamo Zagreb on Saturday, but that was a different type of challenge. I was delighted with the lads' commitment, the character in the group is there for everyone to see - we've had ups and downs as a group, but we've stood together tonight and came together tonight as a team."
He also said: [Jack Wells-Morrison] is a fantastic young player. He got a great assist for Fionn Mooney on Saturday, he's a workhorse, he's tactically excellent, a great technician. He was playing a little bit higher and more advanced today - himself alongside David Ozoh and Mooney created and caused a lot of problems throughout the game.
He got his goal at the end, even though he was struggling a bit with a knock in the second-half, but Jacko is a fantastic young man and I've loved every minute of it. Him and the rest of his teammates are just a great group."