Ireland underage striker scores hat-trick for Watford to launch incredible comeback

Watford striker Ryan Cassidy led an incredible comeback for the Watford U23 side on Tuesday by netting a hat-trick to revive his side against Bristol City U23's.

The Hornets were trailing 4-0 after 23 minutes at Bristol's Academy training ground before 16-year-old Cassidy sparked the fightback by scoring a scintillating nine-minute hat-trick on his full debut at U23 level. Both teams traded goals to draw 5-5 in a 10-goal thriller but Cassidy earned rave reviews for how clinical he was in front of goal. https://twitter.com/SportsJOEdotie/status/947535075385757696 Cassidy has got off to a brilliant start with Watford and led the the scoring charts of the under-18 Premier League throughout the early part of the season. The Castleknock native started with St. Kevin's Boys in Dublin at under-9 level, and, like so many others, came through the small-sided games system and developed into a prolific 11-a-side footballer. In 2016, Cassidy was on the Republic of Ireland under-16 team that won the Victory Shield but didn't play international football last season due to injury. https://twitter.com/WatfordFC/status/960943678184357891