Jeremy Ngakia scored the fastest goal in the Wiesbaden Liliencup's 25 year history as West Ham United's U17s finished third at the indoor tournament in Germany at the weekend.
The prestigious competition takes place near Frankfurt and the Hammers travelled to the tournament for the very first time.
Their group featured U18 regulars Conor Coventry, Ben Johnson, Reece Hannam and Ben Wells and the young Irons showed their class from the get-go.
The Hammers were drawn in a group along with Young Boys (Switzerland), SV Darmstadt, SV Wehen Wiesbaden, Mainz 05 and Schalke 04 (all Germany).
Despite playing on German soil and against an array of well-supported German teams, the U17s swept the floor with their opponents, only dropping points in one match throughout the whole group stage.
They topped Group B with 13 points ahead of Young Boys, who the Hammers beat 2-1 in a match that will be remembered for Ngakia scoring the fastest goal in the tournament's history.
The Group B winners set up a semi-final against Group A runners-up Hamburg, but were unfortunately beaten 2-1 in a close fought contest.
However, the Hammers ended the competition on a positive note, thrashing Young Boys 3-0 in the third place match.
Our congratulations goes to all the U17 players and staff for their fantastic achievements!