English-born Ghanaian teenage defender Paul Appiah was solid in defense for Aston Villa in their 4-0 away drubbing of Reading in the English U18 Premier League on Saturday afternoon.
The ex-Chelsea Academy lanky defender started the game and was at his quality best with some brilliant clearances throughout the full duration of the match
Taylor Jay-Har opened the scoring for Aston Villa after 29 minutes into the game before Brad Young doubled the lead in the 35th-minute mark.
Dewain Sewell made it 3-0 in the 64th minute before Brad Young struck again ten minutes from stoppage time to give the visitors a comprehensive 4-0 win at the Bearwood Park Training Facility.
Meanwhile, his compatriots Lynford Sackey started for Reading but was booked while David Nyarko was an unused substitute in the game.