Tonight manager, Gary Haveron had 6 Academy players train with the first team squad at the Oval.
Three of the players have been named in this year's Northern Ireland Victory Shield squad and the other three are on standby.
All six thoroughly enjoyed the experience and the fantastic reception they had from the first team squad.
Christopher Conn, Malachy Smith, Matthew Anderson, Ryan Heaney, Paul McLaughlin & Sean Og Gallagher