Watch: Welsh youngster Charlie Savage scores with a thunderbolt

Welsh youngster Charlie Savage hit a thunderbolt strike for his side Reading as they came down from 2-0 against Colchester United in the Carabao Cup to end the 90 minutes at 2-2.

Picking up the ball 30 yards out he unleashed a screamer that had the Us goalkeeper clutching at thin air.

His dad Robbie hit a fair worldies in his time, so it must obviously run in the family.

Sadly Reading lost the cup tie on penalties.

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Charlie joined Reading in the summer of 2023 and made his full international debut for Wales in a 4-0 friendly win against Gibraltar at The Racecourse in Wrexham in the October, where he was praised for his performance by then manager Rob Page.

The 21-year-old came through the ranks at Old Trafford and made one senior appearance for the club as a late substitute in a 2021-22 Champions League clash against Young Boys, before signing a four-year deal at Reading.

Charlie Savage, (yes, Robbie’s lad) makes it #ColU 2 #Reading 1. All to play for. What a hit. pic.twitter.com/vXygQSzPm1

— ColchesterViews. (@Colchesterviews) August 13, 2024