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Kei Kamara marked his comeback from a serious knee injury by scoring twice for Boro's development team today.

Graeme Lee's side ran out 3-1 winners in their latest FA Under-21 Premier League fixture against Arsenal.

The visitors raced into an early lead when Benik Afobe fired home in the sixth minute at Rockliffe Park.

But two goals before half-time from Kamara and a second half strike from Faris Haroun wrapped up the points for the hosts.

Adam Reach impressed in his first game since returning from a loan spell with Shrewsbury while Jayson Leutwiler pulled off several fine saves.

Arsenal dominated in the early stages of the match, but couldn't add to their early goal.

Kris Olsson smashed a close-range 10 minute shot onto the Boro crossbar and, midway through the half, Afobe was denied by the alert Leutwiler.

The home side equalised in the 24 minute when Reach floated a fine cross into the box from the right wing with his left foot and Kamara climbed above his marker to head home impressively.

Boro took the lead on the stroke of half-time when Reach sent in another cross from the right which Kamara calmly stroked home from the edge of the Arsenal box.

The second half was only two minutes old when Haroun made it 3-1 when he powered home a far post drive following a left-wing corner that was flicked on in the middle.

Boro should have increased their lead in the 73 minute when Cameron Park sent Luke Williams clear but the young playmaker's shot was smothered by advancing keeper Matt Macey.

Leutwiler then made to fine saves to keep out decent efforts from sub Alex Iwobi.

Boro (4-2-3-1): Leutwiler; B Halliday, Burn, Weledji, Bennett; Haroun, Morris; Reach, L Williams (Jones 79), Park (Waters 86); Kamara (Kneeshaw 90). Unused subs: Coddington, Itching.

Arsenal: Macey, Yennaris, Ormonde-Ottewill, Hayden, Ajayi, Pleguezuelo, Maitland-Niles, Olsson, Afobe, Crowley (Iwobe 59), Eisfield. Unused subs: Moore, Iliev, Kamara, O'Connor.