UKAF footballers hit stylish 6 in impressive warm-up win ahead of Irish Defence Force showdown

The UK Armed Forces men's football team will head into their Irish Defence Force clash with goal-scoring momentum after a 6-1 win over an International Development Academy team.

A brilliant lobbed finish from the Navy's Elliot Holmes and a superb striker's goal from the RAF's Luke Preen were the highlights for UKAF.

The service team will play their rivals from the Irish Defence Force on 13 November.

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Other notable highlights from their match in Aldershot saw former Aston Villa player Jake Walker get on the scoresheet and Army forward Greg Peel convert Phil Bright's low cross to grab himself a goal too.

UKAF are also preparing for the Kentish Cup in December where they will travel to the Netherlands to take on the Dutch Armed Forces and the French Armed Forces.