Crystal Palace manager, Patrick Vieira has expressed his satisfaction with Jesurun Rak-Sakyi's performance against Charlton Athletic in a pre-season friendly.
The England-born Ghanaian youngster scored for Palace in their 2-2 draw on Wednesday.
Rak-Sakyi was named in the starting XI and was deployed on the right-wing, alongside Malachi Boateng.
"I think what was really important today was improving from our last game," Vieira told Palace TV.
"I think tonight gave us an opportunity to see some of the young players from the Academy. And I learned a lot from them today. Some of them showed character, desire to compete at this level and that was the positive side of the game today.
"Jes [Jesurun] showed a lot of desire and he got rewarded by the goal. He showed fantastic talent - he’s been working with us for quite a while now. He’s one of the young players who shows that he’s excited to be around the first team.
"I want this kind of spirit from these young players, showing determination, and today he and some of the other ones did really well."
Rak-Sakyi signed his first professional deal at Selhurst Park.
"The performance [2-2 draw] is massively important because winning games and scoring goals gives you confidence," Vieira remarked.
"As well I think tactically the football we tried to play allowed me to see how players understand what I ask them to do and we are getting there.
"It’s always difficult when you manage to have a couple of [first-team] players and a lot of young players from the Academy to find the right balance.
"But I’m quite satisfied with where we are tactically. There’s a really good understanding from the players about what I want and now we have all the players available to perform."