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Youth Team/Cup


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Offal Report

 

Liverpool U23s kicked off their Premier League Cup campaign with a 1-1 draw at Charlton Athletic on Friday night.

 

In the opening game of Group G, Terrique Anderson put the home team ahead but Harry Wilson’s sixth goal of the season – the simplest tap-in he will get in 2017-18 – restored parity before the interval.

 

Danny Ings twice went close in the second half but neither side could produce a winner and therefore take a point apiece to begin the tournament.

 

Neil Critchley deployed a 3-4-2-1 formation for the tie, with Bobby Adekanye and Yan Dhanda providing the width while Ovie Ejaria and Wilson sought to create from central positions behind Ings.

 

The away side started the brighter too, moving possession crisply with intent, and only a fine clearance by Ryan Blumberg prevented a Liverpool player from converting Adekanye’s fierce cross from the left after the No.11 was picked out by Cameron Brannagan.

 

But it was the hosts who struck first instead.

 

Anderson got clear in behind the back three on 16 minutes and took full advantage of the space available to run through and dispatch a finish past Caoimhin Kelleher for 1-0.

 

The response from Critchley’s charges was good and Ings came agonisingly close to levelling midway through the half with a fine piece of solo play.

 

From Dhanda’s delivery into the area, the senior striker deceived his marker with a first touch that opened up a chance to shoot across goal – but the effort was booted off the line by Aaron Barnes.

 

The equaliser arrived before half-time, however, and it was a familiar name on the scoresheet.

 

Matty Virtue forced his way along the left flank and sent in a cross that Charlton goalkeeper Jordan Beeney failed to collect at the near post, leaving Wilson with a gift two yards out.

 

Ings had a rare sight of goal as soon as the second half kicked off and his nicely-struck drive from 20 yards whistled just wide.

 

The 25-year-old’s frustration in front of goal was compounded in the 58th minute, when he met Brannagan’s superb curling cross into the box with a header that bounced the wrong side of the right post.

 

Liverpool continued to probe for the deciding goal but it did not materialise at the Valley, so Critchley’s side start the Premier League Cup with a point.

 

Liverpool U23s: Kelleher, Parker (Masterson, 74), Whelan, Jones, Virtue, Brannagan, Dhanda (Kane, 80), Ejaria, Ings, Wilson, Adekanye (Juanma, 74). Unused substitutes: Phillips, Firth.

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Liverpool U18s were in impressive form as they enjoyed a 4-1 win over Burnley at the Academy on Friday afternoon, writes Chris Shaw.

 

Strikes from Glen McAuley and Liam Millar punctuated a first half that the young Reds dominated, and an own goal and Luis Longstaff finish after the break consolidated a comfortable result for Steven Gerrard’s team, with Michael Fowler’s stoppage-time effort a mere consolation.

There was a late change to the starting line-up in Kirkby, with Abdi Sharif withdrawn from the XI as a precautionary measure and Longstaff deployed in his stead, but Liverpool shook off the switch to immediately stamp their influence on the contest.

The opener might have come on 13 minutes courtesy of a sublime dribble by Rafael Camacho, who deftly side-stepped a succession of challenges to drift into the area and shooting territory on the right side - however his shot across goal was cleared off the line.

Within a minute Camacho was firing in another effort and although that was blocked by Burnley too, the rebound fell kindly to McAuley for a conversion from close range. Perhaps inspired by the incisive running of his teammate, Millar produced an even better – and ultimately more clinical – slalom through the opposition in the 27th minute. Picking up possession around halfway, the Canadian sped along the left flank with poise and purpose, used the supporting McAuley as a decoy and waited for the right gap to open up before placing a finish beyond the goalkeeper. The confident Camacho went close to a third as the interval neared, forcing Clarets ‘keeper Kai Calderbank-Park to tip a careful hit around the post after neatly shaking off attention to create space inside the box.

Burnley should have levelled six minutes into the second half but Fowler dragged his shot across goal too far wide of the left post having been slipped through, and they were punished a minute before the hour mark. A short corner routine set up Longstaff to send a cross in from the right corner of the penalty box and the waiting defender misjudged the clearance, sending the ball into his own net rather than away.

Liverpool did not let up, though, and Longstaff got his goal with a quarter of an hour remaining. Excellent approach play by French substitute Yasser Larouci preceded a pass along the area to the No.15, who calmly took a touch and picked his spot to put the seal on a positive day’s work for Gerrard’s side, despite the frustration of a late concession to Fowler.

 

Liverpool U18s: B Williams (Atherton, 46), Hunter, Lewis (Raitanen, 46), R Williams, Glennon, Longstaff, Camacho (Tagseth, 46), Dixon-Bonner, McAuley, Jones (Glatzel, 46), Millar (Larouci, 60).

 

http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/academy/277462-match-report-u18s-hit-four-in-fine-friendly-win-over-burnley

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The 23s are playing Derby this evening, it's currently 0-0 at half time.

 

I've missed all of the first half, so can't comment on the game.

 

The line-up is as follows:

 

Liverpool: Kelleher, Whelan, Jones, Masterson, Flanagan, Virtue, Brannagan, Ejaria, Wilson, Dhanda, Ings.

 

Subs: Firth, Parker, Juanma, Sharif.

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Derby 2 Liverpool 0

 

Another break away from the home side after a big shout for a free kick for a foul on Brannagan.

 

We're struggling to get out of our half due to the wind. Goal kicks and clearances are struggling to make the half way line, so Derby are pressing quite high.

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Full time - Derby 2 Liverpool 0

 

The unbeaten start to the 23's league campaign ends this evening. Both of Derby's goals really should have not come about as the referee somehow did not award free kicks for fouls on Wilson for the first goal and then Brannagan for the second.

 

Only seen the second half, we were not at our best at all and really struggled with the windy conditions.

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