Youth Team/Cup

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Six minutes of stoppage time

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Full time 1-0.

 

Brave defensive performance rewarded.

 

Leicester in the next round.

[The Midnight Rambler]

Great performance against 12 men

[Scott_M]

22 minutes ago, alles ist gut said:

Wilson on for the limping Musialowski, six minutes of normal time to go.

What’s this guy like? 

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Just now, Scott_M said:

What’s this guy like? 

Not as fast as the hype would have people believe. Only one foot. Doesn’t look up much. Pain in the arse to type his name out. Good close control even when challenged by bigger opponents (that is, everybody bigger than Dora the Explorer).

[The Guest]

Just seen the sending off.  It didn’t look like a red at all.

[Allan]

25 minutes ago, The Guest said:

Just seen the sending off.  It didn’t look like a red at all.

Unnecessary challenge by Norris - Gave the referee a decision to make, and we all know about the standards of officials in this country...

[Allan]

https://streamable.com/sxkyvc

 

It's a red card for me.

[The Guest]

1 hour ago, Dynamite said:

https://streamable.com/sxkyvc

 

It's a red card for me.

He’s gone in hard but it’s one footed with a bent leg and his other foot/knee in the ground.  It doesn’t even look studs up.  It looks like his foot is opened so he’s side footing the tackle.

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After yesterday’s excitement of actually playing for something, it’s back to normal for the Under-23s vs. Brighton (Kirkby, noon, LFCTV) :-

 

Hughes; Gallacher, Beck, Savage, Boyes, Clayton, Clarkson, Dixon-Bonner, Woodburn, Longstaff, Hardy.

Subs : Mrozek, Walls, Sharif, Cain, O’Rourke.

[Allan]

Liverpool 0 Brighton 1

 

Remi Savage with a short back pass after not paying attention gifts the visiting forward a free run on goal. Very well taken finish by the young Brighton striker.

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Brighton take the lead.

Savage plays a back pass without looking, it goes straight to their striker Ferguson who beats Hughes.

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Opportunity for an equaliser wasted by Longstaff at close range.

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Halftime 0-1

Should have been 2-0 in stoppage time but somehow they missed an open goal.

We need to change things in possession, because it's not working for us.

[Allan]

Liverpool 0 Brighton 1

 

Poor first half from our lads. Brighton hit the post just before the break too.

 

We've had a couple of chances, firstly Longstaff with a backheeled effort after he got his feet in a mess when Woodburn had played the ball into him. Ben himself then had an effort saved by the visiting keeper, though in fairness, the shot was right at the keeper.

 

Joe Hardy has hardly touched the ball and just looks lost. Also, been really annoying me, Lewtas has got Dixon-Bonner and Longstaff playing in the opposite position to where I would expect to see them, and neither are having good games as a result.

[Allan]

Cain on for Clarkson at half-time. A pre-planned substitution by all accounts.

[Allan]

Liverpool 1 Brighton 1

 

Joe Hardy with a poacher's finish to get us back on level terms. He's hardly touched the ball, but that's what he does.

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We've not deserved to be in the game, but we are. Go team!

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Brighton back in front, a cross from the right slotted home by Ferguson again.

[Allan]

Liverpool 1 Brighton 2

 

The visitors are back in front, and deservedly so. Their right back has been causing us all sorts of problems all game. Owen Beck is quick, but the Brighton right back is skinning him every time.

 

A ball from the right finds the Brighton number 9 who has an easy finish to notch his second of the game.

[Allan]

O'Rourke on for Longstaff.

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Cain goes close with a free kick.

Twenty minutes left.

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And an equaliser.

 

Beck goes on a mazy one on the left and crosses for Gallacher to toe-poke from close range.

 

[Allan]

Liverpool 2 Brighton 2

 

The 2 full backs combine to get us level once more. Owen Beck does very well down the left and drives to the byline before cutting the ball back across the 6 yard box where the onrushing right back, Tony Gallacher, shows the forwards how to finish.

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And now 3-2!

Hopeless-looking cross by Gallacher finds Beck, who cuts inside onto his unused right foot and lamps it into the roof of the net.