Youth Team/Cup

[Trumo]

Chirivella is playing? His Premier League debut for us was in this very fixture in 2015/16. Klopp picked a number of reserves like Stewart and Ojo for that game because he was prioritising progress in the Europa League. I remember it because we were physically dominated in midfield by a Swansea side not known for their physicality.

[Allan]

McAuley on for Jones.

[Allan]

Swansea 0 Liverpool 1 

 

Pedro Chirivella with a strike from the edge of the box. Dogged work down the left by Lewis who gets his cross over, which is nodded back into the danger area by Neco Williams, the ball isn't cleared cleanly and Pedro strokes home from 18 yards.

[Allan]

Swansea down to 10. Liam Millar hauls back the Swansea number 8 who lashes out and kicks the ball straight at Millar after the ref had blown for a free kick. Silly sending off, and pretty harsh in my opinion.

 

Millar picked up a booking for the pull back.

[Allan]

Ritaccio on for Coyle.

[Allan]

Swansea 1 Liverpool 1

 

Lewis loses the ball cheaply on the left. The Swansea wide man gets a cross in that is flicked on in the 6 yard box and the ball drops nicely to the number 9 who strikes the ball well and into the back of the net from around 12 yards on the angle.

[Allan]

Penalty to Liverpool. Ritaccio fouled in the box.

[Allan]

Chirivella strikes the penalty well enough, but the home keeper pulls off a fantastic save to keep the score level.

[Allan]

Full time - Swansea 1 Liverpool 1

 

Disappointing to concede so late in the game, and when we've got the man advantage.

 

We were the better side, created more and really should have put the game to bed before Swansea equalised. Then, deep in to stoppage time, Chirivella has a penalty superbly saved by the Swansea keeper, who had been good throughout.

[alles ist gut]

Match report: U23s end 2018 with dramatic draw at Swansea

 

Liverpool U23s were denied a winning finish to 2018 by a 92nd-minute equaliser and an even later penalty save in a dramatic 1-1 draw with Swansea City in Premier League 2 on Monday night, writes Chris Shaw.

Neil Critchley’s team created a string of chances at Landore Training Centre but were unable to convert their dominance into an advantage on the scoreboard until the 65th minute.

The breakthrough came via an assured side-footer from Pedro Chirivella, which looked likely to secure victory in the young Reds’ final outing of the calendar year.

But Liam Cullen breached the Liverpool defence in stoppage-time, smacking a volley past Caoimhin Kelleher to snatch a point for the home side, and Chirivella had a spot-kick saved with 97 minutes on the clock.

Liverpool might have taken the lead within three minutes.

Determined pressure by Isaac Christie-Davies in Swansea territory saw the No.10 steal the ball from Brandon Cooper and feed Liam Millar to his right inside the box, but the striker’s angled drive was repelled by the goalkeeper.

That chance proved the highlight of the opening half-hour, which was otherwise punctuated only by hopeful efforts off target by Adnan Maric and Cullen.

The stasis was broken during an eventful final 10 minutes of the opening 45, however, and Liverpool had no fewer than five clear opportunities to break the deadlock in that period.

A marauding run into the box by the unlikely figure of Conor Masterson ended with a save at his feet by Steven Benda before Christie-Davies headed Neco Williams’ subsequent cross wide to the left from a good position eight yards out.

Perhaps caught by surprise, Chirivella nodded the wrong side of the right post when confusion reigned in the hosts’ area and Benda was left stranded out of his goal.

A sublime passing routine then rapidly moved Liverpool from the halfway line into shooting range but Curtis Jones ultimately lifted his finish over the crossbar from close range.

And there was still time in the half for Chirivella to thump a fine volley inches too high after George Johnston had cutely headed a right-wing corner back to the ‘D’.

Swansea started brightly after the interval but again it was Liverpool bemoaning the quality of their final ball just before the hour mark.

A clever turn at the edge of the box by Chirivella, followed up by a firm tackle, freed Christie-Davies on the byline but his pull-back eluded at least three teammates waiting in the middle.

The visitors finally found the breakthrough on 65 minutes.

Adam Lewis’ skill and perseverance along the left preceded a deep cross that Williams kept in play and Millar touched back to Chirivella for a classy, planted strike inside the right post.

It seemed the Spaniard’s goal would separate the sides at the final whistle, especially when Maric was dismissed for unsporting behaviour in the closing stages.

But there was incredible drama during the six minutes added on.

Cullen whacked an excellent, equalising volley into the far corner from the left when Oliver Cooper’s cross was cleared out to the edge of the Liverpool box.

Yet the Reds could still have restored their advantage after they were awarded a penalty for Joe Lewis’ foul on substitute Matteo Ritaccio.

Chirivella’s spot-kick to the left was brilliantly palmed around the post by Benda at full stretch, though, and the immediate full-time whistle meant a point apiece.

Liverpool U23s: Kelleher, N. Williams, Juanma, Masterson, Johnston, Coyle (Ritaccio, 89), Jones (McAuley, 61), Chirivella, Millar, Christie-Davies, Lewis.

Unused substitutes: McKenzie-Lyle, Savage.

 

https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/academy/330711-match-report-liverpool-u23s-swansea

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55 minutes ago, cinco veces said:

Match report: U23s end 2018 with dramatic draw at Swansea

 

Liverpool U23s were denied a winning finish to 2018 by a 92nd-minute equaliser and an even later penalty save in a dramatic 1-1 draw with Swansea City in Premier League 2 on Monday night, writes Chris Shaw.

Neil Critchley’s team created a string of chances at Landore Training Centre but were unable to convert their dominance into an advantage on the scoreboard until the 65th minute.

The breakthrough came via an assured side-footer from Pedro Chirivella, which looked likely to secure victory in the young Reds’ final outing of the calendar year.

But Liam Cullen breached the Liverpool defence in stoppage-time, smacking a volley past Caoimhin Kelleher to snatch a point for the home side, and Chirivella had a spot-kick saved with 97 minutes on the clock.

Liverpool might have taken the lead within three minutes.

Determined pressure by Isaac Christie-Davies in Swansea territory saw the No.10 steal the ball from Brandon Cooper and feed Liam Millar to his right inside the box, but the striker’s angled drive was repelled by the goalkeeper.

That chance proved the highlight of the opening half-hour, which was otherwise punctuated only by hopeful efforts off target by Adnan Maric and Cullen.

The stasis was broken during an eventful final 10 minutes of the opening 45, however, and Liverpool had no fewer than five clear opportunities to break the deadlock in that period.

A marauding run into the box by the unlikely figure of Conor Masterson ended with a save at his feet by Steven Benda before Christie-Davies headed Neco Williams’ subsequent cross wide to the left from a good position eight yards out.

Perhaps caught by surprise, Chirivella nodded the wrong side of the right post when confusion reigned in the hosts’ area and Benda was left stranded out of his goal.

A sublime passing routine then rapidly moved Liverpool from the halfway line into shooting range but Curtis Jones ultimately lifted his finish over the crossbar from close range.

And there was still time in the half for Chirivella to thump a fine volley inches too high after George Johnston had cutely headed a right-wing corner back to the ‘D’.

Swansea started brightly after the interval but again it was Liverpool bemoaning the quality of their final ball just before the hour mark.

A clever turn at the edge of the box by Chirivella, followed up by a firm tackle, freed Christie-Davies on the byline but his pull-back eluded at least three teammates waiting in the middle.

The visitors finally found the breakthrough on 65 minutes.

Adam Lewis’ skill and perseverance along the left preceded a deep cross that Williams kept in play and Millar touched back to Chirivella for a classy, planted strike inside the right post.

It seemed the Spaniard’s goal would separate the sides at the final whistle, especially when Maric was dismissed for unsporting behaviour in the closing stages.

But there was incredible drama during the six minutes added on.

Cullen whacked an excellent, equalising volley into the far corner from the left when Oliver Cooper’s cross was cleared out to the edge of the Liverpool box.

Yet the Reds could still have restored their advantage after they were awarded a penalty for Joe Lewis’ foul on substitute Matteo Ritaccio.

Chirivella’s spot-kick to the left was brilliantly palmed around the post by Benda at full stretch, though, and the immediate full-time whistle meant a point apiece.

Liverpool U23s: Kelleher, N. Williams, Juanma, Masterson, Johnston, Coyle (Ritaccio, 89), Jones (McAuley, 61), Chirivella, Millar, Christie-Davies, Lewis.

Unused substitutes: McKenzie-Lyle, Savage.

 

https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/academy/330711-match-report-liverpool-u23s-swansea

We're fuckin' shite.

[alles ist gut]

Youth Cup vs. Portsmouth, at St. Helens, 7 p.m., LFCTV :

 

[Allan]

Jaros; Walls, Boyes, Williams, Clayton; Clarkson, Dixon-Bonner, Cain, Sharif; Duncan, Glatzel.

 

Subs: Kelly, Savage, Brookwell, Bearne, O'Rourke.

[Allan]

Liverpool 1 Portsmouth 0

 

Bobby Duncan pounces on a mistake at the back, picking up the ball just inside the Portsmouth half. He drives forward, keeps his cool to beat the retreating defender before setting himself and finishing from close range.

[Allan]

Liverpool 2 Portsmouth 0

 

Bobby Duncan involved again. He picks up the ball inside our half, collecting a pass from Jaros. Duncan turns and beats 3 Pompey players before threading a lovely weighted ball through for Sharif who keeps his composure and slots a neat left footed finish beyond the visiting keeper.

[Allan]

Whoops, missed the half time update.

 

The second half is underway. We're still 2-0 up.

[Allan]

Penalty to Protsmouth. Bobby Duncan penalised for handball.

 

Duncan was in the wall defending a Portsmouth free kick. As the ball is struck, the wall jumps and Bobby has his arm up around his head. Clear penalty. Picked up a booking as well.

[Allan]

Liverpool 2 Portsmouth 1

 

A really well struck penalty gets the visitors back in the game.

[Allan]

Liverpool 2 Portsmouth 2

 

A corner is not fully cleared and Morgan Boyes is too slow getting out, keeping the Portsmouth forwards onside. They do well to keep the ball alive and hook it back into the danger area where a completely unmarked Pompey lad passes home from close range.

[Allan]

Bearne on for Dixon-Bonner.

[Allan]

Savage on for Boyes.

[Allan]

Liverpool 3 Portsmouth 2

 

2 minutes into stoppage time and we work a short corner routine. Cain passes to Glatzel who holds off a defender and cuts the ball from the byline to find Bobby Duncan who does what goalscorers do.

[Allan]

Full time - Liverpool 3 Portsmouth 2

 

A good watch. We were the better side in the first half and deserved the 2 goal advantage at the break.

 

We started the second half fairly well too, and probably should have increased our lead before Portsmouth got back in the game. When they got the equaliser, it only looked like one team would win it, and that was the visitors.

 

Credit our lads though as they held firm against the Pompey pressure and were switched on enough to execute a short corner routine in time added on.

[Dicko]

Portsmouth were a good side Boyes at full back was badly out of his depth though and responsible for their equaliser.

Good game though.

[Ne Moe Imya]

So I know I've talked up this new RB/CB signing we made from Ajax, Ki-Jana Hoever on here a couple of times now, but he's just so, so good.

 

And don't get upset with me for saying this, I'm absolutely not saying he's as good, but he moves just like Van Dijk. He just has this languid, rangy style of running that looks resembles Virgil's. Maybe he'll be the one to replace him and slot in next to Gomez in 4-5 years. Just 16 but already training with the first team.