Youth Team/Cup

[Allan]

Liverpool 0 City 1

 

Savage loses the ball far too easily and is punished.

 

City break down the left with Savage trying his best to get back and retrieve the situation. The City winger gets his cross to the back post for an easy tap in for Palmer.

[Allan]

Half time - Liverpool 0 City 1

 

City have edged the half and probably deserve the lead.

[alles ist gut]

They have created more than us down both flanks, and we'll have to change something to turn this around.

 

[Allan]

Liverpool 0 City 2

 

Savage again caught on the ball as he makes a hash of controlling a ball on the half way line.

 

City break 3 on 1. Palmer lays the ball off to his teammate for an easy tap in.

[alles ist gut]

Two mistakes, two goals conceded.

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Robertson with a fine strike from 20 yards to finish a move that started by clearing our corner kick (while we had Clarkson off the field receiving treatment), 3-0.

[Allan]

Liverpool 0 City 3

 

City break again from our corner and despite us getting numbers back, they work the ball to the edge of the box, where the City lad strikes a fine left footed effort beyond the big Pole in our goal.

[Allan]

City comfortably the better side here. The 3 at the back for us has not worked at all.

[alles ist gut]

Should have been 4-0 but their winger finds only the side netting when clean through down their left.

[alles ist gut]

Sub : Corness coming on for Clarkson

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We concede another goal to a counterattack in stoppage time.

 

Full time 0-4.

We probably didn't deserve to lose by that margin, but we didn't deserve much more.

[Allan]

Liverpool 0 City 4

 

Deep into stoppage time and the visitors grab a fourth. Break well and feed the ball right before a City trialist beats Ojrzynski.

[Allan]

We seen a lot of the ball in the second half, but City kept us at arms length throughout and looked a threat every time they broke forward.

 

Despite all our possession and territorial advantage in the second half, I don't recall their keeper making a save. There were one or two blocks by defenders, but for the most part we threatened little in the final third.

 

Thought Norris played well down the left, and he was the outlet in the second half that looked to be the best source of getting in behind the City defence.

 

The lads continued to graft and showed good attitude and work rate as usual, but the quality in the final third was lacking today.

[alles ist gut]

Under-23s vs. Blackburn, 3 p.m., Kirkby (no TV) :-

Kelleher; Gallacher, Boyes, Clayton, Larouci, Chirivella, Dixon-Bonner, Christie-Davies, Kane, Jones, Longstaff.

Subs : Atherton, Coyle, Hill, Varesanovic.

 

Flashscores is guesstimating a 4-4-fucking-2 with Christie-Davies and Kane up front. That would be hilarious and ineffective in equal measure.

[John102]

zero goals in that team

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17 minutes ago, John102 said:

zero goals in that team

And that’s how it played out, 0-0.

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Liverpool U23s played out a goalless draw with Blackburn Rovers in Premier League 2 on Saturday afternoon.

The young Reds had a number of chances at the Kirkby Academy but in the end had to settle for a point. There were positives to take for Neil Critchley's side with goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher pulling off some impressive saves, while Isaac Christie-Davies and Liam Coyle returned to action.

Opportunities were few and far between in the first half, with the best opening falling to the visitors early on. An untimely slip from Tom Clayton in the third minute allowed Jack Vale to go through on goal. However, Kelleher was on hand to deny the Blackburn forward. Early in the second half, Vale did beat the Irishman but the goal ended up being ruled out for offside.

It was then Liverpool's turn to threaten to open the scoring. Elijah Dixon-Bonner glanced a header just wide before then hitting a shot straight into the arms of the goalkeeper. Kelleher again denied Rovers with a save at his near post to keep out Ben Patson's deflected effort in the 70th minute.

Then deep into stoppage time, the visitors had a chance to snatch the three points. Sam Durrant crossed for Sam Barnes, but the defender's header was claimed by Kelleher before the referee went on to blow the final whistle.

 

Liverpool U23s: Kelleher, Gallacher, Clayton, Boyes, Larouci, Chirivella, Dixon-Bonner, Christie-Davies (Coyle, 75), Longstaff, Kane, Jones (Hill, 59).

Unused substitutes: Atherton, Varesanovic.

https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/academy/370403-u23s-blackburn-rovers-match-report

[sir roger]

7 hours ago, Dynamite said:

 

 Luca Stephenson by all accounts - Midfielder signed from Sunderland.

 

 

Very poor that Dynamite , can't believe you missed the lyrics gag.

 

' His name is Luca '

[Allan]

Under 21s are in action this evening as they take on Accrington Stanley in the Leasing.Com Trophy.

 

It's the final group game and we need all 3 points to have an outside chance of progressing.

 

Kick off at 19:45 with live coverage on the offal from 19:40.

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And that all-important team news :-

Winterbottom; Gallacher, Norris, Clayton, Savage, Christie-Davies, Dixon-Bonner, Cain, Hill, Varesanovic, Stewart.

Subs : Atherton, Beck, Walls, Quansah, Morton.

I can’t believe I’m actually going to see Dal Varesanovic play a game that wasn’t a secret gig. Also, Clarkson, Boyes, Larouci, Longstaff, Williams... they can’t ALL be in the running for tomorrow, Shirley?

 

 

[Allan]

12 minutes ago, alles ist gut said:

And that all-important team news :-

Winterbottom; Gallacher, Norris, Clayton, Savage, Christie-Davies, Dixon-Bonner, Cain, Hill, Varesanovic, Stewart.

Subs : Atherton, Beck, Walls, Quansah, Morton.

I can’t believe I’m actually going to see Dal Varesanovic play a game that wasn’t a secret gig. Also, Clarkson, Boyes, Larouci, Longstaff, Williams... they can’t ALL be in the running for tomorrow, Shirley?

 

 

They were all in the first team training pics on the offal yesterday.

[alles ist gut]

1-0 Dixon-Bonner gets a tap-in after strong pressing by Stewart and then good work by debutant Varesanovic.

[Allan]

Accrington Stanley 0 Liverpool 1

 

Elijah Dixon-Bonner opens the scoring with a cool finish from around 12 yards.

 

A direct ball down he left is chased down and we forced some panic in the home side's defence. The ball is worked to Dixon-Bonner who side foots home.

[alles ist gut]

Accrington corner from the right, the ball ends up in the net but the ref rules it out for a foul on Winterbottom, who stays down for a couple of minutes but plays on.

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1-1

Accrington corner from the left, headed past Winterbottom from close range at the back post.