Youth Team/Cup

[Allan]

Double header of Youth football tomorrow.

 

The 18s are up first as they play away at Wolves with kick off at midday. Live coverage on LFCTV GO from 11:55.

 

The 23s are then in action in the evening, hosting PSV at Prenton Park in the Premier League International cup. Live coverage on the offal from 18:30, with kick off at 19:00.

[dave u]

Stevie's lads are great to watch. So many talented kids in his set up and they seem to score four or five every game.

 

Curtis Jones looks like he could be really, really good. I like the left back Adam Lewis a lot too, but it's hard singling anyone out because the whole team looks quality.

[Dougie Do'ins]

Stevie's lads are great to watch. So many talented kids in his set up and they seem to score four or five every game.

 

Curtis Jones looks like he could be really, really good. I like the left back Adam Lewis a lot too, but it's hard singling anyone out because the whole team looks quality.

That's them fucked then.

[dave u]

That's them fucked then.

 

[Allan]

18s have kicked off - Line-up as follows:

 

Jaros, Larouci, Lewis, Williams, Clayton, Boyes, Tagseth, Dixon-Bonner, Jones, Camacho, Millar.

 

Subs: Atherton, Sharif, Glennon, Longstaff, McAuley.

[aRdja]

Stevie's lads are great to watch. So many talented kids in his set up and they seem to score four or five every game.

 

Curtis Jones looks like he could be really, really good. I like the left back Adam Lewis a lot too, but it's hard singling anyone out because the whole team looks quality.

That Millar kid looks like a good dribbler of the ball from the little I’ve seen.

[DaveT]

The new (French?) kid, Larouci, looks like an exciting prospect.

[Allan]

Half time - Wolves 0 Liverpool 0

 

Both keepers have made good saves in the first 45. The home keeper tipping a Rafa Camacho effort onto the post after a good turn and shot from 20ish yards by the Portuguese youngster.

 

Jaros made a fine save with his feet to keep out the home side moments later.

 

Wolves have a former Liverpool Academy youngster, Diego Lattie, playing for them today after he joined them last month. I had wondered what had happened to him, as he was supposedly highly thought of when he brought him in from the City academy.

[Allan]

That Millar kid looks like a good dribbler of the ball from the little I’ve seen.

 

Millar has been excellent this season, and for me is only behind Curtis Jones for player of the season at the 18s level. Adam Lewis is also having a fine season.

 

The new (French?) kid, Larouci, looks like an exciting prospect.

 

Yep, Larouci is French. Picked up from Le Havre. He's very direct and is pretty pacey, though he's very left footed. Don't think right wing back will be his long term position, but with Lewis on the left, and the attacking players in the 18s side, I suppose you play anywhere to just get some game time...

[Allan]

McAuley on for Camacho.

[Allan]

Longstaff on for Larouci.

[dave u]

Losing 1-0 with 8 mins left. I really jinxed them didn't I?

[Allan]

Wolves 1 Liverpool 0

 

A fine strike from the home skipper after Longstaff was caught daydreaming inside his own box. The ball was pinched off the sub and was played back to the edge of the area where the Wolves skipper unleashed a drive into the top right corner of Jaros' goal.

[dave u]

Millar just missed a great chance to equalise.

[dave u]

1-1 McAuley

[Allan]

Wolves 1 Liverpool 1

 

Glen McAuley brings us level with a nice cushioned volley from around 8 yards out.

[dave u]

My boy Adam Lewis!! 2-1

[Allan]

Wolves 1 Liverpool 2

 

Skipper Adam Lewis slams in from 10 yards. McAuley's cut back was missed by Millar, but the skipper was on hand to thump the ball home.

[Allan]

Sharif on for Millar in stoppage time.

[dave u]

Finished 2-1, big sigh of relief all round, especially from me as I'd have never heard the end of it from Doins if they'd lost.

[Allan]

Full time - Wolves 1 Liverpool 2

 

A good 3 points for the lads. Came from behind to score twice in the last 5 minutes to grab all 3 points from a good Wolves side.

 

The lads kept going until the end and certainly deserved something from the game, so to take all 3 points will be really satisfying for them.

 

I was impressed by a few of the Wolves players, with their number 6, Sanderson, really standing out at the heart of their defence.

[Allan]

Offal Match Report

 

Adam Lewis scored a stunning winner two minutes from time as Liverpool moved top of the U18s Premier League with a 2-1 victory at Wolves on Tuesday afternoon.

 

Steven Gerrard's side went behind to an unstoppable strike from Dan McKenna in the 81st minute, but Glen McAuley levelled the scores soon after before Lewis drilled home to claim the three points.

 

The comeback preserves the U18s' unbeaten start to the season while taking them a point ahead of Manchester City at the top of the division.

 

Both sides had their chances in a lively opening 45 minutes. Rafael Camacho hit the bar with a superb effort, while at the other end Reds stopper Viteslav Jaros made a brilliant point-blank save to deny Brad Carr.

 

Curtis Jones, who always looked capable of making something happen in the final third, was next to go close for the Reds on 27 minutes, when a solo run was ended with his shot being kept out by Jackson Smith.

 

After a goalless opening half, Gerrard's charges started the second period strongly.

 

Elijah Dixon-Bonner's fierce drive from the edge of the box looked destined for the top corner before Smith kept it out with a superb save.

 

Camacho then had a goal disallowed when he met a cross from Lewis, before his celebrations were cut short by the offside flag.

 

On 65 minutes the home side went close. A surging run down the right flank from Ryan Giles saw his low cross just miss the lurking Austin Samuels in the middle of the penalty area.

 

A minute later, Millar had a great chance for the Reds but fired wide from a good position after excellent approach play from Lewis.

 

Both sides continued to look dangerous on the counter-attack as the game wore on. Jaros made a brilliant save to keep out a fierce drive from Giles before the home side opening the scoring on 81 minutes.

 

Luis Longstaff lost possession on the edge of his own penalty area and, when the ball found McKenna, the Wolves skipper drilled an unstoppable effort into the roof of the net.

 

Thankfully, Liverpool's response was outstanding.

 

On 84 minutes, Jones lofted a ball in from the right flank and McAuley produced a superb instinctive finish to divert the ball into the top corner of the net.

 

With two minutes remaining, Millar cut inside from the right, beat three defenders and, from his cut-back, Lewis smashed home an unstoppable left-footed drive to seal the victory.

 

Liverpool U18s: Jaros, Larouci (Longstaff, 69), Lewis, R Williams, Boyes, Clayton, Tagseth, Dixon-Bonner, Millar (Sharif, 90), Jones, Camacho (McAuley, 60).

 

Subs not used: Atherton, Glennon.

[Allan]

23s line-up:

 

Kelleher, Whelan, Juanma, Jones, Johnston, Brannagan, Virtue, Woodburn, Ejaria, Brewster, Wilson.

 

Subs: Firth, Parker, Kane, Alves, Adekanye.

[Allan]

Liverpool 1 PSV 0

 

Rhian Brewster opens the scoring with a volley from the edge of the 18 yard box. It was a long diagonal from Lloyd Jones that Brewster took on his chest before hitting a first time volley past the visiting keeper.

[Allan]

Liverpool 2 PSV 0

 

PSV make a mess of a free kick allowing Ejaria to steal the ball and find Brewster who then found Harry Wilson running into the box. The young Welshman finishes with his right foot from close range.