Derby
County Under 18s 1 - 1 Liverpool Under 18s
| Friday 11 August 2017 13:00 Under
18s Premier League North Division |
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| Derby
County U 18s |
Liverpool U 18s |
| 1 - 1 (1-0) |
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| GOAL |
| Stretton 51 |
Coyle 41 |
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1 Matt Yates
2 Jayden Bogle
3 Jordan Mills
4 Jason Knight
5 Fuseine Rashid
6 Carter-Tho
7 Morgan Whittaker
8 Connor Dixon
9 Adam Davie
10 Jordan Brown
11 Jayden Mitchell-Lawson
Subs:
13 Joe Fryatt
12 Brandon Hitchman
14 Jack Stretton
15 Jack Haywood
16 Callum Minkley |
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1 Daniel Atherton
2 Jordan Hunter
3 Adam Lewis (c)
4 Rhys Williams
5 Anthony Driscoll-Glennon
6 Liam Coyle
7 Abdulrahman Sharif
8 Edvard Sandvik Tagseth
9 Glen McAuley
10 Curtis Jones
11 Liam Millar
Subs:
17 Oscar Kelly
12 Diego Lattie
14 Niall Brookwell
15 Okera Simmonds
16 Luis Longstaff |
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| SUBSTITUTIONSRafael
Camacho |
Davie (Stretton 46)
Whittaker (Hitchman 64) |
McAuley (Simmonds 66)
Sharif (Longstaff 76) |
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| OFFICIALS & BOOKINGS |
| Referee: Steve Durnall |
| Booked: Whittaker 62,
Mills 90 |
Booked: Driscoll-Glennon
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| VENUE |
U
18s MANAGERS |
Training Centre (capacity )
Attendance: |
Rory Delap (Derby C)
Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) |
Notes:
- On Derby County U 18s team shirt other sponsor logo, not as how on shirt for main
team.
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U18s
held to draw in Gerrard's first game
Liverpool U18s were held to a 1-1 draw in an eventful first game for manager Steven
Gerrard against Derby County on Friday.
Glen McAuley had a goal disallowed and Dan Atherton saved a Rams penalty before
Liam Coyle nodded the young Reds ahead just before half-time.
But the hosts levelled early in the second period as Jack Stretton forced the ball
over the line – and the two teams had to settle for a point apiece from their league
opener.
It was almost a dream start to the Gerrard era with barely three minutes on the
clock.
A turnover in possession in midfield saw Edvard Tagseth move the ball forward to
Liam Millar and he immediately through to McAuley, who nonchalantly swept a fine finish
from the left into the right corner.
But celebrations were stopped by the linesman’s flag for a narrow offside.
Gerrard would have been pleased with the way his charges were controlling the
tempo, though they presented Derby with a golden chance to take the lead on 12 minutes.
Morgan Whittaker got free in behind to reach a flick-on and was fouled in the area
by Anthony Glennon, but the Rams man’s subsequent low penalty was superbly palmed away
by Atherton to his left.
Liverpool re-asserted themselves as the opening 45 minutes elapsed and McAuley was
frustrated after demanding and receiving a neat pass into the right channel of the box
from Curtis Jones and sending his shot too close to the goalkeeper.
The breakthrough finally arrived before the interval, though.
Adam Lewis’ left-footed, in-swinging corner from the right flank found Coyle, who
diverted a looping header into the far corner to put Gerrard’s side in front.
There was action at either end at the outset of the second half, Atherton agilely
clawing an effort off the line and the lively McAuley drawing a save from the Derby
stopper.
And the home side equalised in the 51st minute.
A cross into the six-yard area from the left hand side prompted a scramble and
Atherton and his defence were unable to prevent Stretton from forcing the ball over the
line.
It continued to be an open contest throughout the half and Liverpool were perhaps
the more adventurous of the two sides, only for the final touch or pass to let them down.
That said, substitute Luis Longstaff might have won it for his team moments after
coming on, but he skewed a strike wide on the bounce following a burst along the flank and
cross by Millar.
Liverpool U18s: Atherton, Hunter, Lewis, R Williams,
Glennon, Coyle, Sharif (Longstaff, 76), Tagseth, McAuley (Simmonds, 66), Jones, Millar.
Unused substitutes: Lattie, Kelly, Brookwell.
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Liverpool Under 18s 3 - 2
Blackburn Rovers Under 18s
| Saturday 19 August 11:00 Under
18s Premier League North Division |
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| Liverpool U 18s |
Blackburn
Rovers U 18s |
| 3 - 2 (1-0) |
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| GOAL |
| Tagseth 38, Coyle 49, McAuley 66 |
Butterworth 55, Lynch 77 |
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1 Daniel Atherton
2 Jordan Hunter
3 Adam Lewis (c)
4 Rhys Williams
5 Anthony Driscoll-Glennon
6 Liam Coyle
7 Abdulrahman Sharif
8 Edvard Sandvik Tagseth
9 Glen McAuley
10 Curtis Jones
11 Luis Longstaff
Subs:
13 Viteslav Jaros
12 Liam Millar
14 Okera Simmonds
15 Diego Lattie
16 Rafael Camacho |
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1 Ben Winterbottom
2 Andy Jackson
3 Jack Evans
4 John Buckley (c)
5 Frank Jones
6 Ben Donnelly-Blackburn
7 Jack Vale
8 George Wilson
9 Daniel Butterworth
10 Callum Wright
11 Ben Paton
Subs:
13 Jordan Eastham
12 Hayden Carter
14 Mathew Chan
15 Brad Lynch
16 Callum Dolan |
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| SUBSTITUTIONS |
Sharif (Millar 59)
McAuley (Simmonds 71)
Tagseth (Camacho 80)) |
Evans (Carter 35)
Wilson (Lynch 55)
Vale (Dolan 85) |
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| OFFICIALS & BOOKINGS |
| Referee: Peter Walker |
| Booked: Jones 72, Lewis
90 |
Booked: Buckley 19,
Jackson 33, Carter 78, Jones 79 |
| VENUE |
U
18s MANAGERS |
The Academy, Kirkby (capacity )
Attendance: |
Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
Billy Barr (Blackburn R) |
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U18s
win five-goal thriller with Blackburn
Liverpool U18s marked their opening home game of the season with a 3-2 victory over
Blackburn Rovers at the Academy.
Edvard Tagseth bagged the goal the home side had threatened throughout the first
half on 38 minutes with a calm follow-up finish from Glen McAuley’s deflected shot.
Liam Coyle’s second strike in as many matches doubled the advantage shortly after
the break and, although Daniel Butterworth halved the deficit, a third from McAuley
re-established control for Steven Gerrard’s team.
Brad Lynch set up a nervy finale for the hosts when he cracked in an excellent
effort from a short corner routine, but the young Reds held out for three points.
Liverpool began the game assertively and created the first genuine chance as the
clock ticked into its 10th minute.
Abdi Sharif broke into space on the right edge of the penalty area and clipped in a
cross which teed up Curtis Jones for a well-executed volley that was unfortunately
straight at the goalkeeper.
Gerrard’s side squandered an even better opportunity moments later.
With Blackburn’s backline caught high up the pitch, McAuley released Luis
Longstaff in behind but as defenders recovered and the ‘keeper came out the No.11
dragged his low shot wide of the right post.
Jones was then disappointed to send a header too easily into the hands of Ben
Winterbottom after Tagseth had played Adam Lewis through along the left and the full-back
curled in an inviting cross.
Perhaps the finest opening to that point came nine minutes before the interval.
Jones led a Liverpool breakaway and had options to the left, right and through the
middle as he reached the box, eventually choosing the latter.
That meant another sight of goal for Longstaff, who was thwarted by Winterbottom as
he sought to dink a finish into the net.
Nevertheless, the Reds finally broke the deadlock within seconds.
A neat spin at the right corner of the area by McAuley was followed up by a shot
that struck a defender and rolled into the path of Tagseth for an unerring sweep across
the ‘keeper and into the bottom corner.
And four minutes into the second half, midfielder Coyle increased the lead for
Liverpool with a second goal in eight days.
Longstaff won possession deep in Rovers territory, ran through to meet Jones’
pass and maintained his balance to square for his teammate to enjoy a simple tap-in.
Blackburn responded within six minutes through Butterworth, who was afforded too
much time to dribble into a shooting position and smack a fine effort off the inside of
the left post and in.
But Gerrard’s charges shrugged off the concession and set about restoring a
cushion, which they did at the three-quarter mark of the contest.
A rapid counter-attack was prompted by the influential Tagseth and he waited
patiently for the right time to set up an unmarked McAuley to his left – and the rest
was never in doubt.
Back came Rovers, however, and when a short corner was recycled into the box, Lynch
was clinical in controlling and lashing an angled shot into the far side of the net.
And the Reds were indebted to the woodwork in the closing moments, with first
Callum Wright and then Butterworth on the rebound hitting either post, meaning an
ultimately hard-fought victory for the hosts.
Liverpool U18s: Atherton, Hunter, Lewis, R Williams,
Glennon, Coyle, Sharif (Millar, 59), Tagseth (Camacho, 80), McAuley (Simmonds, 71), Jones,
Longstaff. Unused substitutes: Jaros, Lattie.
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| Saturday 9 December 2017 11:00
Under 18s Premier League North Division |
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| Manchester
United U 18s |
Liverpool U 18s |
| 2 - 2 (1-0) |
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| GOAL |
| Bughail-Mellor 12, Puigmal 90 |
Millar 51, McAuley 60 |
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1 Alex Fojticek
2 George Tanner
3 Ethan Laird
4 Luca Ercolani
5 Lee O’Connor (c)
6 James Garner
7 Tahith Chong
8 Aidan Barlow
9 D'Mani Bughail-Mellor
10 Mason Greenwood
11 Aliou Traore
Subs:
13 Jacob Carney
12 Brandon Williams
14 Dylan Levitt
15 Arnau Martinez Puigmal
18 Millen Baars |
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1 Viteslav Jaros
2 Abdulrahman Sharif
3 Adam Lewis (c)
4 Rhys Williams
5 Anthony Driscoll-Glennon
6 Tom Clayton
7 Edvard Sandvik Tagseth
8 Elijah Dixon-Bonner
9 Liam Millar
10 Curtis Jones
11 Rafael Camacho
Subs:
13 Daniel Atherton
12 Morgan Boyes
14 Yasser Larouci
15 Paul Glatzel
16 Glen McAuley |
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| SUBSTITUTIONS |
Traore (Baars 68)
Ercolani (Levitt 81)
Barlow (Puigmal 87) |
Camacho (McAuley ?)
Millar (Larouci ?)
McAuley (Glatzel ?) |
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| OFFICIALS & BOOKINGS |
| Referee: Michael Crusham |
| Booked: Garner 50 |
Booked: Lewis ?, 27,
Dixon-Bonner 61, R Williams 66
Sent Off: Lewis 27 |
| VENUE |
U
18s MANAGERS |
The Cliff (capacity )
Attendance: |
Kieran McKenna (Manchester U)
Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) |
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Ten-man
U18s denied in stoppage time
Ten-man Liverpool U18s were denied all three points by an injury-time equaliser in
a pulsating 2-2 draw with Manchester United on Saturday.
Steven Gerrard’s team went into the U18 Premier League clash at a snowy, icy
Cliff unbeaten this season - but that record was under serious threat when Adam Lewis was
sent off in the 27th minute after D’Mani Mellor’s early opener for United.
But the young Reds battled their way to half-time without conceding a second and
surged into the lead early in the second period thanks to quickfire goals from Liam Millar
and Glen McAuley.
Unsurprisingly, United’s full complement dominated possession and territory in
the final stages but stoic and diligent defending from the visitors appeared to have kept
them at bay.
However, Arnau Puigmal’s 94th-minute leveller earned a share of the spoils for
the hosts, who remain a point clear of fourth-placed Liverpool, albeit having played a
game more than Gerrard’s side.
United adapted to the wintery conditions quickly and deservedly took an early lead
through Mellor, with the forward latching onto a long ball and rounding Viteslav Jaros
before finishing.
Jaros prevented George Tanner from making it 2-0 almost immediately when he got
down well to palm the full-back’s low header away, and Gerrard opted to make a tactical
switch inside the opening 20 minutes in a bid to earn his side a foothold in the game.
McAuley’s introduction did just that, with Millar and Curtis Jones both having
sights of goal soon after, but Lewis’ dismissal - brought about by a second booking for
a mistimed challenge on Tahith Chong - checked the young Reds’ progress.
Jaros then denied James Garner and Chong in quick succession as United sought to
make their numerical advantage show on the scoreboard, but Liverpool got to the break with
no further damage done.
And, amid blizzard-like snowfall, Millar and McAuley had turned the contest on its
head by the hour mark.
First, an example of high-pressing straight from Jьrgen Klopp’s coaching manual
led by McAuley and Edvard Tagseth forced a loose defensive pass that was seized upon by
Jones.
The young Scouser showed quick feet to evade his marker and sent a low ball across
to Millar, who dipped inside onto his right foot and rifled his 13th goal of the season
high into the net.
Then, just nine minutes later, Millar turned provider as he collected Anthony
Glennon’s clever reverse pass, raced down the left and squared for McAuley to convert
from close range.
Liverpool then sat deep and looked to hit United on the break, with Jones and
substitutes Paul Glatzel and Yasser Larouci all missing chances to make it 3-1 before
Puigmal reacted rapidly to Jaros’ parry to equalise with just seconds remaining.
Liverpool: Jaros, Sharif, Williams, Clayton, Lewis,
Glennon, Tagseth, Dixon-Bonner, Camacho (McAuley (Glatzel)), Jones, Millar (Larouci).
Unused subs: Atherton, Boyes.
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Wolverhampton Wanderers Under 18s 1 -
2 Liverpool Under 18s
| Tuesday 19 December 2017 12:00
Under 18s Premier League North Division |
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| Wolverhampton
W U 18s |
Liverpool U 18s |
| 1 - 2 (0-0) |
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| GOAL |
| McKenna 82 |
McAuley 86, Lewis 89 |
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1 Jackson Smith
2 Diego Lattie
3 Kevin Berkoe
4 Daniel McKenna (c)
5 Aaron Crabtree
6 Dion Sanderson
7 Brad Carr
8 Terry Taylor
9 Austin Samuels
10 Taylor Perry
11 Ryan John Giles
Subs:
13
12 Daniel Csoka
14 Callum Thompson
16 Enzo Savauge |
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1 Viteslav Jaros
2 Yasser Larouci
3 Adam Lewis (c)
4 Rhys Williams
5 Morgan Boyes
6 Tom Clayton
7 Edvard Sandvik Tagseth
8 Elijah Dixon-Bonner
9 Liam Millar
10 Curtis Jones
11 Rafael Camacho
Subs:
13 Daniel Atherton
- Anthony Driscoll-Glennon
- Luis Longstaff
- Abdulrahman Sharif
- Glen McAuley |
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| SUBSTITUTIONS |
| Carr (Thompson 78) |
Camacho (McAuley 61)
Larouci (Longstaff 70)
Millar (Sharif 90) |
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| OFFICIALS & BOOKINGS |
| Referee: |
| Booked: Sanderson 75 |
Booked: |
| VENUE |
U
18s MANAGERS |
Compton Park (capacity )
Attendance: |
Darren Ryan (Sunderland)
Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) |
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Late
Lewis winner takes U18s into top spot
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, with his
celebrations 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 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.
And, with two minutes remaining, Millar cut inside from the right, beat three
defenders and, from his cut-back, Lewis fired home an unstoppable left-footed drive to
seal a dramatic victory.
Liverpool U18s: Jaros, Larouci (Longstaff), Lewis, R
Williams, Boyes, Clayton, Tagseth, Dixon-Bonner, Millar (Sharif), Jones, Camacho
(McAuley).
Subs not used: Atherton, Glennon.
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Hartlepool United Under 18s 1 -
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| Wednesday 13 December 2017 19:00
FA Youth Cup 3rd Round |
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| Hartlepool
United U 18s |
Liverpool U 18s |
| 1 - 5 (1-3) |
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| GOAL |
| Owen 6 |
Millar 2, 8, 72, McAuley 37, C Jones
76 |
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1 Alex Lawrence
- Cameron Holliday
- Cooper
- Josh Bayne
5 Jacob Owen
- Brooklyn Miller
- Liam Pritchard
- Lewis Orrell
- Connor Simpson
- Jon Weirs
- Daniel Boyle
Subs:
13 Elliot Stephenson
- Luca Murphy
- Niall Short
- Ryan Robinson
- Jackson |
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1 Viteslav Jaros
- Yasser Larouci
- Morgan Boyes
- Rhys Williams
- Anthony Driscoll-Glennon
- Tom Clayton
- Edvard Sandvik Tagseth
- Elijah Dixon-Bonner
9 Liam Millar
10 Curtis Jones
11 Glen McAuley
Subs:
13 Daniel Atherton
- Abdulrahman Sharif
- Luis Longstaff
- Patrik Raitanen
16 Okera Simmonds |
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| SUBSTITUTIONS |
Boyle (Jackson 64)
Pritchard (Short 75)
Millar (Simmonds 75) |
Boyes (Raitanen 60)
McAuley (Longstaff 65)
Millar (Simmonds 75) |
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| OFFICIALS & BOOKINGS |
| Referee: |
| Booked: Pritchard, Boyle |
Booked: |
| VENUE |
U
18s MANAGERS |
Victoria Park (capacity 7,858)
Attendance: 989 |
Ian McGuckin (Hartlepool U)
Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) |
Notes:
- Have differnt. on site Livwerpool FC, to go on field on 60' Okera Simmonds, for
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Millar
nets a treble as U18s hit five at Hartlepool United
Liam Millar netted a hat-trick as Liverpool U18s reached the fourth round of the FA
Youth Cup with a 5-1 win away at Hartlepool United on Wednesday night.
Steven Gerrard's side played some fantastic football at Victoria Park and
thoroughly deserved their victory in this third-round tie.
Millar took his tally to 16 goals for the season, and Glen McAuley and Curtis Jones
were also on the mark.
Following his sending-off at the weekend against Manchester United the Reds were
without the suspended Adam Lewis, so Welsh youth international Morgan Boyes made only his
second start of the campaign after returning from injury and there was a first start for
Yasser Larouci.
Reflecting on the victory, Gerrard told Liverpoolfc.com: "Everyone knows what
the FA Cup is about and it's the same at Youth Cup level as well, and this was the biggest
game of the Hartlepool lads' lives.
"To be fair, they made it a contest. We started the game brightly and took the
lead but then we got caught by a sucker punch. They played a diagonal ball into their big
centre-forward and we never dealt with the second ball for their equaliser, so that is a
big learning curve for us.
"From then on we completely dominated the proceedings and in the end we had
too much energy, class and quality.
"We ran them into the ground in the last 20 minutes and passed them off the
pitch, and the scoreline could have been even more convincing but we thoroughly deserved
the win in the end."
PGerrard also had words of praise for 18-year-old Millar, who notched his second
hat-trick of the season.
He added: "Liam was electric tonight. His all-round game was quality.
"I've seen Liam play this season, score goals but still be a little bit loose
in his play, but tonight his performance was on the money.
"His movement was excellent, he was sharp, he kept the ball for us, never
stopped working and looked a threat."
Liverpool U18s: Jaros, Larouci, Boyes (Sharif, 60), R
Williams, Glennon, Clayton, Tagseth, Dixon-Bonner, McAuley (Longstaff, 65), Jones, Millar
(Simmonds, 75).
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Sunderland Under 18s
| Saturday 2 December 2017 12:30
Under 18s Premier League Cup |
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| Liverpool U 18s |
Sunderland
U 18s |
| 3 - 2 (0-1) |
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| Lewis 2 goals (?, ? p), Camacho |
L Connelly 2 goals (25, ? p) |
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1 Viteslav Jaros
- Abdulrahman Sharif
- Morgan Boyes
- Tom Clayton
- Anthony Driscoll-Glennon
- Elijah Dixon-Bonner
- Luis Longstaff
- Edvard Sandvik Tagseth
- Yasser Larouci
- Curtis Jones
- Rafael Camacho
Subs:
13 Daniel Atherton
- Patrik Raitanen
14 Adam Lewis
- Jake Cain
- Niall Brookwell |
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1 Anthony Patterson
- Kane Evans
- Tomas Howard
- Jacob Young
- Williams Kokola
- Bali Mumba
- Jordan Hickey
- Jake Hackett
9 Lee Connelly
- Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka
- Jack Diamond
Subs:
13 Newman
- Andrias Edmundsson
- Sonny Best
- Robbie Dunne
- Joseph Lilley |
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Boyes (Lewis 46)
Longstaff (Brookwell 65) |
Evans (Best 60)
Kimpioka (Lilley 83)
Hickey (Dunne 87) |
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| OFFICIALS & BOOKINGS |
| Referee: |
| Booked: |
Booked: |
| VENUE |
U
18s MANAGERS |
The Academy, Kirkby (capacity )
Attendance: |
Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
Mark Atkinson (Sunderland) |
Notes:
- Sunderland used away kits, all sky blue.
- Camacho (2-1). |
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Lewis nets a
double as U18s march on in Premier League Cup
Adam Lewis came off the bench to score twice as Liverpool U18s marched through to
the quarter-finals of the Premier League Cup after a 3-2 win over Sunderland on Saturday.
Going into the game at the Kirkby Academy, Steven Gerrard was without key
performers like Liam Millar, Glen McAuley, Rhys Williams and Paul Glatzel, while Lewis was
only able to make the bench.
Sunderland took the lead through Lee Connelly but the young Reds responded after
the half-time break when Lewis drilled home an unstoppable effort to make it 1-1.
Rafael Camacho then pounced to make it 2-1 after superb work from Edvard Tagseth,
before the young Black Cats drew level at 2-2 through Connelly again.
With time almost up, Camacho was sent tumbling by Sunderland goalkeeper Anthony
Patterson, and Lewis made no mistake with a penalty to seal a 3-2 win.
Reflecting on the victory, Gerrard told Liverpoolfc.com: “In the first half we
didn’t turn up really but I sort of challenged them at half-time and told them they
weren’t good enough and we needed more from them.
“They delivered in the second half. Adam [Lewis] coming on from the bench changed
the game for us and also Niall Brookwell on his U18s debut came on for the last 35 minutes
and was excellent.
“We had four players not available for us today because of illness and we’ve
got a few injuries as well, so we were eight or nine players down, but it was an
opportunity for other people to stake a claim.
“Overall a good result and a good performance in the second half but we weren’t
at the races in the first.
“I’ve said to the lads can we beat Hartlepool United now in the FA Youth Cup
third round and then we will have three cups to look forward to.
“Our focus now turns to the U19 game with Spartak Moscow in the UEFA Youth League
on Wednesday and hopefully we can get a positive result in our final group game.”
Liverpool U18s: Jaros, Sharif, Boyes (Lewis, 45),
Clayton, Glennon, Dixon-Bonner, Longstaff (Brookwell, 65), Tagseth, Larouci, Jones,
Camacho.
Subs not used: Raitanen, Atherton, Cain.
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Spartak (Moscow, Russia) Under 19s
| Wednesday 6 December 2017 12:30
UEFA Youth League Group Phase |
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Spartak
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| 2 - 0 (2-0) |
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| GOAL |
| C Jones 13, Johnston 32 |
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1 Kamil Grabara
2 Rafael Camacho
3 Adam Lewis
4 Tom Clayton
5 Conor Masterson
6 George Johnston
7 Curtis Jones
8 Herbie Kane
9 Rhian Brewster
10 Ben Woodburn (c)
11 Bobby Adekanye
Subs:
13 Viteslav Jaros
12 Abdulrahman Sharif
14 Anthony Driscoll-Glennon
15 Elijah Dixon-Bonner
16 Edvard Sandvik Tagseth
17 Paul Glatzel
18 Liam Millar |
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98 Aleksandr Maksimenko
92 Nikolai Rasskazov
26 Leonid Mironov (c)
96 Maxim Aktisov
36 Artem Voropaev
43 Petr Volodkin
76 Maksim Kalachevskii
87 Soltmurad Bakaev
80 Kirill Orekhov
97 Aleksandr Rudenko
61 Danila Proshliakov
Subs:
85 Vlad Eleferenko
53 Artem Gorbulin
54 Nikita Bakaliuk
82 Ilya Mazurov
42 Denis Patsev
52 Ivan Repyakh
81 Daniil Lopatin |
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| SUBSTITUTIONS |
C Jones (Millar 70
Kane (Tagseth 75)
Adekanye (Dixon-Bonner 77) |
Proshliakov (Mazurov 70)
Orekhov (Lopatin 75)
S Bakaev (Repyakh 89) |
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| OFFICIALS & BOOKINGS |
| Referee: Mohammed
Al-Hakim (Sweden) |
| Booked: Kane 66, Lewis 81 |
Booked: Voropaev 17 |
| VENUE |
U
18s MANAGERS |
Prenton Park (capacity 16,567)
Attendance: |
Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
Aleksei Lunin (Spartak) |
Notes:
- Spartak used away kits, all white. |
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Group-winning
U19s defeat Spartak
Liverpool U19s rounded off their UEFA Youth League group-stage campaign with a
comfortable 2-0 win over Spartak Moscow.
Steven Gerrard’s side went into Wednesday’s match having already secured top
spot in Group E after last month’s 4-0 victory over Sevilla, but the manager named a
strong starting XI at Prenton Park.
And, with the likes of Ben Woodburn, Rhian Brewster and Curtis Jones all in fine
form, the young Reds simply had too much quality for a visiting team who won the reverse
fixture in Moscow 2-1.
Jones produced a moment of real class to give Liverpool the lead in the 13th minute
and then turned provider as George Johnston converted the midfielder’s corner shortly
after the half-hour mark.
Kamil Grabara twice thwarted Aleksandr Rudenko as Spartak sought a response after
the break, but the end result was never in danger as the young Reds posted a final points
tally of 15 from their six games.
Woodburn nearly put Liverpool ahead inside the opening 14 seconds, but they didn’t
have to wait too much longer to see their imposing start rewarded as Jones registered his
12th goal of an impressive season.
The young Scouser played a swift one-two with Conor Masterson on the edge of the
Spartak area, drifted past a defender with ease and beat goalkeeper Aleksandr Maksimenko
with a left-footed effort from an acute angle.
Gerrard’s team were in no mood to let their early intent subside.
Brewster tested Maksimenko with a free-kick from distance before Johnston doubled
their advantage. Jones was again involved with his corner flicked on at the near post to
Johnston, who finished acrobatically.
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A third was almost forthcoming before the interval when Brewster produced a moment
of individual brilliance before being denied by Maksimenko, and only some desperate
defending prevented the striker from netting 10 minutes into the second period after
unselfish work from Bobby Adekanye.
Liverpool’s dominance had rendered Grabara a near spectator throughout, but the
'keeper had to be alert twice in quick succession to prevent Rudenko from pulling a goal
back.
Captain Woodburn then saw a late effort saved by Maksimenko, but that mattered
little with Gerrard and his players now able to look forward to February's draw for the
last 16.
Liverpool: Grabara, Camacho, Johnston, Masterson,
Lewis, Clayton, Kane (Tagseth), Jones (Millar), Woodburn, Adekanye (Dixon-Bonner),
Brewster.
Unused subs: Jaros, Sharif, Glennon, Glatzel.
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