| Tuesday 2 October 2007 19:00
FA Premier League Reserves (Northern Division) |
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| "Liverpool" |
0 - 1 |
"Sunderland" |
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(0-1) |
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| GOAL |
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O'Donovan 34 |
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1 David Martin
- Stephen Darby
- Emiliano Insua
- Mikel San Jose
- Ronald Huth
- Jay Spearing
- Ryan Flynn
- Damien Plessis
- Craig Lindfield
- Jordy Brouwer
- Raymond Putterill
Subs:
13 Dean Bouzanis
- Martin Kelly
- Robert Threlfall
- Marvin Pourie
- Ryan Crowther |
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1 Trevor Carson
- Greg Halford
- Ian Harte
- Peter Hartley
- Gavin Donoghue
- Jamie Chandler
- Roy O'Donovan
- Kiki Musampa
- Anthony Stokes
- David Connolly
- Daryl Murphy
Subs:
- Billy Dennehy
- Robbie Weir
- Richardson
- David Dowson |
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| SUBSTITUTIONS |
Putterill (Crowther 69)
Flynn (Threlfall 82)
Lindfield (Pourie 85) |
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Chandler (Dennehy 78)
Murphy (Richardson 78)
O'Donovan (Weir 82) |
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| OFFICIALS & BOOKINGS |
| Referee: M Haywood |
| Booked: |
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Booked: |
| VENUE |
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RESERVE
MANAGERS |
Halliwell Jones (13,023)
Attendance: 3,403 |
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Gary Ablett (Liverpool)
(Sunderland) |
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The Reserves suffered their first league defeat of the
season despite matching an experienced Sunderland side in an entertaining contest at the
Halliwell Jones Stadium.
Gary Ablett's men dominated for long spells throughout the match but were left to
rue a series of missed opportunities as a solitary first-half strike from Roy O'Donovan
ensured the visitors triumphed by a 1-0 scoreline.
A lively opening saw the Reds take charge with Ray Putterill curling an effort just
over the bar on five minutes before Jordy Brouwer was harshly robbed of what would have
been his third goal in two league games.
The Dutch starlet rose well to head home Stephen Darby's cross from the right on 18
minutes but his celebrations were cut short by the sight of the Assistant Referee's flag.
The Reds continued to take the game to their more experienced opponents and were
unlucky not to be rewarded for some fine approach play by the likes of Brouwer and Craig
Lindfield.
The visitors had been restricted to just a handful of set pieces but on 33 minutes
they swept forward and took the lead against the run of play.
A throughball by former Man City midfielder Kiki Musampa found Anthony Stokes and
as the Reds defence closed him down the ball broke to Roy O'Donovan who rounded David
Martin before firing the ball in from a tight angle.
The goal seemed to boost the away side and they could and should have doubled their
advantage but Stokes headed over when well placed while David Connolly was brilliantly
denied by Martin.
The second period began in similar fashion with Connolly again finding space in the
box but once more he was denied by the agility of the Liverpool keeper.
The save seemed to spur Ablett's side on and they went on to dominate the remainder
of the match.
Emiliano Insua was unlucky to see his 30-yard thunderbolt crash against the
underside of the crossbar on 61 minutes before Jay Spearing saw his close range effort
superbly blocked by Trevor Carson after some good approach play by Lindifeld.
The Reds continued to push in the latter stages and Brouwer could have salvaged a
point with ten minutes remaining but he headed over with the goal at his mercy.
Liverpool Reserves: Martin, Darby, Insua, San Jose,
Huth, Spearing, Flynn (Threlfall 82), Plessis, Lindfield (Pourie 83), Brouwer, Putterill
(Crowther 69).
Sunderland Reserves: Carson, Halford, Harte, Hartley, Donoghue, Chandler (Dennehy),
O'Donovan (Weir), Musampa, Stokes, Connolly, Murphy (Richardson).
Referee: Mr M Haywood.
Attendance: 3,403.
Liverpoolfc.tv Man of the Match: Jay Spearing: A solid
display by the youngster who more than matched Kiki Musampa in the middle of the park.
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