Liverpool FC Youth Teams

[RedReet]

U-18's defence is shocking. Looks like this is going to be as bad as Saturday and that was terrible.

[Venton]

Vernon's fierce drive is saved by Andy Firth!! Hurray!!
Hard, but straight at the keeper.

[Venton]

Yes, they're all up the pitch, Canos didn't track back for the first chance they had and we were all over the place for the second.

[RedReet]

Makes for exciting viewing anyway.

Wilson impresses every time I see him now, always has, but seems to be getting better.

[Venton]

Andy Firth comes haring out to clear a long punt upfield by Derby. He's not afraid to come off his line, that was well outside his box.

Neil Mellor is claiming their peno was a dive. It was a touch theatrical but not a dive as far as I can see.

Vernon for Derby looks very handy, he drifts off defenders and pops up where they can't seem to find him. Got a shot on him too the little *******.

[Venton]

Agree about Wilson. He has great close control and a low centre of gravity. If there's any fault it's that he takes on a bit too much himself sometimes but that's just youthful exuberance. Don't want to beat that out of him yet.

[Venton]

Nice to see Robbie Fowler, Steve Macmanaman and Rob Jones in the crowd, like last of the summer wine but looking colder.

[Venton]

Ooh, Ojo races down the wing and crosses in only for Canos to be blocked, away for a corner.

Meanwhile a loudmouth in the crowd shouts "what are you doing???" to our defenders as they merrily pass it around at the back inviting lots of pressure and eventually losing it.

A good move ends up with Canos driving over after a good pass out by Wilson. Gloves? At his age?

[Venton]

Hurray!! Another goal for us 2-1!!!

[Venton]

Ojo took the fullback to the cleaners to get right into the box and crosses a great ball to the back post for Sinclair to finish again. Lovely goal and great pace and cross by Ojo.

[RedReet]

Good goal. Textbook wing work and striker contribution there.

[Venton]

Ojo lobs one towards the keeper in a desultory fashion, as if the ball was dirtying his shoe.

At the other end Sam Hart clears an otherwise certain goal from the very line itself. Derby can't believe it, they were certain that was in.

[Venton]

Christ, I thought Derby had scored from that corner. Luckily Firth was blocked and the ref blows up. Foul to us.

[Venton]

Gosh, Sinclair and Ojo have some pace up there. Derby defenders taking no chances and hoofing it out rather than risk it.

[Venton]

End to end stuff here, corner to Derby after a break from the halfway line. Luckily it's a **** effort and we clear easily.