Liverpool FC Youth Teams

[redmike65]

Tonight at 7 PM the FA Youth Cup - 4th round

Liverpool U18 v Cardiff City U18

[Venton]

A dirge of a game so far I'm afraid. They are capable of more than this. Looks like they've been watching our game against Stoke for lessons on how to make the simple look complex.

And as I say that Ben Woodburn scores and absolute belter!

[Venton]

Long ball punted up field, Woodburn takes it down with his back to goal just outside the box and confidently hooked it up and over the advancing keeper to loop it into the net. Good punt from Phillips too.

[Venton]

Herbie Kane lashes one over and wide from inside the box after a bit of defensive ping pong from Cardiff.

Liverpool 1-0 Cardiff

[Venton]

Our line up for the U18s: George, Alexander-Arnold, Owens, Masterson, Whelan, Phillips, Kane, Ejaria, Woodburn, Alves, Lennon.

Subs: T Gomes, Kelleher, Johnston, Dhanda, Lewis.

[Venton]

The Cardiff number 2 falls awkwardly and suffers the indignity of collapsing the probability wave of his hilarious bouffant quiff. In my day that would have been deserving of a beating every lunchtime forcing you to grow up hard and tough like the boy called Sue.

[Venton]

Woodburn slips a delightful through ball to Ejaria who just can't get to it before the keeper. A little on his heels there.

[Venton]

Conor Masterson saves the day with a tremendous blocking tackle preventing a likely goal. Cardiff's corner is straight out.

[Venton]

Cardiff's Elvis gets a free-kick on the edge of our box. A great block by Alexander-Arnold and we're on the attack but Ejaria knocks it too far forward and stretches to retrieve it whilst committing a sliding foul. Yellow for Ejaria.

Woodburn gets into the box and nearly gets a shot away after a great piece of skill. Corner for Liverpool.

[Venton]

I think he is actually called Elvis by the way, that wasn't another quiff quip.

[Venton]

Lovely through ball from phillips puts Brook-Lennon clear. He shoots low to the corner but a great save by the keeper palms it out. Woodburn plays it back across the goal but there are no takers for the tempting header.

[Venton]

Lennon punts a ball low in and very close to an own goal from Cardiff. Corner to Liverpool and it's out for another corner after the keeper does a Simple. Very windy here.

[Venton]

Oh my ****ing god, the end of a fine break for Liverpool ends in an "after you, not after you, please I insist" piece of jackassery that turns a near certain goal into a clearance. Bobbins. ****ing bobbins.

[Venton]

And it's Cardiff turn to **** up! Phillips puts in a long hopeful ball into the box and inexplicably the defenders leave it for Corey Whelan to sneak in and tuck it away from close range.

Liverpool 2-0 Cardiff.

[Venton]

Half time and after a distinctly dull start it all perked up. 2-0 up, should really have been 3 but 2 will do for this half.