U18s match report: Liverpool beaten away at Manchester City

Marc Bridge-Wilkinson’s aspect fell behind to a Divine Mukasa penalty on the Metropolis Soccer Academy and Josh Sonni-Lambie’s equaliser was shortly adopted by a Kian Noble strike.

Each groups had possibilities within the the rest nevertheless it was Metropolis who took one, substitute Kaden Braithwaite including their third objective on 77 minutes.

There was a good starting to the U18 Premier League North sport however the hosts acquired in entrance previous to the quarter-hour mark from the penalty spot.

Liverpool had been aggrieved by the choice as Matty Warhurst went down within the field underneath the eye of Louis Enahoro-Marcus, with Mukasa sending his kick in off the right-hand publish.

The Reds nearly carved via as they sought a response, with Clae Ewing breaking in behind down the left and squaring into the field – however no teammate might join.

They did draw degree on 29 minutes, nevertheless. A free-kick into the realm from the left channel was not cleared and after Lucas Pitt and Enahoro-Marcus stored the ball alive, Sonni-Lambie nudged it previous residence goalkeeper Max Hudson from shut vary.

However parity was frustratingly short-lived. A Metropolis nook supply from the left flank bobbled off heads within the near-post space and Noble hooked a end between the ruck and in.

Mukasa dragged an honest strike vast of the suitable publish from 20 yards as the house crew seemed possible so as to add to the scoresheet earlier than half-time arrived.

Warhurst flicked a diving header vast from the centre of objective quickly after the interval, earlier than a great likelihood fell the best way of Kareem Ahmed on the different finish.

Pitt’s low cross from the suitable was cleared solely in direction of the ‘D’ and Ahmed made good contact with a side-footed end that shaved the fallacious aspect of the left publish.

Liverpool’s fervent appeals for a penalty – Sonni-Lambie gave the impression to be introduced down by Noble – had been then waved away by the officers.

Momentum turned again Metropolis’s method because the second half elapsed, with Bailey Corridor making one effective save and Pitt one essential deal with to maintain the deficit to at least one.

However the hosts put the competition to mattress 13 minutes from the top, Braithwaite touching residence on the again stick from a deep nook hoisted in from the suitable.

Staff

Corridor, Pitt, Ewing, Furnell-Gill, Enahoro-Marcus, Upton, Lonmeni (Ngumoha, 61), O’Connor, Sonni-Lambie, Ahmed, Bradshaw.

Unused subs: Evers, Bernard, Martin, Moran.

Subsequent up

It’s UEFA Youth League motion for the U19s on Tuesday (November 5), with Bayer Leverkusen the guests to the Kirkby Academy.

Kick-off is 2pm GMT and the sport can be proven reside on LFCTV GO.