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Match Report From The Liverpool Senior Cup Semi Final
Liverpool Line Up, Chamberlain. Gomis Mendy, Irwin, Wilson, Darby © Kohiert, (Sokolik) 66 Amoo, Roberts, Eccleston, Fernandez, Ince Unused Subs Saric, Mersin
Everton Line Up, Davies, Browning, Bidwell, Wallace(Kinsella)18, Dier,Duffy. Forshaw,(Lundstram) 86 Akpan, McAleney, Baxter©,Garbutt Unused Subs Roberts GK, Hope, Nsiala, Forrester
Match Officials Ref Mr. Robert Pollock Assistants Mr Ian Hussin and Gordon Johnson
After Everton disposing of Marine and Liverpool beating Precot Cables respectively in the last round this Merseyside semi final was set up with Southport awaiting the winners.
After Everton Under 18’s previously beating their neighbours recently 4-0 the odds must have been high on Everton repeating that today.
The weather conditions were not good and a slight wind and the rain made the playing surface a slippery one. Both teams fielded strong sides which meant that they were taking this game very seriously. Liverpool had players like Danny Wilson and Stephen Darby who had experienced champions league football with Rangers and Liverpool respectively and also Thomas Ince and David Amoo who had played league football for Notts County. Shane Duffy had recently had a taste of league football with Championship outfit Burnley and Wallace having loan spells at Stockport and Bury.
There was a couple of interesting spectators in Paul Ince and David Weir who were willing to sign autographs for the fans who still fondly remembered them as players on Merseyside.
Mr Pollock got the game underway with Everton attacking the end where the academy building was facing and playing a 4-4-2 with Baxter and McAleney leading the blues line.
The game started quite brightly with as you would expect free kicks being conceded early on as players were hungry for a victory and as always , the importance of this fixture. Everton got off the mark as early as the 5th minute when Everton were awarded a free kick from the right hand side for a foul and was taken by Jose Baxter from around thirty yards out. The ball was delivered to the far post and Eric Dier who will be finishing his loan spell and returning back to Sporting Lisbon hoisted himself in the air and met with a forceful header to put the visitors one up and not long after another free kick for the blues was taken by Baxter and met this time by Duffy who failed to trouble Chamberlain in the Red’s goal.
As you would expect a response from the home side was on the cards as Liverpool seemed to threaten down our right hand side with Ince playing the ball inside to Jesus Fernandez whose effort was too deep. On 13 minutes Eccleston received a nice pass whose shot crisply whistled passed the right hand post with Davies having it covered anyway.
There was an injury scare as James Wallace went down with a challenge from Ince and treatment was required immediately. The game was held up for around 3 minutes and Wallace left the field to have further treatment as the Reds sportingly restarted the game with a pass back to Davies.
Wallace returned to the game but it was short lived as he was replaced as it was clear the an ankle injury had forced him out of it and was replaced by Gerrard Kinsella.
Baxter was creative with his enthusiasm by taking the blues on another attack only being foiled on the edge of the area. There was a good fair contest in midfield played in good spirits and tackles by Kinsella and Bidwell showed how much they wanted this win with Liverpool also doing the same.
Dier gave away free kick on the edge of the box for a foul on Ince 20 minutes into the game which was taken by Gomis Mendy then Davisd Amoo was in the right place for the home team to level the tie at 1-1.
Everton felt hurt by conceding the equaliser and Bidwell stretched his legs down the left with a strong run to cross the ball to McAleney who came very close to restoring the lead for the toffees but couldn’t manage to connect. Everton had the bit between theyr teeth as Forshaw laid a long ball through to Hope Akpan but was thwarted by Kohlert who conceded the free kick which the blues wasted.
25 minutes and a nice fine pass to Ince who seemed to be called upon quite a lot hit a delightful ball and inches narrowly wide of the right hand post and a sigh of relief could be felt from the blue corner. This game was anybody’s with end to end action and feisty challenges in midfield and considering the fine rain that fell both teams were not afraid of knocking the ball about. Again Amoo was involved in a nice Liverpool move 60 seconds later and another effort went wide.
The half hour approached and Duffy played an ambitious pass out wide on the right to Baxter who was having a fine game and justifying his reserve player of the year award from the night before getting involved again with McAleney and returning the ball back to Baxter who got outfoxed by the Reds defence. Ten minutes remained as Ince again ran through unchallenged by the Everton defence and a shot was delivered tamely into the arms of Davies and another effort this time from Kohlert was just over as the home side wanted to get level before the break but didn’t succeed. Five minutes remained of the first period when Dier tried again with a delivery taken by a Baxter free kick but couldn’t repeat what he had done in the first half by adding to his tally as Liverpool’s defence held out and cleared the Everton threat
Baxter was really standing out in the blue’s ranks and Bidwell’s pace against his opposite number was making things uncomfortable for Gomis Mendyas again a good ball over to Jose was only inches away. The ref had to lecture Baxter this time for use of his elbows as the ball was to be had in a challenge in Liverpool’s ; half as the game was drawing to a close but there was nothing vindictive in his play and the game carried on.
The red’s pushed forward to level before the break and won a series of corners but the blues defence held out and another 3 addesd minutes was to be played for the injury to Wallace
Half time Liverpool 1 Everton 1
No changes were made from both sides at the break as the rain continued to fall and the first real chance of the second period fell to Liverpool who’s number 9 Ecclestone went on a surging run on 50 minutes who set up Roberts and again nothing worried the visitors.
Roberts had an effort inches over the bar from a pass received from ex Rangers man Danny Wilson and Everton seemed to be living a little dangerously at this point. Forshaw played an important role a couple of times early in this half as he seemed to be in the right place at the right time and save Everton’s blushes with some good tackles as they were under a bit of sustained pressure and worked hard to ensure Everton didn’t fall behind, Ince tried his luck with a fall just outside the box as another attack threatened and Ince looking very disappointed not to receive a free kick which wasn’t given by Mr. Pollock and rightly so.
Just over the hour mark Baxter put the blues ahead with a fine move and strike by the Captain Baxter which involved the busy and determined Bidwell to supply the ammunition to get the blues in front, this brought a change from the Liverpool camp with a substitution, Sokolik replacing Kohlert Ecleston made a run and was played through by the sub only to be foiled by an offside flag. Amoo this time was set on a run but a good solid display from Bidwell made sure of the threat and cleared the paths again and concede the corner taken by Amoo which caused no problems as the ball came into the Everton penalty area.
Everton put the game to bed on 68 minutes with a fine move involving Duffy and a crisp finnish from Hope Akpan who struck a lovely shot inside the box giving Chamberlain no chance in the host’s goal
Liverpool were not prepared to throw the towel in and won a free kick but the effort from Ince again from 30 yards managed to enter the car park behind the goal;
Everton brought on Lundstram for Garbutt but with 13 minutes remaining but the best goal of the game with some nice one touch passing involving Akpan, Baxter, Forshaw and again back to Baxter with an exquisite goal to send Everton to the final.
Liverpool were seeing this game out and time was against them, they pressurised the visitors with a string of corners and attacks and Browning had to be on his toes to snuff out a good run by Eccleston. Everton were looking for another and nearly mad it 5 only for a move combining McAlaney with Baxter who would be disappointed that his tame effort fell into Chamberlain’s midriff. Akpan received a yellow card near the end of the game for a late challenge but as much as the home side tried to restore some pride the game was beyond them
The added minutes seemed like an age but when the final whistle came nobody could have any complaints about the scoreline which did not flatter Everton in any way at al.
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Jose Baxter was the man of the match with an excellent display and some decent
contenders such as Bidwell, McAleny and Forshaw. Dier and Duffy looked a good strong partnership and took
everything into their stride.
So a Liverpool senior cup final which I would imagine will be played in pre season at Haig Avenue and a date to be confirmed
Liverpool Line Up, Chamberlain. Gomis Mendy, Irwin, Wilson, Darby © Kohiert, (Sokolik) 66 Amoo, Roberts, Eccleston, Fernandez, Ince Unused Subs Saric, Mersin
Everton Line Up, Davies, Browning, Bidwell, Wallace(Kinsella)18, Dier,Duffy. Forshaw,(Lundstram) 86 Akpan, McAleney, Baxter©,Garbutt Unused Subs Roberts GK, Hope, Nsiala, Forrester
Match Officials Ref Mr. Robert Pollock Assistants Mr Ian Hussin and Gordon Johnson
After Everton disposing of Marine and Liverpool beating Precot Cables respectively in the last round this Merseyside semi final was set up with Southport awaiting the winners.
After Everton Under 18’s previously beating their neighbours recently 4-0 the odds must have been high on Everton repeating that today.
The weather conditions were not good and a slight wind and the rain made the playing surface a slippery one. Both teams fielded strong sides which meant that they were taking this game very seriously. Liverpool had players like Danny Wilson and Stephen Darby who had experienced champions league football with Rangers and Liverpool respectively and also Thomas Ince and David Amoo who had played league football for Notts County. Shane Duffy had recently had a taste of league football with Championship outfit Burnley and Wallace having loan spells at Stockport and Bury.
There was a couple of interesting spectators in Paul Ince and David Weir who were willing to sign autographs for the fans who still fondly remembered them as players on Merseyside.
Mr Pollock got the game underway with Everton attacking the end where the academy building was facing and playing a 4-4-2 with Baxter and McAleney leading the blues line.
The game started quite brightly with as you would expect free kicks being conceded early on as players were hungry for a victory and as always , the importance of this fixture. Everton got off the mark as early as the 5th minute when Everton were awarded a free kick from the right hand side for a foul and was taken by Jose Baxter from around thirty yards out. The ball was delivered to the far post and Eric Dier who will be finishing his loan spell and returning back to Sporting Lisbon hoisted himself in the air and met with a forceful header to put the visitors one up and not long after another free kick for the blues was taken by Baxter and met this time by Duffy who failed to trouble Chamberlain in the Red’s goal.
As you would expect a response from the home side was on the cards as Liverpool seemed to threaten down our right hand side with Ince playing the ball inside to Jesus Fernandez whose effort was too deep. On 13 minutes Eccleston received a nice pass whose shot crisply whistled passed the right hand post with Davies having it covered anyway.
There was an injury scare as James Wallace went down with a challenge from Ince and treatment was required immediately. The game was held up for around 3 minutes and Wallace left the field to have further treatment as the Reds sportingly restarted the game with a pass back to Davies.
Wallace returned to the game but it was short lived as he was replaced as it was clear the an ankle injury had forced him out of it and was replaced by Gerrard Kinsella.
Baxter was creative with his enthusiasm by taking the blues on another attack only being foiled on the edge of the area. There was a good fair contest in midfield played in good spirits and tackles by Kinsella and Bidwell showed how much they wanted this win with Liverpool also doing the same.
Dier gave away free kick on the edge of the box for a foul on Ince 20 minutes into the game which was taken by Gomis Mendy then Davisd Amoo was in the right place for the home team to level the tie at 1-1.
Everton felt hurt by conceding the equaliser and Bidwell stretched his legs down the left with a strong run to cross the ball to McAleney who came very close to restoring the lead for the toffees but couldn’t manage to connect. Everton had the bit between theyr teeth as Forshaw laid a long ball through to Hope Akpan but was thwarted by Kohlert who conceded the free kick which the blues wasted.
25 minutes and a nice fine pass to Ince who seemed to be called upon quite a lot hit a delightful ball and inches narrowly wide of the right hand post and a sigh of relief could be felt from the blue corner. This game was anybody’s with end to end action and feisty challenges in midfield and considering the fine rain that fell both teams were not afraid of knocking the ball about. Again Amoo was involved in a nice Liverpool move 60 seconds later and another effort went wide.
The half hour approached and Duffy played an ambitious pass out wide on the right to Baxter who was having a fine game and justifying his reserve player of the year award from the night before getting involved again with McAleney and returning the ball back to Baxter who got outfoxed by the Reds defence. Ten minutes remained as Ince again ran through unchallenged by the Everton defence and a shot was delivered tamely into the arms of Davies and another effort this time from Kohlert was just over as the home side wanted to get level before the break but didn’t succeed. Five minutes remained of the first period when Dier tried again with a delivery taken by a Baxter free kick but couldn’t repeat what he had done in the first half by adding to his tally as Liverpool’s defence held out and cleared the Everton threat
Baxter was really standing out in the blue’s ranks and Bidwell’s pace against his opposite number was making things uncomfortable for Gomis Mendyas again a good ball over to Jose was only inches away. The ref had to lecture Baxter this time for use of his elbows as the ball was to be had in a challenge in Liverpool’s ; half as the game was drawing to a close but there was nothing vindictive in his play and the game carried on.
The red’s pushed forward to level before the break and won a series of corners but the blues defence held out and another 3 addesd minutes was to be played for the injury to Wallace
Half time Liverpool 1 Everton 1
No changes were made from both sides at the break as the rain continued to fall and the first real chance of the second period fell to Liverpool who’s number 9 Ecclestone went on a surging run on 50 minutes who set up Roberts and again nothing worried the visitors.
Roberts had an effort inches over the bar from a pass received from ex Rangers man Danny Wilson and Everton seemed to be living a little dangerously at this point. Forshaw played an important role a couple of times early in this half as he seemed to be in the right place at the right time and save Everton’s blushes with some good tackles as they were under a bit of sustained pressure and worked hard to ensure Everton didn’t fall behind, Ince tried his luck with a fall just outside the box as another attack threatened and Ince looking very disappointed not to receive a free kick which wasn’t given by Mr. Pollock and rightly so.
Just over the hour mark Baxter put the blues ahead with a fine move and strike by the Captain Baxter which involved the busy and determined Bidwell to supply the ammunition to get the blues in front, this brought a change from the Liverpool camp with a substitution, Sokolik replacing Kohlert Ecleston made a run and was played through by the sub only to be foiled by an offside flag. Amoo this time was set on a run but a good solid display from Bidwell made sure of the threat and cleared the paths again and concede the corner taken by Amoo which caused no problems as the ball came into the Everton penalty area.
Everton put the game to bed on 68 minutes with a fine move involving Duffy and a crisp finnish from Hope Akpan who struck a lovely shot inside the box giving Chamberlain no chance in the host’s goal
Liverpool were not prepared to throw the towel in and won a free kick but the effort from Ince again from 30 yards managed to enter the car park behind the goal;
Everton brought on Lundstram for Garbutt but with 13 minutes remaining but the best goal of the game with some nice one touch passing involving Akpan, Baxter, Forshaw and again back to Baxter with an exquisite goal to send Everton to the final.
Liverpool were seeing this game out and time was against them, they pressurised the visitors with a string of corners and attacks and Browning had to be on his toes to snuff out a good run by Eccleston. Everton were looking for another and nearly mad it 5 only for a move combining McAlaney with Baxter who would be disappointed that his tame effort fell into Chamberlain’s midriff. Akpan received a yellow card near the end of the game for a late challenge but as much as the home side tried to restore some pride the game was beyond them
The added minutes seemed like an age but when the final whistle came nobody could have any complaints about the scoreline which did not flatter Everton in any way at al.
l
Jose Baxter was the man of the match with an excellent display and some decent
contenders such as Bidwell, McAleny and Forshaw. Dier and Duffy looked a good strong partnership and took
everything into their stride.
So a Liverpool senior cup final which I would imagine will be played in pre season at Haig Avenue and a date to be confirmed
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