United 1 Liverpool 1 (Liverpool win 4-3 on pens): Reds robbed as shoot-out setback ends LSC reign
Posted by nickogs20 on October 30, 2009
October 29th 2009, 7pm
Moss Lane, Altrincham
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| Manchester United Reserves | 1-1 | Liverpool Reserves |
| Tošić 72 | - | Eccleston 29 |
LIVERPOOL WIN 4-3 ON PENALTIES
| Macheda SCORED | - | Irwin SCORED |
| Brandy SCORED | - | Ayala SCORED |
| Tošić SCORED | - | Mavinga SCORED |
| James MISSED | - | Eccleston SCORED |
| de Laet MISSED | - | - |
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s reserve side were left rueing the ineptitude of the officials and their own profligacy in front of goal as defeat – via a penalty shoot-out – to arch-rivals Liverpool at Moss Lane ended their hopes of a third successive Lancashire Senior Cup triumph.
Behind at the break through Nathan Eccleston’s well-taken (if a little fortuitous) strike, the Reds had nevertheless controlled the game and eventually got themselves level thanks to a terrific freekick from substitute Zoran Tošić. United’s Serbian winger was then clearly felled in the box, but instead of having a chance to win the tie with one well-earned spot-kick in normal time, the reigning champs had to endure the lottery of a shoot-out, where Liverpool ‘keeper Dean Bouzanis was the hero with decisive saves from Matt James and Ritchie de Laet.
Full report to come…
UNITED
1. Ron-Robert Zieler
2. Reece Brown (14. Federico Macheda 65)
3. Joe Dudgeon
4. Corry Evans (c)
5. Oliver Gill
6. Ritchie de Laet
7. Cameron Stewart
8. Sam Hewson (12. Zoran Tošić 58)
9. Joshua King
10. Oliver Norwood (15. Matt James 58)
11. Febian Brandy
Ref: K Evans
Attendance: 762
Liverpool: Bouzanis, Darby, Threlfall, Ayala, Mavinga, Irwin, Eccleston, Amoo, Saric (Mendy 81), Palsson (Weijl 65), Kacaniklic.
Not used: Hansen, Kohlert, Brouwer.
MikeMan said
Wow! Yet again it is reported that Manchester United lost because of poor referee decisions.
Do any of United’s teams ever lose because they simply weren’t good enough to beat the opposition on the day?
Do we always have to hear of poor referee decisions?
nickogs20 said
MikeMan – feel free to check any number of reports on this site on games we have lost. Pretty sure you’ll find we’re more than willing to offer due credit and hold our hands up when beaten fair and square by the better side, including in previous games against Liverpool.
Ben said
Did you see the penalty claim Mike? Stonewall!
jjain said
class freekick by Tosic!! it just raced away…and in the dying minuted it was a clear penalty for the foul on Tosic…dead clear… what the hell was that linesman thinking…not much of a first half for United but in the second they created attack after attack…
Danny Salford Red said
Anyone else over the last 3 games get the feeling Refs are now engaged in some sort of misguided attempt to ‘teach’ us a lesson after nasty Sir Alex called Fatty Wiley a nasty horrible hurtful name that made him want to quit and go home bless him. Biggest over-reaction and witch hunt i have ever witnessed in football.
d said
Unbelievably no cards shown by the ref in the game. Not sure on his fitness either.
Macheda looked interested for once, and Corry Evans was excellent throughout.
cem said
i think that player eccleston looks realy good does anyone know how old he is? any new on possebon guys?
vishnu said
hey Nick, how did the defenders on the pitch line up?
De Laet, Dudgeon, Reece Brown, Corry Evans and Oliver Gill…
Did the 5 defenders all play in defence?
5-3-2? with norwood, hewson and stewart in midfield?
jack said
They lined up as
Brown DeLaet Gill Dudgeon with Evans in midfield
m said
Did Josh King impress?
nickogs20 said
Not his best game, missed a couple of presentable chances. Worked hard though, still caused problems with his direct running and won the freekick we equalised from.
Shesh said
Hey Nick,
What abt Possebon? Whats the scene with him now?