[lfc-news] Academy: Platt continues under-18s' rise - Post

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Liverpool Daily Post, 12 Oct 2004
Platt continues under-18s' rise
Academy football with Chris Wright, Daily Post

CONAL PLATT scored the only goal of the game to give Liverpool under-18s a
welcome victory over Bolton Wanderers at the Kirkby Academy on Saturday.

It was only the third victory for John Owens's side in the FA Premier
Academy League, although they have all come in their last five matches.
Liverpool stay bottom of Group C on goal difference, but after some false
starts recently they will hope to rise up the league table.

In a game of few chances due to the windy conditions, the only goal came in
the second half on 65 minutes, when Liverpool were playing into the strong
breeze. Platt finished off Scottish youth international winger Ryan
Wilkie's low cross from close range for his second goal of the season.

The three points were assured thanks to an excellent penalty save by
goalkeeper Paul Lancaster. It looked as if Liverpool would have to settle
for a point after referee pointed to the spot with 20minutes left when
Danny Smith brought down Bolton's Robert Sissons in the area.

Smith was given a red card as he was adjudged to have denied a clear
scoring opportunity. But Bolton couldn't take advantage, missing the kick
and being unable to break the 10 men down in the closing stages.

Owens said: "We had the wind first half and we wasted the opportunity to
get some shots in. Our passed were too long, so I was disappointed at
half-time that we hadn't played to the conditions. Although they hadn't
posed much of a threat.

"We got ahead from a well-worked goal by Conal Platt, but we dropped deep
instead of pushing on for a second.

"Then we conceded a penalty, but Paul Lancaster made an excellent save. It
was good to get a home win because we have not done so well there. We
didn't play as well as we had done in the last two games, but you come away
from the game with certain positives and obviously the score was one of them."

Some of Owens's squad will feature in tonight's reserve team mini-derby
with Everton at Wrexham, while the rest of the players will play a friendly
match on Wednesday afternoon (kick-off 2pm) against a team from Shanghai at
the Academy.

LIVERPOOL UNDER-18s: Lancaster, Peltier, D Smith, J Smith, O'Donnell,
Barrett, Wilkie, Guthrie, C Platt (M Roberts 80), Noon (Townley 85),
Hammill. Subs: F Smith, Willis, Frayne.


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