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Liverpool Daily Post, 22 Mar 2005
Points shared in eight-goal thriller
Academy Footabll with Chris Wright, Daily Post

DESPITE being 4-1 ahead at one point, Liverpool under-18s are still
looking for their first win of 2005 after they drew 4-4 in a thrilling
match with Crewe Alexandra at the Kirkby Academy.

John Owens's side are still bottom of the FA Premier Academy League
Group C table, but on Saturday they played some excellent football.

Liverpool went behind after 10 minutes somewhat against the run of play.
But they responded well and were 3-1 up at the break.

Adam Hammill grabbed the equaliser with a drive from the edge of the box
for his first of the season.

Then Republic of Ireland youth international striker Conal Platt scored
twice to take his tally to seven in all competitions.

The first came when he pounced close to the line as Crewe's trialist
keeper dropped the ball. Then Platt came in from the left and his low
shot went straight under the keep-er's body.

Not long into the second half Liverpool made it 4-1 after Hammill scored
his second with a shot from 20 yards. But the three-goal lead lasted a
matter of minutes as Crewe pulled a goal back almost immediately and
some late pressure paid off as they scored twice to grab a point.

Owens said: "In the past few weeks we have packed the midfield and
played one up front and that has been better defensively. But going back
to 4-4-2 does give you more chances to score.

"To be fair the Crewe goalkeeper was at fault with the goals, but
obviously it is good to have taken the chances that we had been hoping
for in recent weeks.

"Crewe took off their keeper and put on one of their outfield players in
goal instead of him. But we were very attacking and that was down to the
four in midfield.

"They were very much attack-minded and the defending was left very much
to the back four. And as was the case earlier in the season, we have let
goals in. Sadly it seems we can't have it both ways."

He added: "Adam Ham-mill did very well in an unfamiliar role in centre
midfield. Normally we would have someone a bit more experienced and
defence-minded like Danny Guthrie in there. We obviously missed his
strength, but Adam did well as did Paul Barratt."

LIVERPOOL UNDER-18s: Lancaster; J Smith, D Smith, Threlfall, O'Donnell;
Wilkie, Hammill, Barratt, Burns; Noon (Woodward 75), Platt (Pringle 75).
Subs: Willis.

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