MISTAKES PROVE COSTLY
After conceding three early goals
The youngsters got off to a bad start when they gave away two of the goals inside 17 minutes through losing possession from throw-in's.
Cooper- Richards then had a good opportunity to score on 21 minutes but failed to finish one-on-one with the keeper.
Williams then created himself a goal with a good first touch to take him past the centre back and fire across the keeper on 23 minutes.
The lads again shot ourselves in the foot by giving the ball away and being punished when Fearon brought down the striker inside the box for a penalty on 31 minutes.
Half time 3-1 to
The team started the second half very brightly and after only 22 seconds from the kick-off Lowe crossed across the box to see Williams just fail to make contact.
After some good pressure Cooper- Richards then scored at the near post with a fine shot after 55 minutes.
Lowe then broke from midfield to hit a shot against the crossbar on 61 minutes.
Burns then come on for Smith on 65 minutes.
Bowery made the score 3-3 when a Williams shot was pushed out for him to tap home.
The team continued to press and looked the side most likely to go on and win, but some individual bad defending let the side down on 80 minutes.
From a free kick Bearder lost his man who headed home at the back post, 4-3.
Burns then failed to track his midfield player on 86 minutes who side-footed home a cross from the left, 5-3.
Then in injury time the young keeper made a mess from a cross and
Youth team manager Dave Bentley said: "A very disappointing result as we had worked hard to get ourselves back into the game then lost it due to not concentrating at vital times."
Unused subs: Jones, Freestone, McLaughlin
Puma Football League Youth
Played Saturday 22 September 2007.
