Forthcoming Fixtures

From heroes to zero is the best way to describe this seasons academy side. Todays fixture was believe it or not a bottom of the table clash and this defeat meant City are now possibly on paper the strongest side in Group C to be propping up the league.

If you had said that City's academy would be bottom of the their league group by near the end of February I think you would have fell about laughing; but amazingly that is the position we find ourselves in this season under the stewardship of Andy Welsh and Scott Sellars.

The first half was pretty much a non event as neither goalkeeper hardly had a save to make.

The second half saw a shot saved from big John Guidetti; who would surely be playing at a higher level if the academy had any strikers, and a double chance for Ahmad Benali.

Liverpool's first goal in the fifty seventh minute was quite controversial as Reece Wabara was fouled in his own area but the referee's asssistant who was close by ignored it but the ball came closer to him and an identical type incident he called a foul against the city player. We should have defended the cross better as the free kick was headed in at the far post; but that chance should never have arisen if the very young assistant had done his job properly.

City then equalized when good strong play by Guidetti out on the right released Omar Eladelalloui who ran into the area before hitting a low cross that Ahmad needed two attempts to put the ball into the goal.

Liverpool's goal again came from a header, but the defence stepped up except Mitchell who played the Liverpool players on side and the ball went past Loris Karius in the City goal.

City travel to Crewe next week hoping that they can start a run to take them off the bottom of the league.

Team:

Karius, Mitchell, Smith (Robinson 87), Veseli, Wabara, Kapsalopodas (Tse 75), Elabdellaoui,Benali, Bunn, Guidetti, Helan

Subs:

E Johansen, Hippias, Olle

Citys U16 side went down 3-1