Crouch Returns - Barragan Scores - Reserves

West Brom Res 0, Liverpool Res 1

Aug 31 2005

Daily Post

PETER CROUCH made his return from injury as Antonio Barragan's second-half
strike ensured Liverpool Reserves picked up their first win of the season in
the Barclays Premier Reserve League North at the Hawthorns last night.

West Brom fielded a strong line-up with several experienced players, but the
young Liverpool side were worthy winners.

The first opportunity of the game went to the home side, when the away
defence failed to deal with Carter's corner. Jack Hobbs had to make a brave
challenge to deny Davies and Darren Moore blazed the loose ball over the bar
from 10 yards.

New signing Ramon Calliste should have put the visitors in front just before
the half-hour, when he took a pass from Sinama-Pongolle and went past Moore
only to fluff his shot when faced with the keeper.

Barragan then forced Kuszcak into a save with a powerful 25-yard shot, but
the keeper was powerless to stop the Spanish youth international from
opening the scoring on 51 minutes.

Sinama-Pongolle released Guthrie, and when the midfielder's shot was saved
by Kuszcak, Barragan was there to finish from close range.

Moore should have equalised for Albion five minutes later when he headed
wide of an open goal after Willis had flapped at a corner.

Sinama-Pongolle made way on the hour for new signing Besian Idrizaj, a
17-year-old Austrian winger who joined the club this week, and two minutes
later Crouch - who has been sidelined for a month with a ham-string injury -
was introduced for Calliste.

The big striker was immediately in the thick of the action, forcing Kuszcak
into a good save after a mazy dribble had taken him clear of three defenders
in the box.

LIVERPOOL: Willis, Raven, Smith, Roque, O'Donnell, Peltier, Barragan, Hobbs
(Mannix 79), Sinama-Pongolle (Idrizaj 60), Calliste (Crouch 62), Guthrie.

WEST BROM: Kuszcak, Hodgkiss, Scimeca, Johnson (Baker 62), Moore, Forsyth,
Smikle (Humphries 79), Chaplow, Ellington, Carter, Davies.



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