LIVERPOOL Reserves recorded a comfortable 3-0 victory over their Everton counterparts in a one-sided Premier Reserve League Northern Section match at Warrington’s Halliwell Jones Stadium last night.
Two goals from Krizstian Nemeth and an own goal from Everton defender Patrick Boyle gave Gary Ablett victory over his old club, but the margin of victory could have been greater.
Everton included Andy van der Meyde and James Vaughan, but both left the field injured in the second half.
Boyle put through his own net after just 11 minutes when attempting to clear a Ronald Huth shot.
Nabil El Zhar, Nemeth and Jordy Brouwer all went close to increasing Liverpool's lead, but Everton were within a whisker of an equaliser just before half-time when Ryan Harpur’s shot hit the outside of the post.
The second half was all Liverpool, and Nemeth scored his first after 56 minutes when he turned away from two defenders and struck a low shot into the corner of John Ruddy’s net.
His second was a more simple finish after Ronald Huth had flicked on Sebastian Leto’s corner.
El Zhar almost made it 4-0, before Everton produced a late rally that saw John Irving head against the bar and John-Paul Kissock and Kieran Agard both denied by Liverpool’s debutant keeper Dean Bouzanis.
LIVERPOOL RESERVES: Bouzanis, Kelly (Darby 60), Insua, San Jose, Huth, Plessis, El Zhar, Spearing (Duran 76),Brouwer (Pacheco 65), Nemeth, Leto.
EVERTON RESERVES: Ruddy, Densmore, Boyle, Irving, Rodwell,Harper, Kissock, Vidarsson, Jutkiewicz (Morrison 78),Vaughan (Agard 59), van der Meyde (O'Kane 68).
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