Michael Kenrick 01/08/2024 3comments  |  Jump to last
Everton 1 - 0 Mothoot FA [PKs: 4 - 2]

A team of Everton U17 players edged Muthoot Football Academy (from India) by a single goal scored by substitute Kean Wren to register their first win in the group stage of the Premier League's Next Generation Cup, and annual international pre-season warmup competition for developing young players.

The format is shortened games of 25 minutes each way, followed by a penalty shoot-out (regardless of the result) for an additional point.

George Finney saw his first Everton penalty saved; Doug Lukjanciks repeating to save the first Mahoot penalty [0 - 0]

Kean Wren scored his; as did the second Mahoot player [1 - 1]

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Harvey Foster fairly blasted his penalty high into the top corner; Lukjanciks saved the third Mahoot penalty [2 - 1]

Joel Catesby scored the fourth penalty for Everton; Lukjanciks unable to stop Mahoot's fourth [3 - 2]

And Demi Akarakiri finished in style to secure the extra point [4 - 2]

Everton next play East Bengal tomorrow (3:00 pm Friday) and then Punjab (3:00 pm Saturday).

Everton Academy:  Lukjanciks, Lambert, Freedman (32' Finney), Thomas, Samuels-Smith (Van Schoor), Gardener (26' Wren), Mattos (26' Foster), Beaumont-Clark (44' Akakriki), Bates (Gardener), Stewart (44' Catesby), Graham (44' Roberts).

 

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Michael Kenrick
1 Posted 01/08/2024 at 14:57:24
Apparently...

The Next Gen Cup or Next Generation Cup officially known as Reliance Foundation Premier League Next Gen Cup is a youth football tournament organised by the Premier League in collaboration with Indian Super League and South African Premier Division, as part of the Premier League Youth Games initiative.

Lots more here: Next Gen Cup

Everton also competed last year, losing to West Ham in the 3rd Place game.

Michael Kenrick
2 Posted 01/08/2024 at 15:13:17
And there's this from another site, tracking the starters and subs:

Tried to map the players to the positions but with rolling subs it got quite messy:

First Half (4-2-3-1)
GK: Lukjanciks
LB: Samuels-Smith
LCB: Thomas
RCB: Freedman (New Signing)
RB: Lambert
CM: Matos (New Signing)
CM: Gardner
LM: Stewart
CAM: Bates
RM: Beaumont-Clark
ST: Graham (New Signing)

Second Half (4-3-3)
GK: Pickford
LB: Samuels-Smith / van Schoor
LCB: Thomas
RCB: Freedman (New Signing) / Finney
RB: Lambert
CDM: Foster
CM: Bates / Gardner
CAM: Wren
LM: Stewart / Catesby
RM: Beaumont-Clark / Akarakiri (New Signing)
ST: Graham (New Signing) / Roberts

Only new signings not present in the squad were Gospel-Eze (GK) and Loney (ST).

Braeden Corkery
3 Posted 01/08/2024 at 20:30:12
Anyone have an idea what's going on with Roberts? I seem to recall he made a few appearances in the U18s last year in the midfield but didn't get a scholarship.

My knowledge of the rules is a little scant, is he below an age limit to be able to commit?

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