Michael Kenrick 30/09/2024 2comments  |  Jump to last
Everton U21s 3 - 3 Reading U21s

Everton U21s drew their second match in a week 3-3, this time against Reading in Premier League 2 at Finch Farm on Monday night.

Everton Under-21s surrendered a three-goal lead in the last 20 minutes of an incredible Premier League 2 encounter with Reading to draw 3-3 at Finch Farm.

Nathan Patterson played for just over an hour in a game that was scheduled to be played at Southport but was switched owing to the weather-affected pitch on the coast.

The conditions at Finch Farm were also challenging – swirling wind and constant driving rain making things difficult for both sets of players.

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For the opening goal on 18 minutes, Charlie Whitaker picked up the ball on the right of the Reading box and picked his spot in the far corner to give the goalkeeper no chance.

The second came from a corner that wasn’t efficiently cleared, Patterson floating a lovely cross to the far post where Harrison Armstrong climbed highest to power home a header.

When Omari Benjamin was brought down in the box, Charlie Whitaker stepped forward and coolly clipped a Panenka-style penalty past the keeper to give the Young Blues what should have been an unassailable lead. 

They were cruising to a win when a Reading sub came on and scored two goals! Armstrong was shown a straight red card for a late challenge in the 90th minute and then in added time, the Reading substitute completed his hat-trick to deny Everton 2 of their 3 points. 

Everton U21s: G Pickford, N Patterson (61' Samuels-Smith), Heath, Thomas, Tierney, Dixon, Whitaker, Butterfield, Sherif (69' Barker), Armstrong [R:89'], Benjamin.

Subs not Used: Barnsley, Bates, Beaumont-Clark. 

 

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Dave Abrahams
1 Posted 01/10/2024 at 10:28:32
Obviously I never saw the game and it must have a hard slog in terrible conditions but losing a three goal lead doesn’t give much confidence to the team but apart from Patterson, who is only playing to get his fitness up, it is a very young team, nice to see Charlie Whittaker amongst the goals again he is a lad who has injuries spoil, up to now, what seemed like a very promising start to his career. Benjamin got another ninety minutes in he looks like e is a very good player, quick feet with a football brain to match his dribbling ability.
John Raftery
2 Posted 01/10/2024 at 13:39:21
Only 61 minutes for Patterson suggests he is still short of full fitness. Interesting that both he and Dixon played, presumably with Roman further forward?

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