First Team
Match Report | Rangers 1-1 Dundee United
23rd November 2024
Whilst slack defending was largely responsible for the youth team going down narrowly at Livingston's Field Turf this afternoon, it doesn't tell the whole story.
Indeed, with three of the back four under-17 and several schoolboys in the side up against a Livi side that has reached the semi-final of the SFA Youth Cup, this wasn't a bad performance.
Particularly when you consider that Stevie Campbell's youngsters were two down after only seven minutes and could have been dead and buried.
It is hard to imagine how they could have got off to a worse start with two defensive errors allowing Livi to take the lead after all of 30 seconds.
Whilst their second after seven minutes was well executed, it emanated from United being on the attack.
Credit to the Tannadice teenagers though because a mere three minutes later, they were back in contention after pulling a goal back.
Robbie Feeney latched on to a great through ball from Gordon Pope to lift the ball over the advancing keeper from the acutest of angles.
From then on it was nip and tuck and United almost rescued a point when Robbie Feeney's shot from a Kieran McAleenan's cross just didn't have enough power to beat the keeper and give them the point their efforts deserved.
United: Gibson. Watson, Pope, McGrath, O'Byrne, Burnett, Russell (McMeechan 68), O'Hara, Feeney, Andreoni, McAleenan. Subs not used: Donnelly, Paterson.
Indeed, with three of the back four under-17 and several schoolboys in the side up against a Livi side that has reached the semi-final of the SFA Youth Cup, this wasn't a bad performance.
Particularly when you consider that Stevie Campbell's youngsters were two down after only seven minutes and could have been dead and buried.
It is hard to imagine how they could have got off to a worse start with two defensive errors allowing Livi to take the lead after all of 30 seconds.
Whilst their second after seven minutes was well executed, it emanated from United being on the attack.
Credit to the Tannadice teenagers though because a mere three minutes later, they were back in contention after pulling a goal back.
Robbie Feeney latched on to a great through ball from Gordon Pope to lift the ball over the advancing keeper from the acutest of angles.
From then on it was nip and tuck and United almost rescued a point when Robbie Feeney's shot from a Kieran McAleenan's cross just didn't have enough power to beat the keeper and give them the point their efforts deserved.
United: Gibson. Watson, Pope, McGrath, O'Byrne, Burnett, Russell (McMeechan 68), O'Hara, Feeney, Andreoni, McAleenan. Subs not used: Donnelly, Paterson.
