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Harrogate Town and Liverpool U21 face off in a thrilling penalty shootout
Harrogate Town and Liverpool U21 met in a vibrant and emotional match at the Exercise Stadium in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, as part of the EFL Trophy group stage. The encounter ended with a thrilling 7-6 penalty shootout after the regulation match ended in a goalless draw.
The first goal of the match came in the 44th minute from J. Muldoon for Harrogate Town, assisted by Z. Asare. Liverpool U21 equalized in the 75th minute with a goal from J. Norris assisted by T. K. Doherty.
The penalty shootout was a real festival of emotions, with both teams scoring and missing on several occasions. Finally, Harrogate Town took the victory after a thrilling 7-6.
Match statistics:
* Harrogate Town: 43% possession, 15 shots (6 on target, 7 off target), 2 corners, 12 fouls, 0 yellows, 0 reds.
* Liverpool U21: 57% possession, 4 shots (1 on target, 2 off target), 1 corner, 8 fouls, 1 yellow, 0 reds.
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Substitutions harrogate town: at minute 59 L. Sutton came in and S. Dooley went out., at minute 59 J. March came in and J. Muldoon went out., at minute 60 M. Foulds came in and L. Gibson went out., at minute 71 D. Cornelius came in and J. Falkingham went out.
Substitutions liverpool u21: at minute 64 O. Cannonier came in and K. Figueroa went out., at minute 64 T. Pilling came in and M. Laffey went out., at minute 64 J. Davidson came in and J. Spearing went out., at minute 85 K. Kelly came in and D. Corness went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Harrogate Town
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