Linnets fall to Lower Breck in Liverpool Senior Cup

Linnets bowed out of the Liverpool FA Senior Cup at the semi-final stage to in-form Lower Breck at Anfield Sports Community Centre.

The visitors had a perfect start when Adam Moseley sent them ahead after four minutes.

Linnets were then twice denied by home 'keeper Theo Roberts before the Liverpool outfit displayed the firepower which has so far seen them rack up 112 goals (and 100 points) in North West Counties Premier Division.

The hosts, who still have a chance of the title with Bury three points ahead with two to play, will meet Everton in the final.

Runcorn will hope for better fortunes in the showdown with Stalybridge Celtic for the Cheshire Senior Cup at Chester on Tuesday, May 6th.

Lower Brock had won their last 11 matches in all competitions, including a home victory over Prescot Cables from two divisions higher in the quarter-final of this competition.

This time they were conceding just one division to their visitors.

They have also triumphed in 12 consecutive league games since being beaten 3-2 at Bury on January 25th.

Linnets showed just one change from Saturday's home defeat by Clitheroe with centre forward Ryan Brooke coming in for central defender Callum Grogan.

This was a first ever meeting of the clubs but there was a familiar face in the Lower Breck squad with former Linnets favourite Danny McKenna named on their bench.

You can review the action as described by Jack McGorry for text commentary on Linnets' X page.

4 mins - Lower Breck 0 Runcorn Linnets: Great finish from Adam Moseley! Played through thanks to a great ball from Ryan Brooke. Fantastic start from the Yellows!

15 mins - Reece Daly is played in behind on the right side, he bursts into the box and gets a shot away, but it's saved well by the Lower Breck 'keeper Theo Roberts.

24 mins - The home side have responded well after going a goal down early, but nothing to trouble Bayleigh Passant so far.

27 mins - Great effort from Naim Arsan as he fires one from the left towards the top corner, but Theo Roberts pulls off a great save to keep the ball out.

32 mins - Naim Arsan comes close again. Adam Moseley keeps the ball in well on the left and finds Arsan, who cuts inside and unleashes one, but it's another great save from Theo Roberts in the Lower Breck goal.

36 mins - Lower Breck 1-1 Runcorn Linnets - Connor Millington responds for the home side with a well taken free-kick.

39 mins - Nearly another for the home side, as a 30-yard dipping effort (from Tom Croughan) crashes onto the crossbar.

56 mins - Lower Breck close to going in front, hitting the post from outside the box.

68 mins - Corner for the Yellows is met by the head of Peter Wylie, it beats Roberts but it's cleared off the line by the Lower Breck defence!

71 mins - Superb ball into the Breck area from Luke Wall, Ryan Brooke gets on the end of it, but couldn't get enough, and Roberts claims.

78 mins - Lower Breck 2 Runcorn Linnets 1 - Jordan Barrow puts the home side in the lead.

80 mins - Jorge Dwyer comes on for Reece Daly.

82 mins - Nearly a 3rd goal for the home side, but Passant is there to pull off a superb save!

84 mins - Callum Grogan comes on for Jacques Welsh.

90+2 mins - Lower Breck 3 Runcorn Linnets 1 - Lewis Buckley makes it 3.

Congratulations to Lower Breck on reaching the final.

Full match details are available here