Cody Pennington’s goal in Liverpool Under-18s’ victory over their Stoke City counterparts on Saturday was, to put it mildly, a thing of beauty.
The 17-year-old capped a sumptuous team move with a fantastic curling finish into the top corner of Ben Houston’s net to restore the Reds’ lead in their eventual 3-1 win at Kirkby Academy.
The play began in the other penalty area when Kornel Misciur passed the ball to Wellity Lucky, with LFC coming out of defense with brilliant one-touch football to beat the Potters’ high press.
A few passes later, the sequence reached Kieran Morrison on the right flank, and after a clever dummy from Joshua Sonni-Lambie, the ball rolled towards Pennington to cap an impressive multi-pass move.
It was one that had echoes of Esteban Cambiasso’s famous goal for Argentina against Serbia and Montenegro in the 2006 World Cup, when he capped a memorable string of 24 passes.
If Pennington continues to enjoy a career as illustrious as the former Inter Milan midfielder, the talented Liverpool youngster will have done very well.
You can watch the Reds’ wonderful goal below, via @LFC on X (formerly Twitter):
The team moves. The end. 😮💨 pic.twitter.com/CEPEguZSd6
– Liverpool FC (@LFC) January 13, 2024
