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Report: Late goal ends U23s' PL International Cup hopes

Liverpool U23s saw their Premier League International Cup hopes ended in heartbreaking fashion as an injury-time goal consigned them to a 2-1 quarter-final defeat at the hands of Porto.

The Reds had gone ahead through Matty Virtue in an evenly contested first half at Leigh Sports Village, but were quickly pegged back by the resurgent visitors in the second, Bruno Costa finishing emphatically.

And, despite some late heroics from Danny Ward in the hosts' goal, they could not hang on for extra-time as Santiago Irala headed home in the fourth minute of time added on to book his side a place in the last four.