Pulled another back, 4-2, Terrence Miles
Finished 5-2, Leeds added another right at the end.
5-2 FT. 
Liverpool U18s were beaten 5-2 by Leeds United in a hugely eventful U18 Premier League North clash on Saturday afternoon.
Having had three golden opportunities to strike in the opening 15 minutes, the young Reds fell behind to a Cian Coleman effort midway through the half and then lost Isaac Mabaya to a straight red card.
Coleman soon doubled his and Leedsâ tally, only for Oakley Cannonier to respond with his 11th league goal of 2021-22 and give the visitors a platform to battle from after the break.
But Ben Andreucci (two) and Luca Thomas added their names to the scoresheet to secure the points, despite a late consolation from Terence Miles.
Marc Bridge-Wilkinsonâs Liverpool side stepped out at Thorp Arch determined to bounce back from defeat against Derby County earlier this week at the first opportunity.
And on another day they might have been three goals in front by the quarter-hour.
Cannonier skewed wide of the right post when invited to bound towards goal from an incisive Harvey Blair forward pass, before the prolific No.9 was involved in a classic goalmouth scramble.
Luke Chambers picked the perfect time to overlap on the left and his low delivery into the Leeds box found Cannonier, who again misjudged his finish â or, perhaps, showed remarkable unselfishness with a pass.
The ball came to Melkamu Frauendorf, whose attempts to convert from close range were brilliantly blocked by Connor Ferguson and then Jeremiah Mullen.
Next, Cannonier tried to turn provider with a delightful threaded pass in behind for Frauendorf, but his low shot on the angle was blocked by the feet of goalkeeper Harry Christy.
And the momentum in the contest swung significantly with two quickfire incidents.
First, Coleman put Leeds ahead as he collected possession near the halfway line and was able to carry the ball to the edge of the Liverpool box before dragged a finish across the grasp of Fabian Mrozek.
Within moments, Mabaya was dismissed by the referee, the Reds man having mistimed a sliding tackle on Morten Spencer after a heavy touch.
The home side wasted little time in trying to make their numerical advantage pay, and Coleman hooked a clinical strike past Mrozek for 2-0 before Luca Stephenson had to make a crucial clearance as Ferguson waited to knock home Andreucciâs cross.
Back came Bridge-Wilkinsonâs team, though, and Cannonier offered them a lifeline on 37 minutes. Blairâs clever footwork preceded a pass through to Bobby Clark, who cut the ball back to the arriving Cannonier for a first-time hit through Christy.
Liverpool could have been level at the interval, too; Blairâs head was in his hands after he nudged off target when released one-on-one by an excellent Tommy Pilling set-up from deep.
Bridge-Wilkinson will have welcomed the chance to tweak and re-organise at half-time â but Leeds restored a cushion on the scoreboard just seven minutes after the restart.
Andreucci found himself space inside the Reds box to scoop up a pass and instantly whip it across Mrozek and into the far corner.
The visitors continued to try to bely their fewer numbers when possible, though contributed to their own downfall in conceding a fourth to Leeds on 66 minutes.
A short corner routine failed and presented the opposition with a chance to counter that they snatched with glee, Keenan Carole leading the charge and teeing up Thomas to find the net.
Liverpool still would not give it up and Christy had to rush from his line on 85 to thwart Cannonier, who had been set up to shoot by Stefan Bajcetic on a driving run from the back.
When the resulting corner was recycled, Frauendorf clipped in a cross from the left that was cutely prodded in by Miles, up from central defence, for a consolation near the end of a challenging game in which there was still time for Andreucci to conclude the scoring.
Liverpool U18s: Mrozek, Mabaya, Chambers (Gyimah, 78), Bajcetic, Miles, Stephenson (Davidson, 78), Frauendorf, Clark, Cannonier, Pilling, Blair (Roberts, 67).
Unused substitutes: Hewitson, Lucky.
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Well we will surely (finally) lose Adrian and Karius this summer.
Not at the drinking age for the U18?
Liverpool U19s drawing 0-0 with Porto in the UEFA Youth League.
Davies
Bradley Koumetio Chambers Beck
Morton Stephenson Balagizi
Gordon Musialowski Woltman
Subs: Mrozek; Bajcetic, Norris, Corness, Clark, Frauendorf, Cannonier
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Full time 1-1
Porto scored with a long range shot but Frauendorf levelled it with about 10 minutes to go.
Good result for Liverpool. Porto U19s regularly play together in the Portuguese 2nd division and Portuguese side in general have had a habit of annihilating English teams in this tournament.
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Liverpool U19s and FC Porto played out a close-fought 1-1 draw in the UEFA Youth League on Tuesday afternoon.
Melkamu Frauendorfâs 80th-minute equaliser cancelled out Diogo Abreuâs second-half opener to secure the young Reds a hard-earned point at Estadio Luis Filipe Menezes.
The result leaves Liverpool and Porto joint top of Group B on four points after two matches, with Atletico Madrid and AC Milan back on one point apiece following their draw in Italy earlier in the day.
Both teams served early warnings of their attacking quality as Benicio Baker-Boaitey and Mateusz Musialowski traded attempts on goal.
Alert covering from Owen Beck enabled him to get in the way of Baker-Boaiteyâs shot following a powerful run by Porto left-back Rodrigo Pinheiro, before Musialowskiâs low strike was blocked after heâd collected an angled pass by Kaide Gordon.
An entertaining, end-to-end first half was well and truly under way and it was Liverpool who created the better attacking moments once Harvey Davies had stood tall to thwart Umaro Cande after the winger had sped his way deep into the Redsâ penalty area.
Gordon was roaming and proving a menace to Porto. Another weighted pass by the 16-year-old - this time from a central position - freed James Balagizi inside the box, but his effort went wide.
Then, a well-executed high press saw the young Reds win the ball back and Musialowski directed a stinging drive on target from 20 yards, which Ivan Cardoso palmed away.
But the hosts remained a threat and spurned a good chance to take the lead in first-half stoppage time when Cande blazed Jorge Monteiro Meirelesâ lay-off over.
That would prove to be sign of things to come for Liverpool, with Porto beginning the second period in the ascendancy.
Frauendorf - who replaced Gordon at the break - was frustrated by a last-ditch tackle on the hour following a surge forward by Beck and Musialowskiâs neat dummy, but Porto gradually cranked up the pressure and it eventually told as Abreuâs accurate low hit from distance gave them the lead.
Marc Bridge-Wilkinson sought to freshen his side up by introducing Oakley Cannonier and James Norris and they were back on terms a matter of minutes later.
A terrific pass from deep by captain Tyler Morton found Frauendorfâs out-to-in run and the Germany U18 international produced a cool finish to beat Cardoso and claim a point.
Liverpool U19s: Davies, Bradley, Chambers, Koumetio, Beck, Stephenson, Morton, Balagizi (Norris, 78), Gordon (Frauendorf, 46), Musialowski (Corness, 90), Woltman (Cannonier, 78).
Unused substitutes: Mrozek, Bajcetic, Clark.
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Liverpool U 18âs V Sunderland U 18âs, on lfctv 1pm ko.
Davies, Davidson, Bajcetic, Miles, Chambers, Stephenson, Clark, Pilling, Frauendorf, Cannonier, Blair.
Subs⌠Hewiston, Danns, Lucky, Gyimah, Laffey.
U23s v Man United
Hughes
Bradley Clayton Koumetio Beck
Morton Norris Balagizi
Bearne Musialowski Woltman
Subs: Kelly; Quansah, Ritaccio, Corness, Dixon-Bonner
Cannonier 1-0. Ht
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How many is that for him now?
Liverpool. 2 Sunderland 0
Frauendorf 80 mins
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11 in 6 I think.
3-0 Blair
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U23âs losing 2-0 ht.
Is that a typical goalscoring record in the U18s?
Very impressive.