Youth team draw with Blackpool

Last updated : 06 October 2002 By Tony Scholes

Our visitors today were Blackpool and they found the Clarets with a new goalkeeper as the number one problem deepens. James Salisbury is currently out injured and young Centre of Excellence keeper Michael Hale made his debut. Quite what we would do if we had a reserve team game this week is anyone’s guess.

It was Mark Rasmussen who gave the young Clarets the lead in the first half from the penalty spot but Blackpool turned it round and with just over twenty minutes to go went 2-1 up.

The Clarets rallied though and were thankful to Steven Richardson, again impressive, for a late equaliser that gave us a point.

Burnley lined up: Michael Hale, Ryan Townsend, Danny Pitham, Sean Blakey, Liam Eves, Mark Rasmussen, Steve Richardson, Richard Chaplow, Matthew O’Neill, Damien Hindle, Rhys Carpenter.

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