U18 - Chelsea 2 - 1 Norwich City - 切爾西足球俱樂部 Chelsea Football Club

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YOUTH REPORT: CHELSEA 2 NORWICH 1

Posted on: Sat 11 Jan 2014


== Summary ==


Chelsea's youth team got 2014 off to a bright start at Cobham. A double
strike from Dominic Solanke (pictured above), either side of a Jamie
Eaton-Collins equaliser for the visitors, earned Adi Viveash's side all
three points in their first outing of the new year.


== Team news ==


Manager Viveash made five changes from the side that defeated Reading 6-0
at Cobham in their last league outing before Christmas. Bradley Collins
replaced Mitchell Beeney in goal, behind a back four of captain Jonathan
Muleba, Dion Conroy, George Brady and Ola Aina.


Kasey Palmer and Charlie Colkett retained their starting places in
midfield, with schoolboy Mukhtar Ali joining them to make up the trio,
while top goalscorer Dominic Solanke was supported from the flanks by
Chike Kandi and George Cole.


The visitors from Norfolk started with two former Chelsea faces as Ben
Killip, who left the Blues at the end of last year to sign a professional
contract with the Canaries, started in goal. Reiss Awuah, a former
Under-16, began the game in defence.


== First half ==


The young Blues started brighter in the Cobham winter sunshine though the
opening exchanges, while hard-fought and contested, were low on clear-cut
chances. Brady headed wide from an early Cole corner from the left, while
Cole had an effort blocked after good build-up play involving Solanke.


The visitors also threatened in an even start, with Collins gathering
comfortably in the end from a Ray Grant shot from 25 yards out. Yet the
hosts, playing their first game since 21 December, were evidently a little
off full match fitness and their ball retention throughout the opening 20
minutes reflected that.


Aina fired wide before former Chelsea schoolboy Awuah cleared off the line
from Palmer after a neat one-two with Cole (pictured below). Chances
remained limited, and Ali was booked for a late challenge as the half-hour
mark loomed, before the deadlock was finally broken.


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George Cole


Kandi accelerated past Ben Wyatt down the right flank and fizzed an effort
across goal towards the far post. Solanke, prolific this campaign as the
youth team's main striker, was in the right place just a couple of yards
out as he turned Kandi's powered drive goalwards and beyond the despairing
dive of Killip, netting his 14th goal of the season in the process.


Norwich responded with Grant's free-kick charged down and blocked behind
for a corner while, down the opposite end, Cole forced a routine save from
Killip down low. The wideman had another sight at goal moments before the
break, bending a free-kick from 30 yards out on to the roof of Killip's
net, as Viveash's side ended the half in the ascendancy and with their
advantage intact.


== Second half ==


Jordan Houghton replaced Conroy at centre-back at the break, though the
hosts were in for a couple of early scares as the young Canaries restarted
with vigour. Eaton-Collins shot just wide a minute into the second period
before Norwich were almost gifted the softest of equalisers.


A mistake at the back as Chelsea attempted to build their play from the
goalkeeper gave Harrison Heath a golden chance, though the midfielder was
denied by an excellent save with his leg by Collins, before striker Rhys
Browne skewed the follow-up wide.


That was a warning sign for the hosts, who responded by looking to regain
their high pressing off the ball and fast-paced retention in possession.
Solanke led a quick break as the Blues sprung out from the back, with
Kandi fed in down the right wing and supplying Palmer, who fired his shot
narrowly wide.


As the hour mark approached Chelsea's goal came under increasing pressure.
A few corners were floated into the box that came to little but Viveash's
boys were struggling to keep hold of the ball, particularly building from
defence into midfield areas.


Palmer fired over before Collins was called into action again, this time
palming away a well-hit strike from Browne after the striker worked
himself some space racing past Brady. Cole forced Killip into action down
the other end with another free kick, before Palmer's ball found Solanke
in behind the back four, only for the striker's first touch to leave him
without space to finish the move.


Yet it wasn't long before the net was rippling, albeit as Collins was
beaten to level the scores. Substitute Lewis Byrne-Hewitt fed an excellent
ball through to Eaton-Collins and the midfield man finished off an
enterprising move calmly.


That strike brought the Canaries level and Viveash responded by
introducing Reece Mitchell in place of Ali. With Musonda now dictating
play from central midfield and a front four of Solanke, Cole, Kandi and
Mitchell pouring forwards, Chelsea were intent on quickly regaining the
lead as the final 10 minutes approached.


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Youth


Their efforts were quickly rewarded. Cole worked some space down the right
and fashioned the opportunity, firing across the face of goal, and Solanke
was on hand at the back post once again to finish from even nearer than
his first goal. The schoolboy striker's second strike gave him his eighth
goal in the last three games.


There was still work to be done as Norwich continued to threaten and Brady
was forced to make an excellent last-ditch tackle as Byrne-Hewitt bore
down on goal, though Chelsea held on to secure another three league points.


Next up for Viveash's side is a return to FA Youth Cup action as they host
Sheffield Wednesday at Aldershot's Electrical Services Stadium this
Wednesday, 15 January.


Chelsea

Bradley Collins

Jonathan Muleba (c) George Brady Dion Conroy Ola Aina
(Jordan Houghton h/t)

Mukhtar Ali Charlie Colkett
(Reece Mitchell 75) (Charly Musonda 62)

Chike Kandi Kasey Palmer George Cole

Dominic Solanke


Unused subs - Jared Thompson, Ambrose Gnahore
Scorer - Solanke 33, 79
Booked - Ali


Norwich

Ben Killip, Cameron Norman (c), Ben Wyatt, Harvey Hodd, Kevin Lokko,

Reiss Awuah (Ben Burgess 80), Henry Randall (Michael Efete h/t), Ray Grant,

Harrison Heath (Lewis Byrne-Hewitt 60), Jamie Eaton-Collins, Rhys Browne


Unused subs - Aston Oxborough, Christian Slales
Scorer - Eaton-Collins 73


By Sam Poplett

Picture courtesy of Mark Sandom

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