U18 - Chelsea 3 - 0 Reading - 切爾西足球俱樂部 Chelsea Football Club

U18南區聯賽第八輪




https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2021/10/30/
under-18s-report--chelsea-vs-reading

Under-18s report: Chelsea 3 Reading 0

30 Oct 2021


Our Under-18s kicked off a busy day of Chelsea action with a league win at
Cobham, their first in four matches.


https://i.imgur.com/9LWswJj.jpg


A tight contest of few chances swung in our favour towards the end of the
first half when Reading's Abraham Kanu was sent off for a cynical last-man
tackle on Louis Flower, a blow compounded within minutes as Leo Castledine
found the breakthrough in stoppage time.


Flower then added a goal of his own soon after the restart before Josh
Tobin rounded things off later in the game with a close-range header. It
marked a return to winning ways for Ed Brand's youngsters, a first victory
since mid-September propelling them up the table.


== The selection ==


Brand made four changes from the side that started last weekend's 4-4
thriller at Fulham, with Brodi Hughes, Silko Thomas, Charlie Webster and
Jude Soonsup-Bell all involved for the older development squad later in
the day.


That meant a start for schoolboy centre-back Kaiden Wilson alongside Luke
Badley-Morgan, with captain Tobin moving into midfield. Flower led the
line up front, while Edwin Andersson continued in attack after bagging a
brace last time out.


https://i.imgur.com/fsfRot1.jpg
Andersson also featured for our development squad earlier in the week


== Scrappy start ==


A heavy downpour throughout the morning left the turf at Cobham saturated
and slick, though neither side could turn that to their advantage in the
opening exchanges as the game opened in stop-start fashion, with a number
of interruptions punctuating the loose play.


The visitors, decked all in yellow, occasionally pierced through the Blues
backline but Prince Adegoke's goal was invariably well-protected, most
notably by a couple of important blocks from defenders Derrick Abu and
Badley-Morgan.


Our first attempt came after 15 minutes when Flower's high-energy pressing
from the front, a key attribute of his off-the-ball game, turned over
possession in the Reading half. The chance ultimately fell to midfielder
Castledine, though his effort was charged down well by Boyd Beacroft on
the cover.


== Upping the ante ==


Brand's boys enjoyed their best spell of the half in the following
10-minute period, albeit without finding the breakthrough goal.
Badley-Morgan thought he might be the man to get in as he watched
Andersson's dinked delivery from the left drift towards his head, however
Kyle Daniel-Spray arrived from nowhere to nod the imminent danger behind.


Lewis Hall then spurned a glaring opportunity from close range following
excellent work again from Flower in the build-up, the forward's driven
cross skewed wide by the England Under-18 international.


https://i.imgur.com/z9I2JWZ.jpg
Hall spurned a good chance to open the scoring


== Defender dismissed ==


The Royals were rocked 10 minutes before the break as Flower's clever
running and a super pass over the top from Tobin created big danger. With
the striker having got his body in between Kanu and the bouncing ball, the
defender's desperate lunge was always going to be a risky one and he
clattered through our number nine without making contact with the ball.


The only decision for the officials was whether the foul had occurred
inside or outside of the box and once they opted for a free-kick, the red
card was the only option. Hall took responsibility from the set-piece but
fired disappointingly over the crossbar.


== Timely breakthrough ==


Castledine's incisive running from midfield threatened a goal on more than
one occasion for the Blues, with the 16-year-old denied by Matthew Rowley
a few minutes before half-time.


Badley-Morgan's clever pass down the inside-right channel found
Andersson's run and the Swede's cutback was precise, though Castledine's
shot proved too close to the Reading keeper.


However, the hosts finally got their goal in added time when another
quality set-piece delivery, a feature of the half for Chelsea, paid
dividends. Andersson whipped an inswinging ball in dangerously from the
left and Castledine got on the end of it to notch the second goal of his
debut campaign as a scholar.


https://i.imgur.com/UmpJTxU.jpg
Castledine opened the scoring late in the first half


== Daylight established ==


As expected, the hosts restarted brightly and quickly found the second
goal that brought them comfort in the contest. Flower had fired a warning
moments earlier with a dangerous run and sharp shot that brought a smart
stop from Rowley, though the Reading keeper had no chance after 52 minutes
as the striker made it 2-0.


https://i.imgur.com/nC9SwMh.jpg
Flower played a key role in Reading being reduced to 10 men and then
netted in the second half


Zain Silcott-Duberry made inroads down the left and his cross found
Castledine, whose effort was charged down. However, the ball fell nicely
into the path of Flower, who had time to take a touch and then lash a
fierce finish into the far corner.


== Seeing it out ==


Further opportunities came and went as the visitors saw confidence and
energy drained. The only threat to Adegoke's goal, and our second clean
sheet of the campaign, came after the hour mark when Reading fashioned a
chance from a set-piece, though the header failed to test the Blues
stopper.


The points were wrapped up with 15 minutes remaining when Reading switched
off from a corner and Tobin rose highest to nod in Andersson's delivery
from close range. It capped a good morning's work for the youth team, who
return to winning ways and move up to third.


https://i.imgur.com/LClEZnb.jpg
Tobin rounded off the scoring with a late header


Chelsea (4-2-3-1):
Prince Adegoke

Derrick Abu Kaiden Wilson Luke Badley-Morgan Richard Olise
(Alex Kpakpe 75) (Billy Gee h/t)

Josh Tobin (c) Lewis Hall
(Sam Rak-Sakyi 79)

Edwin Andersson Leo Castledine Zain Silcott-Duberry

Louis Flower


Unused subs - Luke Campbell, Tudor Mendel-Idowu
Scorers - Castledine 45+1; Flower 52; Tobin 75
Booked - Andersson 21; Tobin 43; Castledine 85


Reading:

Matthew Rowley, Zion Nditi (William Ramirez h/t),

Kyle Daniel-Spray (Jordan Antoine 62), Ben Purcell (c), Boyd Beacroft,

Abraham Kanu, Hamid Abdel-Salam, Ryley Campbell, David Nyarko,

Princewill Ehibhatiomhan, Ajani Giscombe (Aston Greaver 58)


Unused subs - Troy Murray, Tom Norcott
Sent off - Kanu 36



Referee - Samuel Olhausen

- Match pictures courtesy of Mark Sandom

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