U18 - Chelsea 4 - 3 Man Utd - 切爾西足球俱樂部 Chelsea Football Club

U18聯賽季後賽第二輪




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Under-18s report: Chelsea 4 Man United 3

Sat 1 Apr 2017


Our youngsters moved to the top of the Under-18 Premier League elite merit
group after winning an entertaining seven-goal thriller at Cobham.


Ethan Hamilton and Juan Castillo struck early on before United twice
cancelled out penalties from Conor Gallagher with strikes courtesy of Josh
Bohui and Nishan Burkart. With over 10 minutes of additional time played,
the Blues left it late but grabbed the winner as George McEachran sealed
all three points with a neat finish. It is a second win in two games
played in the merit round for Jody Morris's side as they look to be
crowned national champions.


Morris made four changes from the side that kicked off our merit group
campaign with a 4-0 win away at West Ham three weeks previously. Jamie
Cumming returned in goal protected by a back three of captain Richard
Nartey, Reece James and Marc Guehi.


Gallagher and Jacob Maddox came into the team in central midfield, while
Cole Dasilva and Castillo continued to operate as wings-backs, the latter
following an impressive performance on the left in our Youth Cup thumping
of Tottenham. Martell Taylor-Crossdale continued to lead the line up front
and was supported by the 16-year-old duo of McEachran and Callum
Hudson-Odoi.


United came into the fixture having drawn their opening two games in the
top tier and they started brightly in the Cobham sunshine. Angel Gomes
dictated much of the early play in midfield and his well-struck free-kick
looked sure to provide Cumming with some early work but for the
intervention of a well-positioned defensive wall. The ball deflected
behind for a corner and the visitors kept up the pressure before taking a
lead inside 10 minutes.


Josh Bouhi did well to advance round the back down the right flank and the
loose ball fell kindly into the path of Hamilton, who beat Cumming from 10
yards with the aid of a generous deflection. It asked a question of
Morris's men, who hadn't conceded first in the league since November.


The response was quick and impressive. Hudson-Odoi saw a strike blocked
well before Castillo delivered a teasing cross from the left, though
Taylor-Crossdale was unable to adjust his body to trouble Theo Richardson
in the visitors' goal.


Our equaliser arrived midway through the half. Taylor-Crossdale advanced
threateningly down the right flank and rattled the crossbar with a rising
drive but United struggled to clear the danger and Castillo picked up
possession before bending a beautiful strike into the far top corner.


Within five minutes of levelling, the hosts were ahead as the complexion
of the game altered entirely. Taylor-Crossdale was the chief creator once
again, bursting into the box before Richardson's outstretched leg
illegally took him down. The referee didn't hesitate in pointing to the
spot and Gallagher stepped up to convert with confidence.


It could have been 4-1 by the interval as we carved out a handful of
clear-cut opportunities as the break approached, Richardson making two
crucial saves to keep his side in the game. The first was the more
impressive as Taylor-Crossdale fired a low shot with plenty of power
towards goal. Not able to get sight of the ball until late, the keeper
dropped to his right and kept it out with a strong hand.


Hudson-Odoi was then presented with a sight at goal as he bore down on the
keeper but the schoolboy was guilty of delaying his decision, allowing
Richardson to make a close-range stop. Gallagher fired in a strike from
distance that was held well by the visiting number one shortly after the
restart before United levelled seven minutes into the second half.


Bohui's pace and movement had proved a threat all morning and the striker
latched on to a pass forward before firing across goal and squeezing the
shot beyond Cumming and into the bottom corner.


It set up an entertaining spectacle as both sides pushed to find a winning
goal. Richardson continued to excel as the standout performer for the
visitors, clawing away two well-hit efforts from Taylor-Crossdale in quick
succession before the Blues were awarded another penalty following a
clumsy challenge on McEachran. Gallagher assumed spot-kick duties again
and this time fired high to re-establish our advantage and claim his
fourth goal of the campaign.


However, United always remained a threat in the final third and looked to
have claimed a point with nine minutes remaining. It was a poor goal from
the Chelsea perspective, the ball kept in the box for too long before
substitute Burkhart smashed it in from eight yards out.


James and Nartey went close with headers from McEachran free-kick
deliveries and it looked as if the points would be split until the
officials played over 10 minutes of added time, an accumulation of various
injury stoppages. The winner was fashioned down the left, Castillo
accelerating into space before delivering a perfect centre for McEachran,
whose finish lacked guile but not impact as it squirmed over the line.


Cue the celebrations at Cobham as we made it a dozen wins in a row in all
competitions and moved clear at the top of the league.


Chelsea (3-4-3)
Jamie Cumming

Reece James Richard Nartey (c) Marc Guehi

Cole Dasilva Conor Gallagher Jacob Maddox Juan Castillo
(Joseph Colley 86) (Luke McCormick 74)

George McEachran Callum Hudson-Odoi
Martell Taylor-Crossdale
(Harvey St Clair 78)


Unused subs - Jared Thompson, Charlie Brown
Scorers - Castillo 22; Gallagher (pen) 27, (pen) 64; McEachran 90+5


Manchester United

Theo Richardson, George Tanner, Jake Kenyon, Tyrell Warren (c), Lee O'Connor,

Callum Whelan, Indy Boonan, Ethan Hamilton (Harry Spratt 89),

Josh Bouhi (Nishan Burkhart 74), Angel Gomes (Darren Buffonge h/t),

Zach Dearnley


Unused subs - Luca Ercolani, Alex Fojticek
Booked - Kenyon
Scorers - Hamilton 9; Bohui 52; Burkhart 81


Referee - Thomas Hancock

- Pictures courtesy of Mark Sandom

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