U18 - Chelsea 6 - 0 Reading - 切爾西足球俱樂部 Chelsea Football Club

U18聯賽第15輪


http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3586861/

YOUTH REPORT: CHELSEA 6 READING 0

Posted on: Sat 21 Dec 2013


== Summary ==


Chelsea's Under-18s rounded off the calendar year in style, beating
Reading at Cobham with a hat-trick from Dominic Solanke (pictured), his
second treble in as many games, plus a brace from Ambrose Gnahore and a
strike from Charly Musonda securing all three points in emphatic fashion.


== Team news ==


There were eight changes from the side that earned a point last time out
in the league at West Brom, with only George Brady, Gnahore and Charlie
Colkett continuing. Mitchell Beeney and Ruben Loftus-Cheek dropped down
from Dermot Drummy's Under-21 group to start, while Jay Dasilva, Jordan
Houghton and Ola Aina made up the back four.


Kasey Palmer joined Loftus-Cheek and Colkett in the midfield trio, while
Solanke, the leading goalscorer among the youth ranks so far this
campaign, led the line supported by Musonda and Gnahore from the flanks.


== First half ==


Adi Viveash's side enjoyed much of the early possession at a rain-lashed
Cobham, though chances inside the opening 10 minutes were limited. The
visitors from Reading were compact in their defensive shape, though the
young Blues' bright start was to pay dividends inside a quarter of an
hour.


Gnahore had a shot well blocked before another opportunity came the young
wideman's way. Close and clever interplay around the penalty area worked
the opening for the hosts and Palmer's cheeky back-heel set Gnahore
bearing down on goal. He provided the finish, clipping the ball neatly
over the onrushing goalkeeper Lewis Ward to score his eigth goal of the
campaign to date.


The young Royals responded positively, testing Beeney with a high corner
from the left that whipped about dangerously in the strong wind and forced
the goalkeeper to intervene with an aerial punch clear, before Sammi
Fridjonsson threatened down the Reading right on a quick counter-attack,
only for his delivery inside to evade the supporting attackers.


Musonda had a shot wide before Chelsea doubled their advantage and it came
courtesy of the in-form schoolboy Solanke. A misjudgement by defender Rob
Dickie allowed Palmer the chance to burst forward at the heart of the
defence before the midfield man supplied the striker perfectly and Solanke
finished expertly.


That second goal put the Blues firmly in control of the game and they
continued to pour forward in numbers and with purpose. Musonda fired a
free-kick wide, Gnahore had another effort well blocked and Musonda forced
a good stop from goalkeeper Ward down low at his near post, before Solanke
came close to grabbing his second goal of the game.


Aina burst down the right flank, beating a couple of defenders before
delivering an excellent centre towards the striker, however Solanke just
couldn't quite get enough contact on the ball to send it towards goal.


Ward saved well again, albeit at a comfortable height, from a powerful
effort from Loftus-Cheek, though the goalkeeper was unable to prevent the
hosts extending the lead to 3-0 just before the break. A loose defensive
pass at the back allowed Solanke to head towards goal unchallenged and the
forward finished confidently past Ward once again to grab his 12th goal of
the season.


== Second half ==


Viveash made one change at the break, replacing Houghton with Fikayo
Tomori at the heart of the defence, though the action continued to occur
predominantly down the other end and it didn't take long for the Blues to
grab another goal.


Another defensive error at the back presented the opening and Solanke was
not about to pass up on the opportunity of a second hat-trick in two
games, after his treble against Dartford in the FA Youth Cup third round
last week. The striker finished well from close range as the defender's
efforts to shield the ball proved unwise and costly.


Solanke had a chance to grab a fourth goal shortly after, as Chelsea's
dominance continued and continual waves of attacks bore down on the Royals
goal. Substitute Reece Mitchell's centre from the left was inviting but
the striker was unable to add to his tally.


Gnahore shot narrowly over the bar though the visitors did occasionally
threaten, with Shpat Ismajli squandering a host of opportunities to pull a
goal back. First he shot wide from the edge of the box, then he was denied
by Beeney's outstretched hand as he tried to round the goalkeeper at a
narrow angle, before he bent the best chance of the lot just past the far
post.


Tariqe Fosu-Henry smashed one narrowly past the far post though Chelsea
continued to pose problems of their own, and Chike Kandi, another
second-half introduction, could have got his name on the scoresheet but
for a heavy touch at the crucial moment.


A clearance off the goal line from Dickie prevented Solanke getting
another goal before the hosts did get their fifth of the game. Efforts
rained down on the Reading goal and Musonda, picking up a short corner,
managed to beat Ward once more, firing low beyond the goalkeeper from the
edge of the box.


Aina had an effort well saved before Gnahore put the gloss on the
scoreline, beating Ward from 20 yards with a well-hit left-footed drive.
That signalled the end of a torrid morning for Reading and ensured the
Chelsea Academy ended the year in style.


Both Viveash's youth team and Drummy's Under-21s now break for Christmas,
returning to action early in the New Year.


Chelsea

Mitchell Beeney (c)

Ola Aina George Brady Jordan Houghton Jay Dasilva
(Fikayo Tomori h/t)

Ruben Loftus-Cheek Kasey Palmer
(Reece Mitchell 55)

Charly Musonda Charlie Colkett Ambrose Gnahore
(Chike Kandi 67)

Dominic Solanke

Unused sub - Bradley Collins


Reading

Lewis Ward

Tennai Watson George McLennan Conor Shaughnessey Rob Dickie

Dominic Hyam (c) Liam Kelly Sammi Fridjonsson

Dejuane Taylor-Crossdale Noor Husin Tariqe Fosu-Henry
(Shpat Ismajli)


Unused sub - Hammed Lawal, Bogdan Vastsuk, Zac Jules, Nana Owusu
Booked - Fridjonsson


By Sam Poplett

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