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

U18南區聯賽第八輪


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Under-18s report: Tottenham 3-4 Chelsea

Sat 3 Oct 2015


Chelsea Under-18s recorded a hard-fought victory away at Tottenham this
morning (Saturday).


Mukhtar Ali fired the visitors in front before Spurs responded with goals
from Ryan Loft and Charlie Owens either side of half-time. Yet the Blues
hit back with two goals in five minutes, Isaac Christie-Davies finding the
back of the net before Ali grabbed his second.


Ike Ugbo extended our advantage before Loft converted a late penalty to
ensure the contest was fought until the last kick. The visitors battled
and goalkeeper Nathan Baxter made an excellent late save to ensure they
secured all three points on the road.


Baxter started in goal protected by a back four consisting of captain Josh
Grant, Ali Suljic, Fikayo Tomori and Cole Dasilva. Ugbo led the line up
front and was supported by Charlie Wakefield, Miro Muheim and
Christie-Davies, while Ruben Sammut partnered Ali in central midfield.


The Blues started brightly on a misty morning in Hertfordshire and Ali had
the crossbar shaking after just three minutes as his free-kick ricocheted
off the top of the woodwork. Wakefield's effort from the left was charged
behind before home goalkeeper Alfie Whiteman denied Muheim with his feet.


Down the other end, Baxter raced quickly off his line to deny Ryan Loft,
yet it was the visitors fashioning more opportunities and enjoying the
better of the play.


Christie-Davies's free-kick whistled inches past the post and Dasilva's
left-footed effort was gathered comfortably by the goalkeeper, while the
referee also waved away two strong penalty appeals for challenges on Ali
and Ugbo.


Muheim helped create an opportunity for himself on the break, sliding in
Ugbo down the left and then receiving a pass back to release him
one-on-one with the keeper. However, the Swiss forward's touch was too
heavy and Whiteman was grateful to pounce on the loose ball.


However, moments later it was 1-0 to Chelsea. The ball was won high up the
pitch and Joe Edwards's side made it count as Ali turned Christie-Davies's
pass neatly into the back of the net.


Spurs responded swiftly as Owens fired a free-kick over before they
equalised, somewhat against the run of play, four minutes before the
interval. Zenon Stylianides released Loft in behind with a clinical pass
and the striker kept his composure to finish confidently past Baxter.


The hosts restarted well and were in front inside a minute after the
restart. Owens curled a free-kick towards goal from the left and its
flight evaded everybody before nestling in the far corner.


That kickstarted a decent spell but they failed to trouble Baxter
seriously and were made to pay as Chelsea fired back with two goals in
five minutes.


Christie-Davies fired in the equaliser, his second in successive games,
after Wakefield had done well to deliver from the right, before Ali netted
his second of the morning with an arrowing finish from the edge of the box
into the bottom far corner.


The Blues continued to battle in a hard-fought contest and Ugbo added a
fourth after 77 minutes, pouncing on a loose pass back to the goalkeeper
from substitute Aramide Oteh before squeezing his finish inside the near
post.


Yet Spurs ensured there was late drama as substitute Joseph Colley was
adjudged to have fouled Dylan Duncan in the box and the referee awarded a
penalty. Loft stepped up and slotted his finish into the bottom right
corner.


That ensured a grandstand finish and Baxter produced an excellent save
deep into stoppage time, clawing a looping header away from danger. With
eight minutes of added time played, Edwards's side had to keep composed
and they demonstrated game maturity to keep the ball and secure an
impressive away win.


== Manager reaction ==


After the game, Joe Edwards reflected on a pleasing morning for his side
and praised the character shown by his players. Speaking to the official
Chelsea website, he said: 'Tottenham away is one of the games we look
forward to every year; it's always a high-level game and today didn't
disappoint in that respect.


'We were disappointed with our lack of aggression and hunger in our last
away game at West Ham so we placed a big onus on that today and I felt
that was clear to see in the boys.


'Some of our football, particularly in the first half, was outstanding,
and our second-years in midfield really showed their experience and
dominated the game. We had to control our frustration at times with a
couple of early penalty decisions going against us and finding yourselves
2-1 down having played so well is always a test of character.


'That sums up the day for us; our character let us down at West Ham but we
showed it in a big way today. We had to fight it out a little bit at the
end but we got the result our performance deserved.'


Chelsea
Nathan Baxter

Josh Grant (c) Fikayo Tomori Ali Suljic Cole Dasilva
(Joseph Colley 69)

Ruben Sammut Mukhtar Ali

Miro Muheim Isaac Christie-Davies Charlie Wakefield
(Hubert Adamczyk 90+8) (Harvey St Clair 80)
Ike Ugbo


Unused subs - Alex Kozakis, Jacob Maddox
Scorers - Ali 34, 64; Christie-Davies 59; Ugbo 77
Booked - Sammut


Tottenham

Alfie Whiteman, Chris Paul, Nick Tsaroulla (Joe Muscatt 80), Charlie Owens,

Japhet Tanganga, Christian Maghoma, Marcus Edwards (Aramide Oteh 64),

Zenon Stylianides, Ryan Loft, Dylan Duncan, Kazaiah Sterling


Unused subs - Tom McDermott, Keanen Bennetts, George Marsh
Scorers - Loft 41, (pen) 85; Owens 46

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