U23 - Chelsea 1 - 1 West Ham Utd - 切爾西足球俱樂部 Chelsea Football Club

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwJkN7W6ge8 U23聯賽第19輪精華


https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2022/03/11/pl2-report--chelsea-vs-west-ham

PL2 report: Chelsea 1 West Ham 1

11 Mar 2022


Our development squad fought from behind to pick up a first point in four
games in Premier League 2, though the lack of wins still leaves us the
wrong side of the red line with seven matches remaining.


https://i.imgur.com/FeEDaDO.jpg


On a rain-lashed night at Kingsmeadow, Andy Myers's side edged a fairly
even first period without finding the breakthrough. Thierno Ballo had our
best chance from a clever corner routine but failed to hit the target,
while goalkeeper Teddy Sharman-Lowe made a couple of decent stops in our
own goal.


West Ham took the lead after an hour when Sonny Perkins finished smartly
having been played in one-on-one, though their advantage lasted less than
15 minutes before Ballo finally found a way through for the hosts, heading
in a cross from Dylan Williams. Despite a red card for visiting defender
Jamal Baptiste in stoppage time, the points were ultimately shared and the
battle for survival for the Blues goes on.


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Rankine hit the post in the second half


== The selection ==


Myers made four changes from our last outing over a month ago as
Sharman-Lowe started in goal, while Brodi Hughes and Bashir Humphreys came
in at the back. Xavier Mbuyamba, previously an ever-present in the league,
missed out.


Ballo made his first appearance since returning from a loan spell in Austria
as Harvey Vale, Dion Rankine and Jayden Wareham continued as the front three,
the latter having netted our last PL2 goal in a 3-1 reverse at Arsenal last
month.


== Ballo gets his range ==


That clash with the Gunners was five weeks prior to this latest league
assignment for the young Blues, a long stretch of postponements caused by
bad weather and waterlogged pitches.


During that time, Myers's men have slipped into the PL2 relegation places,
which only added to the significance of this derby in the Kingston drizzle.


It was the visitors who started strongest with a couple of early crosses
sent flashing through Sharman-Lowe's 18-yard box, though Chelsea had the
first real chance when Ballo's acrobatic effort from Rankine's cross was
sent narrowly over the crossbar.


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Ballo hooked an early effort over for the Blues


== Hammers stand strong ==


Although the opening exchanges had little goalmouth action, the Blues were
able to fashion the most dangerous of the opportunities. The lively Vale
had a try from 25 yards midway through the half but was thwarted by a
deflection over the top and, from the resulting corner, Hammers keeper
Krisztian Hegyi saved well from Ballo with his feet.


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The lively Vale attacks down the left


Ballo went close again moments later with a fierce low drive that zipped
across the greasy surface but was well held by Hegyi, increasingly busy
between the posts for the visitors.


Down the other end, Sharman-Lowe was forced into his first action of note
when former Blue Pierre Ekwah shot from range and our stopper got down low
to keep it out. As the skies opened at Kingsmeadow, the goal threat dried
up but Ballo did see an effort fly inches wide late in the half following
a clever corner routine.


== Irons break through ==


It was perhaps not surprising that the hosts lacked that final touch of
confidence following four consecutive defeats but Myers's task at the
break was to instil some decisive belief into our play for the second
half.


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Wareham shoots as the hosts push to break the deadlock


While we restarted with control, that all-familiar sucker-punch soon
arrived. So often this season, our development squad have played well in
games for long periods but lacked precision in the final third and then
been made to paid, and so it was once more as West Ham took the lead just
after the hour mark.


Strong running through midfield from the former Celtic Irishman Armstrong
Okoflex carved out space and he played in Perkins, who had time to settle
and finish high beyond the onrushing Sharman-Lowe.


== Heading level ==


In response, Myers sent on Malik Mothersille for some attacking
inspiration but it was down the left flank we soon ventured through
full-back Dylan Williams. He combined neatly with Vale and the 18-year-old
went for goal from a tight angle but couldn't test Hegyi.


Moments later, the Hammers keeper was beaten but had the frame of his goal
to thank for keeping his side's lead intact. Rankine this time advanced
from the right, weaving between defenders before unleashing a left-footed
strike that thumped the far post and bounced clear.


Yet the goal our efforts had merited soon arrived with 15 minutes
remaining when Williams again got forward down the left and delivered for
Ballo to meet with a stooping header that finally beat Hegyi via the
underside of the bar.


https://i.imgur.com/PsAxVr9.jpg
Ballo stoops to head in our leveller


Despite a red card for Hammers defender Baptiste in stoppage time, it was
the visiting side who had the best of the final chances, Freddie Potts
spurning the most glaring of them with a header wide from Jayden Fevrier's
measured free-kick.


While a point ends the winless run for our development squad, the need for
victories grows greater and Myers will be hoping a Stamford Bridge game
against Leeds United next weekend proves more fruitful.


== What's next? ==


Our youth team are in action away at Stoke City tomorrow (Saturday) in the
Under-18 Premier League Cup semi-finals.


Chelsea (4-2-3-1):
Teddy Sharman-Lowe

Brodi Hughes Josh Brooking (c) Bashir Humphreys Dylan Williams

Xavier Simons George McEachran
(Joe Haigh 83)

Dion Rankine Thierno Ballo Harvey Vale
(Silko Thomas 87)
Jayden Wareham
(Malik Mothersille 67)


Unused subs - Charlie Webster, Lucas Bergstrom
Scorer - Ballo 75
Booked - McEachran 35; Rankine 86; Simons 90+2


West Ham (4-4-2):
Krisztian Hegyi

Will Greenidge Jamal Baptiste Pierre Ekwah Jayden Fevrier
(Levi Laing 56)

Dan Chesters Aji Alese (c) Freddie Potts Armstrong Okoflex

Keenan Appiah-Forson Sonny Perkins
(Kamari Swyer 82)


Unused subs - Brian Kinnear, Amadou Diallo, Thierry Nevers
Scorer - Perkins 62
Sent off - Baptiste 90+2

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