U23 - Chelsea 2 - 2 Sunderland - 切爾西足球俱樂部 Chelsea Football Club

U23聯賽第四輪


https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/09/
pl2-report--chelsea-v-sunderland.html

PL2 report: Chelsea 2 Sunderland 2

Sat 9 Sep 2017


Our development squad came from behind to lead at Cobham but were forced
to settle for a Premier League 2 point at home to Sunderland.


Ethan Robson put the visitors ahead midway through the half before Reece
James and Josh Grant turned the game around with impressive individual
strikes. The Blues looked to be heading towards their second victory of
the season until Thomas Beadling's thunderbolt flew past Marcin Bulka and
ensured a share of the spoils.


There were six changes from our last PL2 outing as Jake Clarke-Salter and
Charly Musonda were handed much-needed match action, while Trevoh Chalobah
continued his injury comeback with a start in defence.


Chalobah and Clarke-Salter lined up alongside Richard Nartey in a back
three, with Bulka retained in goal and the pair of James and Grant
operating as wing-backs. Miro Muheim started up front once again,
supported by Isaac Christie-Davies and Jacob Maddox, while Ruben Sammut
and skipper Musonda played in central midfield.


It took a little over five minutes for the visitors to threaten with the
opening chance as Elliot Embleton slid a pass forward for Robson but the
midfielder was shepherded away from danger for a corner, which came to
nothing.


Musonda fashioned the first opening for the Blues moments later, the
Belgian feeding Christie-Davies down the right before goalkeeper James
Talbot raced out to save with his feet as the angle narrowed. Maddox was
then upended 20 yards out, allowing Musonda the opportunity to test Talbot
with a curling free-kick that was parried down and gathered comfortably.


As the hosts seemed to settle into the contest, they fell behind with 25
minutes on the clock. Sloppy passing out from the back saw Sunderland win
possession and Bulka made a smart stop to deny Rees Greenwood before
Robson's effort into the ground looped kindly over the keeper and into the
back of the net.


A response was required from Edwards's men and they reacted positively,
overturning the scoreline within 10 minutes. Marc Guehi had scored a
stunning opener for our youth team earlier in the day at Cobham and
James's effort was no less spectacular. Grant advanced from left wing-back
and teed up Christie-Davies, whose saved strike rebounded out for James to
thump a drive into the far corner with frightening power and precision.


Four minutes later, it was 2-1 to Chelsea and Christie-Davies was involved
again as he combined neatly with Grant on the left before the defender
bent a brilliant curling effort into the far side of the goal, leaving the
goalkeeper stranded helplessly.


The lead set the groundwork for the Blues to dominate and they came close
to extending the advantage before half-time. Christie-Davies saw a
right-footed shot saved and Brandon Taylor blocked from Maddox before
Talbot made an excellent double save to keep out Maddox from close range.


Edwards will have wanted an early goal after the restart to strengthen his
side's position in the contest but Maddox failed to hit the target
following good combination play between Christie-Davies and James down the
right.


As the storm clouds drifted across the training ground, the tide of the
game shifted in favour of the Black Cats. Bulka produced a super low save
down to his left to push away Embleton's bending effort but the Polish
stopper could do absolutely nothing to keep out the equaliser with 18
minutes remaining.


A short corner found its way out to Beadling on the left of the box and
the defender crashed his strike into the top corner via the angle of post
and crossbar.


After coming from behind in the first half, the hosts had to muster a
comeback once again. Clarke-Salter's header deflected wide after a Muheim
corner from the right before the Swiss youth international had a chance of
his own, created by substitute Harvey St Clair, but fired into the side
netting.


Muheim then glanced a header off-target and Hudson-Odoi's mazy run was
stopped in its tracks as the home side ran out of time and were forced to
share the league points, leaving them fourth in the PL2 Division 1 table.
The development squad return to action at home to Manchester United on
Monday 18 September. Before then, our Under-19s face their counterparts
from Qarabag in their return to the UEFA Youth League on Tuesday.


Chelsea (3-4-3)
Marcin Bulka

Trevoh Chalobah Richard Nartey Jake Clarke-Salter
(Harvey St Clair 68)

Reece James Ruben Sammut Charly Musonda (c) Josh Grant
(Ethan Ampadu 80)

Jacob Maddox Miro Muheim Isaac Christie-Davies
(Callum Hudson-Odoi 62)


Unused subs - James Russell, Luke McCormick
Scorers - James 29; Grant 33
Booked - Nartey


Sunderland

James Talbot, Owen Gamble, Denver Hume, Adam Bale, Brandon Taylor,

Thomas Beadling (c), Joel Asoro (Luke Molyneux 68), Ethan Robson,

Andrew Nelson (Jack Diamond 90+2), Elliot Embleton, Rees Greenwood


Unused subs - Alex Storey, Michel Woud, Chris Allan
Scorers - Robson 25; Beadling 72
Booked - Hume


Referee - Mr A Woolmer


- Pictures courtesy of Mark Sandom

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