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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hfpwayb_W8Y U23聯賽第一輪全場比賽


https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2021/08/16/pl2-report--tottenham-vs-chelsea

PL2 report: Tottenham 2 Chelsea 2

16 Aug 2021


A young Chelsea side earned a creditable point away at Spurs on the
opening night of their Premier League 2 season.


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Harvey Vale struck twice in the first half, the first with a penalty that
he had won and the second a composed finish close to the midway point.


Tottenham fought back and eventually levelled the scores through Dilan
Markanday and J'Neil Bennett but Lucas Bergstrom, the busy Blues
goalkeeper, proved the hero with a late penalty save to earn the visitors
a point to take back to Cobham.


== The selection ==


Andy Myers's first starting team of the season saw Bryan Fiabema named as
the leading striker, supported by Charlie Webster and Vale from forward
positions.


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Fiabema started up top for the young Blues


George Nunn and Dion Rankine were the preferred wing-backs in a 3-4-3
system, with Xavier Mbuyamba, Sam McClelland and Bashir Humphreys the
centre-backs in front of goalkeeper Bergstrom.


Ben Elliott anchored in midfield alongside George McEachran, while Spurs
started with former Blues Academy defender Marcel Lavinier and England
Under-21 international Ryan Sessegnon among their ranks.


== Perfect start ==


It was a balmy evening in Hertfordshire as our young Blues got their
2021/22 campaign underway in PL2. Runners-up last term, the visitors were
looking to do the double over their London rivals once again but it was
Bergstrom who proved the busier of the keepers early on.


The big Finn demonstrated all his agility to keep out a header from Alfie
Devine following a clever cross by J'Neil Bennett from the left and the
save proved even more significant as the Blues soon broke the deadlock
down the other end.


It was a goal that owed much to Rankine's pace and endeavours as well as
Vale's anticipation and quick thinking, the 17-year-old reacting smartly
to latch on to a loose ball in the box and draw a foul from Joshua
Oluwayemi, the Tottenham keeper.


Vale picked himself up, dusted himself down and smashed the spot-kick
straight down the middle, opening his account after just 20 minutes of the
new campaign and handing Myers's men a perfect start.


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Vale slots in the opener from the penalty spot


== Busy Bergstrom ==


Yet Chelsea were on back foot for much of the first period, with Bergstrom
working overtime to keep the hosts at bay. McClelland produced an
exceptional block to thwart Devine again before Bennett and Malachi
Walcott brought saves from our man between the sticks in quick succession.


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Bergstrom was a constant source of frustration for the hosts


Walcott then spurned a great chance at the back post following a teasing
deep delivery, before Webster was similarly guilty of fluffing his lines
in the Spurs 18-yard box after Elliott and Vale had led a
counter-attacking charge.


With Tottenham on top, a sucker-punch came in the form of a second for
Chelsea and Vale, who raced clear ominously following a ball over the top.
The teenager was bold in skipping past Brooklyn Lyons-Foster and then
precise with his finish, squeezed inside the far post for 2-0 just moments
before the break.


Spurs thought they had halved the deficit in stoppage time at the end of
the first half as Lyons-Foster turned in the rebound from Harvey White's
well-struck free-kick but the offside flag ruled it out.


== Parity restored ==


However, the reprieve did not last long and Markanday was the early scorer
after the restart, running onto a pass from Devine before slotting neatly
beyond the onrushing Bergstrom.


Chelsea chances in the second half were limited to a weak left-footed
Webster effort and a wicked McEachran free-kick that zipped just past the
far post, while Tottenham continued to pepper Bergstrom's goal through
Bennett and Markanday.


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Webster had a shot saved in the second half


The equaliser arrived 22 minutes from time and the Blues keeper could do
little to keep it out as Bennett cut in from the left flank and curled a
dipping effort into the far corner for 2-2.


== Drama at the death ==


With the opportunity to turn one point into three, the home side kept
pushing and earned the perfect chance to complete a turnaround victory
when Markanday knocked the ball past Bergstrom and fell easily under the
keeper's attempted challenge.


The referee had no choice but to point for a penalty and White stepped up
confidently but Bergstrom kept his status as the night's hero, diving low
to his left to keep the ball out and keep a point for his side.


== What's next? ==


Manchester United at Stamford Bridge on Friday night. Kick-off is at 7pm
and you can get down to support the boys for just ￡5 for adults and ￡3
for seniors/juniors. Buy your tickets here.


Chelsea (3-4-3):
Lucas Bergstrom

Xavier Mbuyamba Sam McClelland Bashir Humphreys

Dion Rankine George McEachran Ben Elliott George Nunn
(Josh Brooking 68) (Luke Badley-Morgan 74)

Charlie Webster Bryan Fiabema Harvey Vale
(Jayden Wareham 80)


Unused subs - Teddy Sharman-Lowe, Declan Firth
Scorer - Vale (pen) 20, 43
Booked - Mbuyamba 31; Elliott 35; McEachran 45


Tottenham (4-2-3-1):
Joshua Oluwayemi

Marcel Lavinier Brooklyn Lyons-Foster Matthew Craig Ryan Sessegnon
(Marqes Muir h/t)

Malachi Walcott Romaine Mundle

Harvey White Dilan Markanday Alfie Devine
(Rafferty Pedder 90+1)

J'Neil Bennett


Unused subs - Michael Craig, Adam Hayton, Yago Santiago
Scorers - Markanday 48; Bennett 68
Booked - Devine 81

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