青年足總盃 - Man Utd 1-2 Chelsea - 切爾西足球俱樂部 Chelsea Football Club

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YOUTH CUP REPORT: MANCHESTER UNITED 1 CHELSEA 2

Posted on: Fri 16 Mar 2012


Goals from Amin Affane and Islam Feruz (pictured) have given our Under 18s
a solid base to take into the second leg of this season's FA Youth Cup
semi-final.


Returning to the scene of a heavy defeat in last season's competition, Adi
Viveash's side stood up well to the Old Trafford test, Affane giving the
Blues a deserved half-time lead.


Man United were strong after the restart and found an equaliser just past
the hour but schoolboy Feruz continued his impressive form in this cup run
to drill home a winner. Away goals do not count double in the FA Youth Cup
in the event of level scores at the end of the second leg.


Viveash made one change to the starting line up from the previous round at
Nottingham Forest. Nathaniel Chalobah moved forward into midfield, as he
had done during the exciting fight back at the City Ground. Reece Mitchell
made way with Alex Davey coming in at centre-back for his Youth Cup debut.


Only Jamal Blackman, Todd Kane, Chalobah and Adam Nditi played in the loss
on this ground in the semi-final second leg last season, Nditi a half-time
substitute that night. Two of the Man United team remained from a year ago.


It was a promising start by this season's young Blues, enjoying plenty of
the ball in the Man United half and centre-back Nathan Ake
(pictured below) shot just over with the first chance after a corner
wasn't properly cleared.


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Nathan Ake


On eight minutes Chelsea nicked possession high up the pitch and Feruz
charged into the area but was dispossessed well by the home side's captain
Luke McCullough.


The momentum remained with the visitors and the breakthrough came on 13
minutes. There had been composed passing down the middle already and this
time Feruz and Piazon linked up and when the ball bounced kindly off a
defender, the Brazilian found Affane for a first-time low finish just
inside the post from 10 yards.


Man United midfielder Jack Barmby was booked on 20 minutes for slicing
down Nditi as the Blues continued to dominate possession.


A very good opportunity to go 2-0 ahead went begging as Piazon sliced a
shot past the left-hand post after an excellent pass from Chalobah. That
was on 30 minutes and three minutes later came the first truly loose piece
of play from Chelsea. Nditi took a heavy touch, losing the ball and then
pulled back his opponent, earning a booking.


The free-kick was over 25 yards out but it was struck cleanly by Tyler
Blackett and it hit the post with Blackman beaten.


Heading up to half-time, Man United were as good as they had been all
game. Chalobah (pictured below) was in the right place to block a shot
from McCullough while up the other end, Feruz hit a shot hard but it
curved away from the target.


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Chalobah


The Blues started the second half on the front foot, Lewis Baker's
on-target shot deflected wide by a Man United defender, but they found it
harder to keep possession than in the first half and consequently were
spending more time back in their own half.


On the hour Man United worked the ball behind the Chelsea defence but
James Wilson slipped as he looked to find an opponent for a shot, and then
Blackman mishandled the ball to give away a corner. The initial ball in
did no immediate damage but it was never properly cleared, eventually
falling to Wilson to slide the ball under Blackman. There were 61 minutes
played.


Viveash made a substitution, Alex Kiwomya had been poised to come on
before the goal, and he now replaced Affane.


It had been Man United's half without a doubt but the Blues retook the
lead on 67 minutes with a counter-attack when Chalobah won the ball near
halfway. The England Under 19 international passed to Feruz and went for
the return which didn't come. Instead Feruz's pass rebounded back to him
off a defender so he raced forward before cracking a shot into the bottom
corner from a good 25 yards. It was a special strike. 'One team in Europe'
sang the celebrating Chelsea fans inside Old Trafford.


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Feruz


Now the Blues were back in control and Kiwomya had a shot blocked by the
keeper. Into the last 10 minutes and both sides were increasingly making
mistakes as the occasion and the big pitch began to take its toll.


But Chelsea successful saw the game out, Kiwomya's freshness and pace
forcing Man United into retreat in the dying minutes.


'It was obviously a very tight game, and an outstanding advert for youth
football,' said a pleased Viveash after the game.


'The pitch was lovely and our boys thrived on that. We started
tremendously well and in the first 20 minutes the game could have been out
of sight. We scored a grest goal through Amin Affane and had several other
opportunities but unfortunately if you don't take them against Man United,
their front three have good movement and in the second part of the first
half they worked themselves back into the game.


'In the second half they got the equaliser when we looked liked we were
going to get a second but at 1-1, the boys showed tremendous character
again to go and get the winner.


'I've told the boys they deserve a big pat on the back for trying to
execute a game plan as young players away at Man United and they nearly
did it to the letter, but it will be much harder at the Bridge.'


The date for the second leg at Stamford Bridge has yet to be announced.



Chelsea (4-3-3):

Jamal Blackman

Todd Kane Alex Davey Nathan Ake Adam Nditi
(Nortei Nortey 85)

John Swift Nathaniel Chalobah (c) Lewis Baker

Lucas Piazon Islam Feruz Amin Affane
(Tom Howard 90+1) (Alex Kiwomya 64)


Unused subs: Mitchell Beeney, Dion Conroy.


Man United (4-2-3-1):

Jonathan Sutherland;

Liam Grimshaw, Luke McCullough (c), Nicholas Ioannou, Tyler Blackett;

Jake Rudge (Luke Hendrie 75), Ben Pearson (Sam Byrne 75);

Jack Barmby (Charni Ekangamene 90+1), Gyliano van Velzen, Mats Daehli;

James Wilson.


Unused subs: Liam Jacob, Declan Dalley.

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