[情報] 青年軍 - Chelsea 4-3 West Ham Utd
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YOUTH REPORT: CHELSEA 4 WEST HAM UNITED 3
Posted on: Sat 23 Jan 2010
Chelsea hung on for an entertaining win against West Ham on Saturday
morning, having almost surrendered a 4-1 lead.
A Marko Mitrovic hat-trick set the young Blues on their way, while Milan
Lalkovic added a fourth just after half-time, but West Ham fought back and
almost pulled off a surprise draw, but in the end head back east empty-
handed.
Kick-off was delayed by half an hour due to West Ham's late arrival at
Cobham on a damp and miserable morning, which meant the visitors rushing
through their warm-up exercises while the Chelsea youngsters were able to
undertake a prolonged preparation, and it showed from the start.
Inside the opening minute, Gokhan Tore burst down the left and inside,
releasing Mitrovic who might have pulled the trigger but instead opted to
pass square, and the West Ham keeper was able to smother, and then shortly
afterwards Milan Lalkovic bent a free-kick on target from range.
Conor Clifford demonstrated his long-range shooting ability, but like his
Slovakian team-mate before him, he shot straight at the goalie.
When he did opt to shoot, Mitrovic showed them how it was done, smashing
home first-time from inside the area after a sublime passing move 10
minutes in. Josh McEachran supplied the final ball, but at least three
others had been involved in the build-up.
At the other end Sam Walker parried well to deny an immediate equaliser
before saving low at near full stretch, quite an achievement for the 6'5
stopper.
On either flank, and occasionally on each other's, Lalkovic and Tore were
giving their markers the runaround, but were just lacking a final ball.
In contrast, West Ham made Chelsea pay at the other end when Walker failed
to claim a corner, allowing one of the Hammers' tall centre-halves a
simple header into an empty net.
Parity didn't last long though, as within two minutes Mitrovic had headed
Chelsea back in front, Tore clearly heeding words from those around him,
swinging over a perfect corner.
Just after the half-hour the young Turk almost stretched the advantage
further, but dragged his shot just wide of the far post. Mitrovic almost
claimed a hat-trick from the move of the game, Billy Knott spreading a
superb pass across from left-back to Lalkovic on the right, the winger
quickly crossing to the near post where a defender just got there ahead of
the Swedish forward.
Mitrovic was not going to be denied though, and on the stroke of half-time
he turned on the edge of the West Ham area, and shot, the effort
deflecting up and over the keeper and into the corner, a strong 3-1 lead
in the bag at the break.
It took less than a minute for three to become four, Knott reaching the
bye-line and crossing to the far post where Lalkovic nodded down, a slip
in concentration taking it through the keeper's palms and over the line.
Mitrovic bicycle-kicked over before the keeper saved from Knott and Tore,
while Chelsea's centre-back pairing of Mills Pappoe and Aziz Deen-Conteh
were kept busy by West Ham's lively counter-attacking. Both made well-
timed sliding challenges to keep the score down.
The visitors came right back into the game with 20 minutes remaining
though, a foul by Billy Clifford resulting in a free-kick being swept in
from eight yards out, and then a third being scrambled home to make it
4-3. A comfortable win was now looking like it could be two points dropped.
Kaby struck the post from range for Chelsea before West Ham pressed for
what had seemed an unlikely equaliser.
Lalkovic pulled up with what appeared a hamstring problem ten minutes
before the end, a concern for Portsmouth in midweek, and his replacement
Bobby Devyne almost made certain of the points but his angled shot was
well saved.
West Ham, for all their huff and puff, could threaten no more, meaning the
Blues hung no for an entertaining if nervy victory.
Now it is on to Stamford Bridge on Thursday, where admission is free.
Chelsea (4-3-3):
Sam Walker
Billy Clifford Daniel Mills Pappoe Aziz-Deen Conteh Billy Knott
(sub Ben Sampayo)
Conor Clilfford (c) Josh McEachran Aliu 'Kaby' Djalo
(sub Anton Rodgers)
Milan Lalkovic Marko Mitrovic Gokhan Tore
(sub Bobby Devyne)
Unused subs: Aldi Haxhia, George Saville.
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