[情報] 預備隊 - Birmingham City 0-1 Chelsea
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RESERVE REPORT: BIRMINGHAM CITY 0 CHELSEA 1
Posted on: Wed 07 Apr 2010
A young second string created some fantastic football to overcome an
experienced Birmingham side at St Andrew's on Wednesday night.
Jacob Mellis's (pictured) strike deep in the second half was enough to
seal the win as Chelsea played some beautiful football against a physical
Birmingham side, which included seven first team regulars. Both sides
ended the game with 10 men.
Maik Taylor, Gregory Vignal, Michel, Sebastian Larrson, Lee Carsley, Teemu
Tanio and Chucho Benitez all started. Stuart Parnaby was meant to begin in
the hosts' defence but illness forced him to miss the clash.
Meanwhile, Chelsea lined up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Sam Hutchinson
leading from central defence. In front of him were Liam Bridcutt and
Nemanja Matic.
Fabio Borini was the lone striker while Gael Kakuta, Josh McEachran and
Jacob Mellis all lined up behind. Only five of our side had played first
team football.
Regardless of the hosts' experience, Chelsea were first to attempt a
strike. Gael Kakuta prospered from hard work by Fabio Borini on the right
flank but the Frenchman's subsequent shot from the edge of the area went
skimming past the post.
Continuing the offensive start, Kakuta soon produced another chance on
goal while Nana Ofori-Twumasi received treatment on the sidelines for a
knock on his ankle. The first 10 minutes were Chelsea's.
But as the hosts settled, the game became a more equal affair. Sam
Hutchinson was called into action twice in central defence to diffuse
Birmingham's attacks. Then, with 15 minutes played, Larrson forced a good
save from Taylor with a freekick from 30 yards out.
Chelsea retaliated, with Van Aanholt twice delivering dangerous crosses
into the box. The second was only inches away from Borini's feet before
Josh McEachran nearly netted the stray ball in front of goal.
We'd claimed the best of the opening exchanges and before the half-hour
mark arrived, Mellis, Kakuta and Matic had all created further chances.
Safe hands from Rhys Taylor denied Teemu Tanio's first shot of the game, a
low drive towards the bottom left, before a Lee Carsley chance had the
Welshman at full stretch to tip away for a corner.
The closest either side came to scoring in the first half was a Borini
chance at the near post, which went spinning across the face of goal
before narrowly heading wide.
As the second half got under way, there was a change made to the Chelsea
defence. Conor Clifford came on for Hutchinson and took up a right-back
role while Ofori-Twumasi moved into the centre.
Like the first half, the second began with a Kakuta chance from the edge
of the box, an opportunity the young Frenchman sent screaming over the bar.
The first card of the game was brandished minutes later when Ofori-Twumasi
slipped and handballed, stalling a Birmingham attack. Fortunately the
eventual freekick from 35 yards strayed off target without ever
threatening Chelsea's goal.
Van Aanholt continued to prove troublesome down the left, releasing one
cross to the near post which Borini narrowly missed connecting with before
the keeper gathered. Seconds later the Italian forced an acrobatic save
from Maik Taylor.
Borini continuously hounded the Birmingham keeper, feeding off balls from
Kakuta, Matic, van Aanholt and McEachran, but each shot was either parried
away or sent over by the Italian.
But Chelsea were threatening and an away goal felt imminent. After Mellis
and Ofori-Twumasi both received treatment at the same time following two
separate challenges, the visitors won another freekick 25 yards out.
Van Aanholt, who'd put in a fantastic performance so far, sent a brilliant
shot dipping over the wall before the keeper tipped over. McEachran took
the corner, sending an awkward ball across the face of goal for Mellis to
tap in with 76 minutes played.
With the lead established, Chelsea applied further pressure. Van Aanholt
forced another good save from the Birmingham keeper when he smashed the
ball towards the top right from 25 yards out.
But not neglecting his defensive duties, seconds later van Aanholt was
back dispossessing substitute Akwasi Asante, who was at the tip of a
Birmingham counter attack.
The dying minutes of the game were marred by a red card for Michel after a
scuffle ensued following a Taylor save. Larrson was then shown a yellow
for dissent. Then, after some confusion, Ofori-Twumasi was also shown a
second yellow, which ended his game prematurely.
The game finished 1-0, as both sides were left with 10. It was a
tremendous performance from a young Chelsea side.
Chelsea (4-2-3-1):
Rhys Taylor
Daniel Mills Pappoe Sam Hutchinson (c)
(Conor Clifford H-T)
Nana Ofori-Twumasi Patrick van Aanholt
Liam Bridcutt Nemanja Matic
Gael Kakuta Josh McEachran Jacob Mellis
(Marko Mitrovic 84)
Fabio Borini
(Nikki Ahamed 86)
Birmingham City (4-4-2):
Maik Taylor; Luke Rowe, David Murphy, Daniel Preston, Gregory Vignal;
Sebastian Larrson, Michel, Lee Carsley, Teemu Tanio;
Robin Shroot, Chucho Benitez.
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