[情報] 預備隊 - Chelsea 2-1 Aston Villa
預備隊聯賽第八輪補賽精華
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RESERVE REPORT: CHELSEA 2 ASTON VILLA 1
Posted on: Tue 26 Apr 2011
Chelsea moved to within a point of reserve league leaders Arsenal thanks
to first-half strikes from Carl Magnay and Adam Phillip.
The Blues were two up inside 20 minutes and coasting before Villa came
back into the game, and Chelsea goalkeeper Jan Sebek would be forced into
a couple of important saves to maintain the lead, with the visitors
hitting the crossbar at the death.
Three points takes Steve Holland's men above Villa to second in the table
with two games remaining, Villa having now completed their fixture list.
Chelsea needed a win to maintain our title hopes following defeats to West
Brom and Manchester United, and were boosted by the presence of Josh
McEachran in midfield alongside Conor Clifford and anchorman Nathaniel
Chalobah in a dynamic looking midfield, while Ryan Bertrand captained the
side from left-back. Villa included Gary Gardner, younger brother of
Birmingham midfielder Craig, in their line-up.
Clifford had an early trademark drive blocked but seven minutes had not
passed before Chelsea went in front through an unlikely source.
Magnay has only just returned from a year out with a serious knee injury,
but the centre-back was sharp enough to win a header inside the Villa box
from a Gokhan Tore corner and when visiting goalkeeper Benjamin Siegrist
misjudged the flight of the ball, the goal was credited to the Geordie
defender.
It was the perfect start against a Villa side struggling to find their
rhythm, regularly gifting the ball to their more eager opponents.
The lead was deservedly doubled as early as the 16th minute, when Phillip,
who has shown consistent form from the left wing, raced on to a McEachran
through ball and lifted the ball past Siegrist.
A minute later Villa were almost back in it when a Tomas Kalas clearance
fell straight to Jason Lampkin, who squared for Graham Burke to shoot,
forcing Jan Sebek into a fingertip save onto his right-hand post.
At the other end McEachran beat a man and slipped an exquisite ball
through towards Lalkovic who took a touch before Phillip let fly, Siegrist
doing well to palm the ball away and then pounce on it.
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Phillip is denied by Siegrist
The game was opening up a little and it was no surprise to see Villa pull
one back, Samir Carruthers driving low past Sebek from the edge of the box.
As this Chelsea side likes to do, we went straight back on the attack and
Lalkovic was soon claiming a penalty after going down under a challenge
from Nathan Baker, though Chelsea TV replays showed no contact on the
Slovakian.
Villa then worked the ball into a shooting position themselves, Burke
shooting narrowly wide of the far post, that before bending an effort
tamely straight at the goalkeeper.
You got the feeling there would be more goals to come. Lalkovic scuffed
one at Siegrist and forced the keeper into a decent stop either side of a
powerful Chalobah header that was turned over the bar by a Villa defender,
all in the closing stages of an entertaining first period.
Villa pressed hard at the beginning of the second, with Sebek forced into
action as he punched cross after cross away, but it was at the other end
the first major action came when Tore cut inside three men before Siegrist
beat his vicious drive away from goal.
Durrell Berry was booked for a late challenge on Sebek as time began to
run out for the visitors, the goalkeeper recovering sufficiently to turn
away Daniel Johnson's drive, which had looked destined for the top corner.
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Phillip and McEachran win possession
Man of the match Magnay made a last-ditch tackle to deny substitute Connor
Taylor a shooting opportunity five minutes from time and it looked like
Chelsea had done enough.
Reserve team football rarely follows the script though, and Sebek would
need to make one more save before full time, turning Berry's shot around
the post with his foot after 88 minutes, and then with almost the last
touch of the game, Villa hit the bar when Gardner headed towards goal
following a long kick from the back.
It was a lucky escape for the Blues, but a very welcome one. Two more
wins, and Steve Holland's men will be champions.
Chelsea (4-3-3):
Jan Sebek
Todd Kane Tomas Kalas Carl Magnay Ryan Bertrand (c)
Conor Clifford Nathaniel Chalobah Josh McEachran
Gokhan Tore Milan Lalkovic Adam Phillip
(Michael Woods 79) (Marko Mitrovic 86)
Unused subs: Jamal Blackman, Aziz Deen-Conteh, George Saville.
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