[情報] 預備隊 - Norwich City 3-3 Chelsea
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RESERVE REPORT: NORWICH CITY 3 CHELSEA 3
Posted on: Tue 24 Jan 2012
=== Summary ===
After a relatively uninspiring opening 45 minutes, in which Lucas Piazon's
wonderful strike was the one ray of light, the game came to life in the
second half.
Norwich's James Vaughan equalised within minutes of the restart with a
powerful header, before goals from Richard Brindley and Jamar Loza sent
the home side into what appeared to be an unassailable lead.
Blues substitute Islam Feruz (pictured), however, had other ideas, and
after he had pulled us back into the game with a diving header in the 72nd
minute, he equalised with a truly majestic strike six minutes later.
=== Team news ===
Manager Dermot Drummy rang the changes from the side which was beaten 3-2
by West Bromwich Albion two weeks ago, largely due to host of players
being either out on loan or away with the first team in Spain. James
Russell came in for the injured Jamal Blackman in goal, while both Conor
and Billy Clifford started in midfield. Marko Mitrovic led the line, while
schoolboy Islam Feruz, Nathan Ake and Lewis Baker were all named as
substitutes having been called up from the youth team.
Norwich, meanwhile, were able to hand starts to Marc Tierney, Elliott
Bennett and James Vaughan, who have all played for the first team.
=== First half ===
Lucas Piazon threatened inside the first five minutes when he weaved his
way into the Norwich penalty area following a clever exchange between Todd
Kane and Conor Clifford, but the Brazilian was crowded out before he could
get his shot away.
Aziz Deen-Conteh then had to be alert a minute later at the other end,
making a timely interception to stop Vaughan as the striker broke free.
It was Chelsea making the most of the early running, but the home side
were defending well and looking dangerous on the counter attack as they
looked to utilise the pace of Vaughan.
Russell then had to race to the edge of our box in order to clear the
danger after a sloppy back pass by Conor Clifford almost resulted in a
great chance for Aaron Wilbraham.
Chelsea took the lead in the 23rd minute with a swift, impressive break
that left the Norwich defenders chasing shadows.
Jacob Mellis picked the ball up deep inside our half before playing it out
to Piazon on the left, who played a devastating exchange of passes with
Mitrovic, before calmly slotting the ball past Jed Steer to break the
deadlock and score his second reserve goal of the season.
Piazon was becoming a real threat, and only a well-timed tackle on the
edge of the Norwich box by Taylor McKenzie prevented him from doubling our
advantage.
Norwich were almost level, however, in the 31st minute, but we had George
Saville to thank after the defender smartly read the danger and cleared
from Vaughan following a mistake by Russell in the Blues goal.
Chalobah was the first name into the referee's book in the 39th minute
following a late lunge on Wilbraham, and it needed a good defensive header
by Saville to clear the resulting free kick.
The Blues captain was in the thick of the action two minutes later again
when he cleared Wilbraham's header off the line as it appeared to be
dipping into the bottom corner.
The hosts were beginning to look threatening as the clock ticked towards
half time and it required some resolute defending by Drummy's side in
order to maintain the lead.
=== Second half ===
It was the worst possible start to the second half for the Blues, as
Vaughan equalised for Norwich inside two minutes of the restart.
Bennett's free kick from out on the right was teasing, and as the Blues
defenders dithered, the striker reacted quickest to power his header past
Russell.
Russell then had to save well down low to his left from Simon Lappin's
free kick as the home side looked to seize the initiative following their
leveller.
Drummy made his first substitution of the evening in the 55th minute,
replacing the largely ineffective Mitrovic with Feruz as he looked to
inject a spark to the Blues' attack.
Norwich's domination paid off in the 57th minute when Wilbraham evaded
Kane to cross to the back post, where right-back Richard Brindley arrived
to strike a powerful drive into the bottom corner.
It was a woeful start to the second half by the Blues, and Drummy, clearly
unhappy what he was seeing, attempted to shore things up by replacing
Conor Clifford with Nathan Ake.
Chelsea were offering very little in the way of goal threats, with a Milan
Lalkovic effort that was easily saved the closest we came to getting back
in the game.
It was 3-1 in the 66th minute when substitute Jamar Loza burst to the edge
of the Blues box without being challenged, and while his effort came back
off the post, Loza was first to react, firing past Russell to put the home
side firmly in the ascendancy.
Substitute Feruz hauled us back into the game, though, when he expertly
got in front of his marker to head home from Deen-Conteh's cross in the
72nd minute to ensure a tense finish to the match.
After a relatively uninspiring first half, the game had sprung into life,
and Feruz's goal, while against the run of play, appeared to galvanise his
teammates as they pressed for an equaliser.
The Blues were level in the 78th minute when Feruz scored with an absolute
rasping effort from the edge of the box that flew in off the post, after
brilliant build-up play from Lalkovic and Clifford.
It was a truly stunning strike from the youngster that even had sections
of a somewhat hostile home crowd applauding its brilliance.
Drummy's decision to introduce Feruz was proving to be an inspired one,
and with ten minutes left to play this really was a game that could go
either way.
Norwich almost won it in stoppage time when Wilbraham arrived at the far
post, only to see his header bounce back off the post. The striker was
first to the rebound but Russell pulled off a magnificent stop before the
striker fired another effort over the bar.
Chelsea (4-3-3):
James Russell
Todd Kane Nathaniel Chalobah (c) George Saville Aziz Deen-Conteh
Jacob Mellis Conor Clifford Billy Clifford
(Rohan Ince 85) (Nathan Ake 59)
Milan Lalkovic Marko Mitrovic Lucas Piazon
(Islam Feruz 55)
Unused subs: Mitchell Beeney, Lewis Baker.
Norwich City (4-4-2):
Jed Steer, Richard Brindley, Simon Lappin, Elliott Ward (c) (Jamar Loza 60),
Marc Tierney (Harry Toffolo 71); Elliott Bennett, Taylor McKenzie,
Matt Ball, Josh Dawkin; James Vaughan (Harry Barker 60), Aaron Wilbraham.
Unused subs: Remi Matthews, Michael Clunan.
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