[情報] U21 - Chelsea 2 - 0 Fulham
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U21聯賽第二階段小組賽第一輪精華
http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3037410/
UNDER-21S REPORT: CHELSEA 2 FULHAM 0
Posted on: Thu 10 Jan 2013
== Summary ==
John Terry made his long-awaited return from injury for our Under-21s at
Cobham, playing the first half for Dermot Drummy's side in a 2-0 win
against Fulham.
Terry, who hasn't featured since being stretchered off in the home draw
against Liverpool back in November, marshalled the defence impeccably, but
perhaps more significantly, came through the opening 45 minutes unscathed,
much to the delight of the watching Rafael Benitez.
His ability to read the game has always been one of his biggest strengths,
and so it proved on more than one occasion as he nullified the visitors'
threat in the first half with a string of smart interceptions, before
making way for Alex Davey at the break.
The game itself was slightly tighter than the scoreline suggests, although
from an attacking perspective we always looked the more dangerous of the
two teams.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Billy Clifford and George Saville all went close in
the first half, and we eventually took the lead in the 62nd minute when
Islam Feruz raced through to capitalise on a rush of blood to the head by
Fulham goalkeeper Jesse Joronen - who was caught in no man's land - and
score his sixth goal of the season from long-range.
Shortly after it was 2-0, as Lewis Baker converted a penalty after Milan
Lalkovic's cross was handled by Sean Kavanagh just inside the box, and
though there were chances at both ends in the closing stages, the result,
coupled with Terry's return to action, made it a good night all-round.
== Team news ==
Drummy named a strong side for the local derby. As well as the returning
Terry, who partnered 16-year-old Andreas Christensen at the heart of the
defence, there were also starts for Sam Walker and Lalkovic, who have both
recently returned to the club from loan spells at Bristol Rovers and
Vitoria Guimaraes respectively. Elsewhere, Loftus-Cheek made his fourth
start for the Under-21s in midfield, while Islam Feruz was given the nod
up front.
== First half ==
The opening 10 minutes of the game yielded very little in the way of
goalscoring opportunities, with the Blues, in particular, let down by our
final ball.
Loftus-Cheek had the first real attempt, and the midfielder was
unfortunate to see his low drive from outside the penalty area fizz inches
past Joronen's post.
At the other end, the visitors were struggling to get beyond a defence led
by Terry, who used his wealth of experience to offer advice and
encouragement to the likes of Tika Musonda and Adam Nditi throughout.
Terry sent a trademark header wide after rising to meet a Lewis Baker
free-kick, while moments later Lalkovic saw his cross from the right sail
harmlessly behind for a goal-kick after working himself into a dangerous
position.
The match was being played in the manner of a typical derby, with tackles
flying in on both sides. Fulham's Ryan Williams was particularly unhappy
with a couple of challenges, although his appeals fell on deaf ears as the
referee, to his credit, looked to maintain the flow of the game.
Clifford, who scored a stunning free-kick in our last competitive match
against Middlesbrough, went close for the Blues from the edge of the box,
while soon after Saville drove just over the bar.
As the half wore on, we were certainly looking the most likely to break
the deadlock, although Walker had to be alert to turn a powerful Omri
Altman strike behind for a corner as the away side looked to strike on the
break.
== Second half ==
Terry, as had always been planned, was withdrawn at the break, with Davey
coming on at his expense, while in a second switch, Drummy replaced
Clifford with Lamisha Musonda.
Musonda could, and probably should, have given us the advantage with
virtually his first touch, as he raced clean through on goal, only to be
thwarted by a good save by Joronen, who raced off his line to narrow the
angle.
Shortly into the second period, we made our third substitution of the
evening as John Swift replaced Loftus-Cheek in a straight swap. Much like
the first half, clear-cup opportunities were proving hard to come by, but
we finally broke the deadlock just after the hour mark.
As the Blues regained possession following a Fulham corner, Saville played
a long, hopeful ball in behind the Fulham defence. Feruz, as is so often
the case, used his blistering pace to pounce on the loose ball, and as
Joronen raced off his line, the striker, who was almost 35 yards from
goal, calmly rolled his strike into an empty net.
After taking the lead, the Blues began to control the tempo of the game,
and nine minutes later we doubled our lead from the penalty spot after the
kick had been won by Lalkovic.
Baker was the man entrusted with taking the kick, and the youngster made
no mistake, smashing his strike into the bottom left corner of the net as
Joronen went the wrong way.
Feruz, always so dangerous in and around the penalty area, almost doubled
his tally for the evening moments later, only to see his shot, which
looked destined for the bottom corner, saved by Joronen.
Fulham though, refused to cave in, and they were almostback in the game
when a wonderful Alex Smith cross from wide on the left had just a little
too much paceon it for the advancing attackers.
The two goals in quick succession, however, had swung the game firmly in
our favour, and it was a well-earned three points to get the second half
of the season off to a positive start.
Drummy was understandably pleased with the result, and felt the inclusion
of Terry benefited his team.
'With his experience, John inspires all of the players,' said the manager.
'He leads by example, but the most important thing from the club's point
of view is that he looked in good shape.
'The first goal was a bit fortuitous in how it came around, but Lewis took
his penalty really well for the second, and I felt he was the big
difference in midfield during the second half.'
Chelsea (4-3-3):
Sam Walker
Tika Musonda Andreas Christensen John Terry Adam Nditi
(Alex Davey h/t)
Billy Clifford George Saville (c) Ruben Loftus-Cheek
(Lamisha Musonda h/t) (John Swift 54)
Milan Lalkovic Islam Feruz Lewis Baker
Unused substitutes: Mitchell Beeney, Alex Kiwomya.
Fulham (4-3-3):
Jesse Joronen
Lasse Christensen Sean Kavanagh Simon Davies Jack Grimmer
(Richard Peniket 66)
Ronny Minkwitz Josh Pritchard Alex Smith (c)
Ryan Williams Lauri Dalla Valle Omri Altman
(Dino Islamovic 90)
Unused substitutes: Csaba Somogyi, Chris David, Corey Gameiro.
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