[情報] U21 - Chelsea 0 - 1 Everton
U21聯賽第二階段小組賽第六輪精華
http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3105525/
UNDER-21S REPORT: CHELSEA 0 EVERTON 1
Posted on: Tue 12 Mar 2013
== Summary ==
Our Under-21s fell to a third successive league defeat, losing 1-0 to a
superb second-half strike by Everton's Conor McAleny at Cobham.
Both teams had chances in what was an even contest between two good sides,
and the first goal was always going to be crucial.
Everton scored it 10 minutes into the second half when McAleny sent a
dipping effort beyond Jamal Blackman and into the top corner, and while we
had chances to secure a point late on, the visitors, who had Ross Barkley
dismissed in the closing stages, head back to Merseyside with all three
points.
== Team news ==
It was a strong Chelsea line up with a blend of youth and experience at
this level. Todd Kane skippered the side, while there was also a start for
Daniel Pappoe at the heart of the defence. Meanwhile, Adam Nditi, Ruben
Loftus-Cheek, Nathan Ake, Lewis Baker and Alex Kiwomya, all of whom
featured in Friday's FA Youth Cup win at Derby County, also started.
The visitors were able to call on the services two players with plenty of
first-team experience in the shape of Ross Barkley and Apostolos Vellios,
who scored at Stamford Bridge last season.
== First half ==
It was Everton who started the brighter of the two sides, with the Blues
struggling to see much of the ball early in the game.
We were forced to wait until the 14th minute for our first sight of goal,
a deflected Milan Lalkovic effort which ran comfortably through into the
arms of the visitors' goalkeeper Mason Springthorpe.
Everton almost broke the deadlock at the other end shortly afterwards when
Barkley, who featured as a substitute for the first team in Saturday's FA
Cup defeat to Wigan Athletic, worked himself into a yard of space before
fizzing a strike over the bar.
Alex Kiwomya, playing as the lone striker, was thwarted by a well-timed
tackle by Tyias Browning on the break, before our best opportunity of the
game fell to Kevin Wright, the left-back unfortunate to see his
right-footed strike drop inches over the top.
In the 25th minute Jamal Blackman was called into action for the first
time, making a brilliant save to deny Shane Duffy, who climbed highest to
meet the incoming corner.
The game was developing into a decent contest, and there were key
individual battles shaping up all over the pitch, none more so than the
one between Nathan Ake and Barkley.
After a slow start we were growing into the game and would have taken the
lead just after the half-hour mark had it not been for a wonderful save by
Springthorpe, who dived to his left to claw away a well-hit Pappoe effort.
== Second half ==
Much like the first half, it was Everton quickest out of the blocks after
the restart, and within five minutes the best chance of the game went
begging.
Barkley advanced into the box, but as he picked out the run of McAleny at
the back-post, leaving his team-mate with the simplest of finishes, he
somehow fired his shot into the side-netting.
Five minutes later, however, the same player more than made up for his
profligacy as the away side were rewarded for their positive start to the
second half.
McAleny picked the ball up 25 yards from goal after Ake had lost
possession, and as the defenders backed off, the Everton number 10 curled
an audacious strike beyond Blackman and into the top corner of the net.
Within 15 minutes of the restart Dermot Drummy had used all three of his
substitutions, with Alex Davey, John Swift and Fankaty Dabo coming on for
Pappoe, Loftus-Cheek and Kiwomya respectively.
Dabo's introduction at right-back saw Kane move into a more advanced role,
with Milan Lalkovic operating as a striker.
Our response to falling behind was impressive, and we were almost level
when Baker, after exchanging passes with Kane, saw his shot parried by
Springthorpe, with Nditi unable to convert the rebound.
As we pushed players forward in search of an equaliser, though, Everton
looked to take advantage on the break, and Barkley wasted a glorious
opportunity to double their advantage, ignoring the unmarked McAleny and
drilling his shot wide, much to the frustration of the goalscorer.
There were half-hearted appeals for a penalty when Nditi went down inside
the box, and when the same player won a free-kick moments later on the
edge of the penalty area, Baker could only fire straight at the wall.
Kane then forced a smart stop from Springthorpe down to his left when he
raced on to a Lalkovic pass, and from the resulting corner there was
another appeal for a penalty, one which appeared to have more substance,
after Davey's strike looked to have hit a hand.
In the closing stages Barkley was shown a red card following an
off-the-ball altercation with Davey, in which the Everton midfielder
appeared to raise a hand, and while Chelsea forced a string of corners
late on, the 10 men defended resolutely and held on for the win.
Drummy was disappointed with the result, but pleased with the manner of
his players' performance.
'I was really proud of the players,' he told the official Chelsea website.
'The commitment they showed in trying to get back into the game, against a
strong Everton side, was impressive. We can lose games, but we're trying
to play football in the right way.'
Chelsea (4-2-3-1):
Jamal Blackman
Todd Kane (c) Daniel Pappoe Dion Conroy Kevin Wright
(Alex Davey 50)
Ruben Loftus-Cheek Nathan Ake
(John Swift 50)
Milan Lalkovic Lewis Baker Adam Nditi
Alex Kiwomya
(Fankaty Dabo 60)
Unused substitutes: Mitchell Beeney, Jesse Starkey.
Everton (4-2-3-1):
Mason Springthorpe
John Stones Shane Duffy (c) Tyias Browning Luke Garbutt
Francisco Junior Ross Barkley
Hallam Hope Conor McAleny Conor Grant
Apostolos Vellios
(Matthew Kennedy 87)
Unused substitutes: Sam Kelly, Christopher Long, Ibou Touray, Tom Molyneux
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