http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/10/ under-21s-report--tottenham-1-chelsea-0.html Under-21s report: Tottenham 1 Chelsea 0 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 Our Under-21 side suffered their first defeat of the season this evening (Monday). A finely-balanced encounter saw opportunities at both ends, with Luke McGee in the Spurs goal most notably saving from Fankaty Dabo and Ola Aina, before Emmanuel Sonupe struck a winner in the last minute of normal time to give the home side all three points. == Team news == There were four changes from the side that started the 2-2 draw with Fulham nine days previously, with Aina and Dabo returning to the back four alongside Alex Davey and Todd Kane. Mitchell Beeney remained in goal as an ever-present this season. Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Jordan Houghton continued to anchor in midfield, while Alex Kiwomya, Charly Musonda and Jeremie Boga formed the attacking trio supporting the central striker. That forward role went to the returning Dominic Solanke, fresh from making his first team debut in last week's Champions League win over Maribor. == First half == Both goalkeepers were called into early action in the contest as Ain's lofted ball forward found Solanke, and the hosts required Luke McGee's agility to rush off his line and smother the danger at the feet of the striker. Down the other end, Beeney made a comfortable save as Cristian Ceballos tested his palms from distance. There was a high tempo to proceedings throughout the opening exchanges, with the battle in midfield particularly frenetic, however Tottenham were the side creating the clearer opportunities in the opening half an hour. Beeney made a very good save from Joshua Onomah's low drive at his near post following Kane's strong block, before the Blues keeper marshalled his defence well to defend a series of Spurs corners. The visitors responded as McGee made a good save to tip over Dabo's lashed effort and then saved from Davey's header after Loftus-Cheek had clipped an inviting ball into the box. Kane and Musonda combined down the right to launch a quick break forward, with the defender cleverly sliding through Solanke, however the striker's drive was held well by the home goalkeeper. Beeney saved again from the lively Ceballos in the final moments and Musonda's wicked delivery from a left-sided corner was cleared well as an even half came to a conclusion. == Second half == Viveash made a switch at the break as Charlie Colkett entered the game in midfield, and the visitors came close to taking the lead after just a couple of minutes of the restart as Musonda flashed a left-footed shot narrowly over the bar from 20 yards. Kane's energy down the right was providing a useful attacking weapon for the Blues and his driven cross proved dangerous but just evaded the supporting attackers. Moments later, the right-back had to be alert in his own box as he blocked well from Will Miller's close-range shot. An intricate Tottenham passage of play after 65 minutes fashioned an opening for Miller again, however Beeney met the imminent danger quickly and made the stop. Harry Winks then fired wide after good work down the left channel from Ceballos, before a great chance came Chelsea's way. Musonda led the charge forward on a quick counter-attack and he slid through a brilliantly-weighted pass for the galloping Aina, however the defender's attempt to clip the ball over the onrushing McGee lacked power and the goalkeeper got enough on the ball to divert its path to safety. The momentum swung both ways during a tense finale, with Dabo advancing from left-back and firing over before a deflected strike from Kiwomya after cutting in from the left was pushed away expertly by McGee. Winks bent an effort just over Beeney's bar before Ugo Ehiogu's side grabbed a last-minute winner. Substitute Daniel Akindayini found Sonupe in the box with a good pass and the midfielder did the rest as he rifled in his finish from close range with Beeney stranded. There was still time remaining for Viveash's team to fashion one last chance as substitute Kyle Scott pulled his shot over following a cut-back corner routine. == Manager reaction == Viveash reflected afterwards on a disappointing end to a pleasing performance. Speaking to the official Chelsea website, he said: 'The players are obviously hurting in the dressing room because to concede so late is always difficult. I thought it was a high-level game against a very good team and a point would probably have been the right result after such an even match. 'We're disappointed with the nature of the goal; it's a free strike from 18 yards but we spoke at half-time about that one moment losing concentration potentially costing us.' The manager also credited the opposition goalkeeper with a couple of key saves and said Aina's chance midway through the second half was a crucial moment of the match. 'Ola was outstanding all night for us and it was a great run by him and a superbly-timed pass from Musonda. I was expecting him to go round the keeper but he's gone for the chip and it's a match-winning save. We maybe needed a bit more cutting edge in the final third but their keeper has made three outstanding saves. 'We're pleased with the efforts of the players and especially in the second half when we had a 15-minute spell where they really put us under pressure. We came through that and then went again, which for young players is fantastic and I certainly won't forget a lot of the good things we did tonight. 'We're at the end of October now and we've lost our first game of the season but it's about how we react. Our next league game is Manchester United at the Bridge so it's a fantastic game to prepare for and look for a reaction in.' Next up for the Academy is a league trip to Reading for the Under-18s this Saturday 1 November, before our Under-19s resume their UEFA Youth League campaign with a trip to Maribor on Wednesday 5 November. Chelsea: Mitchell Beeney Todd Kane Alex Davey Ola Aina Fankaty Dabo Jordan Houghton (c) Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Charlie Colkett h/t) Charly Musonda Jeremie Boga Alex Kiwomya (Kasey Palmer 68) (Kyle Scott 89) Dominic Solanke Unused subs: Billy Granger, Jake Clarke-Salter Tottenham: Luke McGee, Alex McQueen, Connor Ogilvie (Kyle Walker-Peters 72), Filip Lesniak, Dominic Ball (c), Cameron Carter-Vickers, Emmanuel Sonupe, Harry Winks, Cristian Ceballos (Daniel Akindayini 80), Joshua Onomah (Ruben Lameiras 72), Will Miller Unused subs: Jonathan Miles Scorer: Sonupe 88 Attendance: 1457 By Sam Poplett Pictures courtesy of Dan Davies -- "We believe the same thing." 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