[情報] U21 - Liverpool 0 - 1 Chelsea
U21聯賽第一輪精華
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Under-21 report: Liverpool 0-1 Chelsea
Sun 9 Aug 2015
Chelsea Under-21s opened their league campaign in dramatic fashion today
(Sunday) as a stoppage-time winner handed them all three points at
Liverpool.
There were plenty of chances at both ends throughout but it took until the
92nd minute for a goal to come as Tammy Abraham continued his pre-season
goalscoring form with a composed finish.
== Team news ==
Adi Viveash included five second-year scholars in his first starting side
of the Under-21 season, with Fikayo Tomori, Jake Clarke-Salter and Jay
Dasilva all lining up in defence. They joined captain Fankaty Dabo in
forming the protection for Mitchell Beeney in goal.
Alex Kiwomya, Kasey Palmer and Reece Mitchell provided the attacking
support for frontman Abraham, with Kyle Scott and Charly Musonda starting
in central midfield.
== First half ==
It was a lively opening at both ends as the sides that finished second and
third in the Under-21 Premier League last season looked to start with
intensity. Cameron Brannagan came closest early on as his fierce strike
thumped back off the crossbar with Beeney beaten, while Jerome Sinclair
fired over the rebound.
Sergi Canos then tested the visiting stopper with a low drive that was
pushed away and Tomori reacted quickly to clear any lingering danger.
Viveash's side threatened through Palmer, whose curling shot after cutting
inside from the left was gathered by home goalkeeper Ryan Fulton at the
second attempt.
Kiwomya then headed wide following a good delivery from Mitchell down the
left flank, while Palmer's ambitious chip from distance floated narrowly
over the crossbar. The visitors fashioned their best chance on the break
following a Liverpool free-kick as Musonda led the charge forward and
released Palmer clean through on goal. However, the referee pulled play
back for an earlier foul, much to the frustration of those in blue.
Opportunities became more restricted as half-time approached, though
Brannagan did get a sight at goal as he headed over and Harry Wilson fired
straight at Beeney after fashioning a chance down the right.
== Second half ==
Palmer struck a drive narrowly over after a mazy forward run moments after
the restart before Beeney was forced to make an excellent reaction save to
keep the scores level. Canos escaped down the right wing and delivered
dangerously, with Tomori only able to head back towards his own goal,
however the goalkeeper reacted instinctively to push the ball over.
Musonda tested Firth with a low drive and then saw a free-kick fly back
off the wall, while Liverpool carved out two excellent opportunities to
take the lead midway through the half. Sinclair first escaped in behind
and dragged a shot across goal just wide, before getting on the end of a
super forward pass from Alex O'Hanlon. Beeney, however, was alert to the
danger and pushed the bouncing ball away to safety.
Palmer brought a routine save from Firth and Musonda drilled a low strike
wide as the game continued to remain open in the final exchanges. Down the
other end, Wilson fired straight at Beeney and Connor Randall's rising
effort flew over.
The contest appeared to be heading for a stalemate before the visitors
struck in stoppage time to snatch all three points, although Liverpool
ought to have taken the lead themselves when Randall missed the target in
a promising position in the box moments before.
Musonda made the hosts pay, jinking dangerously away from defenders as he
advanced forward before teeing up Abraham with a perfect pass. The striker,
who had received few opportunities throughout the game, did the rest as he
kept his composure to squeeze the ball inside the far post.
== Manager reaction ==
Adi Viveash reflected afterwards on overcoming a difficult test on the
opening day of the league season. Speaking to the official Chelsea
website, he said: 'It was a big challenge tactically but we had some big
performances across the pitch. I was really pleased with how we tried to
implement the game plan and a lot of that worked well, while a lot of the
problems Liverpool caused us we had identified beforehand so that's work
we can continue to focus on moving forward.
'It's great for us to start with a clean sheet and we had two big
performances from Fikayo Tomori and Jake Clarke-Salter at centre-back,
while Mitchell Beeney also made a big save in the second half at 0-0. The
really pleasing thing was the way we dug in during our difficult spell in
the second half and that's not something I'm sure we would have done last
season. With a younger group now, that bodes well.'
The manager also praised the quality of his side's 92nd-minute winner,
adding: 'We were on the end of late goals last season which cost us so
it's nice to get a late winner ourselves. The game really hinged on those
last few moments; their right-back should score with a great chance and
then we go down the other end and snatch it.
'Musonda shows there what a real talent he is and to have that energy at
that stage in the game to just glide past people so effortlessly is
incredible. I said to the boys at half-time that we were choosing the
wrong options when we were in good areas but Charly released the pass
perfectly and Tammy did the rest.
'We know this season is a long development project and we've said we are
not going to get too carried away when we win or too down when we lose,
but obviously we want to win along the way as well so we're delighted
with how things went today.'
Our Under-21s return to league action on Friday 14 August when they host
Southampton at Stamford Bridge. Tickets are currently available to
purchase online.
Chelsea
Mitchell Beeney
Fankaty Dabo (c) Fikayo Tomori Jake Clarke-Salter Jay Dasilva
Kyle Scott Charly Musonda
(Kevin Wright 63)
Alex Kiwomya Kasey Palmer Reece Mitchell
(Dion Conroy 88) (Miro Muheim 73)
Tammy Abraham
Unused subs - Josimar Quintero, Nathan Baxter
Scorer - Abraham 90+2
Liverpool
Ryan Fulton, Connor Randall, Joe Maguire, Dan Cleary, Tom Brewitt,
Pedro Chirivella (Ryan Kent 69), Sergi Canos (Jack Dunn 73),
Cameron Brannagan, Jerome Sinclair (Samed Yesil 83), Alex O'Hanlon,
Harry Wilson
Unused subs - Andy Firth, Madger Gomes
Booked - Canos, Cleary, Chirivella, Randall
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