http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/09/ under-21s-report--chelsea-v-reading.html Under-21s report: Chelsea 3 Reading 3 Fri 25 Sep 2015 Chelsea Under-21s came from behind to lead but then conceded late on as they were forced to share the league points with Reading at Stamford Bridge this evening (Friday). Rowan Liburd had given the visitors the lead inside 20 minutes before a penalty converted by Tammy Abraham and a header from Dion Conroy either side of half-time put the hosts in front. Kasey Palmer extended that advantage midway through the second period before a late comeback from Reading. Liburd notched his second of the evening with a hooked finish from a right-sided cross and Liam Kelly snatched a point for the Royals with a free-kick in stoppage time. Adi Viveash made five changes from the side that beat Liverpool in the International Cup a fortnight previously, with Bradley Collins, Jake Clarke-Salter, Jay Dasilva, Bertrand Traore and Abraham all returning to the team. Collins started in goal protected by a back four of Ola Aina, Conroy, Kevin Wright and Clarke-Salter. Abraham led the line up front supported by Bertrand Traore, Palmer and Charly Musonda. John Swift partnered Dasilva in central midfield. There were opportunities at either end during an energetic opening 10 minutes as Musonda's left-footed shot was gathered comfortably by Lewis Ward in the Reading goal, before Andrija Novakovich capitalised on an error from Conroy and lashed a strike just wide of the far post. Abraham then poked narrowly wide after a neat turn following a pass from Palmer and Traore placed a bending strike off-target before the visitors grabbed the opening goal in the 20th minute. Striker Liburd escaped down the left, advanced into the box and curled his finish into the far corner beyond the dive of Collins to notch his seventh league goal of the campaign. Reading skipper Pierce Sweeney fired over the bar as the game remained a fairly open affair, with Swift shooting similarly over down the other end. The midfielder was then denied by Ward having been released through the middle by Palmer's forward pass, the visiting stopper making himself big at Swift's feet to push the ball away to safety. Collins was then forced into an identical stop for Viveash's side to keep the deficit to one as he utilised reactions and agility to get down quickly to deny Liburd a second goal. That save proved even more significant as the Blues levelled a minute later. Musonda advanced into the box and was upended by a sliding challenge from Sean Long, with Abraham stepping up from 12 yards out. The striker sent Ward the wrong way with his spot-kick, bulging the back of the net for his third goal of the campaign. Ward then excelled again between the sticks for the visitors as he kept out Musonda's effort at the end of a dazzling run, with the sides going in level at the interval. The second period began at a slightly slower pace than the first had been played at, though it took just nine minutes before Chelsea went in front for the first time in the game. Musonda swung a teasing free-kick delivery in from the right flank and Conroy beat the goalkeeper with a stooping header from close range. It was a confidence-boosting goal that kick-started a period of dominance from Chelsea, with Palmer bringing a save from Ward, Musonda dragging a shot wide and Abraham blazing over. Swift and Musonda then combined brilliantly as the former laid the ball off perfectly for the latter with a lovely back-heel, however the final effort failed to trouble the keeper. Yet the Blues soon grabbed the crucial third goal they were seeking to hand themselves a cushion in the game. Abraham chested down Aina's throw-in into the path of Palmer and the midfielder, who bagged a hat-trick last time out against Liverpool, produced a neat side-footed finish into the far corner. Reading continued to remain a threat and reduced the deficit with 10 minutes remaining, Long's cross flicked on by substitute Nana Owusu and diverted past Collins by the clinical Liburd. The big striker then had a chance to complete his hat-trick but once again found Collins in his way with the goalkeeper producing a good stop down low to his left. Yet the Blues stopper could do nothing to keep out Liam Kelly's fine bending free-kick in stoppage time, which flew into the top corner and earned the Royals a point. == Manager reaction == After the game, Adi Viveash reflected on an evening where his side dropped two home league points. Speaking to the official Chelsea website, he said: 'I'm very disappointed. We lacked intensity and we were too slow and static in the first half against a well-drilled team. 'The first half was a bit like a basketball game and that's certainly not what we're looking for. In the second half, we were outstanding for 20 minutes; we scored two goals but also missed three big chances and that came back to cost us. 'We have to manage the game better at 3-1 and then at 3-2, especially with the experienced players we had on the pitch. They were two poor goals to concede late on and we're conceding too many goals at the moment, which is hurting us.' The Under-21s are next in action on Friday 16 October when they take on Benfica in their second International Cup group game. Before then, Joe Edwards's youth team host Brighton at Cobham tomorrow morning (Saturday). The game is an 11am kick-off and can be watched live exclusively on this website with a FanClub+ membership. Chelsea Bradley Collins Ola Aina Dion Conroy Jake Clarke-Salter Kevin Wright John Swift Jay Dasilva Bertrand Traore Kasey Palmer Charly Musonda (Alex Kiwomya 73) (Fankaty Dabo 90+3) Tammy Abraham (c) (Reece Mitchell 87) Unused subs - Fankaty Dabo, Nathan Baxter, Kyle Scott Scorers - Abraham (pen) 38; Conroy 54; Palmer 65 Booked - Swift Reading Lewis Ward, Sean Long, Shane Griffin, Conor Shaughnessy (Noor Husin 77), Dominic Hyam, Pierce Sweeney (c), Andy Rinomhota (Nana Owusu 72), Liam Kelly, Rowan Liburd, Andrija Novakovich (Sammi Fridjonsson 73), Tariqe Fosu Unused subs - Zak Jules, Luke Southwood Scorer - Liburd 20, 80; Kelly 90+2 Referee - Adam Ricketts Crowd - 1,078 Pictures courtesy of Mark Sandom. -- ╔══╗╔╗╔╗╔══╗╔╗ ╔══╗╔══╗╔══╗ ║╔═╝║╚╝║║╔═╝║║ ║╔═╝║╔═╝║╔╗║ ║║ ║╔╗║║╔═╝║║ ╚═╗║║╔═╝║╚╝║ ║╚═╗║║║║║╚═╗║╚═╗╔═╝║║╚═╗║╔╗║ ╚══╝╚╝╚╝╚══╝╚══╝╚══╝╚══╝╚╝╚╝ -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc), 來自: 36.231.138.18 ※ 文章網址: https://www.ptt.cc/bbs/Chelsea/M.1443204151.A.C22.html ※ 編輯: JamesCaesar (59.115.111.146), 01/28/2016 02:12:39

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