[情報] U23 - Liverpool 5 - 1 Chelsea

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U23聯賽第22輪 http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2018/05/ pl2-report--liverpool-v-chelsea.html PL2 report: Liverpool 5 Chelsea 1 Tue 8 May 2018 It was a disappointing end to a decent season for our development squad as the Blues were beaten at Anfield in the final game of the Premier League 2 season. The result means Joe Edwards's side, one of the youngest in the league, finish the campaign in eighth and will play top tier football once again next term. Combined with our run to the Checkatrade Trophy semi-finals, finishing as runners-up in the UEFA Youth League and a number of first team debuts, 2017/18 will go down as another productive year for our young Blues. Liverpool started on the front foot and were 2-0 ahead before half-time, scoring through George Johnson’s header and a strike into the roof of the net from Bobby Adekanye. The hosts went further ahead when Yan Dhanda scored from the penalty spot six minutes after the restart but there was a lifeline for the Blues as Martell Taylor-Crossdale converted from close range after an hour. Yet the reprieve was short-lived and the final score was 5-1 after Johnston punished slack defending to score another set-piece header and Dhanda curled in a fifth in stoppage time. Over three weeks had passed since our most recent action in Premier League 2, a narrow home reverse at the hands of Tottenham, with much of the intervening focus placed on cup excursions at both Under-18 and Under-19 level. While our youth team completed a clean sweep of four trophies, there was frustration on the European stage as we were beaten in the UEFA Youth League final by Barcelona. Edwards bemoaned his side not giving the best account of themselves in Switzerland so the trip to Merseyside provided an opportunity for his players to sign off for the campaign in a positive manner. The Blues were also encouraged by the fact they could rise three places in the final league standings with a victory while Liverpool, who had led the title race for much of the season, were playing for second place. There were four changes from that Spurs defeat in April, all enforced through either injury or international duty, the latter taking Daishawn Redan away from the starting options. Charlie Brown replaced the Dutch Under-17 striker up top in a like-for-like swap and was supported in attack by the returning Callum Hudson-Odoi and Jacob Maddox. It was 3-4-2-1 as opposed to 4-2-3-1 from the start at Anfield with Reece James, Joseph Colley and Josh Grant lining up across the back in front of goalkeeper Marcin Bulka. Dujon Sterling and Juan Castillo returned to the wing-back roles from which both have made telling contributions for our Under-18s in recent weeks, while Charlie Colkett partnered captain Ruben Sammut in midfield. Sammut's 20th PL2 start of the season, alongside two substitute appearances, ensured he was the sole ever-present in Edwards's league team this term. The Reds were searching for three points that would see them leapfrog Leicester City and end the campaign as runners-up to Arsenal so it was no surprise to see Neil Critchley's youngsters take the early initiative on a balmy evening in the north-west. Unforced errors in possession handed the hosts counter-attacking opportunities in the opening 10 minutes, one of which saw Colley cautioned with just five minutes on the clock for a late lunge 35 yards from goal. The sizeable frame of Bulka, our Polish keeper, meant Liverpool would need to deliver with quality into the box from wide areas, a ploy they opted for frequently early on. Johnston went close with one flying header from Dhanda's left-sided corner but saw the ball deflect behind, with the following set-piece then headed over by the same home defender. Our first attack of note came down the left flank through Castillo, who exploited a mistimed clearance from the full-back Corey Whelan and produced a dangerous low cross towards Brown in the middle, though Nathaniel Phillips made an important intervention to snuff out the danger. The hosts' strategy to press and chase the ball with purpose and intensity brought nervousness to some of our play in possession. It disrupted our rhythm on the ball and made it difficult for Edwards's side to get going, a tough start that was soon compounded by falling behind midway through the opening period. Sammut had done well initially to block a fierce strike from Adam Lewis but our defending was less convincing from the resulting corner as Johnston escaped away from his marker and this time made no mistake with a close-range header. Falling behind so often stirs a team into life and the visitors were close to carving out an immediate equaliser. Maddox found Hudson-Odoi just inside the 18-yard box with a fine clipped pass and the forward's approach play was superb as he flicked the ball over the header of a covering defender. However, that same quality was lacking in the finish on his left side and the low shot failed to hit the target. Chances continued to be created down both ends and Herbie Kane was inches away from doubling the Liverpool lead, the midfielder fashioning himself some space on the edge of the box before bending a strike just over the angle of post and crossbar. Down the other end, Castillo's effort on the volley was similarly close to finding the net after a deep delivery from James, though the Dutchman could only watch as the ball dropped narrowly the wrong side of the far post. The home side continued to threaten from set-pieces and Grant was forced to clear from near the line as Phillips's header crept towards the unguarded goal, while Hudson-Odoi's curling attempt floated harmlessly over and into the Kop as the Blues failed to test Kamil Grabara in the Reds goal. Liverpool then doubled the advantage three minutes before the break as Adekanye picked up the ball just inside the box and skipped past Grant before firing beyond Bulka with an emphatic finish. The visitors were soon reminded of one of football's old, harsh lessons of fine margins. With just moments of the first half remaining, Hudson-Odoi picked up the ball on halfway and threaded a forward pass for Brown to collect. The striker was running towards goal, leaving defenders in his slipstream, and he positioned his body perfectly to open up and fire towards the bottom far corner. If it had been a few inches to the right, it would have proved a decisive moment in halving the deficit before the interval but Brown's head was in his hands, rather than his hands in the air in celebration, as the ball just flashed off-target. There was a lively restart to entertain the decent crowd sat in the Kop as three goals in 18 minutes provided plenty of talking points. It was Liverpool who resumed in the ascendancy and Bulka had to pull off two impressive stops, the first to keep out Liam Millar's drive and then to claw away Johnston's header that seemed destined for the top corner. Yet there was little the keeper could do to prevent the Reds adding a third after 49 minutes following a penalty awarded for a rather harsh-looking handball in the box. Dhanda stepped up from 12 yards and beat Bulka with an emphatic finish high into the net. Still Edwards's side continued to cause problems of their own, particularly after the introduction of Taylor-Crossdale and a switch to two up front. Brown spurned a decent sight at goal following Castillo's cross and Grabara saved well down low from Colkett before Taylor-Crossdale netted within four minutes of entering the action. Brown provided the unselfish assist from the left after an intricate move and his strike partner had the simple task of applying a tap-in to reduce the arrears. It was a lifeline for the visitors but one that Liverpool swiftly extinguished as another Johnston header from a set-piece proved our undoing, the big defender nodding in from an unmarked position in the box. Castillo went close to forcing an own goal from Phillips before Hudson-Odoi shot straight at Grabara following neat play from substitute George McEachran, though it was Liverpool who ended with a flourish as Dhanda beat Bulka with a brilliant effort bent into the top corner. The defeat brings the curtain down on the season for our development squad, who will return to PL2 Division One next season. Chelsea (3-4-2-1) Marcin Bulka Reece James Joseph Colley Josh Grant (Martell Taylor-Crossdale 54) Dujon Sterling Charlie Colkett Ruben Sammut (c) Juan Castillo (Conor Gallagher 73) Jacob Maddox Callum Hudson-Odoi (George McEachran 73) Charlie Brown Unused subs - Jamie Cumming Scorer - Taylor-Crossdale 58 Booked - Colley 5 Liverpool Kamil Grabara, Corey Whelan, Tony Gallacher (Juanma Garcia 88), Nathaniel Phillips, George Johnston, Liam Coyle (Harvey Whyte 81), Bobby Adekanye, Herbie Kane, Liam Millar (Toni Gomes 85), Adam Lewis, Yan Dhanda Unused subs - Shamal George, Glen McAuley Scorers - Johnston 22, 63; Adekanye 42; Dhanda (pen) 51, 90+4 Booked - Whelan 81; Adekanye 86 Referee - J. Johnson -- "We believe the same thing." 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